Originally Posted by vettster

Here ya go!..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hcf0q3Ft5M0

Great vid vettster ! Mine should arrive any day now. I'm mad for the rad !

-Hawk

Thanks

Do you actually fly the Hawk?

Which Hawk? I fly the HawkSky, w/clipped wings and a supersonic V2. My Rad-J is a blast. I took a ride to a larger field and really let it loose, I may get another one cause mine already looks rough, but it flys great. I have some 4S batt on the way so I can really crank it up. I also have a new 50mm T-45 on the way but I know thats for another forum...

lol.. Actually my post was intended for daHawk47.

He's sitting in the Hawk in his avatar. The real one

Yeah, I thought you would get a chuckle outta that reply.....

Maiden mine over the weekend. Takes a while to get on step, after that it's fine. I did manage to put it into a death spin. I just went straight up, cut the throttle, it stalled and started a flat spin all the way to the ground, no damage. The CG was at the right place, probably even forward as I ended with what I thought was a bit much reflex on the elevons. I should have brought out my Contour cam for footage, there's always next time.

Originally Posted by Pierre Audette

Maiden mine over the weekend. Takes a while to get on step, after that it's fine. I did manage to put it into a death spin. I just went straight up, cut the throttle, it stalled and started a flat spin all the way to the ground, no damage. The CG was at the right place, probably even forward as I ended with what I thought was a bit much reflex on the elevons. I should have brought out my Contour cam for footage, there's always next time.

LOL.. I did the exact same thing! It really doesnt like to have the power cut when going vertical. I fixed mine in 15min. No biggy Im wondering if adding full throttle while in the death spin, would have pulled it out of it.

I moved my CG back 10mm. It flys and launches much better now. I think it could actually go back to 15mm from stock.

I think I might extend the fins on the underside of the wing. That should help with the spin, since there isn't much vertical surface under there.

good idea! Let us know how the test goes.

"Im wondering if adding full throttle while in the death spin, would have pulled it out of it."

Thats what I do with my FJ and strykerC. Go WOT and point the nose down to regain airspeed, but if you don't have enough altitude it's best to just let it come down flat rather than try and end up nosing in.

Guys - stupid question. How does the prop go on? It's very loose. Does it need a little pursuasion to get it to stay?

Thats interesting? Should'nt be loose at all. Mine just slid right on with very little play.

The prop is not loose side to side. It just seems too easy to pull off. I'm concerned it will slide off during flight. I've attached a pic. Does yours have the same gap between the motor and the prop?

My prop adapter was loose too. I had to put some CA on the shaft to secure it.

Tried some taped on sub-fins as an experiment, although I didn't try to put it into a spin to see if they helped at all.

radjet_0001.wmv (1 min 29 sec)

good vid! but it doesnt count...You never took it up for the Death Spiral