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    Fly Low In "Middle East" --Joe flies for the Prince of Dubai"

    Got to meet the Prince today.:)
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    Fly Low In "Middle East" --Joe flies for the Prince of Dubai"

    Thanks everyone for the kind words and support. :) I am really glad we can share this with so many people. Today we are heading to the drop zone to see the competitors get in some last minute practice. Then later today we are heading back to the hangar to put decals on the 103 and test fly...
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    Fly Low In "Middle East" --Joe flies for the Prince of Dubai"

    Made it to Dubai. The flight was great. Comfortable seats, great food, great service, and no motion sickness. :rolleyes: Dad should have some pics up soon.
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    Careful! Should you seal your hinges?

    Very cool. I've sealed a few but didn't notice any difference. Looks like it made a big difference on the lazer!! Any idea how big of hinge gap you had?
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    3DHobbyShop 51" AJ Slick

    Castle controllers have a hard cutoff for the default settings. Battery voltage can really drop on long uplines and full throttle tumbles and ke spins. If the voltage drops below the cutoff value, the motor will shutoff. If you go to idle and back up the motor begin to run again. How old are...
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    3dhs 92" edge 540 !!!

    It's suppose to be a ke snap. Leave the rudder in for it :)
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    3dhs 92" edge 540 !!!

    The weather was perfect yesterday so we decided to go out and get some more footage of this plane. Still running same setup: Hacker Q80-8M Falcon Gas 24x9 Castle HV160 Smartfly Sport Plus Futaba BLS157 all around
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    Dumb Thumb?

    Haha, no reason to lie about it. I am human. :p
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    Dumb Thumb?

    Yeah, for awhile I thought the reason it locked up in the spin was because of the equipment issues I discovered right after that. I took a few planes out to the field to try and recreate the locked up spin (but much higher, lol). After a few attempts, I discovered that if you leave the engine...
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    Dumb Thumb?

    Yeah, unfortunately I piled a 104 in at XFC this past year. I will say I learned a lot from my mistake though and I'm also extremely happy it crashed when it did. I quickly discovered right after that that I was having some equipment difficulties which could have caused harm to things that are...
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    Gas related questions

    I use Tygon fuel tubing. I change clunk lines every season but I haven't had the same gas plane for 2 years so I am not sure how long I could go before changing all of the other lines. I use a weighted pickup. We use 87 with Stihl HP Ultra at 50:1
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    Is lighter always better?

    This is a great question. Simply said, I think there is a happy medium when it comes to airplane weight. I do think a plane can be too light, and they can obviously be too heavy. I don't like planes that are too light, they make it difficult to 3D imo. One major thing is wing rock. You get wing...
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    Tips/Secrets for non-destructive Harrier Landings?

    Hey Moose, There are really two different ways to do a harrier landing. One way is to basically just bring the plane in doing a harrier, keep bringing it lower and lower, when the rudder is just an inch or so above the ground, chop the throttle and the plane will land. This can be ruff on...
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    Discussion aileron differential??

    Sweet!!! Thanks for posting!!:thumbup:
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    Discussion aileron differential??

    I've always found it hard to determine if there is an aileron differential issue while flying straight and level because gravity is also if affecting the wings. If you are on a power off downline then gravity isnt affecting what the wings are doing which simply means its much simpler to see if...
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    Discussion aileron differential??

    Hey Jason, I'm not familiar with the DX8's differential menu so I can't be much help there. I went and read the dx8 manual but it doesn't make sense to me without having the radio in my hands to experiment with. Some guy posted in another forum to start with a positive 3%. I am not sure if...
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    Discussion aileron differential??

    Adverse yaw (what aileron differential fixes) is caused because the wing with the aileron traveling down experiences more drag than the wing with the aileron traveling up when they are setup up for equal throw that is. This means that when you roll to the right, the left wing has more drag on it...
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    Extra or Slick

    Hey Trill, I really don't like to get into the discussion of extra vs. slick because I simply don't believe one is better than the other. The simplest way to describe the airplanes is to say that they are "different." I flew the slick for my first king50, 2 XFCs, and 2 full flying seasons...
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    airframe life

    I've never had to replace an airframe due to it becoming weak or anything like that. I usually keep planes for one season before I sell it so I don't really know how long one would last. My oldest plane is 2 years old now which is my 71. It has tons and tons of flights on it and is still going...
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    Dual rates

    Hey Rob, Thanks a bunch for answering this question!! I will definitely take you up on the offer to fly the T-28 :D Joe
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