*Unofficial* FT Simple Scout

[Airkaos]

I use the C pack.

What battery are you guys using with power pack C?? Thats all I had laying around, and my big 2200 batteries won’t fit.

 

[d8veh]

I use around 1600mAh on my Scout. Just make sure it has a high enough C-rating. I always allow a 50% safety margin. You'll need around 20A, so dounled is 40A. Divide it by 1.6 gives 25, so you need one thatsat least 25C.

 

[bperc]

I use a 1300 mAh for the Scout.

 

[Winglet]

1300mah fits good.

 

[Airkaos]

Thanks for the replies guys, I’ll start looking for a 13 to 1600 battery.

 

[DanFineBuilds]

I added skis to my Scout so I could fly it in the snow. It was fun to fly off the snow and do touch and goes with them.

 

[P-loco85]

hey guys.

just finished my scout last night.


I'm trying to run

2212 1000 kv
9045 prop
2s 1500 nah
9g servos

but its completely tail heavy.
I have servos in location as directed.

is my motor not heavy enough. I stacked two batteries but still cant balance. I feel like I would need alot of extra weight...were did I go wrong?


maybe make a heavier power pod

 

[rockyboy]

hey guys.

just finished my scout last night.


I'm trying to run

2212 1000 kv
9045 prop
2s 1500 nah
9g servos

but its completely tail heavy.
I have servos in location as directed.

is my motor not heavy enough. I stacked two batteries but still cant balance. I feel like I would need alot of extra weight...were did I go wrong?


maybe make a heavier power pod

Is that the Dollar Tree foam board? It looks like the Elmer's or another type which are generally heavier and can cause problems like this.

Adding extra weight should be the last resort as it'll usually make the plane harder to fly. I'd suggest moving the servos way forward, and doing things like cutting the foam out of the bottom of the fuselage and replace it with a lighter cardstock (similar to the turtledeck) to help reduce weight in the tail.

 

[kilroy07]

Those pushrods look pretty stout as well.

 

[P-loco85]

now that I think about it, it was my first attempt plane and I bought the foamboard from Walmart which was Elmer's. and yes once I found Dollarama Foamboard it was probably twice the weight.

I should just try and do it again but with the lighter foamboard and use lighter gauge pushrod. it was good practise and I learnt good techniques in the process.

my other models use lighter foamboard so hopefully no issues going forward.

 

[P-loco85]

i will try and reduce weight as much as I can good idea before I abandon it altogether

 

[P-loco85]

well I gave it a go and cut it some relief sections around the tail.

still tail heavy.

I'm convinced it's the foam. this fuselage is still a solid structure! not even weaker with the cutouts. this would be great if I had heavier equipment but I dont.

so I will cut it up and section the wing for profile samples.

it was fun putting her together, will be even funnier when I get to build it again with lighter foamboard.

 

[Winglet]

That Walmart Elmer's Foamboard is a killer. I have seen so many first timers build beautiful models only to have them not fly or barely fly because they are simply too heavy and usually fatally tail heavy. Yep, the Elmer's board is your problem.

 

[Bignose703]

 

[checkerboardflyer]

Not sure if it has a name, but the idea is to make a painting mask by using the stencil punch out parts to mask the paint. Why 2? Building 2 Simple Scouts and want to have a way to distinguish one from the other in the transmitter. More tips at: https://foamboardflyers.com/

 

[Jackson T]

well I gave it a go and cut it some relief sections around the tail.

still tail heavy.

I'm convinced it's the foam. this fuselage is still a solid structure! not even weaker with the cutouts. this would be great if I had heavier equipment but I dont.

so I will cut it up and section the wing for profile samples.

it was fun putting her together, will be even funnier when I get to build it again with lighter foamboard.

How large and heavy is a sheet of Elmers?

 

[PoorManRC]

Not sure if it has a name, but the idea is to make a painting mask by using the stencil punch out parts to mask the paint. Why 2? Building 2 Simple Scouts and want to have a way to distinguish one from the other in the transmitter. More tips at: https://foamboardflyers.com/

I'll be using that one, Bill...
Might be getting a friend to cut a Simple Scout for me!!
Great idea for Lettering.

~ Carmine

 

[PoorManRC]

What battery are you guys using with power pack C?? Thats all I had laying around, and my big 2200 batteries won’t fit.

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That's a BEAUT!!! What did you use to cover it?

 

[Airkaos]

That's a BEAUT!!! What did you use to cover it?

Thanks @PoorManRC , it’s just rattle can paint, you could tell in the cross there is a little run over.

 

[checkerboardflyer]

Things are beginning to come together on the Scouts. I am happy with the way that the tail feathers turned out. After I glue #2 together the servos will come next. The servos on #2 will be on the inside of the fuse as designed. On #1 I did not make slots for the elevator and rudder pushrods. Thought that I could weave them through the openings between the balsa sticks. Nope. So the plan is to mount the servos on the outside of the fuselage. We'll see how that goes. More tips at: https://foamboardflyers.com/