Originally Posted by E1Allen

Can you use some leftover foam and patch it then relaminate it?

i prob could but i dont think it bad enough to wear its gona change the flight dynamics of the plane, besides its slowly starting to puff back up. i think flying it will help bring it back to normal over time. besdies these thing are combat wings, i think being hit by another plane would do more damage then one area of the wing, being a little flat.

In most cases it is better to fly it than cut into it to try to repair it. It is tolerant to a little deviation.

Originally Posted by E1Allen

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...3S1P_20C_.html

$20

Excellent. Thank you sir!

Paul

well mines all done the only thing i havent done yet is lamanite over the tape for the elevons, incause i need to cut and adjust them or somthing. im gona try to fly it tomorrow morning. it seems a little nose heavy but then agian i havnt marked the cg area yet, but i think it will be fine tomorrow.

Originally Posted by minegun2

well mines all done the only thing i havent done yet is lamanite over the tape for the elevons, incause i need to cut and adjust them or somthing. im gona try to fly it tomorrow morning. it seems a little nose heavy but then agian i havnt marked the cg area yet, but i think it will be fine tomorrow.

Cg is important, you for sure need to mark the cg and make sure it's there.

so i did my maiden yesterday morning and it was either A, realling nose heavy or B. i didnt have enough relex on the elevators. and it had bad tendcy of wanting to turn to the right till i got it trimmed out, and i thinkk... i need to get a new esc, orrrr.... reporgram it, cause the throttle curve seems very wierd with it. and that prop grabs so much air, id chop the throttle and id still be free wheelin as its flying by me and it made me think the motor was still on, u guys think i need to put it on brake mode? the esc is out of a trex 450 so, i think i need to mess with it a little. ohh and i bent the motor mount alittle, this thing glides foreverrrr once its trimmed out and stuff.

Originally Posted by minegun2

so i did my maiden yesterday morning and it was either A, realling nose heavy or B. i didnt have enough relex on the elevators. and it had bad tendcy of wanting to turn to the right till i got it trimmed out, and i thinkk... i need to get a new esc, orrrr.... reporgram it, cause the throttle curve seems very wierd with it. and that prop grabs so much air, id chop the throttle and id still be free wheelin as its flying by me and it made me think the motor was still on, u guys think i need to put it on brake mode? the esc is out of a trex 450 so, i think i need to mess with it a little. ohh and i bent the motor mount alittle, this thing glides foreverrrr once its trimmed out and stuff.

Mine spins as well

Tail heavy or too much throw can stall the plane and cause a spin.

I was looking at this video of Randy and his Reaper. His plane is light with the CG farther back and tons of throw. He is a very good flyer but look at what the plane does with his settings. Hes starts intentionally doing snap rolls about minute one on the video. This is the same effect you have on take off with a tail heavy plane or a plane with too much movement on the elevons.

Lee

Reaper Stunts - Randy 9-12 (5 min 45 sec)

Originally Posted by Lee

Tail heavy or too much throw can stall the plane and cause a spin.

I was looking at this video of Randy and his Reaper. His plane is light with the CG farther back and tons of throw. He is a very good flyer but look at what the plane does with his settings. Hes starts intentionally doing snap rolls about minute one on the video. This is the same effect you have on take off with a tail heavy plane or a plane with too much movement on the elevons.

Lee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LKkfE_3ubE

ok after looking at the vid, i think mine was just a bit noes heavy cause i rember, when i did a glide test with it, after i got it trimmed, wich btw it did need alot of down trim, wich still makes me think i didnt have enoiugh elevator reflex mechanical wise. (wich i just got done adjusting a few ago, oh and fixed motor mount.) it seemed to glide fine, and when i did a full throttle pass it seemed really stable, and it was just stright. i still need to get use to flying it, and i really do think i need to mess with the esc, cause half throttle seems like full, ther no diffrence between full and half on it, and the soft start i think is on too, wich explanes why some times it starts and the stops and starts and then stops when i try to use only 10 precent thorrttle too.

Originally Posted by minegun2

id chop the throttle and id still be free wheelin as its flying by me and it made me think the motor was still on, u guys think i need to put it on brake mode?

Oh, man, just Google that question, and you'll find pages and pages of discussion. Some say it's better to let it windmill. Others say it's better to set the brake. I happen to be of the windmill camp, but... on something as small as a 6 or 7" prop, it may not make that much difference, in the end.

Originally Posted by elCapitan

Oh, man, just Google that question, and you'll find pages and pages of discussion. Some say it's better to let it windmill. Others say it's better to set the brake. I happen to be of the windmill camp, but... on something as small as a 6 or 7" prop, it may not make that much difference, in the end.

im running a 10 inch prop on my beast

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There is a big discussion about whether to set the brake or not.

It takes energy from the battery to freeze the prop in place so it isn't rotating with the brake on.

There is some test somewhere that says the brake on allows the plane to glide better because the windmilling prop causes drag.

While you are discussing it I will go flying with my brake off because I am not gliding most of the time.

Originally Posted by Lee

There is a big discussion about whether to set the brake or not.

I thought brake was bad on our wings because we want the prop to move to the sideways position on "landing", or at least have the ability to, to avoid breaking props. Incorrect?

If you're flying LOS you can blip the throttle to get it horizontal.

The windmilling prop does cause a huge amount of drag, but that's a good thing on landing