Mike,
I had to sand my mount a little but isn't the thrust angle built into
the forrmers that the mount slides into? ( I hope so ) Can wait to see
your progress!
Bill,
Did you ever order your 180?

Originally Posted by delsol

Bill,
Did you ever order your 180?

Not yet, I will be soon, though. I'm getting a Magpie AP plane which is going to cost about $350 for the whole setup, so thats what is holding me back from buying the C180. I am going to buy it though. Maybe in a month or so.


I will keep you updated!


Bill

Yes, I believe that the thrust angle is built in and the hole for the gearbox is a little smaller than a similar sized balsa stick is supposed to be (though I thought that the stick that came with the kit was laser cut and fit the gearbox). I understand the reasoning for this is that balsa is cut to the English measurement system and GWS uses the metric system of measurement. I know that when I used the stick that came in the kit there was some room for movement when it was placed in the holes in the formers but when I replaced it after it had broken the stick fit exactly in the former holes as I only sanded the end that the motor was going fit onto.

Rob

Thanks for the stick info guys. And as promised a few pictures of the progress so far. I still need to do the landing gear, the vertical stab is done but didn't feel like taping it or pining it on for the pics(lazy).I need to do a few more stripes on the horizontal stab . I will do the windshield and glue the vertical stab last so I don't stick my fat thumbs through them while trying to do other things.
Mike

Very nice Mike!! Pretty, beautiful, gorgeous........ (whistles at her) Well done!

John

Yeah, that does look beautiful.

Rob

Thanks guys,
Did you notice, no real close ups It does have its share of wrinkles. Covering the cowl was a little easier then I thought it would be, I never tried covering anything like a cowl before.I thought I was going to take the easy way out and just paint the cowl(lazy).
Mike

Wow What an awesome looking C180! You sure did a great job on that!

It even has an instrument panel in the cockpit!


Once again, Great job!



Bill

These are for Delsol. We went to our field to fly and a photo shoot. Delsol maiden his C180 and she flew awesome. I'll let Delsol tell his story. He wanted me to post these pictures.

Enjoy
John

Thanks John for posting the pic's!
The little 180 flew great. With just a little touch of the throttle
she was off the ground within 6 ft. and up flying. I had to make
a few clicks to trim her out and she was on her way. She has
more power than she needs and I flew her under 1/2 throttle
most of the flight. I flew her for around 5 mins. then brought
her in not knowing how long the 3s 460mah battery would
last, when I got home I put the battery on the charger and
it showed 76% battery life still left. All I can say is that I'm
very happy I built the the Cessna 180.
Mike,
Your plane looks GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and your going to love
how she fly's. Did you cut out your registration numbers
they look a lot better than mine does. Keep up the great job!
Brad

Originally Posted by delsol

Thanks John for posting the pic's!
The little 180 flew great. With just a little touch of the throttle
she was off the ground within 6 ft. and up flying. I had to make
a few clicks to trim her out and she was on her way. She has
more power than she needs and I flew her under 1/2 throttle
most of the flight. I flew her for around 5 mins. then brought
her in not knowing how long the 3s 460mah battery would
last, when I got home I put the battery on the charger and
it showed 76% battery life still left. All I can say is that I'm
very happy I built the the Cessna 180.
Mike,
Your plane looks GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and your going to love
how she fly's. Did you cut out your registration numbers
they look a lot better than mine does. Keep up the great job!
Brad

Congrats on the successful maiden! That's a great looking Cessna 180!



Bill

Brad,
You have a beautiful Cessna and I'm glad she flew good for you.
Mike

Hey guys,
Been looking through my Lipo's and the smallest I have is a 2s830mah and a 2s1320mah. Any thoughts on a lipo to use with the brushed IPS motor?
Mike

Hi Mike,
The most successful brushed system I have ever used was the IPS-A, 3 cell lithuim, and GWS 8x6. Almost brushless power if you need it, and the cheap little ips motors lasted a surprisingly long time. The general rule is prop down an inch from the recomended 2 cell props and don't pull over 2 amps. I'm a brushless convert now, but the 3 cell/ips combo worked so well I could see using it again someday. -Steve

I used 2s730, 3s730 and 2s1100 in mine. I liked the 3s best, but, prop so draw less than 2A and be prepared to put in a new motor every 30 flights.

charlie