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FT EDGE 540 BUILD GROUP
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ScratchBuildMast
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Tsk tsk tsk
Tdugar
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Nooooooo got dang itNo... Flipping pushrods broke!
Tdugar
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Thanks bud
Tdugar
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I built Ben harbers f16 I plan on building his twin 70mm super hornet.
mach1 rc
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I haven't done his f-16 but I also plan to build the super hornet
ScratchBuildMast
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What is Ben harbers ft forum name?
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Mid7night
ScratchBuildMast
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Thanks
Tdugar
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I meant I've built his F16 but I haven't built his super hornet
mach1 rc
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Yeah that's what I thoughtššš I kind of want to build the f-16 toš
Tdugar
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Its awesome
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Well the maiden went well untill I decided to go inverted down wind. The wind caught my tail and down it camešš„ But thankfully all that's damaged is a broken propš sorry I thought I got a video but I didn't realize my camera was flipped around so all I got was a video of my hatš³
K3V0
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I had a maiden flight today too!
and it lasted all of about 30 seconds š
This was a huge failure! However, as I gathered the wreckage and walked back to the group I was actually pretty happy with the short amount of time I had with the Edge. I had been waiting to maiden this plane all week. But as mentioned before I wasnāt feeling overly excited about flying. But the weather was fantastic and the sea was sparkling, so I was feeling good about this flight.
I got set up to fly and with a really sketchy take off I was flying. I climbed and tried some rolls and went for a loop. The plane was about 100 yards away but I thought I could still see my orientation. I tried to pull out of the dive but, no response and I watched as I lanced straight into the hard sand.
I assumed a combination of bad orientation and lack of concentration were the culprits and I was mad at myself for not being more familiar with the stripe pattern and having the apparent attention span of a jack russell terrier. But a few hours later I could face the autopsy and realized that the problem was a stuck elevator. My cheap and quick control horns seem to be the problem. I started to make them out of tupperware plastic, and while this works great on the minis, it is not adequate for larger planes. Especially a plane where giant control surfaces need responsive and reliable actuation.
I was ecstatic to realize this! The problem was not with my flying (definitely still a work in progress) the problem was awarding the build contract to the lowest bidderš
Iām really bummed that I donāt get to fly this plane again. Iāll make a new one and take my time in the small details too. In the mean time, Iām grateful for the lessons I did learn. Sometimes it feels like Iām up in the air and thereās no problems. Just a walk in the park, you know? Today wasnāt that but then, Lifeās a beach and then you dive. š
This was a huge failure! However, as I gathered the wreckage and walked back to the group I was actually pretty happy with the short amount of time I had with the Edge. I had been waiting to maiden this plane all week. But as mentioned before I wasnāt feeling overly excited about flying. But the weather was fantastic and the sea was sparkling, so I was feeling good about this flight.
I got set up to fly and with a really sketchy take off I was flying. I climbed and tried some rolls and went for a loop. The plane was about 100 yards away but I thought I could still see my orientation. I tried to pull out of the dive but, no response and I watched as I lanced straight into the hard sand.
I assumed a combination of bad orientation and lack of concentration were the culprits and I was mad at myself for not being more familiar with the stripe pattern and having the apparent attention span of a jack russell terrier. But a few hours later I could face the autopsy and realized that the problem was a stuck elevator. My cheap and quick control horns seem to be the problem. I started to make them out of tupperware plastic, and while this works great on the minis, it is not adequate for larger planes. Especially a plane where giant control surfaces need responsive and reliable actuation.
I was ecstatic to realize this! The problem was not with my flying (definitely still a work in progress) the problem was awarding the build contract to the lowest bidderš
Iām really bummed that I donāt get to fly this plane again. Iāll make a new one and take my time in the small details too. In the mean time, Iām grateful for the lessons I did learn. Sometimes it feels like Iām up in the air and thereās no problems. Just a walk in the park, you know? Today wasnāt that but then, Lifeās a beach and then you dive. š
K3V0
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Thank you! I 100% agree with you there. Either Iāve got to take the time to cut out nice and solid parts or buy em. Im not sure any shortcut Iāve tried to take in this hobby has actually saved time.@K3V0 thatās a beautiful plane buddy! Too bad about the crash though. I buy the ft control horns. After I ran out I started cutting out my own, but found it such a pain and decided itās worth paying the 25 cents per control horn... When you look at it that way, itās really not that bad.
Lol. My little jigsaw is so loud, and I have to have my fingers less than a centimeter away from this spinning blade, and I was like āthis is stupidā and I placed an order from the ft store...
Tdugar
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Dang sorry bud
