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Post by 60buick on Jul 4, 2007 21:31:30 GMT 1
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Post by mrmugen on Jul 4, 2007 21:36:39 GMT 1
So how did you count all your flights? And why? Curious......dang mine must have somewhere around that too. Never really thought about it.
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Post by 60buick on Jul 4, 2007 22:12:29 GMT 1
I count flights for maintenance reasons. I always remove the cowl and check everything every 10 flights. I always check my tail screws and pop the wing and check servo mounts and contol rods for fatigue and slop, every 20 flights, every fifty flights I spray a squirt of WD-40 in the motor and replace the rubber bands.
Every flight I give it a quick look over.
I accually have a pad of paper with the date, # of flights my super cub has completed and any problems encountered. Its kind of like a log just like we use on the fullscale aircraft.
It is really not necissary on the SC but once you start flying large gas planes and helicopters, vibration and fatige really start to be a factor you need to be meticulous with mantenace and inspection of your aircraft. I watch people lose them all the time because something broke or came loose. By having a maintanence schedule I catch things that could be future crashes. I like to think I have prevented a few, but they still happen. I lost the tailrotor on my T-Rex due to a mechanical failure twice, both times a different problem and missed when I looked at it during a preflight. Now I know how to check the belt pulleys for fatige and I check them more often so I won't have it happen again. I caught the firewall in one of my H9 Hellcats starting to seperate from the fuse and was able to repair it before having my plane fall from the sky. I would have missed it in a preflight but caught it in my tear down inspection.
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Post by mrmugen on Jul 4, 2007 22:17:24 GMT 1
Good idea. I always perform preflight inspections but never took notes as you did. I do the same for my boat while fishing......inspect and log hours used and any problems. I also log fish data this way. I suppose once your already used to doing it daily it just becomes routine. Kevin
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Post by flyinghigh on Jul 10, 2007 3:52:49 GMT 1
That's amazing. You must fly a lot! I've only got 20 flights in in one month and 4 days. I'd better get flying!
Your cub looks cool too. Love the cut out windows. Where did you get the windshield?
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Post by 60buick on Jul 10, 2007 4:18:42 GMT 1
the windshield is just a piece of lexan from the package a die cast car came in. A 2 liter coke bottle would also work but it is heavier.
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Post by cybersoft on Jul 16, 2007 5:19:29 GMT 1
60buick, Your Cub has flown the same as from Salt Lake City, USA to Dhahran in Saudi Arabia, this works out at exactly 12,334 km | 7,664 miles :-) Or, New York to London 2.2 times :-) Or for us UK guys, that's Edinburgh to London 23 times :-) Worked out using sandbox.hjalli.com/howfar/Nice looking plane by the way! |
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Post by kyle1745 on Jul 22, 2007 3:28:18 GMT 1
Very cool, and could you tell us what paint you used? How well has it held up?
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Post by 60buick on Jul 22, 2007 6:42:41 GMT 1
The only parts of the plane that were painted are the tail cowl and the wheel skirts. They were painted with Krylon Fusion and it holds up very well. The rest of the plane is covered in Orange Econocote. Its the same type of covering used on large wooden planes but has a lower adhesive temp and is lighter for small foam planes. It looks great (most people have to look twice to see in is foam) and adds 10xs the durability with little extra weight.
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Post by cjg on Jul 22, 2007 20:06:10 GMT 1
Just be careful about the wd40 in the motor. WD40 is actually a solvent/cleaner, not a lubricant. Over time it will soften and destroy plastic.
I clean my motors with denatured alcohol and then lube with a light plastic compatable oil from the hobby shop. I understand Mobile synthetic motor oil is also plastic compatible, and one quart would last a lifetime. Just get an eye dropper or a small syringe to apply to the bushings.
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