A new project.
Nice RTR, except for the el-cheapo TX.
Fortunately LHS had a DX5 PRO. Much better!

Weekend project complete .
RC stuff reorganized .
Bottom box has all the LIPOs ... packed in LIPO bags.

Often used by construction crews , I am using these for my RC stuff...

https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Produc...utions/PACKOUT

This is a plane to join some members in our club that go fly float planes once a month.

Details

• Aircraft: E-flite Twin Otter 1.2m BNF Basic with AS3X and SAFE
• Motor: Stock
• ESC: Stock
• Propellers: Stock
• Battery: Spektrum Smart Battery 3S 2200 mAh
• Radio: Spektrum DX8G2
• Servos: Stock
• Receiver: AS3X Stock receiver

What I like

• Twin Otter, a plane that has special place in my life.
• Float version is included. This plane was purchased to participate in the monthly float-flight.

Flying

1. Great Planes Avistar Elite GP/EP ARF 62.5"
   Flight training on our club's youth outreach program.
2. Apprentice 15e.
   Flight training on our club's youth outreach program.
3. Great Planes 2m Spirit Glider.
   Donated glider. Competed in a contest. Crashed on trees while practicing. Spent night atop a tree. Got rained overnight. Got patched and flew again on the Feb Glider Contest.
4. Flyzone Calypso 73" AeroCell Motor Glider.
   Used in motor glider competitions. Won Second Place motor-glider contest.
5. Yashioka Imagine 50
   Pattern Training aircraft. Electric conversion.
6. Xplorer II 3500.
   F3J/TD Competition Glider
7. Ather 3700 EP Glider 3715mm

Maintenance

1. Multiplex Pilatus PC-6.
   Semi Scale Aircraft
   Broken Landing Gear. again.
2. Libelle DLG. Discus Launch Glider. Linkages broke on first flight. Servos "acting up"

Build or Assembly in progress

1. Inside F5J
2. Mountain Models SwitchBack Sr.
   70% complete. Covering.
3. Aeronca. Rescued an abandoned project from a former member of the club.

Ordered

1. E-Flite P51 1.5m

In the box

1. E-Flite Twin Otter 1.2m
2. 1/5 Fun Scale DynaFlite PT-19.
   0% Complete. In the Box.
3. Don Smith 1/5 Scale EMB-312 Tucano.
   0% complete. Most parts on hand except radio system and Power drive.
4. Angel DLG.

Long Term Project

• 1/3 scale, Fournier RF-5.
  Drawing Plans.

Retired

1. Great Planes 2m Spirit Glider.
   Destroyed during move.
2. Sunbird Electric Glider Laser Cut Balsa Kit 1600mm
   Destroyed during move.
3. Kadet Senior EG. Winner of simplified Pattern Contest! Used in youth outreach programs.
   Wing and fuse damaged in accident during flight training.
   Donated and found new life as a hybrid airplane put together from several planes.

Got this radio out of frustration. I was looking for an interesting almost ready to fly model and couldn't figure out if the PNP models were compatible with my Futaba radio.

Giving these a try...
The technology seems interesting.
DX8G2
Smart Battery
Smart Charger
Smart Battery Checker

Specifications:
Equipment:

• Motor: Hacker A20 12 XL EVO Motor
• ESC: ?? AMP
• Propeller: 11x7
• Battery: LIPO 3S 1300 mAh
• Radio: 14 Channel Programmable Radio w Telemetry: Futaba 14SG.
• Receiver: 7.4V Telemetry: Futaba R7008SB S.Bus2 2.4GHz FASSTest Rx
• SBUS decoder: SBD-1 S.Bus Decoder – 16 in (400 mm)
• Outer-Aileron Servos: Futaba S3154 Digital Micro High-Torque Servo
• Inner-Aileron Servos: Futaba S3154 Digital Micro High-Torque Servo
• Landing Flap Servos: Futaba S3156 Micro Digital Hi-Torque Metal Gear Servo
• Rudder Servo: Futaba S3154 Digital Micro High-Torque Servo
• Elevator Servo: Futaba S3154 Digital Micro High-Torque Servo
• Altitude & Motor-run Limiter: Soaring Circuits Competition Altimeter CAM (ALES)

My Other Planes

Model Specs

• Wing Span: 1600 mm
• Wing Area: 36.8 dmē (*)
• Power Drive:
  Motor: Cobra 2217/12 (1550 KV) 74.0 g (2.61 oz.)
  ESC:Cobra 33A ESC with 3A Switching BEC
  Battery: Thunder Power 850mAh 2-Cell/2S 7.4V Lightning Series 55C LiPo
  Folding Propeller: Aeronaut CamCarbon 10x6
  Power-Weight: 359 W/kg (163 W/lb)
  Thrust-Weight: 1.92: 1
  est. rate of climb: 7.8 m/s (1532 ft/min)
• Servos: Futaba S3114: 7.9 g, 1.51 Kg-cm (0.28 oz, 21 oz-in).
• Receiver: Futaba R2006GS: 8.5 g (0.29 oz) 6-Channel 2.4GHz S-FHSS Receiver
• Covering: UltraCote Lite (Transparent Red, Transparent White)
• Target Weight: < 600g (< 21 oz)

(*) Estimate based on the Bird of Time Wing area: (36.8=1600*69/3000)

Cost New

• Kit (shipped): $40.21
• Power Drive (shipped): $70.77
  Cobra C-2217/12 1550Kv: $30.99
  Cobra 33A ESC/BEC: $26.99
  Cobra ESC Programming Card: $6.99
• Radio Equipment (shipped): $90.95
  S3114 (4 servos): $55.96
  R2006GS: $34.99
• Covering (shipped): $30.98
• Adhesives (Titebond & Epoxy): $10.00

On Hand

• Folding Propeller: $??.??
• Spinner: $??.??

My Other Planes

This is the step up from my Calypso.
Since I got the Calypso we built an Xplorer 2 3500 and hope that gained in that project will help me turn this "economy plane" into a competent competition model.

This my build log for this bird. The main discussion thread is at:
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show....php?t=2381216

Model Specs

• Aircraft: Aether 3700 EP
• Wingspan: 146.26 in (3715 mm)
• Wing Area: 1496.5 inē (96.55 Sqdm)
• Weight:
• Wing Loading:
• Fuselage Length: 1861 mm
• Motor: 700 W 690 KV: MVVS 46 5.6/690 Sport Sailplane Brushless Motor
• ESC: 7S/70A ESC: Jeti Advance 70 Pro Opto Brushless ESC
• Propeller: 15x10: Aeronaut CAM Folding Propellers (Rudi Freudenthaler)
• Battery: LIPO 3S ???? mAh
• RX Battery: LIPO 2S 900 mAh
• Radio: 14 Channel Programmable Radio w Telemetry: Futaba 14SG 14-Channel 2.4GHz Computer Radio System. FASSTest tech. Flybarless gyro support. S.Bus programmability. Telemetry.
• Receiver: 7.4V Telemetry: Futaba R7008SB S.Bus2 2.4GHz FASSTest Rx
• Aileron Servos: 7.4V 42.0 oz-in: Futaba S3270SVi S.Bus2 Micro Servo w/Metal Case
• Flap Servos: 7.4V 60.0 oz-in: Futaba S3173SVi Glider SBus2 High Voltage Servo
• Aileron Servos: 7.4V 42.0 oz-in: Futaba S3270SVi S.Bus2 Micro Servo w/Metal Case
• Rudder Servo: 7.4V 42.0 oz-in: Futaba S3270SVi S.Bus2 Micro Servo w/Metal Case
• Elevator Servo: 7.4V 42.0 oz-in: Futaba S3270SVi S.Bus2 Micro Servo w/Metal Case
• Altitude & Motor-run Limiter: Soaring Circuits Competition Altimeter CAM (ALES)

* estimated

Cost

• Aether 3700 EP: $241.28
• Shipping to FL: $63.17
• New Accesories: $772.21
• On hand Accesories: $???.00

My Other Planes

These two aircraft belong to the Girls and Boys Club and are under our club care and I'm currently keeping them in flying condition.

My Other Planes...Continue Reading

Details

• Aircraft: Multiplex Pilatus PC-6
• Motor: Stock
• ESC w/BEC: Stock
• BEC Backup: N/A
• Propeller: Stock
• Battery: ThunderPower LIPO Pro Lite G6 TP2700 3S
• Servos: Stock
• Receiver: Futaba R2008SB 8-Channel 2.4GHz S-FHSS Receiver
• Radio: Futaba 14 SG

Project Status
Ordered

My Other Planes

Just a reminder that quality receivers can be moved to an airplane that needs them.

Flying

1. Apprentice 15e.
   Boys & Girls Club Trainers under my care.
2. Great Planes 2m Spirit Glider.
   Donated glider. Competed in a contest. Crashed on trees while practicing. Spent night atop a tree. Got rained overnight. Got patched and flew again on the Feb Glider Contest.
3. Flyzone Calypso 73" AeroCell Motor Glider.
   Used in motor glider competitions. Won Second Place motor-glider contest.
4. Multiplex Pilatus PC-6.
   Semi Scale Aircraft
   Broken Landing Gear. Repaired, back in flying status.

Maintenance

1. Yashioka Imagine 50
   Pattern Training aircraft. Electric conversion.
   Hard-landing broken landing gear attachment, dents on wings bottom sheeting...
2. Xplorer II 3500.
   F3J/TD Competition Glider
   Broken linkage.
3. Libelle DLG. Discus Launch Glider. Linkages broke on first flight. Servos "acting up"

Build or Assembly in progress

1. Inside F5J
2. Ather 3700 EP Glider 3715mm
   Upgrade from the Calypso.
3. Sunbird Electric Glider Laser Cut Balsa Kit 1600mm
   A mini-ALES ship.
4. Great Planes Avistar Elite GP/EP ARF 62.5"
   Flight training on our club's youth outreach program.
5. Mountain Models SwitchBack Sr.
   70% complete. Covering.
6. Great Planes 2m Spirit Glider.
   Being built with electric conversion for ALES. 75% built.
7. Aeronca. Rescued an abandoned project from a former member of the club.

In the box

1. E-Flite Twin Otter 1.2m
2. 1/5 Fun Scale DynaFlite PT-19.
   0% Complete. In the Box.
3. Don Smith 1/5 Scale EMB-312 Tucano.
   0% complete. Most parts on hand except radio system and Power drive.
4. Angel DLG.

Long Term Project

• 1/3 scale, Fournier RF-5.
  Drawing Plans.

Retired

1. Kadet Senior EG. Winner of simplified Pattern Contest! Used in youth outreach programs.
   Wing and fuse damaged in accident during flight training.

Ordered
Receiver Dance

Updated Jan 2014

1. Compete on pattern contest(s) Sportsman category.
2. Compete on F3J/TD contests.
3. Organize motor Glider Contest.
4. Organize youth outreach program for club.
5. Continue building what is on the bench.

RC-Planes in my life

Peru 1980s...

1. Several Free flight gliders. Including one called "Condor":
   
   The Condor came with a well-written booklet that introduced you to free flight. It included detailed instructions on how to trim and tow the glider. My building skills were so-so but was able to finish it. And delighted on flying it.
   
   
2. Cox Sportavia. 2-chan foam electric motor glider trainer. This was my very first RC model.
   
   Took the plane to the flying site only to be told I couldn't fly the plane there because my 72Mhz radio was subject to interference from the TV antenas on a nearby hill. Was told to go to the slope-soaring site where it was safe to use a 72Mhz radio. Drove 40Km away from Lima to the site and found several modellers flying gliders there on a hill by the sea.
   
   On the flat-area of the site I started to learn to fly it with the assistance of an instructor there. Had several flights with it that day including one where the tail broked off during a hard landing (instructor was landing it). An old-modeller named Don Julio fixed it for me on the field.
   
   Flew the Sportavia several other sessions, always with an instructor next to me.
   
   Having become more confident went to a different flying site where noone ever went to fly and crashed this plane beyond repair it when I stalled it as it was flying towards me. I had flown "on my own" a couple of times at the slope soaring site. I was devastated. Even though father, with great time and

...Continue Reading

When I was in 1 or 2nd grade, in the early 70s, I was taken to a large air modeling meeting. Thus was the peruvian nationals.This was a two day affair. I remember clearly them flying the "mosquitos". All sort of free flight models and also de RC models. All my memories and interest in aviation go back to this event.

Lots of time have passed. During the 80s as a teenager I really got involved. Built from its and from scratch a few gliders and one glow trainer. I flew tha Rainer a few times. Not very well. I was totally enabled with flying gliders on a slope.

Now I am at it again ... My objective is to finally learn to fly powered models, all electric...

The adventure begins again!