ft simple cub

  1. T

    Simple Cub Power Upgrade

    Hello! I recently bought, build and maidened a FT Simple Cub with FPV - my first plane ever. i was a little bit over-confident and went straight ahead to adding an Ardupilot capable autopilot - the Matek H743 Wing V2 - after six flights. I also managed to maiden these mods yesterday, but it was...
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  3. TommyTucker

    How to transfer designs from paper to foam?

    ‪I am scratch building the simple cub currently - my first ever scratch build. I am using the free online plans which I have printed on A4 and taped together. Any tips on how to transfer the plans onto the foam to cut out?‬
  4. FMGough

    Rubber Band Powered FT Plane?

    So recently I have been building a lot of chuck gliders with my two boys to fly around in our backyard. Thanks Nerd Nic for your awesome plans. And I began thinking, what if we could take an FT design and fly it using rubber bands? So I selected the FT Simple Cub as my airframe to experiment...
  5. N

    FT Simple Cub modifications

    Hello all! So I'm currently getting a Simple Cub ready to go, but have a few modifications in mind. First and foremost, I'm a HUUUUGE fan of STOL planes. As such, Ive decided to make my Simple Cub more of a bush plane design. I have a pair of 3" wheels for my main gear (a whopping half inch...
  6. FLL-flyer

    Deciding between Simple Cub and FT Storch

    Hello, 1st post here. A friend of mine who flies locally got me excited about getting back into foamies. As a background, my first - and only - foamie I've owned was the infamous Supercub LP RTF. Took me no time to fly and master it. Till I managed to crash it nosefirst - and my...
  7. mayan

    Hobby Newbie Learning Diary; Family Included!

    Hey All, I fell in love with the hobby looking for something to use as a bonding for me and my son. We started through paper planes, moved to balsa wood gliders and now trying RC. You can read more about how we started and the first experience that we had trying to fly for the first time with...
  8. Allenhat

    2 inch 3 piece 3D printed wheels.

    This my attempt at designing a semi-scale-ish wheel for my upcoming FT Edge and Simple Cub builds. The wheel has an OD of 2 inches and a rough width of just over 0.625 inches. It is most likely wider than those out of foam board as in the build video. I do not have my speed build kit in my hands...
  9. R

    Flying the FT Simple Cub in Nor Cal on a HOT day....

    When you gotta fly, you gotta fly!!! Even when the weather is close to 100 degrees! Love building FT planes. Adams White Foam board Red spray paint Emax CF2800 1200KV motor 9x5 prop 9g servos x 4 Spektrum DX5e Tx Spektrum AR500 Rx