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  1. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    Yeah, well, I try to fight the voices in my head, but sometimes I lose. haha Good thing is I get to show you a few things about how the plane is built, and also I get to thin CA the hinge balsa blocks. :) This first pic not only shows the materials, design and workmanship, but also probably...
  2. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    I hear that about you. hehe
  3. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    Okay, yeah, so I walk in after dinner and Monkey is all, "Wtf did you do to the plane?!" And, I'm all, "Ah geez, you're kidding me man!" So, Monkey says, "What the hell did you do?!" And, I'm all, "What the hell did =you= do?!" Then he admits it, he was trying to pull off the black...
  4. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    Hi Sleepy! Not 0 of 8!!! 3 of 8!!! Watch carefully: Thanks for the welcome! And, I'm excited to fly the plane, too! Would happen a lot sooner if Monkey would stop customizing shite! haha (you'll see what I mean soon.)
  5. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    I know, man... and speaking of naughty monkeys, I busted Monkey mess'n with the Yak 55M! I'll post pics in a little bit...
  6. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    omg, here we go, I should have seen it coming. haha Mini nightmare going on over here, I'll post about it later after I "fix" it. haha
  7. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    Okay, the JR servos showed up today. The wing hardware that Aeroworks includes in the QB is in the background. AW gives you steel pushrods with a tool, quality balljoints and quality nuts and bolts. AW uses these pushrods and the plastic Hitec servo arms that come with the Hitec servos with no...
  8. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    I worked fast and neat, but I ran into some difficulties. I think I'll stay with gluing the surfaces first and then putting them into the plane after they have setup. Or, use a glue (gorilla?) that gives me an actual 15 minutes of working time. I made a video where I talk about this:
  9. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    That just sounds wrong. haha Got started on the hinging tonight while the wife was getting ready to be taken out to dinner. I told her to be ready in 10 minutes because I knew the glue (that I hadn't even mixed up yet) would be setup by then and so that's all the longer I could take. Here's...
  10. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    I've been using 22gage extensions, direct soldered and dean's, since pretty much day one. But, with these HV servos and LiPos I even want more. I found these 20gage, gold connector, extensions at www.taildraggerrc.com . I have a tough time crimping 22gage, I'm impressed that they can get 20gage...
  11. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    I popped the hatch and the intention becomes clear. Sculpted roundish fuse, bracing, and mostly sheeted. This is really more of a custom kit built in China than what you think of when you say ARF. it really looks like it would go 10 seasons with no trouble at all, as well. The RX tray is...
  12. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    Two of you guys are running the Hitec 9380s? I feel so left out! Okay, well, even though I've seen these water bottle tanks for years and had them in my 3W planes... I never got around to getting a PSP water bottle fuel tank. I tried one in my Sukhoi and it's working great and is 3oz lighter...
  13. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    That's what I'm hearing, but if you do a search anywhere it's hard to find anyone running them. :O
  14. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    He is a loose cannon. haha I kid! I kid! ;) But, it is interesting, I mean who has actually flown the latest brushless servos from all the manufacturers to make a true comparison? In cars the Hitec is said to be the best. I hear in planes the JR, but then there is also the Futaba...
  15. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    Me too... this video made me optimistic about that. The first part is what I like to call "pin dot" video camera work. haha But when he harrier rolls down the runway the plane looks good!
  16. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    I'm thinking about JR servos for this plane (Hitec is still backordered on the Brushless servos for a couple of months). Maybe the: JR MPH83T MK II Linear Hall Sensor Brushless Torque Servo that Tavis (aka Buttface, although I don't know why he calls himself that, he's a handsome man... I say...
  17. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    Ha! Definitely the most use I ever got out of it! :)
  18. Joe Hunt

    IMAC Carden Pro 124 Build, My Dream Plane

    +1
  19. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    I'm going with a DA-170 on RE3 tune pipes like I did with the Sukhoi because... well?... the engine makes tons of power but what I love is the sound of those pipes! So sophisticated! I do like the sound of the 3W 170 on Pefa cans, too. And, I hear a lot about ZDZ, DLE, and GP, but I have not...
  20. Joe Hunt

    Assembly: Aeroworks QB 150cc Yak 55M

    The wheel pants are a 1/2 oz each lighter. The Tires are about 3 oz lighter each. That's another 7 oz. So, stock to stock, I could easily see the Yak 55m coming in exactly the same weight as the Suhkoi. Which I would be very happy about. I'll weigh them both RTF when the Yak 55m is assembled.
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