Scouts!

[RossFPV]

I have not seen much about scouts with floats so I decided to make a thread dedicated to scouts. Here you can show tips, build progress and flying videos!

 

[RossFPV]

As you can see, i built my floats but now i just need the plane!

 

[Intashu]

I had floats on my scout bi-plane a year ago for the snow. They worked great. But boy does it change the planes characteristics in the air!

Excited to see how yours turns out!

 

[MaxTheFliteFreak]

Could we make this thread about scouts in general?

 

[RossFPV]

Could we make this thread about scouts in general?

Sure because it seems scout with floats are a bit more rare

 

[hankflies03]

the scout is my best flying plane and the one i learned on. I've been thinking about designing floats for the mini scout
as I would like to be able to fly off the water, and take it on road trips.
paint scheme by a 4 year old btw.

 

[Aslansmonkey]

The red scout was my first, and the plane I really learned to fly on. The purple mini scout is just one of many mini scouts I've made. It's not even the first. The first one was a scratch build that we tried very hard to kill (over flying it, basically). It still survives as a memento in the garage. The purple and green winged mini scout is a downscale using a little motor to fly on 2s. It's long since retired but flew well in it's day.

My current scouts are the low wing blue and yellow "Cub Scout" (named for it's color scheme) and the black and white Scout XL.

The scout has always been a reliable flier and is one I will always recommend to any pilot.

 

[RossFPV]

I printed the plans and built this in less than 48hrs! I need some more poster board and need to finish the electronics.

 

[MaxTheFliteFreak]

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I printed the plans and built this in less than 48hrs! I need some more poster board and need to finish the electronics.

Looks great!

 

[MaxTheFliteFreak]

I have a semi balsa/foam kit that I am building currently, and then I will get to building a STOL (hopefully) mini scout that I plan to fly in tight spaces, indoors and at a nearby middle school (obviously when it's closed and not around any people!). The only problem is that I am not a fully independent and competent pilot, so the ruggedness of the Mini Scout should hold up for the many crashes to come.

 

[RossFPV]

I have a semi balsa/foam kit that I am building currently, and then I will get to building a STOL (hopefully) mini scout that I plan to fly in tight spaces, indoors and at a nearby middle school (obviously when it's closed and not around any people!). The only problem is that I am not a fully independent and competent pilot, so the ruggedness of the Mini Scout should hold up for the many crashes to come.

I think i remember a lightest mini scout competition and they flew extremely slow.

 

[MaxTheFliteFreak]

I think i remember a lightest mini scout competition and they flew extremely slow.

Wow, intrigueing.

 

[Aslansmonkey]

The mini scout isn't as easy to fly as the regular one. It's not hard, particularly, but it's a little trickier. This is true of all mini planes, for the most part. The mini scout IS pretty robust, though, and can be made a little more so by using a bent popsicle stick as a spar. As I said, we tried to get the first one I made (out of Walmart foam board) to fail. We still have it and though the electronics are all pulled, it could easily be put back into service.

The lightest mini scout competition produced planes that were VERY fragile. The whole point was to remove weight and most of that weight game from structural support. Yeah, they could fly slow, but most of them probably couldn't take a hit of any sort.

You'll be able to fly the mini scout in a gym, but if your a beginner, get practice on another plane first. Honestly, with enough practice, you could probably fly a regular scout in a gym.

 

[MaxTheFliteFreak]

The mini scout isn't as easy to fly as the regular one. It's not hard, particularly, but it's a little trickier. This is true of all mini planes, for the most part. The mini scout IS pretty robust, though, and can be made a little more so by using a bent popsicle stick as a spar. As I said, we tried to get the first one I made (out of Walmart foam board) to fail. We still have it and though the electronics are all pulled, it could easily be put back into service.

The lightest mini scout competition produced planes that were VERY fragile. The whole point was to remove weight and most of that weight game from structural support. Yeah, they could fly slow, but most of them probably couldn't take a hit of any sort.

You'll be able to fly the mini scout in a gym, but if your a beginner, get practice on another plane first. Honestly, with enough practice, you could probably fly a regular scout in a gym.

Thanks for the advice! I don't however, hasve the space for larger planes, nor the electronics. Is there a suitable mini that I could build that can be flown indoors?

 

[RossFPV]

Thanks for the advice! I don't however, hasve the space for larger planes, nor the electronics. Is there a suitable mini that I could build that can be flown indoors?

I think you could maybe fly the DR1 in a basketball court, definitely if you try to build it lightweight. I also think the mini scout could work in a basketball court on a 2s because its lighter but a basketball court is small for any plane.

 

[MaxTheFliteFreak]

I think you could maybe fly the DR1 in a basketball court, definitely if you try to build it lightweight. I also think the mini scout could work in a basketball court on a 2s because its lighter but a basketball court is small for any plane.

I plan on using a li-ion battery because of the longer flight times.

 

[RossFPV]

I plan on using a li-ion battery because of the longer flight times.

I dont have any experience with them so i cant help you much with the electronics, but one thing i do to make planes a little lighter is peeling the paper from the inside of the fuselage because it makes it a little lighter without losing durability.

 

[Aslansmonkey]

The mini scout could probably be flown in those circumstances. Especially with some simple modifications. For one, delete the turtle deck. It's a cosmetic thing that adds nothing to flight characteristics but adds weight. Make the wings a little wider (by an inch or two) and make the rear edge straight (no scallops) for more lift. You can delete the scallops in the tail too. Makes it easier to build. You could delete the slots for the wings and just attach the wing to the top of the fuselage (especially with no turtle deck). Higher wing means more stability (but less aerobatic).

The scout and mini scout platform really lends itself to modification and experimentation. My current scout is low wing, for instance, and my son made it a biplane.

 

[RossFPV]

The mini scout could probably be flown in those circumstances. Especially with some simple modifications. For one, delete the turtle deck. It's a cosmetic thing that adds nothing to flight characteristics but adds weight. Make the wings a little wider (by an inch or two) and make the rear edge straight (no scallops) for more lift. You can delete the scallops in the tail too. Makes it easier to build. You could delete the slots for the wings and just attach the wing to the top of the fuselage (especially with no turtle deck). Higher wing means more stability (but less aerobatic).

The scout and mini scout platform really lends itself to modification and experimentation. My current scout is low wing, for instance, and my son made it a biplane.

I also had a scout biplane (its my profile pic) and it was actually my first 4ch plane.

 

[MaxTheFliteFreak]

The mini scout could probably be flown in those circumstances. Especially with some simple modifications. For one, delete the turtle deck. It's a cosmetic thing that adds nothing to flight characteristics but adds weight. Make the wings a little wider (by an inch or two) and make the rear edge straight (no scallops) for more lift. You can delete the scallops in the tail too. Makes it easier to build. You could delete the slots for the wings and just attach the wing to the top of the fuselage (especially with no turtle deck). Higher wing means more stability (but less aerobatic).

The scout and mini scout platform really lends itself to modification and experimentation. My current scout is low wing, for instance, and my son made it a biplane.

Wow, thank you for the feedback! I will definately experiment with that!