Spitfire76's Build Log of FT Slow Stick 250S

[Spitfire76]

I've entered this build to the FTFC24: Build-ruary Build-off Challenge

Plans are free but I do believe that you need to be a member of the FTCA in order to download them.

FT Slow Stick S250 - Flite Test Community Association

The FT Slow Stick S250 is inspired by the classic early electric flier, GWS Slow Stick, which was the entry point for many new pilots. We wanted to take that iconic plane from the past and bring it back to life. The FT Slow Stick S250 was designed to introduce you to the DIY building and 3D...

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BOM		Have it ?	Notes
Arrow Shaft	Krypos 31in from Wallmart 19/64 in	Yes
Motor	Emax MT1806 2280kv	Yes
ESC	25A	No
Prop	6 x 4.5	No
Battery	800	No
Receiver	?	No
Servos x 2	5g	No
Control rod wire
Landing gear wire
Wheels			3d printed ?

3dprinted parts	Printed	Notes
esc holder
motor	Yes	PETG
servo hold 3 channel
servo holder 4 channel		needs support
tail wire
tail
wing back
wing front

 

[Spitfire76]

The first problem that I ran into is that the arrow shaft I purchased was a bit too large for the holes in the 3d printed parts. I believe it was a 19/64 in shaft which measures 7.6 mm and the holes measure 7.25 or 9/32 in. So rather than tryomg to find the right size shaft I just made the holes larger using tinkercad. After some experimenting I found that 7.9mm seems to be the right diameter to set in tinkercad. The tricky one was the motor mount as that is at angle.

Since I only have the motor I figured I may as well just order the power A radial from the FT store.

 

[Spitfire76]

Build-ruary challenge day 14 of 29

Decided to change this in favor of the FT Long EZ but will keep this log open in case I resume this build at a later date.