buzzbomb
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That looks amazingly like my Spitfire. She lived to fly again. What happened?
'SPIT' roasted FB
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mach1 rc
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Nice plane!!!👍👌
Tr33s
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Actually this was the maiden on the Spit! I’m just too green to fly it yet. So afterwards I flew the Scout until the battery gave out. 7 flights starting with the floats, ripped the fuse on a muddy landing, then some packing tape and flew with no landing gear until I completely ripped the top off the plane when the battery went. The Bix would be proud. The Scout refuses not to fly even after a couple of crashes and bad tape jobs. Rebuilding the Scout as we speak. The Spitfire is so slippery! Just need to reinforce the nose and get some more flight time. It’s hard to teach yourself to fly, so it was really cool to crunch some planes and get over that part (No Trees were harmed during this activity).
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mach1 rc
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Oh yah the scout is a amazing plane
Wildthing
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Good luck on the maiden
Wildthing
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Ouch, you literally went drilling
whackflyer
Master member
I think you could easily print that. If your bed can handle the size. On the motor mounts I think it will be strong enough as long as you can attach it to the fuse strong enough... I just figured out PLA is much stronger than I thought.
whackflyer
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I just got mine as you might know. I watched numerous videos on assembly and how to use the slicer and took a long time to level the bed and my printer has been printing nicely. I had to relevel the bed once because I pried around on it trying to get a print off and messed the level up. Based on my short time of having my Ender 3X I would highly recommend it to someone else. Watch the Tomb of 3D Printed Horrors video and he will tell you how to set it up good and get everything squared up.
sundown57
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when I first leveled mine it was a horror show and the brim was just lines not stuck together well at all. then I saw a video where a guy used a thin piece of magazine paper so I tried that, It made it a lot easier to feel the resistance and when I was done It printed 10 times better, the brim is once solid piece and the finish on the parts is much better.
whackflyer
Master member
I just used a regular sheet of printer paper and worked at it for a long time. Prints stick very very well to the glass bed. Also included in the box was a bed like comes with the regular ender 3. However I have not tried that one.
mayan
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sundown57
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I read somewhere that instead of putting 3 degrees thrust angle on the motor you can put 6 degrees on the wings and get the same effect. Looks like you nail it. Good job.
basslord1124
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Yeah, I've pretty much adopted that philosophy. The only exception is if I have a plane that I fear I may have "orientation" issues before a maiden. The FT Edge was one I slapped some color on before doing a maiden. For the Spit, having the waterproof foam and then the white posterboard that already helps, so I'll slap it's color on afterwards. I'm not even sure what color I'd want to do the Spit in...I love the camo looks, but I've never done something like that, so I'd have to figure out how to do it first.
Thanks...me too @buzzbomb . I figure that's what the bubble wrap was for since it's kinda flimsy there. I may add that or at least something else there.
Where my battery is now in the power pod, my ESC, receiver, and other wiring it all located underneath the pod, so it should get plenty of airflow.
Given the amount of dihedral this thing has, I am imaging it will be a pretty stable flying experience. Do you all use rudder that much?
mayan
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I use some rudder on turns, but mainly because I've learned to use it more and more practicing 3D flying.Yeah, I've pretty much adopted that philosophy. The only exception is if I have a plane that I fear I may have "orientation" issues before a maiden. The FT Edge was one I slapped some color on before doing a maiden. For the Spit, having the waterproof foam and then the white posterboard that already helps, so I'll slap it's color on afterwards. I'm not even sure what color I'd want to do the Spit in...I love the camo looks, but I've never done something like that, so I'd have to figure out how to do it first.
Thanks...me too @buzzbomb . I figure that's what the bubble wrap was for since it's kinda flimsy there. I may add that or at least something else there.
Where my battery is now in the power pod, my ESC, receiver, and other wiring it all located underneath the pod, so it should get plenty of airflow.
Given the amount of dihedral this thing has, I am imaging it will be a pretty stable flying experience. Do you all use rudder that much?
buzzbomb
I know nothing!
I currently only use rudder when I consciously want the input. That is very seldom.Yeah, I've pretty much adopted that philosophy. The only exception is if I have a plane that I fear I may have "orientation" issues before a maiden. The FT Edge was one I slapped some color on before doing a maiden. For the Spit, having the waterproof foam and then the white posterboard that already helps, so I'll slap it's color on afterwards. I'm not even sure what color I'd want to do the Spit in...I love the camo looks, but I've never done something like that, so I'd have to figure out how to do it first.
Thanks...me too @buzzbomb . I figure that's what the bubble wrap was for since it's kinda flimsy there. I may add that or at least something else there.
Where my battery is now in the power pod, my ESC, receiver, and other wiring it all located underneath the pod, so it should get plenty of airflow.
Given the amount of dihedral this thing has, I am imaging it will be a pretty stable flying experience. Do you all use rudder that much?
bracesport
Legendary member
I am embarrassed to say I have never used a rudder!
Wildthing
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I very seldom use itI am embarrassed to say I have never used a rudder!
Tr33s
Well-known member
I cleaned it with the dish sprayer and am letting it dry. I’ll test it tomorrow. I‘m starting on a 4ch Scout tonight like this one - with the FT C power pack to get my skills up.
https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/new-scout-super-sport.58275/
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