3DHS --FLY LOW-- Always OFF TOPIC

[gyro]

Smashed the MB on my 57 Extra today. A little too cocky for not having flown it for more than a month... I put an EFlite Power 52 on it to replace the grossly oversized AXi 4130-16 that was on it. Much easier to hover, but I need some throttle curve for it to be dialed. It is REALLY punchy at about 3/8 throttle.

Sorry about the mishap. Not sure if you've done this repair before, but FlyingFranke (http://www.3drcforums.com/member.php?87-FlyingFrankie) is doing a repair on his 57" motorbox right now, and had his out at the Hucktoberfest. He has some experience with the MB repair on this plane as he's done it before... and he does it with debonder, and doesn't remove the covering at all. You might contact him for advice!

Good luck with the repair! Be sure to post a few pics and described how you did it in the build log section so we all can get learned: http://www.3drcforums.com/forumdisp...ild-Logs-Setup-Discussions-amp-General-Advice

-G

 

[quadracer]

3DHS --FLY LOW-- Always OFF TOPIC thread

Thanks GYRO. I'll have to skin it though, because the LG plate and that whole section need to be redone.

 

[Ohio AV8TOR]

Sounds like we need Flying Frankie to do a repair article on his method. Not removing the covering is new to me.

 

[quadracer]

Video (shortened to the highlights) from our bipe ride;


[video=youtube;I4c8ycpOHac]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4c8ycpOHac&list=UUkpmlMoRy1PGOftY7qSsh4g& index=1&feature=plcp[/video]

 

[losifanatic]

I have done motor box repairs on the 51 slickx2, 57sc, 71x 3. They only take a few hours and if you haven't ripped the covering its not needed to pull off to replace the motor box. I had the 71 slick which is the hardest of the bunch to replace done in 2.5 hours from start to finish. Its really that easy. The 51 slick l only broke 1 bulk head and the motor box. I had that done in like 1.5 hours. The sc i think took me 2.5 b/c l had to fix covering.

 

[Lonelasso]

Video (shortened to the highlights) from our bipe ride;


[video=youtube;I4c8ycpOHac]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4c8ycpOHac&list=UUkpmlMoRy1PGOftY7qSsh4g& index=1&feature=plcp[/video]

Niiiicccceeee !! :thumbup:

 

[RCAddict16]

Hey lonelasso post a pic of your edgetra

 

[BOSSIER_ROB]

Video (shortened to the highlights) from our bipe ride;

It's a rush, ain't it? :thumbup: I love aerobatics. The world just looks so much cooler upside down and spinning around. I hope to move right on through to complex, high performance, and tailwheel so my options are open when I find a ride I can afford. My fiance wants a nice cross country plane, but I just don't think I can bring myself to it when you can get a nice aerobat for the same price. The upside is, they're so loud, I'll never hear her complaining in the front seat.

 

[Park_Aviator]

i have one goal for the garage sale tomorrow. That goal is to get one of the 30CC planes, or something bigger.

 

[G.P.]

It's a rush, ain't it? :thumbup: I love aerobatics. The world just looks so much cooler upside down and spinning around. I hope to move right on through to complex, high performance, and tailwheel so my options are open when I find a ride I can afford. My fiance wants a nice cross country plane, but I just don't think I can bring myself to it when you can get a nice aerobat for the same price. The upside is, they're so loud, I'll never hear her complaining in the front seat.

Go for the aerobat! :flyer:

It's cheaper, faster, and more reliable (weather) to fly with an airline if you're doing any serious distance anyways.

:thumbup: