OK, I got and built the mini-scout. It would be nice if the industry standardized connectors on all the batteries. I keep having to buy more leads to my charger. I have flown the scout twice, the first time I got it in the air it made a beautiful loop and powered into the ground breaking the propeller. I realized the elevator was not tuned properly and moved the servo gear one notch to get it aligned properly in neutral position. I consider the flight a success as I got the plane off the ground. The next time I flew it for maybe 15 crashes with the propeller getting shorter each time. My 89 year old father said " I'm not riding with you!" then "I'm getting back where I have room to run." Thanks to Monte C. for the sentence "Don't get discouraged." i have thought of that several times as I went to assess the damage.
I did manage one loop around my rural driveway missing a tree and my own head before it crashed. The final crash destroyed the front of the scout and the motor mount foam. I took it in and rebuilt the front of the plane from scrap foam left over on the corsair. I hope I have the thrust angle right. I ordered 6 more propellers and a set of actual wheels for it. This may be a loooong learning process.
On the Corsair build, I printed off a picture of a rotary motor from the internet on card stock. fit it to the plane and the motor mount. and glued it in. It looks great! I printed off a pilot from both left and right sides and one from the front. I printed it on label material. it looks ok but I ordered printable vinyl to try again so it will conform to the curves better.
I managed to fry the aura 5 light I bought while trying different cable connections. Regardless of what the video says, they do not work with nearly every receiver out there. I bought a second in a bundle with a satellite receiver and got it working in the plane. I now own 3 receivers.
I went on vacation for a week and came back to my entire tail section hanging loose on the corsair. I am blaming the cat for trying to jump up on it. He claims he's innocent. I glued it back together, hope it is not to weak at the break now.
I ordered FPV goggles and camera. (I know, i'm getting a bit ahead of myself) Guess what! I need new battery leads for my charger and a new connector to attach the camera. I'm glad I committed myself to this hobby as I'll end up with all the support equipment before I learn to fly! I also recently learned you can buy a ready to fly mini corsair for under $100.00 with controller, receiver, and built in assist functions similar to the aura five! Maybe I should have gone that route? Nah! i'm having too much fun running circles in the learning curve!
I'll get some pictures posted soon.
