FT Cub Owners/builders thread- off topic allowed!

[Marty72]

Awesome video, good take off and landing. When you get a fresh snow, could do a bunch of landing and take off in perfect uncut snow.

It's funny you say that cuz I have those days where flying is like a foreign language, the next day you can land a plane in the same spot 3 times in a row. Two days a go I crashed two planes, one fatal. Today was the opposite side of the spectrum, 3 batts and zero dings.

Funny, I thought I was the only one with this problem. If I fly a lot in a short period, I typically do well but give me 2 weeks off and look out! What plane did you crash fatal?

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Funny, I thought I was the only one with this problem. If I fly a lot in a short period, I typically do well but give me 2 weeks off and look out! What plane did you crash fatal?

It was the Goblin. It crashed twice, first time it was tail heavy so I had to let it go and try to glide it in. Once I got it set up with the correct CG I sent it back up and the spar snapped. For a plane like that with that much weight I should have CF to stiffen up the spar.

 

[Marty72]

0h sorry to hear that

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Yea it sucked, I really liked that one. Get this, I was talking the plane up and how many successful flights I had and how I wanted to put the camera on it to a buddy that I brought to the field that day. Then it showed him that I was a liar, always chokes in front of people lol

 

[OldKentuckyHome]

As someone who has built loads of these and flown them almost every day for the last 3 years i have tried all manor of things and this is the specs i recommend:

Servos -12g metal gear!
Motors - i use both 2212 1400kv and 2830 1300kv
Props - I run 9x5
Much bigger battery's! - the smallest i run is a 2700mah 3s and the largest is a 4200mah 3s!,

The Cub loves an all up weight of 890g with a 2700mah 3s but will fly on a 4200mah 3s and an all up weight of 1.1kg!

Here is a complete list of my own Cub's specs and links to each item:

MG90s Metal gear servos, ESSENTIAL!!!!
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/3mKDok2HJA

Racerstar 2212 1400kv motor
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/G3DmE4HsKb

9x5 Prop
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/vDKKd0HsRq

30A esc
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/mmKKY6FAvT

Batterys i fly the cub on:
2700mah 3s
https://www.banggood.com/custlink/KGmvR4HnR3

Just placed an order using these to make my MUCH cheaper C Packs.

Was able to get 2 motors, 2 escs, 2 batteries, 8 metal gear servos, 2 receivers, a low voltage alarm, and 20 props for around $100.

Thanks so much for the suggestions

 

[mach1 rc]

It was the Goblin. It crashed twice, first time it was tail heavy so I had to let it go and try to glide it in. Once I got it set up with the correct CG I sent it back up and the spar snapped. For a plane like that with that much weight I should have CF to stiffen up the spar.

Thos wings just don't want to fly do they?

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Thos wings just don't want to fly do they?

It flew great the first dozen flights I had on it, it just had an attitude problem that day, but I showed it who is the boss

Now I am out a Goblin lol

 

[Wildthing]

Wings can fly so good and efficiently but if you are a hair out they show their ugly side.

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Wings can fly so good and efficiently but if you are a hair out they show their ugly side.

I want to do more wings, they haven't beaten me yet. I will win this battle !

Do you fly wings?

 

[mach1 rc]

I want to do more wings, they haven't beaten me yet. I will win this battle !

Do you fly wings?

Have you tried the arrow? If not you should try it its amazing

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Wings can fly so good and efficiently but if you are a hair out they show their ugly side.

I just subbed to your YT channel

 

[Grifflyer]

Have you tried the arrow? If not you should try it its amazing

Battleaxe don't like the minis.

 

[mach1 rc]

Battleaxe don't like the minis.

Why???????

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Have you tried the arrow? If not you should try it its amazing

I've done two actually, first was a disgrace, second was a highly modified combat machine,

The second battery on this one was it's fatal flight, lost signal and drilled into the ground

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Battleaxe don't like the minis.

Why???????

I like Mini's, trees happen to like them more

 

[mach1 rc]

I've done two actually, first was a disgrace, second was a highly modified combat machine,

The second battery on this one was it's fatal flight, lost signal and drilled into the ground

Looks like it flew great

 

[mach1 rc]

I like Mini's, trees happen to like them more

Lol😆😆😆

 

[BATTLEAXE]

Looks like it flew great

It did, I liked it, but this was before I got a new Tx so it could have lasted a lot longer lol. Loss of signal got so frustrating, hits you out of no where, you don't expect it. It happened a lot. I am able to keep planes longer now. Comparatively if I still used the same Tx, The Kitfox, the Bloody Baron, and the FT-3D would be done already. It was hard to keep a good plane, roll of the dice every time you chuck one up.

 

[Wildthing]

I want to do more wings, they haven't beaten me yet. I will win this battle !

Do you fly wings?

I have a few wings , I did a few versions of the Gotha P60 which was my favorite only have 1 left though . It is a midmount with the standard mix in the ailerons but to give me a bit more security I add a elevator dead center at the back . I did it also with twin 2836 3000kv Paidiss motors , dual batteries and true airfoil design. That one went like stink but it also tried to cut my hand apart I did another with true airfoil but as a tractor, never could get it to fly right so into the trash.

 

[Wildthing]

I just subbed to your YT channel

back at you