Just finishing my first FT build with the Mustang. Pretty rewarding and fairly straight forward. Hoping it flies well.
One question regarding the Power pod which the FT Mustang build video didn't seem to cover. The XT60 connector off the FT ESC is too short to extend out the back of the power pod and wrap to the front to connect to the battery. The simple solution, I assume, is to cut a hole on the bottom front of the power pod to route the ESC XT60 connector out the bottom near where the battery will be positioned. Is that correct or am I missing something? Or should I have the battery in the power pod and remove the power pod after each flight. This would seem to wear out the power pod much more quickly though and be a PITA to swap batteries.
Last question is regarding the rudder and elevator control horns. The rudder control horn seems to jam/catch against the elevator when a moderate amount of down elevator is applied. A combo of left rotor and down elevator with further exacerbate the problem as well. See images.
I could flip the linkage stopper to point downwards and allow more elevator travel, but that would create an angle on push rod coming from the servo. A corner of the elevator could be cut out to create free movement, but I wanted to make sure this was the right solution before cutting the elevator. I imagine cutting a small corner of the inside of the elevator, wouldn't affect flight too much.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
One question regarding the Power pod which the FT Mustang build video didn't seem to cover. The XT60 connector off the FT ESC is too short to extend out the back of the power pod and wrap to the front to connect to the battery. The simple solution, I assume, is to cut a hole on the bottom front of the power pod to route the ESC XT60 connector out the bottom near where the battery will be positioned. Is that correct or am I missing something? Or should I have the battery in the power pod and remove the power pod after each flight. This would seem to wear out the power pod much more quickly though and be a PITA to swap batteries.
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Last question is regarding the rudder and elevator control horns. The rudder control horn seems to jam/catch against the elevator when a moderate amount of down elevator is applied. A combo of left rotor and down elevator with further exacerbate the problem as well. See images.
I could flip the linkage stopper to point downwards and allow more elevator travel, but that would create an angle on push rod coming from the servo. A corner of the elevator could be cut out to create free movement, but I wanted to make sure this was the right solution before cutting the elevator. I imagine cutting a small corner of the inside of the elevator, wouldn't affect flight too much.
Thoughts?
Thanks!