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Cuchulain

Cuchulain

Cuchulain

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Payday today so I took a 40 minute drive to my local model shop and purchased the following:

Seagull Boomerang Sport Trainer (ARTF, comes with almost all fittings)
Thunder Tiger Pro .46 2 stroke
2 Glow plugs
Rechargeable Glow Starter
Glow plug spanner
2m Silicon Fuel Tubing
Fuel filler bottle
4 x Futaba S148 standard servos
1700mAh Receiver Pack
10 x 7 Propeller

I have Spektrum DX7 radio gear to plumb into it already and I'll start the engine using a bit of wood or something rather than fork out for a starter at the moment. (I'm getting a fully kitted out Hangar 9 flight box next month anyway)

Is there anything obvious I've missed that'll stop me flying in the meantime?

Thanks.
 
Skill?


Just kidding - I fly electric so not too up on your requirements but looks OK. Presume you have a charger for the receiver pack?
 
Skidder said:
Skill?


Just kidding - I fly electric so not too up on your requirements but looks OK. Presume you have a charger for the receiver pack?
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I have a Trex 450 heli. I can fly nose in/circuits and I had a T28 Trojan (lecky) which I had no bother flying so I should (hopefully) be ok with a 'sports trainer'. Already have a charger for the receiver pack.

Looks like I pretty much have everything, just need to find time to build the thing now.
 
Cuchulain said:
I have a Trex 450 heli. I can fly nose in/circuits and I had a T28 Trojan (lecky) which I had no bother flying so I should (hopefully) be ok with a 'sports trainer'. Already have a charger for the receiver pack.

Looks like I pretty much have everything, just need to find time to build the thing now.
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Cool, I have a trex 450 and 500 and fly scratchbuilt foamie planes of all descriptions. Just finishing my first balsa plane - Clipped Wing Cub. Planes are so easy compared to helis you'll be grand. Planes I can do all basic aerobatics, hover a bit and some basic 3d, helis I can just do gentle circuits! Started both at same time.
 
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Skidder said:
Cool, I have a trex 450 and 500 and fly scratchbuilt foamie planes of all descriptions. Just finishing my first balsa plane - Clipped Wing Cub. Planes are so easy compared to helis you'll be grand. Planes I can do all basic aerobatics, hover a bit and some basic 3d, helis I can just do gentle circuits! Started both at same time.
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I'm tempted to get into scratch building foamies myself but wouldn't have any idea where to start, presumably you need some kind of hot wire cutter to shape the foam stock?
 
Cuchulain said:
I'm tempted to get into scratch building foamies myself but wouldn't have any idea where to start, presumably you need some kind of hot wire cutter to shape the foam stock?
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Where to start:

http://www.rcgroups.com/foamies-scratchbuilt-428/

really friendly forum with tonnes of free plans and the designers only too glad to asnwer your questions as you go along

Whether you use depron (used under flooring and easily available from places like B&Q - cheap but prone to damage) or EPP (have to order from places like foamfly.com a bit more expensive and very flexible so needs strengthening with carbon fibre or similar but virtually indestructible) you can cut with a sharp blade. I've built about 10 planes without a wire cutter.

You can get lipos, chargers (incredbibly cheap and better than high end stuff I've bought in the UK), cheap motors, ESCs and servos from:

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_index.asp

As you have the radio gear you could get a foamy in the air for peanuts giving you something to hammer around the local park.

On RC Groups I have built:

the BluCub (easy flying piper cub which you can build from depron or EPP but there are different threads for these options)

Infineon biplane - current favourite which will 3D or do fast aerobatics but can also be flown at walking pace

Nasty - good low wing 3d trainer

Sumo - strange design which works with the prop in the middle - indestructable fun

Nutball - takes less than 2 hours to build and is a brilliant rudder elevator plane which is more capable than it should be - can be rolled, looped, harriered all without ailerons

Few others of less note. You could try a nutball out as a great quick first step and be practising while you build your others.
 
Skidder said:
Where to start:

http://www.rcgroups.com/foamies-scratchbuilt-428/

really friendly forum with tonnes of free plans and the designers only too glad to asnwer your questions as you go along

Whether you use depron (used under flooring and easily available from places like B&Q - cheap but prone to damage) or EPP (have to order from places like foamfly.com a bit more expensive and very flexible so needs strengthening with carbon fibre or similar but virtually indestructible) you can cut with a sharp blade. I've built about 10 planes without a wire cutter.

You can get lipos, chargers (incredbibly cheap and better than high end stuff I've bought in the UK), cheap motors, ESCs and servos from:

http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_index.asp

As you have the radio gear you could get a foamy in the air for peanuts giving you something to hammer around the local park.

On RC Groups I have built:

the BluCub (easy flying piper cub which you can build from depron or EPP but there are different threads for these options)

Infineon biplane - current favourite which will 3D or do fast aerobatics but can also be flown at walking pace

Nasty - good low wing 3d trainer

Sumo - strange design which works with the prop in the middle - indestructable fun

Nutball - takes less than 2 hours to build and is a brilliant rudder elevator plane which is more capable than it should be - can be rolled, looped, harriered all without ailerons

Few others of less note. You could try a nutball out as a great quick first step and be practising while you build your others.
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Ahhh hobbycity, I've spent so much money there over the last 6 months it's unreal, Turnigy motors and ESC's, Lipos, glue .. seem to end up ordering at least once a week.
 
Cuchulain said:
Ahhh hobbycity, I've spent so much money there over the last 6 months it's unreal, Turnigy motors and ESC's, Lipos, glue .. seem to end up ordering at least once a week.
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:D I daren't count how many of their lipos I have

Well if you've got all the gear already, you just need a plan, some foam and a sharp knife. No excuse!
 
Skidder said:
:D I daren't count how many of their lipos I have

Well if you've got all the gear already, you just need a plan, some foam and a sharp knife. No excuse!
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The Zippy 3S 2100's for $18, I've got 10 of them! I'll have a scour through rcgroups.com, have been a member for a while but never ventured into the foamies section other than to browse through the t28 thread(s)
 
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