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« Reply #25 on: June 06, 2017, 09:02:26 AM »
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Hi guys, some quick heartbreaking lessons i ve learnt thus.

1. Never work on a cheap glue gun of 40w. Always invest in better 100w thing, makes life a lot easier and the plane would not turn out to be a monstrosity, as mine as.
2. Life doesnt workout as smooth as flitetest build videos. Call it because of lack of skills, good equipment and even shitty lasercut foam(Thanks to rcBazaar), build kit plane will fall short of good looks, esp for a beginner.
3. My two test flights were disaster, breaking into 2 pieces, nothing is more heartbreaking than seeing your RC model break up, esp after a 45 min journey to fly it.
4. Foam breaks easily upon impact, but what breaks can be rebuilt easily too Wink. SO never throw away waste Depron sheet left after build..
5.NEVER GIVE UP.


As of now, my questions to folks here is:
1. Is there any place of choice for flying in Bangalore, or just about any ground would do. I managed an ardous journery to hessarghatta Grasslands, only to break the thing in less than 10 secs.

2. Is there any community for RC in bangalore for beginners?
I would love to be in touch with hobbiysts, and like fly together, learn, socialize etc.

thanks!!!
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« Reply #26 on: June 06, 2017, 09:47:07 AM »
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One step at a time :)



What happened when you flew it?
And before removing the pieces, did you cut the tabs holding them in place?
Did you have any practice on the sim?
And which wing did you use?
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« Reply #27 on: June 06, 2017, 10:20:02 AM »
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Hi prabhal

Build: Well the lasercut foams' side pices which are meant to be removed, just dont peel off, as they do with FT.
We have to remove them much like thermocoal pieces, an inch at time.
net result: the edges were jagged, irregular and poorly finished.
I feel RCbazaar's laser cut foam is sub par, or maybe theres a better way of doing it.

Flight:
Well first time, i flew into wind, it climbed too fast,and i dont remember acutally how it ended up flying on my head and breaking its nose.
Maybe it stalled, maybe out of excitement of seeing the thing climb i forgot my senses.Smiley
fixed it.
second time, my assistant screwed up the fuselage holding it too tight as i went for launched takeoff.
Then i put down the fuselage-screwed plane and attempted takeoff on wheels.
At this point, the thing went around 10 meters and banked right and down suddenly, breaking off into two pices.

So , its been a disaster all the way for me Smiley
but have fixed it up now , and ready to go again....
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« Reply #28 on: June 06, 2017, 10:21:02 AM »
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And yes, i have practised a bit on sim, so i would imagine after a decent takeoff i have to be able to control it.
But even the takeoff has not happened yet, breaking my heart Sad
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« Reply #29 on: June 07, 2017, 07:01:38 AM »
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Bought a sky surfer off rc bazaar. Nice thing to have for beginner training....
Storch flew for a third time for 3 mins, then crashed beyond repair. It wasn't built well.
Bought new kit...and trying again....
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« Reply #30 on: March 06, 2018, 03:19:33 PM »
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i have a 10 prop, can i cut the boom of the explorer a little so that it passes through it
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« Reply #31 on: March 06, 2018, 03:49:35 PM »
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One step at a time :)



You will be compromising the structural rigidity.
Using a 10" prop on a high kv motor?
Go for something like 8"
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