Round 2!!!!

[Txwarthog]

This is as far as I got today. Can we talk landing gear? Any advice?

 

[kilroy07]

Tail is just a touch crooked, but the vertical stabilizer looks inline, so you "should" be okay....
I hope you have better luck than I do with Mustangs. I love them, but they don't love me. LOL

I like the cheap foam landing gear;
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/10p...pm=a2g0s.13010208.99999999.269.44073c007CuVYS
But it'll take a month to arrive...

 

[Txwarthog]

I think this thing is to much for me right now, I'll finish the build, but think I'll get something else for now. At lest it will be fun to paint, and be there when I'm ready.

 

[kilroy07]

In all seriousness, the tiny trainer really is a good place to start. Especially since (I assume) you have an "F" powerpack for the Mustang.

I believe it's only 2 sheets of foamboard... Your Mustang will thank you when you return to it with a bit more stick time!

 

[Tjhochha]

I agree with the other guys, a high wing glider or cub is probably a better place to start when you finally get flying. Once you get something to fly, you will be kicking yourself at how easy it is and how much you struggled to begin with. I started with some cheap ebay cub that just refused to fly, no matter how hard I tried, or how many times I rebuilt it, it would crash after a few seconds of "flight". I finally built the FT Simple cub and it flew amazing. I couldn't believe how easy it handled and how forgiving it was. I flew it a few days then built a 150% FT corsair, because I thought I was ready for it. I was not, my first few crashes were luckily in tall weeds to break the fall.

When you get something flying, it will just click in your head and be much easier. I've noticed when I'm flying and am having a tough time with the control, I call it quits before I really break something, go back out the next day and I've somehow worked things over in my mind in my sleep and am much better the next day.

Fine control movements are key, full stick throws, left/right, up/down, are the biggest problem. once you get an oscillation started, it's really difficult to fly out of with a war bird. With something more docile like the cub, you can throttle down and let go of the controls and the plane will somehow level out on its own. With my corsair, whatever direction I let go of the sticks, it will keep going that direction at that angle until it hits something or stalls out. It's much less forgiving.

Keep going and eventually something will click and you'll be flying with the best of them.
Teich

 

[Txwarthog]

I'd love to go with the cub, but not finding it any where. I'd like to go with a pusher, because I'm way to good at nose dives right now. I've just gotten the a power packs. I have a couple of ideas to work with what I have for now. Thinking about putting the new power pod on top of the unbreakable warthog glider. Also thinking about the other glider win on the Spiro to make it 4 channel.

 

[d8veh]

I think the FT Flyer would be the best plane for guys with no flying experience because of its very forgiving flight characteristics.

 

[mayan]

I personally don’t like the way the ft flyer looks which is also important in my perspective, and is why I went with the TT. It’s both beautiful, and is a great trainer.

 

[d8veh]

I personally don’t like the way the ft flyer looks which is also important in my perspective, and is why I went with the TT. It’s both beautiful, and is a great trainer.

Yes, but you should just see it as a tool to learn to fly. You can build one in an evening out of one board. After a few evenings of flying it, most guys would have enough skill to fly a TT without crashing.

 

[mayan]

Yes, but you should just see it as a tool to learn to fly. You can build one in an evening out of one board. After a few evenings of flying it, most guys would have enough skill to fly a TT without crashing.

Point well noted, and one that will probably make me want to build one now

 

[d8veh]

Point well noted, and one that will probably make me want to build one now

The most important point is to try different things and then share your experience. That will help everyone including yourself. We can talk about things all day, but the fastest way to learn is by actually doing something.

 

[Txwarthog]

Finishing up the Wartstang.... I'm done with the Wartstang for now. Going to work on making the sparo a 4 ch


So unfortunately one of my servos quit on me, but this might work....

I think I'm going to use a servo out of the wartstang for now.

 

[Txwarthog]

Least as much damage as I could do. I'm going to take an ear full for doing adding extension for sure...

 

[Txwarthog]

This is interesting...