andy
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Post by andy on May 1, 2011 6:44:16 GMT 1
Hi guys.
Not sure if this is the right place to be signing up and posting, but I've just purchased myself a Hobbyzone Mini Super Cub from my local hobby store.
I'm a qualified private pilot and have wanted a RC plane since I was a kid, and was advised this was a good one to get started with. During my first flight the other evening I crashed and the wheels popped off, no other damage though.
Rain and wind are forecast for the next few days where I live in Auckland, New Zealand, so I'm spending my time scouring the net watching vids and looking for tips/advice.
I've heard the 'FMS' sim is a must-have training program but can't find it anywhere... does anyone have a working link? I've been trying the Clearview demo sim at the moment.
Anyway, if anyone can point me in the right direction or give me some hints/tips, I'd really appreciate it.
Cheers, Andy.
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Post by john66 on May 1, 2011 7:07:39 GMT 1
Hi Andy
Welcome, good to have you on board!
Best advice I can give is stock up on glue and tape and be prepared for the never ending cycle of, fly / crash / repair. This will never change, just the time between each may grow longer!
Good luck and look forward to hearing from you more.
John
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Post by Dillzio on May 1, 2011 10:44:16 GMT 1
Sorry Andy, we're all full of New Zealanders here mate, move along, nothing to see here - I understand that this may be a little complex for your fragile Kiwi mind to comprehend, so I'll break it down in language you can understand.
Imaging the forum here is a sheep farm, with lots of different paddocks for all the different types of sheep. Each paddock is separate from the others (to prevent interbreeding, not something your people would generally identify as a bad thing but we try to avoid it), and each paddock can only hold so many sheep. Well, one of our paddocks is full mate, and it just happens to be the one we'd put the New Zealanders in. It's nothing personal against you, it's just a sheep thing (which as a New Zelander, I know you will understand).
Thanks for stopping by anyway mate, perhaps some other time.
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Post by Dillzio on May 1, 2011 10:45:27 GMT 1
Sorry, that was just too mean, even for me.
Welcome to the club Andy!
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Post by cubcruncher on May 1, 2011 14:03:32 GMT 1
LMAO, ;D Don't worry about Dill he's got a sad on, all the Australia sheep have foot and mouth and there all about to be put down, So it seams there's going to lots of space after all lol. Well come to the Club
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Post by john66 on May 1, 2011 14:57:16 GMT 1
Each paddock is separate from the others (to prevent interbreeding, not something your people would generally identify as a bad thing but we try to avoid it) Weird isnt it, how Aussie racism never seems so bad, its more like the kind of racism your grandparents would have had. A far more innocent/naive kinda racism from a bygone era. Awwwww, bless! ;D John
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Post by renard80 on May 1, 2011 22:27:41 GMT 1
Hi Andy, and welcome aboard. Yes, you must forgive Dylan. As you know, virtually all Aussies are descended from the riff-raff we deported from This Blessed Plot centuries ago. Ever since we graciously granted them freedom, they have been struggling to come to terms with good manners and civilised living. We let them export Crocodile Dundee, Dame Edna Everage, Rolf Harris and their Cultural Attache to the UK, Sir Les Pattison, but we refuse to accept any more of them, no matter how much they plead to leave that sun-baked island they call 'home'. So, it is a privilege to have someone here from NZ, a civilised nation so much more like dear old England. And we love your lamb! (My Welsh brother-in-law, a farmer, loves his sheep, too, but the law hasn't caught up with him yet.) As to FMS, you may find this site useful: www.myrcguides.com/FMS.html(PS: I have to grudgingly admit that Dylan does know a thing or two about RC planes. So he's not all bad . . . ;D)
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andy
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Post by andy on May 1, 2011 23:31:00 GMT 1
Haha, cheers guys It's ok, I'm actually British by birth, moved to NZ in 2003 so I don't take any offense. I saw 'Location: Adelaide' under Dillzio's post and immediately knew the score! Thanks for the FMS link- I'll download that asap. Are there any super cup/mini super cub models available for it? I'm guessing it's like the grandfather of all RC simulators? Before I flew 'real' planes, I used to be almost addicted to Microsoft flight simulator and actually run a forum over at www.nzff.org. Also, my personal blog for all my flying activities can be viewed at ardmorepilot.blogspot.com/ for those interested (I hope those weren't too blatant a plug) So, back to RC stuff. After reading through popular topics here, I've come to the conclusion that I should pretty much wrap all the leading edges and fuselage of my mini super cub in clear packing tap, and reinforce the back of the wing saddle with a popsicle stick... any other big mods I need to do before I attempt to take to the sky again guys? Thanks again for the welcome!
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Post by cubcruncher on May 2, 2011 0:02:20 GMT 1
Hi Again
I would say that the wing saddle and battery box seat mod are the most important to do to a standard Cub, by all means tape her up but it's personnel preference. Bigger wheels are a good way to go too.
On youtube search 'necubflyer' and all the video's on the most common mods and what to do are there.
James
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andy
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Post by andy on May 2, 2011 0:03:32 GMT 1
Great, thanks cubcruncher!
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Post by renard80 on May 2, 2011 1:05:41 GMT 1
... any other big mods I need to do before I attempt to take to the sky again guys? If you keep snapping wing-strut hooks when crashing, don't buy new struts. Replace the hooks with paper clips. Straighten a paper clip. Heat one end and use the heated wire to carefully make a hole near the end of the broken strut. Push the clip through the hole and make several tight turns round the strut. It may be overkill, but I like to reinforce these turns with hot glue. Repeat with the other strut. Then feed the free ends of your paper clips through the plastic holes under your wings, where those pathetic hooks used to go. Bend the clips into hooks and you're done. Now when you crash, the paper clip hooks will take the strain much better - they won't snap off like those useless plastic hooks. This wasn't my idea. I found it on the website, forget who posted it but it works like a charm.
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andy
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Post by andy on May 2, 2011 9:18:07 GMT 1
renard80- my model doesn't actually wing struts. Is it worth making some?
What is their purpose exactly, just preventing tension and compression? I can't imagery the lift produced by such a small wing as on my aircraft model would be significant enough to require this, however, it may all be relevant?
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Post by renard80 on May 2, 2011 12:00:47 GMT 1
Sorry, Andy, I wrongly assumed you had the 'big' HobbyZone SC, which does have wing-struts.
I cannot say whether or no your Mini would benefit from having struts. I will leave that for more clever people to answer.
Certainly I have been advised that it is possible for the wings on the HZ SC to become so stressed in flight that they could 'fold' upwards unless they are restrained, usually by the struts but often people reinforce them with a carbon rod. You will find more about this by searching the website and elsewhere.
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