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  1. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Just sounds stupid nose heavy to me. I still remember the H9 15cc Carbon Cub's first flight. I trusted the manual even through my gut was like.... that seems way to aft CG... Well I was right and it flew hyper sensitive and almost lost the plane. A big part of gliding is CG. Ideally every glider...
  2. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    What do you mean by a bear to fly? I've been learning a lot about glider setups lately and as @BalsaDust is saying - they are different. Once the CG is figured out you are constantly trimming/mixing/tuning to get the glider to fly hands off with no adverse effects from stick inputs eg: camber...
  3. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Ridge runt is getting closer by the day! Dremeled out the balsa nose and added a custom 4oz fishing weight shaved down to 3.4oz. Opened up the lower portion of the tail with lightening holes. RTF the ridge runt is at 18.6oz just need to secure the receiver, weight, and battery. She’ll be under...
  4. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Almost got the Ridge Runt wrapped up! Without the battery it's 14oz, It needs about 4.75oz in the nose to balance... ouch. The Original ridge Runt specs are 18-24oz RTF so I will be at just under 19oz RTF Unless I can figure out a way to lighten the tail. Being a T-tail it's already pretty...
  5. AKNick

    Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

    Looks plenty strong to me!
  6. AKNick

    Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

    That's what I would do - but lots of ways to do have the same basic result.
  7. AKNick

    Scale Bud Nosen 1/4 Scale Cub?

    I cannot see the vertical member very well or the back side. But I'd razor saw the vertical member from the cracked joint and add a strip of ply/or G10 that's approx 1/2" long in between the vertical member and the stringer. Then add a "T" or "X" patch on the back side (inside) in similar fashion.
  8. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Started adding trim on the wings. I love it when the colors start to come together
  9. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Looks like fun! Hoping Santa bringith me a CrackYakXL ;) Gotta love a flying stab I've flown JTA/VH/TH foamies, and man it's hard to beat the construction and stiffness of a TH plane. have a MPX FunnyCub ready to build but have been looking at a new company called TA Horizons they have a cub...
  10. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I've never had that issue on RCG/FG or here until now. My old 6S and now a 12. hmmmmm
  11. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Sure did. I never had this problem before the new update. Is this new to you as well?
  12. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Covered the wings and ailerons the last couple days for the ridge runt. Not sure why my photos are sideways as they are upright when I uploaded them. Gotta add some trim now!
  13. AKNick

    RC Airplane Memes

    Never too late for a meme
  14. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I do like some of the new features, but it needs to be configurable a bit. It's way to bright. I see we lost Admin pinned threads and it was replaced with Forum Threads which is fine by me. I like the staff and members and guests online, cannot say I care about profile posts (maybe it could be...
  15. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I've had to re-login, yes the site look has changed. Awful amount of white. Currently using Microsoft Edge so I think we've covered that it's not browser specific. The ads have always been this way for me the last year or so. Super annoying pop-ups and makes it not user friendly to the point...
  16. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Well, I decided to use CA hinges. Getting everything mocked up and threw my gear inside and weighed it. Turns out she’s heavier than I was hoping. I’m guessing RTF at 0.8lbs or about 14oz. The original ridge runt was RTF 18-22oz so who knows! She’s 50”
  17. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Thanks for sharing that. Very Interesting. I'm curious how much torque something like that can handle. Seems like it would be relying a lot on the mechanical integrity of the bend radius, G10, and Allen grub-hub screw especially.
  18. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    That just means your immune response was better than mine. Mix and matching vaccines is a good thing as is your response to the booster. I have a friend who has had all three... Pfiser, Moderna, and J&J... he felt terrible but still went for a run... even took my dog with him! he crazy LOL. I...
  19. AKNick

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Dude, this is inspiring to see your creation come to life!
  20. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% PA-28 Cherokee Build

    Keep in mind that a lot of these wing servos are boxed in... meaning the have a little support (foam) on the sides and lower case. A lot of glider pilots wrap the case in packaging tape and glue them in place for extra rigidity. Note there are no vibration grommets... these are specifically...
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