Firstly, I'm in Australia, and we don't have access to Dollar Tree foam. The foam I used I think is around 50% heavier.
After building, my CG was too far back by about 1", so I added a strip of brass to the front, and now it's about perfect. It does mean my plane is around 354 grams (without the prop, so add a few grams to that). Is that heavy?
It feels like it has plenty of power to fly, although I don't think I can fly it straight up. (I.e. <1 power to weight)
I've tried to fly it 3 times.
1) First was without the CG fix. It flipped around out of control and crashed. Badly.
2) CG fixed. Windy, but I flew it anyway. It flipped around out of control and crashed. Badly.
3) Good CG, no wind. It flipped around out of control. And Crashed. Yes, badly.
Nothing expensive has broken, but I'm getting pretty frustrated.
It barely feels like I have any control on it. I suspect I may be extreme overcorrecting, using fullthrow on the sticks, causing it to misbehave. Does that sound plausible?
I don't have landing gear on it, I think if I take off from wheels (as opposed to handlaunch) it might be slightly easier. I think I'll try that next.
The motor is a Turnigy 300, 3S battery, 8x4.5 prop.
I have Sim experience, but I don't think that has helped me much. Also, my Sim experience I've been doing 3 channel (bank and yank) as opposed to elevator/rudder like the Nutball.
Any tips?
After building, my CG was too far back by about 1", so I added a strip of brass to the front, and now it's about perfect. It does mean my plane is around 354 grams (without the prop, so add a few grams to that). Is that heavy?
It feels like it has plenty of power to fly, although I don't think I can fly it straight up. (I.e. <1 power to weight)
I've tried to fly it 3 times.
1) First was without the CG fix. It flipped around out of control and crashed. Badly.
2) CG fixed. Windy, but I flew it anyway. It flipped around out of control and crashed. Badly.
3) Good CG, no wind. It flipped around out of control. And Crashed. Yes, badly.
Nothing expensive has broken, but I'm getting pretty frustrated.
It barely feels like I have any control on it. I suspect I may be extreme overcorrecting, using fullthrow on the sticks, causing it to misbehave. Does that sound plausible?
I don't have landing gear on it, I think if I take off from wheels (as opposed to handlaunch) it might be slightly easier. I think I'll try that next.
The motor is a Turnigy 300, 3S battery, 8x4.5 prop.
I have Sim experience, but I don't think that has helped me much. Also, my Sim experience I've been doing 3 channel (bank and yank) as opposed to elevator/rudder like the Nutball.
Any tips?