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Post by coupe1942 on Sept 16, 2013 12:22:03 GMT 1
I have seen some videos and read some into that suggests the idea that these skirts sometimes cause the Cub to snag a wheel when left as stock on the plane. The claim is that when the wheel and axle compress on a hard landing, the edge of the skirt can sort of trip the wheel by snagging it. The recommendation is always to trim the skirts, but I have yet seen exactly how much or just where this trimming is to take place on the skirt. Although I do have spares, I'd like to make this mod and not clip away more than necessary. I plan to punch in the holes to the skirts and use some thread to bind them in place on the rod. Anyone else done this mod and know what I am speaking of? How much is just right in trimming the skirts and where exactly do they get trimmed? Thanks for any info......
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Post by robert on Sept 16, 2013 18:29:00 GMT 1
Looks like you got the dubro 3" treaded super lites. Good choice. I'm running the same gear and have absolutely no grab from the skirt. I read the same posts that you did, and can't even physically make them touch the wheels at all and subsequently have had no problems with landing with no cuts made. I left that totally alone and my grass landings are smooth as the field I'm in.
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Post by flydiver on Sept 16, 2013 20:12:05 GMT 1
I fly off a semi-maintained grass field. No one uses skirts. They are a nuisance. So are 'scale-sized' wheels on grass. Go naked, go big, or take it in the nose.
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Post by renard80 on Sept 16, 2013 22:38:33 GMT 1
Yep, I too took the spats off, a very long time ago. One less thing to bother about, and I always suspected that they put too much adverse pressure on the battery box in hard landings. My naked legs flex and absorb the energy on landing, or so I fondly imagine. They can get pushed backwards over time, so need bending forwards occasionally.
Not saying I'm correct, it's just what I do.
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Post by robert on Sept 16, 2013 23:50:52 GMT 1
If you want to keep them on and trim them as some say you should I think the video that details what you're looking for is the one that is linked on the mods thread in this forum entitled the six must do mods before flying. I'll double check and return it necessary.
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Post by robert on Sept 16, 2013 23:56:09 GMT 1
Under tips and tricks called 6 beneficial mods before flying. I don't have the patience to watch the 14 minute clip again, but i think it might contain your information.
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Post by coupe1942 on Sept 17, 2013 0:24:50 GMT 1
Believe me, I viewed the video you mention, but he never really identifies in the video where exactly the cut is made. I decided not to do the cut anyway, as this is a trainer and I will learn as I go. My big wheels may not be impacted and need this cut, anyway. I have several other spares and I can always do it later to see what effect it has for my own plane. Like say, this is not a "have to do" type mod for anyone else. My tv U-verse was out all day long today and won't be fixed until late tomorrow. Because of that, I have some time on my hands to piddle around a bit. I am getting pretty good at piddling in my retirement age. :-)
Thanks for the input.
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Post by coupe1942 on Sept 17, 2013 0:27:47 GMT 1
I put a video up regarding this, but I believe it is in the tips section.
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Post by robert on Sept 17, 2013 0:39:11 GMT 1
so coupe, when are you going to take it up for a maiden flight? i remember your excitement when the box arrived late in the evening a week ago. my ups guy has my address last on his route so i know the clock slows down for the 6 to 7 pm hour..click......click.................click
i can't wait to read about your experience when you finally get around to putting her up there. i csan't believe the psatience that you exhibit. when mine arrived at 7pm it was on the table by 7:02. i was trimming, clipping, bending, cutting, melting, plugging and taping until just short of midnight then up in the air the next day. i'm geting impatient for you...c'mon!
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Post by coupe1942 on Sept 17, 2013 1:30:00 GMT 1
I may just use it solely to learn how to taxi through the parking lots around here. :-)
Believe me, I am still excited about it, but I am fighting against some other projects at the moment. My grand kiddos celebrate birthdays this weekend, even though their birthdays have already passed. I am doing some other mods that I want to finish out before any maiden flight. I have to also go searching for a decent field to piddle around in flying at. I am dead set in adding a prop saver and was excited to get them in the mail today, only to find that the company didn't send the rubber bands for them. No sweat, as I can run to the local Hobby Town store tomorrow. Any excuse to go there is a good thing. :-)
I am intentionally slowing down my enthusiasm so that I can actually enjoy things as they come. I am in no real rush to have my first crash, so I figure I have some more reading other sites and viewing videos regarding the Cub. Just finished off all of the pages of the Wattsflyer site and have finished these off here, too. My first planned event with this cub is to take it and run it on the ground for a couple of battery uses to run-in the motor and learn how to control it, put it into the wind, check my rudder and flaps and so forth. Probably no first flight for a bit just yet, but I am doing that with intent. Flydiver made a great comment about how quickly people slam in a battery and hit the road to fly. I want to keep the excitement going and the learning, too, so I'll be taking my time for a bit. It's killin' me, but its best for me that I start it out that way.
In all honesty, I am also looking at the prospects of purchasing a second Super Cub, too. Be nice to have one to keep completely stock. Not sure if my piggy bank can afford it just yet though. May end up being just a pipe dream, but I am seriously considering it.
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Post by flydiver on Sept 17, 2013 2:00:19 GMT 1
only to find that the company didn't send the rubber bands for them. No sweat, as I can run to the local Hobby Town store tomorrow. Any excuse to go there is a good thing. :-) Commercial places send O-rings. You can get those at a plumbing or hardware store. I don't recommend them. O-rings are designed for compression, not stretch. Latex tubing cut in thin bands are much better. Look at that link from Jack I sent you again. For that matter, just like a lot of string makes a rope, you can use small silicone bands women use to tie up their hair. These are about the size of a US dime and a half dozen usually do the job just fine. I quit using O-rings years ago.
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Post by chappyeight on Sept 17, 2013 2:05:12 GMT 1
Believe me, I viewed the video you mention, but he never really identifies in the video where exactly the cut is made. I went off this video
. I also went with 3" Dubros, but I chose the smooth version.
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Post by chappyeight on Sept 17, 2013 2:11:24 GMT 1
And this one...
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Post by coupe1942 on Sept 17, 2013 3:14:46 GMT 1
Yes, I did indeed look at the info you provided, flydiver. The surgical bands I probably have out in my garage (I am a retired RN) in some of the 101 different storage bins out there. I was just expecting everything to be included in the package or I would have already picked up or made some. It is on my list of to do stuff though. No hurry on them, as I have some other mods in the making at present.
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Post by coupe1942 on Sept 17, 2013 12:51:03 GMT 1
Bingo! That second video clip was exactly what I was looking for. It shows the actual cut where you can see just how it is done. I'll probably do up another set of skirts in that manner, as I have some spares to play about with when needed. I am also going to look at replacing that stock large Velcro strip for the battery with a thin one. Trying to reduce weight every way I can when possible.
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