Anybody else scratch building tonight?

[Timmy]

I finished this one a few weeks ago, I think it was just before you joined the forums.
I'm gonna do the windows out of vinil, the spinner is staying white because I don't have silver and painting a spinner is a little more complicated than it sounds.

no I know it. I meant the paint came out of nowhere.

 

[The Hangar]

Looks good. You got it done just in time to start on a Scrappy once he is done with it in the next few weeks.

No - that's my project! Haha - I've been loving the Scrappy build sooooo much!!

 

[Matagami Designs]

Hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe

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Awesome job. Back to work! 🤠👍

 

[ScratchBuildMast]

You mean FT brown? I just built a plane out of white DTFB. Interesting but I think I like the FT brown better. I've been worried the're discontinuing it, sub their new MakerFB. But I guess it wouldn't be listed as "backorder" if it was being discontinued. (?)

No, dtfb

 

[Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes]

That should be good timing lol. The last video Mr. Patey put up he was painting it, still has to wire and install all the avionics and motor.

I watched all his Draco videos when I went to MEPS, I'll probably be watching the last of the Scrappy vids on my way to Basic

 

[charlesrc2]

The BF-109 just needs a quick maiden, a readjustment of the canopy, and it'll be ready for some paint!
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Looks awesome!

 

[Timmy]

All I have to do is the push rods and install the motor pod.

 

[Rhaps]

My Olde Mini Scout was getting bit too mushy...

.. so I gutted it and buid a modern one

 

[JasonK]

All I have to do is the push rods and install the motor pod.

Looks nice, looking to hear how it flies... I 'built' one but couldn't get the CG happy (based on the plan markings) and scrapped the foam.

 

[OliverW]

My Olde Mini Scout was getting bit too mushy...
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.. so I gutted it and buid a modern one
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😍😍😍

 

[Timmy]

Looks nice, looking to hear how it flies... I 'built' one but couldn't get the CG happy (based on the plan markings) and scrapped the foam.

yeah I hear wings are really sensitive to CG. hopefully I can get my CG right. I want to HEAR how it flies too. In FT vids I sounds really loud and high pitched. I'm not sure how I feel about that sound.

 

[mrjdstewart]

yeah I hear wings are really sensitive to CG. hopefully I can get my CG right. I want to HEAR how it flies too. In FT vids I sounds really loud and high pitched. I'm not sure how I feel about that sound.

balance as suggested with a slight nose heavy, they really aren't that bad and you have a little wiggle room. most important thing is that you have proper reflex set into the elevons. if not it will try and nose in and you will be flying with full stick back trying to keep it in the air.

yes, they make a noise but most pushers and prop-in-slots do.

they are also a simple launch. half throttle and easy discus throw. once you get the hang of flying then you can do vertical take-offs with it by standing it up on the wing tips.

good luck,

me

 

[JasonK]

yeah I hear wings are really sensitive to CG. hopefully I can get my CG right. I want to HEAR how it flies too. In FT vids I sounds really loud and high pitched. I'm not sure how I feel about that sound.

my problem was that I had to put my battery about 1-1.5" past the nose to get it to balance with the motor and without the Servos (which were slightly behind the CG markings). picture in this post from me trying to get it to balance correctly: https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/ft-mini-arrow-cg-question.63654/#post-577437

 

[Timmy]

you can do vertical take-offs with it by standing it up on the wing tips.

That's what I'm exited about!

discus throw.

Something I'm not exited about

 

[danskis]

My 700 mah battery goes lengthwise and the end of the battery is at the point of the wing. Another pilot had to extend the nose a little bit to get it to balance. Unfortunately discuss throw takes practice. Don't actually throw it as it has plenty of power. You kinda guide it into the air keeping the wings flat. You can also bungee launch it.

The advantage is you have both hands on the trx.

 

[Timmy]

My 700 mah battery goes lengthwise and the end of the battery is at the point of the wing. Another pilot had to extend the nose a little bit to get it to balance. Unfortunately discuss throw takes practice. Don't actually throw it as it has plenty of power. You kinda guide it into the air keeping the wings flat. You can also bungee launch it.

The advantage is you have both hands on the trx.

I have had experience discusing my delta ray one and so does my dad. I could get him to throw it.

 

[leaded50]

"needed" use up some scrap foamboard... funplane!

 

[shadeyB]

Couple modification made so far but think it should turn out fantastically fast and lighter than the 70mm EDF version 😊

 

[OliverW]

"needed" use up some scrap foamboard... funplane!

ProXy!!

 

["Corpse"]

I watched all his Draco videos when I went to MEPS, I'll probably be watching the last of the Scrappy vids on my way to Basic

You'll probably watching Scrappy vids while your in Basic