keithluneau
Junior Member
I couldn't find a good thread here with info on the FT3D speedbuild kit. I saw the long thread on the scratch build, not sure if the kits go in there or not though... 
Anyway, here's mine. I ordered the kit when they were first announced, and just got around to building it this past weekend, maiden flight was this evening. I like it! I've never flown "3D" before, and it's been a long time since I flew anything really aerobatic regularly. (I've spent the last few years focusing on FPV) I wanted something cheap and simple to play around with, and having build a couple of foamboard planes using Experimental Airlines techniques, I decided the FT3D was perfect!
I build the kit according to the plan, didn't really change anything other than the addition of some light foam wheels. (old GWS ones I think) I went with the Emax motor FT calls "the beef" and used a 10x4.5 Gemfan prop, because I have a bag of them left over from my quads. ESC is a 30A Hobbywing, servos are HXT900s. Receiver is an 8 channel Fr-Sky that I had sitting around. I'm flying it with a 3S 1300mAh 25C Gens Ace battery. AUW is 465g with no battery, 600g with.
As I said I'm no 3D pilot, and haven't flown any real aerobatics in a few years or more. That said, I flew two batteries through it today to get it trimmed and the throws adjusted, and get a feel for it. By the end of the second flight I had done a few goof knife edge passes, managed one half-way good knife edge loop, plenty of loops, rolls, and inverted. And what I think was either an "elevator" or a "parachute"... lol I think I have too much throw on my ailerons, I tried hovering but can't hold the wings where I want them, and the thing rolls faster than I can count them! I'm going to dial those down before then next flight.
Here's some pictures... (stripes are colored packing tape)
Anyway, here's mine. I ordered the kit when they were first announced, and just got around to building it this past weekend, maiden flight was this evening. I like it! I've never flown "3D" before, and it's been a long time since I flew anything really aerobatic regularly. (I've spent the last few years focusing on FPV) I wanted something cheap and simple to play around with, and having build a couple of foamboard planes using Experimental Airlines techniques, I decided the FT3D was perfect!
I build the kit according to the plan, didn't really change anything other than the addition of some light foam wheels. (old GWS ones I think) I went with the Emax motor FT calls "the beef" and used a 10x4.5 Gemfan prop, because I have a bag of them left over from my quads. ESC is a 30A Hobbywing, servos are HXT900s. Receiver is an 8 channel Fr-Sky that I had sitting around. I'm flying it with a 3S 1300mAh 25C Gens Ace battery. AUW is 465g with no battery, 600g with.
As I said I'm no 3D pilot, and haven't flown any real aerobatics in a few years or more. That said, I flew two batteries through it today to get it trimmed and the throws adjusted, and get a feel for it. By the end of the second flight I had done a few goof knife edge passes, managed one half-way good knife edge loop, plenty of loops, rolls, and inverted. And what I think was either an "elevator" or a "parachute"... lol I think I have too much throw on my ailerons, I tried hovering but can't hold the wings where I want them, and the thing rolls faster than I can count them!
I'm going to dial those down before then next flight.Here's some pictures... (stripes are colored packing tape)
