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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Second fight today, 2 1/2 pounds nose weight, aileron differential. Not a good flying day, 90 degree cross wind. Not feeling the love yet, made one rectangle circuit and landed. Better than last week but still a long way to go. Doesn't like cross wind for sure.
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Been thinking about the construction details. Hoping this plane will be an everyday flyer much like the original. My current line of thinking of course subject to change is as follows; Wings will be foam rib construction with wing tube rather than the box spar design. The 25% scale version...
  3. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Was doing a little web surfing this morning and ended up at the Williams Brothers site, they have hit some bad times and looks like everything on their store is backordered. This resulted in more searches and finally I remembered that I had bought a 30% scale Life Like pilot figure for Byron...
  4. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Pulled the trigger on the short kit today, need to order the landing gear soon.
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Thanks Mark and welcome aboard. There is no differential in the ailerons but that's easy to do. The service manual indicates 28 degrees up and 18 down, sounds like a good starting point. If I can't get it to fly any better it will go on display! Hoping the 2 1/2 pounds helps.
  6. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    The cord is 20" so 25% is 5". With the added weight the cg is 5 3/4" or 28.7%. I've flown tail heavy planes where when rolled inverted the plane climbed at a 45 degree angle and pushing down elevator to land, still had control. Of course this was an aerobatic plane with airfoil stabilizer...
  7. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Can't wait to see what you get, you will be happy.
  8. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Made new engine standoffs from 5/8" steel round bar, each one is 2 ounces heavier than the aluminum version. Added 12 ounces of shot to the cowl and made two 8 ounce pucks from epoxy and shot formed in a 4 ounce applesauce container. I save the containers as my grandsons eat the applesauce...
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Got some #8 lead shot from by brother, going to mix some with epoxy and milled glass and coat the inside of the cowl. Then made a few weights to screw to the fire wall. I'm thinking about 8 ounces on the cowl and another 2 pounds on the firewall. The plane was uncontrollable and quite happy...
  10. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

  11. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Engine arrived yesterday, installed this morning and flew today, not very well, need some weight in the nose. I fellow flier video taped the flight and will post a link to his YouTube channel once it is up but not much to see. Take off was great then got out of shape, managed to land safety...
  12. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    You know I rarely see anyone doing one. Many ask what are you doing! I've done many this year, first time out was flying with new firmware (FrSky V1 to V2) on both the transmitter and receiver, engine off/engine on. Then the new Taranis 2019 SE with old ACCST receivers, then with the ACCESS...
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Funny you should ask because I thought the same this morning, the beeping for the range test is on the volume control, I have the volume on the left slider and i must have had it turned down. I had just put a speaker upgrade in the day before that I bought from Banggond, the speaker must be a...
  14. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Mounting the cabin roof/wing structure is a lot like hinging to me, I hate it!
  15. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    By some miracle I managed to get it back to the runway. It was flying about as far out as I go, I had the failsafe set for a slow left hand turn with the stabilizer set to switch to 2d (self leveling) mode just about idle. I did about 4 turns slowing descending and was just about ready to go...
  16. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Received an email this morning the engine is completed and will shipped today.
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Well for a while now been wondering what to build next. Yesterday while doing a range check on a new receiver installation in the Piper Cherokee shown in my avatar, I forgot to set the radio back to full power, not sure how I did this but at any rate I did! Below are the photos of day one...
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Yea, 1971 pro street, 96 LT1, T56. Ford 9 ", 31" x 16" Hooster's on the back. Needs paint, put about 2600 miles on it since 2007.
  19. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Setting the outboard wing incidences (Adjusting the rear lift strut length) and adjusting the tail brace wires today. Waiting for the engine to return. It's a large bird for sure, that is a 34% Christen Eagle in the back ground.
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    I'm thinking my next build will be a R10 PRO with two R4 receivers in trio mode. Assuming it is less than 10 channels.
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