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Post by jbartley1130 on Nov 25, 2010 0:40:27 GMT 1
I would love to get some input on flying with floats, as i just ordered some. I have a brushless motor, so power won't be a problem.
Curious what would happen if the plane noses over. Is your motor ruined? Any helpful tips/tricks would be most appreciated.
Thanks,
John
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Post by alaskabliss on Nov 25, 2010 17:07:39 GMT 1
Flying floats is a little different . The plane will fly with a heavy slower feeling when manuvering. Not sure about what motor you have or how much more power than the stock cub, but take offs will be longer. I have never nosed mine over so not sure how the motor would handle the water. You will be suprised how stable the plane is on the water
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Post by killioughtta on Nov 25, 2010 17:41:31 GMT 1
Like alaskabliss said, it it slightly heavier and flies slower because of the added weight and drag; also, the vertical center of gravity is affected since the added weight is lower, so loops and other maneuvers will feel "off." Practice easy-flying a lot before you get into more advanced flight.
Take-offs and landings are ALWAYS done on the "step" of the floats (the slimmer back-half). This means you must apply full up-elevator during take-off in order to bring the tail way down. If the floats stay on the larger, front pontoons, the water resistance will not let the plane take off smoothly and you may take-off too suddenly and flip the plane over. Same applies while landing, if you do not land on the step, the resistance may be too great and the plane may flip forward immediately.
Talking of flipping forward, I know what will happen to a brushless motor if you nose-ove in water ;D If you do, cut the power immediately and recover your plane. Remove the battery and any electronics that can be easily detached. Use a hair dryer on low-heat to dry the electronics and motor a bit (DO NOT use a heat gun). The motor will retain water inside and it's very hard to dry it with a hair dryer so just leave the plane (or motor, if detached) outside in the day but under shade to dry.
That's exactly what happened to me and what I did about 2 weeks ago. After using the hair dryer for a few hours, the motor was "skipping" as if it had shorted or there was something stock in the magnets. My ESC would shut everything off and back on. I thought the motor was done for sure but I left the plane outside in the balcony. The next day, when I went to put in a new motor, I decided to test it again and, to my amazement, it was working fine! I ran it for 10 minutes and it was not showing any signs of damage. I figured either it just needed to dry further or the RC elves came out at night and swapped the motor out for a new one. lol
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Post by john66 on Nov 26, 2010 0:18:31 GMT 1
RC elves without a doubt. FACT!
John
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Post by Legot on Nov 28, 2010 11:20:34 GMT 1
Yess!! I knew it! They're the one's who took my spare servos!
Motors in general, both brushed and brushless, will take water, they will usually survive it, ESCs might not, but the motor will, unless of course the Elves lived in the pond and filled the motor with dirt
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