Originally Posted by Troppo1

don't quite understand where the shim needs to go or what it does and why? but if it helps with landing I am all ears, so use to landing tidewater on the water, B17, T-28 and CZC on grass that this is getting the better of me

If you install the shim, you can fly without up elevator trim. Only time and practice will improve your landings.

Originally Posted by Renfield

If you install the shim, you can fly without up elevator trim. Only time and practice will improve your landings.

yep practice makes perfect. getting there.

ICON A5 fly! (8 min 17 sec)

Originally Posted by rikybob

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK5bkKBpeuU

Very nice!

Here's my not so nice one:

Icon A5 Maiden Flight - Haas Lake Park, South Lyon, MI while camping. (6 min 39 sec)

I needed a cameraman with zoom functionality.

Also, mine came as the e-flite remake and I had a hole in the fuse right from the factory, so now I'm out a servo, since they decided for whatever reason to mount the thing on the bottom where the water pools up and due to the intake of water, the servo now just glitches repeatedly after a week of drying.. And to make matters worse, I'm out of warranty too, so I figure I'd throw a generic 9 gram in there but I'd like a better way to mount it up and out of the pool if you know what I mean. Got any ideas how I can accomplish this inside the fuse? I'd really like to get this back up without all the tail wag I get now.

Anyone have a fix or an alternative mounting position for the rudder servo?

I had a hole in mine right out of the box and it seeped in through the seam at the bottom center, effectively ruining my rudder servo that sits right at the very bottom of the hull where the water pools up. Needless to say I'm thinking about throwing in a generic 9 gram to replace it but need to find a new spot in the hull that will keep it up and out of the water lest it's tail wag like a labrador.
I put a film of white gorilla glue inside and out along the seam where the hull joins together, and it seems water tight where I was able to test the leaks, and supposedly it's waterproof so water in the hull should't be an issue anymore, however, in the event it does get in, I'd like to not keep popping $2.00 servos in after ever 6th or 7th flight.

Any ideas ?

Appreciated.

Thanks.

Well, had he not been alien grabbed I'd do a search for Traxxis is my recollection.....

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ICON A5 fly! (10 min 7 sec)

Whoa?

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.3617473

Originally Posted by rikybob

Whoa?

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/ba...icle-1.3617473

I saw that earlier but didn't think to look at what kind of plane it was. I checked out his Twitter feed and he really liked flying and has been doing it awhile. He took his family and others with him a lot in his other planes. I am kind of glad he was alone, but 40 is way too young.

Originally Posted by Micubano

I saw that earlier but didn't think to look at what kind of plane it was. I checked out his Twitter feed and he really liked flying and has been doing it awhile. He took his family and others with him a lot in his other planes. I am kind of glad he was alone, but 40 is way too young.

Just tragic....

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Originally Posted by rikybob

Just tragic....

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The horror. Twice in one year?!? C'mon people.

If the inspectors need detailed instructions on how to reliably get an Icon upside down in the water, I can demonstrate.

Originally Posted by Renfield

The horror. Twice in one year?!? C'mon people.

If the inspectors need detailed instructions on how to reliably get an Icon upside down in the water, I can demonstrate.

Me too.

How the hell you been BTW?

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DOH!

Beaver fly #2 after roll over! (5 min 18 sec)

Originally Posted by rikybob

Me too.

How the hell you been BTW?

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DOH!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P12DOR0jFs

Hey Brian. It's been a weird summer. Karen and I split in May, so no more lake. Icons hang in my spare room like silent reminders of another life. I hadn't flown anything but quads in the last six months. Until this week.

I finally picked up a UMX Pitts and maidened it Monday. Flying off the site of a demolished grocery store in town. The exposed polished floor makes for a smooth runway for the little birds, but the obstacles (weeds, rocks, divots) are a bit like the lake in winter.

Glad to see you're still enjoying your Icons!

Put a few more packs through the Pitts yesterday. What a fun little bird. Amazing verticals.

I also wrapped the old original UMX Icon in some new foam. Cool that it's still available.

Originally Posted by Renfield

Hey Brian. It's been a weird summer. Karen and I split in May, so no more lake. Icons hang in my spare room like silent reminders of another life. I hadn't flown anything but quads in the last six months. Until this week.

I finally picked up a UMX Pitts and maidened it Monday. Flying off the site of a demolished grocery store in town. The exposed polished floor makes for a smooth runway for the little birds, but the obstacles (weeds, rocks, divots) are a bit like the lake in winter.

Glad to see you're still enjoying your Icons!

Sorry to hear but glad you're getting in some flying!