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  1. AKNick

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    Oh boy!! That must be exciting to get to this point ya??!
  2. AKNick

    20cc Pattern Plane for Practice

    I've wondered about doing this as well. would a MoAssed 65 take a bigger powerplant than a 20cc?
  3. AKNick

    Build: EF 88" Edge 540T

    5-10 times a year!?!? dude.... not cool! The weather here in Southeast AK is pretty bad.... is that why your moving? better flying weather??? I'll be following your report of the EME70, @Bipenut53 did a review on this motor as well and has nothing but good things to say about it.
  4. AKNick

    Aileron Differential: Why it’s so important and how to set it up

    Good Article. I've had adverse yaw in a H9 hellcat that was pretty bad. I couldn't turn with out rudder (plane skid through the air). One thing to keep in mind is that some aerobatic planes are very symmetrical so the lift coefficient is the same on either side of the wing (top and bottom)...
  5. AKNick

    Attention, Hobby Flyers: Come Monday Some Of You May Need An FAA Drone Pilot Certificate.

    Keep in mind that if you use a buddy box the PIC (pilot in control) could be the person without the goggles making this not a true FPV thus falling under the original ruling for section 336. This isn't new news really. I'm not sure I would trust the Forbes interview personally. I think the...
  6. AKNick

    Aerobeez 78" Extra 330 Raiden Build Guide

    Way cool man. Looking forward to some more build & pics!!!
  7. AKNick

    Attention, Hobby Flyers: Come Monday Some Of You May Need An FAA Drone Pilot Certificate.

    can you get a link to that press release please? Only thing I can find on the FAA website is for commercial drone operators. there is a little thing on Forbes talking about monday we may have to get a license...but no data to back it up...
  8. AKNick

    Scale Top Flite P-40 Build Thread

    nice detail work Charles!
  9. AKNick

    Need some advice on a new 30cc 3D plane.

    This is what I would do if I could walk into a store and see one for myself... love the scheme. I have the electric 60" Extra 300EXP and am still tweaking it (CG and motor angle has way too much down thrust) but I bought it based on it's track record and I don't think it'll disappoint. I...
  10. AKNick

    NEW servo mount

    I dont like it... :thumbsdown: too heavy and can introduce RMI, and doesn't supply any cushion like the high quality plastic one does. :attaboy:
  11. AKNick

    NEW servo mount

    Do you have the flush cut type servo mount? You know the ones with less drag and aren't as sharp as razor blades?
  12. AKNick

    71" AJ Slick Building, Flying, and Questions

    Anybody use replacement control horns other than the OEM, they are out of stock (anybody know who else might have them?), cannot seem to find a replica with the square base. I'll probably get a couple from redwingRC/aerobeez or maybe try that 6star place (they dont list prices, but have the...
  13. AKNick

    AJ Laser 230z 73" Build Thread

    Old Pics, have been revised (look at the last pic). But I am not using a switch, just a deans connector. Doesn't get much more robust (HD) than that! So I'm not worrying about that. Thanks for the tip though
  14. AKNick

    New Aerobeez 48" Mini Banshee!!

    lookin good @Xpress !!
  15. AKNick

    AJ Laser 230z 73" Build Thread

    Thanks, I'm not really sure what to think of all of this. I'm also using the TechAero IBEC, I'm not using a switch just a deans connector, one single 2500mAh A123 with two HD rx input servo wires Y'd off to a single deans for the battery connection. I am going to assume this is an intermittent...
  16. AKNick

    New Twisted Hobbies Crack Fokker

    Motor Timing/Switching rate will do that I believe. Try increasing/decreasing it? http://www.castlecreations.com/support/documents/talon-user-guide.pdf
  17. AKNick

    AJ Laser 230z 73" Build Thread

    Interesting, I'll have to look this up. Thanks @caf2461 been a Futaba guy for 15 years or so. never had a problem. Funny, I was thinking it could have been a vibration issue. I pretty much had the receiver stuck to the fuse with sticky velcro and wraped in velcro, so overheating may not be the...
  18. AKNick

    Need some advice on a new 30cc 3D plane.

    Nice! You all are making me want to get a non-slicked 540 again, had my reservations but seems like I just had a bad experience before with lesser quality models. Do you guys know if the demonstrator is just a scheme or is it modified from the other 540 versions that 3DHS makes? Edit: it's...
  19. AKNick

    Need some advice on a new 30cc 3D plane.

    OK there you have it from the pros! It's possible that the airfoils I have flown have a thin symmetrical airfoil with a heavier wing loading which would make any aircraft snappy and even worse stall (snappy) tendencies at high alpha. So trust @Xpress who have flown probably a lot more Edge540s...
  20. AKNick

    Need some advice on a new 30cc 3D plane.

    nice. I haven't flown the EF74 edge, but with most Edge540's I've noticed them to be snappy, whereas a slick tends to have a little better characteristics for the novice (more forgiving) and expert flyer. just my $.02 Maybe someone can shoot that thought down or confirm it? The Extreme Flight...
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