3dbandit
100cc
Cool how well that smoke oil worked.
Terrible thread they have got going on over there, some of those individuals should be ashamed for what they said.
Cool how well that smoke oil worked.
Terrible thread they have got going on over there, some of those individuals should be ashamed for what they said.
SnowDog
Moderator
Hey guys, we had a great weekend of flying on Saturday and Sunday. A bunch of guys at the field, lots of planes, a few crashes
and tuning of engines and buddy boxing with pilot trainees and even some flying of my own! Got to fly the 65" Vyper again (first time this season) and what a joy...so much fun to fly. Also had a bunch of fun with my 51 Slick doing low harriers and working on my rolling harriers.
Also brought out the Twist 60 on Sunday; the Saito FA-115 fired right up and off it went...I love the sound of this engine! Did a bunch of hovering, some harriers, some floating on the wind, and I spent one whole tank flying upside down, getting lower and lower. This plane is balanced so that I can fly inverted with hands off and she will just fly along straight and level! It was actually very relaxing to fly this plane yesterday.
Another club member has a Twist 150 with an ST 2300 which is fairly new. He was having trouble getting the needles set on this engine...he flew it for a while then landed saying it wasn't running right. I tried to help him tune it, but wasn't able to offer much help.
Another club member named Mike brought out his Extreme Flight 78" Yak-54 which he has had for a few years. He mentioned something about having to be careful with this plane since they don't make it anymore and there are no spare parts. I was flying my Vyper and he was flying his Yak when I heard an "oh sh&*$))$" followed by a loud crunch...you all know the sound I'm talking about, right? Sure enough it was his Yak-54 which had just nosed in hard into the cornfield....evidently he lost elevator control while he was doing some big loops and he had no control while he watched it pile in. Not sure yet what happened, but the plane was totalled...nothing left forward of the wing root, and not sure yet if any damage was done to his massive OS 1.60 two stroke motor.
I'm grateful that I didn't crash any planes yesterday and grateful that we had such good flying weather for a change. Sunny and high 70's/low 80's with winds around 10. Hope the remaining FLI's for this year have this kind of weather!
Also brought out the Twist 60 on Sunday; the Saito FA-115 fired right up and off it went...I love the sound of this engine! Did a bunch of hovering, some harriers, some floating on the wind, and I spent one whole tank flying upside down, getting lower and lower. This plane is balanced so that I can fly inverted with hands off and she will just fly along straight and level! It was actually very relaxing to fly this plane yesterday.
Another club member has a Twist 150 with an ST 2300 which is fairly new. He was having trouble getting the needles set on this engine...he flew it for a while then landed saying it wasn't running right. I tried to help him tune it, but wasn't able to offer much help.
Another club member named Mike brought out his Extreme Flight 78" Yak-54 which he has had for a few years. He mentioned something about having to be careful with this plane since they don't make it anymore and there are no spare parts. I was flying my Vyper and he was flying his Yak when I heard an "oh sh&*$))$" followed by a loud crunch...you all know the sound I'm talking about, right? Sure enough it was his Yak-54 which had just nosed in hard into the cornfield....evidently he lost elevator control while he was doing some big loops and he had no control while he watched it pile in. Not sure yet what happened, but the plane was totalled...nothing left forward of the wing root, and not sure yet if any damage was done to his massive OS 1.60 two stroke motor.
I'm grateful that I didn't crash any planes yesterday and grateful that we had such good flying weather for a change. Sunny and high 70's/low 80's with winds around 10. Hope the remaining FLI's for this year have this kind of weather!
Ohio AV8TOR
Just Do It
I have never considered smoke worth the effort but those results may change my mind. For me though it would be more for the scale high speed maneuvers and not to pop a smoke grenade on the flight line.
gyro
GSN Contributor
+10000!
njswede
150cc
Yes, absolutely! The 103g is rated for 45W, so you should go at least with a 50A. Never EVER over amp an ESC! Over amping a motor is less serious, unless you fly at constant WOT. Overamping an ESC can lead to a complete burnout of the ESC and BEC. Sure, the better ones have some margins built in, but it's still a bad idea to over amp like that!