Ratcheeroo
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Holy crap!
more to think about! that thing is insane!
It's That Time Of Year Again: Snow Skimmer Shenanigans!
- Thread starter Ryan O.
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more to think about! that thing is insane!
Monte.C
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Holy crap!
That's where I've been coming from this entire time!!
They go too fast for their own good. Now run that on snow.
Baron VonHelton
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Holy crap!
My exact words.......I'm surprised the boat held together!!
Matthewdupreez
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Uh, yea... I love that movie 🍿.I have a box of TAN (Nieuport 11 Bebe) & a box of GREY (Nieuport 17) coming today, my friend. Not sure if you saw the movie "FlyBoys" about the Lafayette Escadrille 124? (Not very historically accurate, but a good action movie I guess).
I'll be cutting like a mad man after I draw up the templates.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454824/
Baron VonHelton
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Monte.C
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I love fast boats, but all these are too fast for me. You can watch videos all day. Racing tunnel hulls, three point hydros, these outrigger designs. Looks like running one of these is like flying a 130 mph plane. If that's where you get your thrill, go crazy. I'd rather tone it down a bit.My exact words.......I'm surprised the boat held together!!
Ratcheeroo
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It would be a weapon on snow!View attachment 213292
That's where I've been coming from this entire time!!
They go too fast for their own good. Now run that on snow.
Monte.C
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Throttle back! Throttle back! We need to install some sort of limiter...It would be a weapon on snow!
Matthewdupreez
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Hmmmm.... What would happen at 130mph... If it hit a bump in the snow..... Fly boat, fly!! 😂😂
ArduPilot..... FTW!
Ratcheeroo
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Monte.C
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Monte.C
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THAT'S IT! MYSTERY SOLVED!
I though yours is steering mostly on differential? Or not yet?
Maybe just an FT Aura5 in autoleveling mode to keep the thing from taking off... LOLOh no...
Monte.C
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That actually is the plan. I'm building elevons to run off a gyro for those lovely times if/when it decides to fly away.
Monte.C
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Oh wait. You have one prop, not two. Sorry. It's hard to see in the dark.THAT'S IT! MYSTERY SOLVED!
I though yours is steering mostly on differential? Or not yet?
So far, I have run the KickSkimmer straight up RC with no FC. Just adjusted the thrust angle and CG to get it to handle better. I've thought about putting the ESC into 3D mode so I can run reverse if it gets stuck up against something.
Baron VonHelton
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Ratcheeroo
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Rudder, which I didn't notice broke off at some point last nightTHAT'S IT! MYSTERY SOLVED!
I though yours is steering mostly on differential? Or not yet?
. made some mods , taking it out for another spin , goes straight on the carpet with very little forward torque so I gotta go bash it some more .All in the name of science . COG wasn't even on my radar, but amazing the difference a battery shift and a 7 gram weight makes. Backyard is pretty dark so I can't guarantee quality video but I'll let you know how it goesSimilar threads
