Ive been watching FT episodes like they're going out of style, and figured that i should join the forum to learn, and eventually contribute to!
I got my first RC plane (super cub) about a month and a half ago, and it has had more than its fair share of beatdowns... ive never flown, or been interested in flying before... been into nitro 1/8th scale trucks for a while, and saw this plane in the classifieds section of my local RC forum... i figured id give it a shot, and from the first time i took off, i was HOOKED! it was a whole new experience, nothing like ive ever tried before... i crashed it a lot trying to bring it back to me, but eventually learned, and had it airborne for around 1minute 27seconds haha, then i found a tree... ever since then, its been downhill for this plane... i snapped the gearbox in half, and ripped the firewall half out... so i decided to try and fit a bigger motor on the plane, and see what happens... well, i ended up cooking the built-in ESC... so i bought a external ESC, and it ran fine for about 15 minutes, then the whole throttle channel went down... no more flying
the day i got it
the day after i got it
my 2nd bad crash snapped the wing in 3 places, and broke the tail off... my 3rd really bad crash smashed in the nose and destroyed the firewall and gearbox.
ive since replaced the fuse and wing, added ailerons to the wing, done a bunch of beefy mods to strengthen the super cub, and have flown it once, and landed it without doing any damage! then the throttle channel on the stock RX ate it, and would stay on full throttle, or wouldnt work at all...
i found FT on youtube about 2 weeks ago, and got hooked instantly! i think my first FT video was a challenge video. i heard about HobbyKing from you guys, and decided to check it out, and WOW! really good deals on everything! so i ordered a whole bunch of stuff to build my super cub back to fly-able, but my motto is 'if i break it, upgrade it'. so i went with a brushless 480 turnigy, a 3s 2200mAh lipo, and a ESC to match, as well as some orangeRX's! need to order a better TX, but that will be in a bit... i just want to fly again...
im thinking about doing some of these scratch builds you guys do, and when i learn more about aerodynamics, and all that important flight stuff, ill be making a plane of my very own i have the perfect idea of what i want to model it after too!
so, thats all about my RC plane, but in my spare time, i fabricate and build 1:1 offroad trucks, and stuff like that
ive got a 1994 Toyota 4Runner that i built from the frame-up. hand built almost every part on it. its definitely one of my main hobbies! solid axle swapped it, lifted it ~12" total. i run 38" tires in the summer, and 33" tires in the winter. she's a real nasty beast!
then i have a 2001 dodge ram 1ton dually with a cummins in it. i bought it not-running, and did a bunch of work to it, and now she's running awesome! building 5" exhaust for her, gunna be running dual stacks, and all that good stuff. just need to build a flatdeck for it, and get an aftermarket fuel system, then she'll be roadworthy
I have a youtube channel, and i try to make a video a day, but lately, ive been doing around 3-4 a week... i do lots of how-to's to help people with their vehicles. i figure that if i can show someone how to do something on their own, instead of taking it to a shop to fix it, and charging them a lot to do it, then im doing something productive with my time
my youtube channel is: http://youtube.com/analog56x if you like what you see, feel free to subscribe
anyways, enough about that stuff haha, i cannot wait to really tear into these forums, and learn a LOT about flight! i look forward to making some friends too
cheers!
Steve
I got my first RC plane (super cub) about a month and a half ago, and it has had more than its fair share of beatdowns... ive never flown, or been interested in flying before... been into nitro 1/8th scale trucks for a while, and saw this plane in the classifieds section of my local RC forum... i figured id give it a shot, and from the first time i took off, i was HOOKED! it was a whole new experience, nothing like ive ever tried before... i crashed it a lot trying to bring it back to me, but eventually learned, and had it airborne for around 1minute 27seconds haha, then i found a tree... ever since then, its been downhill for this plane... i snapped the gearbox in half, and ripped the firewall half out... so i decided to try and fit a bigger motor on the plane, and see what happens... well, i ended up cooking the built-in ESC... so i bought a external ESC, and it ran fine for about 15 minutes, then the whole throttle channel went down... no more flying
the day i got it
the day after i got it
my 2nd bad crash snapped the wing in 3 places, and broke the tail off... my 3rd really bad crash smashed in the nose and destroyed the firewall and gearbox.
ive since replaced the fuse and wing, added ailerons to the wing, done a bunch of beefy mods to strengthen the super cub, and have flown it once, and landed it without doing any damage! then the throttle channel on the stock RX ate it, and would stay on full throttle, or wouldnt work at all...
i found FT on youtube about 2 weeks ago, and got hooked instantly! i think my first FT video was a challenge video. i heard about HobbyKing from you guys, and decided to check it out, and WOW! really good deals on everything! so i ordered a whole bunch of stuff to build my super cub back to fly-able, but my motto is 'if i break it, upgrade it'. so i went with a brushless 480 turnigy, a 3s 2200mAh lipo, and a ESC to match, as well as some orangeRX's! need to order a better TX, but that will be in a bit... i just want to fly again...
im thinking about doing some of these scratch builds you guys do, and when i learn more about aerodynamics, and all that important flight stuff, ill be making a plane of my very own i have the perfect idea of what i want to model it after too!
so, thats all about my RC plane, but in my spare time, i fabricate and build 1:1 offroad trucks, and stuff like that
ive got a 1994 Toyota 4Runner that i built from the frame-up. hand built almost every part on it. its definitely one of my main hobbies! solid axle swapped it, lifted it ~12" total. i run 38" tires in the summer, and 33" tires in the winter. she's a real nasty beast!
then i have a 2001 dodge ram 1ton dually with a cummins in it. i bought it not-running, and did a bunch of work to it, and now she's running awesome! building 5" exhaust for her, gunna be running dual stacks, and all that good stuff. just need to build a flatdeck for it, and get an aftermarket fuel system, then she'll be roadworthy
I have a youtube channel, and i try to make a video a day, but lately, ive been doing around 3-4 a week... i do lots of how-to's to help people with their vehicles. i figure that if i can show someone how to do something on their own, instead of taking it to a shop to fix it, and charging them a lot to do it, then im doing something productive with my time
my youtube channel is: http://youtube.com/analog56x if you like what you see, feel free to subscribe
anyways, enough about that stuff haha, i cannot wait to really tear into these forums, and learn a LOT about flight! i look forward to making some friends too
cheers!
Steve