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  1. AKNick

    Joe Nall 2025

    Would be cool to meet up! I’ll be packing up Friday though, probably gone by 1pm
  2. AKNick

    Joe Nall 2025

    I've lined up some kid helpers so I can attend this year. Looking like I might be there Monday and leaving Friday. Anyone else going?
  3. AKNick

    Sport Sport plane for a Kolm 150

    During your builds I always notice how everything fits very nicely, the wood is always clean/sanded, and no excess glue. Bravo!
  4. AKNick

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Took the TA Horizons Stol X out for its maiden flight along with my pocket radio on ELRS. Everything went great. The plane flies quite slow with flaperons, 2S won’t let it 3D much, so might try 3S. I’ve been chasing my kids around the parked car in the driveway with ease to give you an idea...
  5. AKNick

    Sport Sport plane for a Kolm 150

    They don't add a lot of weight; I'd still use them even if using thin balsa. I always figured the advantage is to create rigidity of the noodle spars - thus reducing the flex in the wing at a very small weight penalty. I've seen them used more where the wing center section area and once they...
  6. AKNick

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

    You can always buy an external ELRS module if you want later down the road. I got the CNC gimbals for it, I don't think they are worth the hype and the plastic ones felt less clunky to me. Otherwise the fit and feel of this radio is quite nice and ergonomic!
  7. AKNick

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    I herniated my C6 disk in my neck in December. I get it. still have numbness, but the PT and time is paying off... DO YOUR HOMEWORK!! LOL
  8. AKNick

    Scale Wendell Hostetler 30% Piper Cherokee Glass Fuselage Build.

    I remember making 3D Printed baffles and was amazed how much lighter the fiberglass versions were that I redesigned and created from molds. Close to half the weight savings going glass.
  9. AKNick

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

    I've been putting together a foamy with my new radio master pocket radio on ELRS, neat radio... definitely not what I'm used to (Futaba). CH5 on ELRS was designed for a drone arming switch, so for the life of me I did not understand why I couldn't make CH5 my aileron 2 channel.... and why it...
  10. AKNick

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

    https://www.horizonhobby.com/on/demandware.static/-/Sites-horizon-master/default/dw879a72c8/Manuals/SAIEG90R3-Manual-EN.pdf Have you tested the plugs by putting them in the caps, and moving a magnet over the pickup sensor? Sounds like you've got fuel, Could the kick be from just having too much...
  11. AKNick

    70cc FLEX Ultimate assembly thread.

    Love it when a design just fits!
  12. AKNick

    Discussion Kaos and UltraSport some info.

    I thought I read the SUPER kaos and US were the same wing. Another thread I read mentioned the added US fuselage height helped with KE. My flying buddy that passed away had several dirty birdies I took to the dump. I tried to break the wings in half and could not do it. I'm sure they could...
  13. AKNick

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

    I feel ya! Been hard to find “free time” with the kiddos but I managed to get a blessing from my wife to tune a couple engines. One being the timbers DLE55RA that ran like a clock. The other one however had me chasing my tail since last fall. One day it wasn’t running quite right, which is odd...
  14. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    She lives!! Couple minor richening tweaks and she’s running like a top! Forgot I have one puncture repair and some tree sap to clean off of the wings though.
  15. AKNick

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Nope! 100% new for me It’s only $64!!! Direct from radiomaster took a couple months…. I was going to get a zorro until balsadust turned my head towards this one. I got the CNC gimbals to put on later as well. After learning about ELRS protocol and how some of the big brands have been holding...
  16. AKNick

    Yippee! What the postman brought

    Well looky here what finally decided to show up. RadioMaster Pocket Radio. Excited to give it a whirl. This will be used for my slope gliders and other micro stuff. It has quite a following and it actually feels quite nice and ergonomic. More to come on that later!
  17. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Got my carb rebuild kit in and replaced the gaskets, looked quite clean in there! Mounted the engine and put the cowl and prop on. Need to finish a few oddball ends and give it a good preflight. I changed one elevator servo that burned up while holding on for dear life up the tree a while back...
  18. AKNick

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

    Interesting info! I was always told that it only matters for pipes. Always learning on here
  19. AKNick

    110" TIMBER Assembly Thread

    Tailwheel is on, fit like a glove. Might need a couple new springs.
  20. AKNick

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

    header length shouldn’t matter on cans. Chop chop. Lol Nice work on the build balsadust!
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