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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    I've been hand launching mine pretty much exclusively. Just hold the plane at about a 45 degree angle, push the throttle stick up to about 3/4th, and let her go. She will climb at that angle hands off for enough time to get your hand in a mitt. For landing, I wouldn't overthink it with...
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    Hopefully the experts will chime in, but in the meantime, I will say that although I haven't measured my CG, it is currently about an inch (maybe slightly more than that) behind the wing spar. My battery has been moved back about an inch from where it is shown in that pic, and so far that seems...
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    3dNater's Aerobeez 71" Extra 330SC

    Bonus footage... Tom (@AKfreak) flying his Extreme Flight 76" MXS-EXP w/ DA-50... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRarVO2aQ3U&list=UUYf0kYgvQZqAsiBrYdQ3tGg
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    3dNater's Aerobeez 71" Extra 330SC

    ...and here is the [re]maiden flight...(nice work, Nate!!)... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4afX6WsnLw&list=UUYf0kYgvQZqAsiBrYdQ3tGg
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    3dNater's Aerobeez 71" Extra 330SC

    Awesome, Nate!! :ecstatic: (I'm guessing you didn't get much sleep last night... )
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    3dNater's Aerobeez 71" Extra 330SC

    I'm in! Gotta get some video of the re-maiden. :cool:
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    3dNater's Aerobeez 71" Extra 330SC

    My new flying buddy, @3dNater, took delivery of his new-to-him Extra this week, and I got to see it in person during a work break the day he picked it up. I'm psyched for Nate, and I know he's pumped about getting it ready to fly again. Something tells me Nate is pulling a late night as I type...
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    All done! I finished up the build late Friday night, and it was ready to go,for a Saturday maiden. But, wouldn't you know it, the wind was whipping pretty good in Vegas on Saturday (what else is new). So I decided to delay the maiden. Conditions were much better today, although not perfect. The...
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    Well, I guess I'm a glutton for punishment because I tinkered around with my idea tonight instead of going to bed like I should have done. But it was time well spent because I was able to rig up a makeshift aileron linkage without using the threaded rods. Like I was thinking in my previous post...
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    One idea that could preserve the possibility of flying it this weekend is to (i) CA both ends of the carbon rod directly into the clevis and bypass the use of the threaded rod altogether, (ii) use the wire from the inside of a twist tie from a loaf of bread in place of the two clevis pins that...
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    Nate, you're too kind, but I would be way too nervous to fly yours since I've never flown one before. No worries, I will just take out my frustration on a couple of my nitro helis this weekend. Nothing like a jolt of nitro to release some aggression. :cool:
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    Well, it looks like my build has suffered a setback--I'm missing some parts for the control linkages, specifically (i) two of the tiny little clevis pins are missing (only six were included in my kit, but it looks like you need a total of eight) and (ii) two of the threaded rods are missing...
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    Thanks, Tom. Yes, it is definitely time-consuming, but I have to say I really like it. Nice change of pace after so many heli builds. Maybe it's all that glue I've been sniffing. :cool: Let's see. I started on Monday night, so I've gotten three good evenings of building under my belt. I'd say...
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    Thanks for the warm greetings, guys. Actually, no, I'm not talking about Brig in this case. It seems that Nate has managed to acquire more than one friend in this hobby...LOL!! :) Tom, I often go to Bennett on Sundays as well, so hopefully we can catch up out there soon. And thanks for the...
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    NEW Twisted Hobbys 39" Crack Yak WOW

    Hi, guys. First post here. Before I get to the point of my post, let me give a big shout out to a couple folks. First shout out goes to @3DNater for introducing me to this great site, but more importantly, getting me interested in planes. You see, I'm just coming over to the "dark side" after a...
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    Twisted Hobbys Crack Laser, with a few new build tips

    Awesome thread. :clap:
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