lee213
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Mar 13, 2011 21:36:20 GMT 1
Post by lee213 on Mar 13, 2011 21:36:20 GMT 1
hi all I'm really new at RC i bought my second hand super cub last week its great and i love it the first time it flew my teacher at school flew it and it flew really well considering it was in gusts of about 18mph i did break the wing tip of it but I've got some foam glue and I'm going to fix it tomorrow my question is are the wing tips very weak and is it easy to make it stronger i was thinking of putting duct tape over the wing tips do you think it would be a good idea to do this or should i leave it and if it breaks fix it with foam glue thanks lee p.s its an old version 27mega hertz nimh battery converted to lipo by me
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Mar 14, 2011 0:47:11 GMT 1
Post by renard80 on Mar 14, 2011 0:47:11 GMT 1
Hi Lee and welcome aboard!
I began flying last year and after numerous hard landings I had lost lumps from both wing tips of my SC. Like you, I was concerned but the experienced flyers assured me that "these are tough little birds" and that it would fly perfectly well without repairing the wings. And they were right! The plane flies with no problem, despite those missing chunks of foam.
I will leave it for the more experienced members here to advise on repairs or covering the wings. However, I am pretty sure it will be OK for you to use light packing tape and / or to patch up with foam if you wish.
Incidentally, it is always nice to know where people hail from. Would you like to add your location to your profile? (No need to be precise, just your county or state and country will be fine.)
I hope you get loads of fun from your new plane.
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Mar 14, 2011 1:34:49 GMT 1
Post by cubcruncher on Mar 14, 2011 1:34:49 GMT 1
Hi Lee Welcome to the forum, the wing tips are not very strong, so just glue it up and get some while duck tape and run it around the wing tip, there is a post on this forum about gluing a flat piece of plastic to the underneath of the wing tip to give it some strength. When I was learning I cartwheeled my cub (too windy!) on landing and broke off the wing tip, I just glued it back on with some foam glue, epoxy glue can be used, and forgot about it. The best advice I can give you is get your landings perfect, always into wind, power down and she will float down, if you have not noticed, when adding near to, or full power she will climb on her own, take the power off and she will descend gently, use these characteristics to your advantage as little up or down input is needed to fly the Cub. Landing is the most critical part of flying so practice and treat her gently during this phase of your flying and she will reward you by landing on two wheels ;-) Another great tip is to get an RC flight simulator and practice and crash as much as you like, without risking any damage to your plane, learning this way really helps, when your out at the field. I know your eager to fly but the cub to be safe especially when learning should only be flow in light winds 8mph max, less is better as you have probably found out she was all over the sky in 18mph winds, also you will do allot less damage to her on calm days, if you check the wind on www.xcweather.co.uk/ you will notice there is a pattern to the wind, its calmer in the morning and evenings , get into the habit of checking the weather and wind data, that's what a real pilot does every time he flies best of all enjoy it ;D
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Mar 14, 2011 10:36:52 GMT 1
Post by cubcruncher on Mar 14, 2011 10:36:52 GMT 1
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Mar 15, 2011 0:02:31 GMT 1
Post by renard80 on Mar 15, 2011 0:02:31 GMT 1
Lots of sound advice there from cubcruncher, Lee. If I may add - one of the best things you can do is to get an experienced flyer to guide you as you learn. Your teacher sounds helpful in this respect. I wish someone had told me that. Instead, I believed all the hype about "anyone can fly this plane straight out of the box". Result - I crashed it every time I flew and got very, very disheartened. Fed up with ten second flights followed by major repairs. Often wondered if it was worthwhile. What a relief when I found guys who showed me where I was going wrong! Simple mistakes, but what a difference when they were explained to me. Others here have similar stories. So, if you are new to RC flying, find yourself a guru. ;D
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Mar 15, 2011 19:06:08 GMT 1
Post by geoff2474 on Mar 15, 2011 19:06:08 GMT 1
What a relief when I found guys who showed me where I was going wrong! Simple mistakes, but what a difference when they were explained to me. ;D Hi Renard What were the simple mistakes that you were making? perhaps they are the same as the ones I am making? Having said that, I had a great flight the other day in zero wind. WOW what a difference a few mph of wind makes. Geoff
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lee213
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Mar 16, 2011 0:22:06 GMT 1
Post by lee213 on Mar 16, 2011 0:22:06 GMT 1
hi everyone thanks for the advice i will post some pics of what i did to the wing tips soon i also changed the position of the battery which put the weight forward which really helps (of which i will also post some pics ) I did my first take off and landing today it was great very windy though it was hovering for the most of it it even went back wards on full throttle into wind i brought it round and luckily landed it safely it was amazing thanks again for the advice i will take all of it inboard lee
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Mar 16, 2011 0:39:07 GMT 1
Post by renard80 on Mar 16, 2011 0:39:07 GMT 1
[Hi Renard What were the simple mistakes that you were making? My most common mistakes were: 1. Not getting her high into the air as soon as possible, which meant that when things went wrong I was too close to the ground, no room to manouevre, and so ker-splattt!!! 2. Far too heavy on the stick - didn't realise that she needed just the lightest touch to respond. 3. Didn't realise that easing back slightly on the elevator stick when turning would prevent her veering downwards and ker-splattt!! 4. Not appreciating the need to be constantly adjusting the stick to keep the wings level. 5. When she's coming towards me and a wing drops (especially when landing) and I'm getting confused about which is right and left, a simple tip to remember is: ease the stick towards the drooping wing to regain level flight. For example, if the wing is drooping towards your right as you look at her, ease the stick towards the right also. And vice versa. It avoids all that "omigod, which is left, which is right" panic. 6. When landing, cut the throttle completely, let her glide in with some gentle elevation as necessary, then a little bit more elevation ("flare") immediately before touch down. I used to come in far too fast. All this is second nature to the old hands, but before it was pointed out to me I was forever crashing. Now improving all the time, thanks to the tuition! ;D
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Mar 16, 2011 11:10:03 GMT 1
Post by geoff2474 on Mar 16, 2011 11:10:03 GMT 1
[Hi Renard What were the simple mistakes that you were making? My most common mistakes were: ! ;D Thanks for that Renard I can certainly identify with a few of those. Sometimes knowing what to do and actually doing it quickly enough is my main issue. By the time I have sent the message from brain to stick, it can be too late. My most usual crash is from a spiral to the ground. Although trimmed OK in the air, I sometimes get into a spiral and just cannot react quick enough to recover. I do not appear to be able to get the plane on Clearview sim to go into this same spiral, If so I could practice recovery. Geoff
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