I finally got my third flight in today, the wind was dead calm, not even so much as a breeze.

got the plane balanced out at exactly 31mm and all control surfaces are set square and true.

today the little T28 flew like it was on rails, very precision, it was perfect, wow, I think I just found my new favorite plane!!

Originally Posted by Stuart Linfoot

I finally got my third flight in today, the wind was dead calm, not even so much as a breeze.

got the plane balanced out at exactly 31mm and all control surfaces are set square and true.

today the little T28 flew like it was on rails, very precision, it was perfect, wow, I think I just found my new favorite plane!!

awesome...these are good fun !

Originally Posted by davidterrell80

Re cutting the motor loose... I was replacing the whole assembly but, if you just need down thrust, I'd try partially cutting the motor away, from the aft end and stick in 3/8-inch tips, cut from wooden toothpicks and coated with some RTF Silicone. I've been using the silicone to great effect, when installing the motors in several planes, powered by the same motors.

I was wondering about gluing it back. I'll check around for silicone glue. I know I have shoe goo, might be the same. What about hot glue sticks? Had a lot of luck with that on helicopter skids.
So the motor assembly is glued in with a rubbery type of glue like silicone? Good to know. Big scary new adventure, opening the fuse for the first time.
Thanks for the advice guys.
Mike

Originally Posted by Stuart Linfoot

I finally got my third flight in today, the wind was dead calm, not even so much as a breeze.

got the plane balanced out at exactly 31mm and all control surfaces are set square and true.

today the little T28 flew like it was on rails, very precision, it was perfect, wow, I think I just found my new favorite plane!!

I can't wait to get mine set up correctly. I've been having troubles because of my plane not being assembled correctly. The flights that I have had on dead calm mornings have been just great with this plane though. I really enjoy "fly bys" where I can get a good look at the plane in flight.
Mike

Originally Posted by shastamike

What about hot glue sticks?

Glue sticks are fine! I use the more rubbery stuff for motors, becase it gave me more time to tweak before it set.

I also use little bar magnets to hold things together, instead of tape. I cut one up into little squares and hot glued them in place.

It makes popping it open something i can easily do at the field.

Originally Posted by davidterrell80

Glue sticks are fine! I use the more rubbery stuff for motors, becase it gave me more time to tweak before it set.

I also use little bar magnets to hold things together, instead of tape. I cut one up into little squares and hot glued them in place.

It makes popping it open something i can easily do at the field.

Wow...magnets. That would really make it easy to get into the fuse. Great idea.
I just performed my first fuse opening (wish I could find a good tech term for that). I needed to add more downward angle to my prop shaft. It went well, but whoever assembled my plane besides not setting the prop up correctly also used a ton of silicone glue. Horizon said "FPV Silicone by Devcon". Never did get the gear box cut all the way out. Got the front a bit loose and slid shims in to get more downward angle of prop shaft. Now if the wind would only die down I could test it out. I'll let all the T-28 guys know the results tomorrow hopefully.
Thanks for the tips.
Mike
I can't believe I posted that the Silicone was FPV. So many acronyms in this hobby. ARF,, BNF . It was RTV Silicone by Devcon.

Why is the Spektrum AR6400 Receiver/ESC been discontinued?

Just flew my micro T-28 that I just bought on vacation. Little thing is a blast. It's my first low wing and pretty easy to fly. I think it's maybe my tenth or eleventh flight overall. I've been practicing on the sim, and have several helis, a 3 channel piper cub, and an AXN floater (powered glider). These micros are great because I can go to the park and fly them on a whim.

Originally Posted by shastamike

Horizon said "FPV Silicone by Devcon".

I tried google for that Silicone and it doesn't come up. All I find is RTV by Devcon. Have you found out where they sell it?

Originally Posted by davidterrell80

I use the more rubbery stuff for motors, becase it gave me more time to tweak before it set.

Which one do you use?

I used this DAP clear silicone last mod, as it was close to hand. It worked fine.

Originally Posted by shastamike

I was wondering about gluing it back. I'll check around for silicone glue. I know I have shoe goo, might be the same. What about hot glue sticks? Had a lot of luck with that on helicopter skids.
So the motor assembly is glued in with a rubbery type of glue like silicone? Good to know. Big scary new adventure, opening the fuse for the first time.
Thanks for the advice guys.
Mike

If it's your first time opening it up, do yourself a favor and do the following....

First run a length of packaging tape wider than regular scotch tape along the seam of the fuse halves. After doing this, cut through the packing tape you just applied and the stock tape and decals. Afterwards when taping the fuse halves back up, you can use scotch tape along the seam and next time you need to open it up, you just peel off the scotch tape. Keeps the model cleaner as it won't be the last time you open it.

EDIT: I now read further and see magnets being mentioned. The fuse halves being taped together is all the strength the fuse has. It was recommended often in this thread not to modify and just use magnets because you lose all the strength.

Also while you are in there, you can cut and shape a few pieces of foam and glue some reinforcement in the bottom cavity of the nose. That is what gets the most damage when you nose into the earth. It crushes easily, though isn't really a bother to the way it flies since the motor is mounted in the top half of the fuse. My bottom half of the nose has been completely demolished and reglued back together very often, but I haven't had to do a thing to the top half where the motor/gearbox is mounted.

I think where people may have not had good results with magnets holding the fuse together is in the placement. one needs to be at the real of the upper fuse half, with the pull resisting the thrust of the motor. If one just uses them to replace the tape, the magnets will be "in shear" to resist the thrust of the motor. As all of the flight loads are handled by the lower half, not much is needed to hold the half together. But the upper half handles the thrust load and you need to "pull the lower half along for the ride."

So I mounted a small square of magnet at the LE and TE of the wing and the corresponding point on the upper half... plus, a slightly larger pair at the aft end of the upper half and on the corresponding bulkhead just forward of the horizontal stab, to handle the thrust loads.

I've not had a problem. Other's mileage may vary and one can always remove them and replace the tape.

Originally Posted by civichb98

Why is the Spektrum AR6400 Receiver/ESC been discontinued?

It has been replaced with the DSMX AR6410

Originally Posted by UNGN

It has been replaced with the DSMX AR6410

What is the new improvement in this?