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Post by iandhunt on Apr 18, 2013 7:17:21 GMT 1
what would go in the sticky? I don't want to know how old your member is.....lol.
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Post by renard80 on Apr 18, 2013 23:18:17 GMT 1
what would go in the sticky? Ian, please see the suggestions in the early parts of this thread. |
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Post by flydiver on Apr 19, 2013 1:12:41 GMT 1
A bunch of really important stuff that newbies never read.
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Post by toff on Apr 20, 2013 22:48:15 GMT 1
Fritz: A bunch of really important stuff that newbies never read.
Newbies have to be interested to actually want to fly, and a successful flight is what takes that.
Whilst I have been crowing the SC's training ability for the last few years, I have recently flown a HZ stratos trainer ( not mine), and, in all honesty, it was easier to fly than the HZ SC, by a mile...
It practically flew itself, and went where I wanted it to ( even with a slight wind).
Hmm, easy flying got even easier......
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Post by hghost on Apr 21, 2013 0:15:08 GMT 1
YES NEWBIE ...Must have Newbie sticker......we all are in so many different time zones and across the fast waters from one another...it would be nice for the experienced to post good info to us newbie's especially us older ones who have enough trouble navigating around the forum.....a one place ask and answer for us would be Nice...........every little bit is a plus to me.....So I am all for it
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Post by Crazy Horse on Apr 21, 2013 7:16:29 GMT 1
My tuppence worth.
BEFORE I flew, I spent a long time, many months, reading this forum and finding the answers to most of my questions. One question answered leads to another question or two. This is the case with everything you learn in life, not just this hobby. Each person has different questions and abilities.
What I did was to create a main folder for myself, then sub-folders. Within these, I bookmarked the posts that I thought I might need to refer to again. It has proved invaluable.
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Post by iandhunt on Apr 21, 2013 7:23:03 GMT 1
Do you realize how incredibly long this thread would be? Most people give up looking for stuff on the Internet in under 5 minutes. I read what is in the sticky earlier....I was assuming you had more to add. We already have categories concerning all parts of the airframe and electronics on the main page....I guess you could hard link all of them into a sticky thread and essentially have a table of contents INSIDE a table of contents.... If this board was smaller i.e. fewer threads....I would find it practical, but from an organization and content aspect I think that it would be more of a pain in the butt. If you see just hard linking everything into one thread then maybe it would be easy. I see you guys are implementing an upgrade....would a month be enough time to gather all these resources? I should save to my clipboard "Look in the sticky thread!". There is never going to be a one stop shop and if it is generalized too much it won't be very useful. It just seems like more work and less results. Just my 2 cents....
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Post by Crazy Horse on Apr 21, 2013 11:10:29 GMT 1
Opinion seems somewhat divided on this one chaps. If there is to be a beginners sticky, then fine, it is certainly not for me to say either way gentlemen. I felt that if I wanted to enjoy this hobby, I should put the work in for myself first, as much as I could (see above post regarding my bookmarking). Also, the excellent you-tube videos by necubflyer are probably about as good as you will ever see and the video as recommended by Dillzio for the six important mods to complete before flying. They taught me a lot. Of course, all new fliers want to get up in the air asap, I quite understand and appreciate that, but a bit of searching for yourself would not go amiss, and let's face it this is a darn good forum, easily navigated, excellent headings about almost everything. I am happy to help anyone within my very limited knowledge, but a little reading for yourself first please. Shoot me down in flames on this one if you will, just my humble opinion.  |
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Post by flydiver on Apr 21, 2013 13:58:47 GMT 1
OK, here you go. Come back AFTER you have actually read ALL of it. That's how long the sticky would have to be. Everything You Wanted To Know About Electric Powered Flight www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=31368Note - I suggest you bookmark it. I will also tell you that it won't give you specific information on any specific plane. So it won't tell you where to get a motor mount for the Cub, how to carve out the battery box, put ailerons in, or swap out electrics. OTOH, ALL that has been asked in this forum about a 100 times and been answered almost as many. Some folks will actually take the time to read it. They are rare. OTOH I've pissed a couple people off in this forum because they asked a question and the same question had been asked in the same thread the question before them. It was right there, all they had to do was look at it for 5 seconds. I took them to task for being incredibly lazy. Some people have already heard this from me: Flying is easy, the electrics are hard. This is like a 10 credit, 2 semester college class. Expect to spend 2 hours a day for 6 months to get a real handle on it. I spent 2 diligent weeks one time just figuring out ESC. Most people who have been flying for years don't even have a clue what they really do and how they work. You know folks used to spend months building a balsa plane, learning how to cover it, and could trash it just like you trash the Cub....in seconds. Now it's RTF's. People actually think assembly is building. I don't even build. I've constructed some foamies out of foam, which is as close as I've gotten. I did learn to rewind motors, that's kind of fun and you end up with way better motors. That took weeks to learn too. |
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Post by Crazy Horse on Apr 21, 2013 16:02:03 GMT 1
Fly, Regarding your last post. Have I managed to P you off or offend you in some way? If so, it is unknown to me and completely unintentional.  Regards, CH |
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Post by hghost on Apr 22, 2013 0:01:05 GMT 1
Thank You Flydiver for another great article.....it will take some time to read through this info...and even longer to understand it...But worth the time and effort .
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Post by flydiver on Apr 22, 2013 4:09:04 GMT 1
Fly, Regarding your last post. Have I managed to P you off or offend you in some way? If so, it is unknown to me and completely unintentional. Regards, CH Absolutely not. I'm in favor of 'stickies' or single sources of information. I was trying to point out that this sport is diverse enough and complex enough that given people's propensity to ask before they research I'm not certain how effective the idea is. The article was to show both how complex the task is, and at the same time the limits of even an article of that depth. Re-reading the post I was pretty abrupt the way I presented it. I wish I had a better solution rather than just point out the problems. I'm pretty good at that.....  FWIW, it sounds like your approach is much like mine. I'm just several years and an embarrassing amount of time reading ahead of you. Like everyone I didn't know squat when I started. I still don't know diddly about 'real' airplanes. When the guys at our field (a couple being actual pilots) start talking about it, I can contribute nothing. Several of them can fly my thumbs off with no effort, but I'm good at gathering, cataloging, and retrieving information. |
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Post by hghost on Apr 23, 2013 0:37:10 GMT 1
I guess many people use their Cub all year round.Some I guess do not fly in winter. How do YOU store your Cub ? Wall Mount, Ceiling Mount, store in the rafters ? Did you make a carrying contraption to keep your Cub in for storage and travel purposes ? Just what is your means of storage ?
Me ? , I have many planes hanging around ( non flying ones). I am making a soft hanger to hang it on the ceiling when not in use. with easy disconnect to easily remove and replace as needed.
Just like in the old days ( my days still) when fishing line is tied to small hooks in the ceiling to mount those plastic models for display, this will be made that way, except with cloth and foam bands to softly cradle my cub , so it will not break or be bounced around when the wind blows through screened windows in the summer months.
Easily to be taken down and put back at the end of the day.
I have an old Balsa Piper Cub hanging in the rafters of an old out building, the wing laying beside the fuselage. across them.
How and where do you store your Cub when not in flight ?
Just curious.
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Post by hghost on Apr 23, 2013 0:38:02 GMT 1
I see many Mods done to the SC. Of course all Mods change weight and a tail heavy and or an extreme nose heavy plane equals disaster.
I see video's and talk about Checking CG and one with a unique cloths hanger jig to check CG.
My question and wonder is when checking CG and if a tail heavy or nose heavy plane, many suggest buying lead weights that stick on to add weight either on the nose or tail. On the cub the Nose cowl would be a nice place to hide some weight, but in case of a nose heavy plane, what would one do with the tail weight ? Being foam and no place to hide any weight, any suggestions ?
And instead of using lead weights , what else is a good idea to add to adjust the CG ? Is there a better way to adjust CG without adding weights ?
And another question when adding larger wheels,wood on wing saddle and battery box reinforcements, clear tape covering, I am sure they all change the CG and add weight, will the stock Cub handle the weight changes ( adding weight for example ) ? I purchased the New Super Cub DSM RTF.....how much can the Cub Stock version stand before one would have to have a larger motor, which would need a different battery and a different ESC to handle it all ?
How much is to much ?
Seems the Cub has plenty of power as is Stock and could stand some added weight, but seriously, how much is to much ?
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