basslord1124
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Happy to help like always. Why don’t you join us on the build of the Edge 540?
@mayan ...you sick sick man! How could you do this to me?
Count me in.
Happy to help like always. Why don’t you join us on the build of the Edge 540?
Except my Edge to chase you around before you get to meIf I die before the Edge is completed, it will be considered "unfinished business" and then I will proceed to haunt him.All in good fun!
That’s really coolAll right, here is the video on the new RC dirt track at our RC flying club....
That’s really cool![]()
Hey buddy great job on the video and build so far I am posting my comments on this on the Edge joined build thread so others can learn from it and also beware of this video.It was pretty neat. They are making a regular thing out of it too at the club. So about every weekend they are going to have races. While my passion is more into planes, I still wouldn't mind having an RC car to use on those days I can't fly. Not a huge priority but I may keep an eye out for a used RC car to mess around with.
Just put up a new video about the FT Edge build:
Nothing much else going on...just been focusing more on the Edge build. I may try and finish up my profile plane this week as well. I was almost pondering a yellow/black "bumblebee" color scheme on the Edge...I think it'd look cool and be different.
Hey buddy great job on the video and build so far I am posting my comments on this on the Edge joined build thread so others can learn from it and also beware of this video.
Either or just drop a note there so others can check it outNot a problem, I can start sharing Edge related videos over there.![]()
Wow sounds like you’ve been head over heals this week. Just a thought no mater what color you go with leave the finger prints visibleWell to say it was a crazy weekend would be an understatement. Lots of family/personal stuff and not a whole lot of "plane" stuff. I feel like I survived though...barely!
I did manage to basically get my profile plane to the almost complete stage. Here's a link to a thread where I first brought up the profile plane:
https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/ftfc19-build-ruary-by-basslord1124.57300/post-454651
Not sure if it's life, intimidation, or what...but I have sort of put this plane off. Well I figured it was time to get the ball rolling with this one. Basically I installed my aileron servo and got the linkages hooked up. Also installed my receiver and got the wires hooked up. Next things on the list are:
-Hook up ESC wires to motor and check motor direction
-Put battery on and test balance and find ideal battery location
-Program in my dual rates...really considering 3 rates for this thing b/c I don't know how sensitive it is going to be!
-Put on prop and go!
Gonna probably use my 1000Mah 3S lipo on it. Not sure how much juice that will get me, but I figure it'll be light enough and give me some flight time to test her out. Not necessarily going for speed for this plane.
Funny thing to with the profile plane...while fixing up the aileron linkages, I managed to get some loctite blue on my fingers and that in turn transferred over to the foamboard. So there's a few blue fingerprints on the plane. Maybe it's a sign that it's color will be blue.![]()
Nice first effort!Just got the video up...
I appreciate any thoughts on troubleshooting the plane with me. First I thought it was elevator trim related (I was pulling full back on the elevator stick)...but after pondering it over, I do think the plane was tail heavy.
If you find the fuselage a little too flexible , (flexes sideways), you can add a reinforcing piece along the sides of the fuselage, (a profile when looking down form the top of the bird. It does not need to have the paper attached for its effect to be really noticeable.Thanks for the tips @Hai-Lee. I'm kinda wishing I would've used a full length reinforcement wire/CF wire on the fuse. The plane I based this from and converted to foamboard had wire going the full length of the fuse and full length of the wing. I had wire on the wing and not the fuse. At this stage, I just want to fly it as a normal sport flyer and then slowly progress into 3D (never done 3D before). I do think I am going to move the tail servos up a little closer to the wing. For a wing shape like this one, I wasn't sure of the best place to balance it...at one point it was extremely tail heavy, and just moving my fingers every so slightly, it was a touch nose down.