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I went a bit nuts with the high resolution photos - got to scale them down to less than 3.7 MB per pic! Is it my imagination or did zealot increase the max file to 195.3 KB? I have discovered an infallible rain making procedure - finish an RC model. It's pouring rain again! Good excuse to...

I'm back with build 2 of the model Wow, it's been a full 2 months since I last posted anything. Basically a weather delay. We've had 6 full weeks of rain every day, April and May followed by 2 weeks of strong storms, including some small tornadoes and some golf ball sized hail. Not good...

Not a whole lot of progress lately, but I'm taking care of little things I rushed for the first working prototype. Most notably I've finally produced an entirely satisfactory quick release motor mount so that it snaps into place and stays there with the help of a little paper spring clip...

I'm a bit stressed for free time too, but spring is definitely here: warmer weather, high winds, driving rainstorms, hail and tornado warnings. :eek: I'm trying not to get too clever with the engineering, but some incremental improvements are in the works. Like color coded wires. Paper...

Hey hey, I'm coming out of hibernation. Replacement parts arrived today. Rebuilding starts immediately! Weather is getting better. The next flight test will be a hand launch out of doors. I'm borrowing an SLR camera to get some decent pix of the build process. Working on a video team too.

I've been lead on a "merry chase" for a few days. I can't really get a consistent answer from either the United States Post Office or United States Customs. My package was dispatched from a post office sorting facility located in or near Cincinnati on the 9th. That turns out to have been a...

Great Fuming Funk!!!! It's been a week now! :curse: My parcel has gone missing somewhere between Cincinnati and my house. The post office is sleuthing, and I'm stuck with an airframe and no partswall1 AND ITS GETTING WARM AND SUNNY OUTSIDE!!!!

My order was in stealth mode for about a week. It finally showed up on the United States Postal Service tracking site today. In San Francisco. Great town, hope my package enjoyed itself. Should take another day or 2 to arrive at my door, 3 at most. I hope I can remember how to build the...

Thanks for the hacks. The HK cancel button wasn't working so I had to call the toll free number. An interesting exercise in faith. The phone just rings and rings, and you wonder, where is the automated queue message followed by low fidelity music? After 10 min or so a real voice answers...

Hi, I have a big order on reserve with HK- 2g motors, 1 g escs, 1S lipos, wire - well, it's big for me and my recession constrained hobby budget. Now that I know all the components play together nicely I'm getting triplicate spares. A pair of Z bend pliers were holding up my order (APRIL!!!)...

I've made some prototype RX connectors from female D-sub Connectors purchased at the local Radio Shack. I cut the wire crimp connector off the connectors and solder my wire just above the gold plate zone. The connectors are just a bit loose and wobbly on my RX pins, so I gently crimp them...

The sailplane video had me hooked in 10 seconds. Judging by the airspeed it must weigh next nothing. Gotta build one, its on the to do list. I'm going to use my down time to address wiring issues. I got a great suggestion for light weight RX connectors from another RC forum. Take apart...

If the motor blocks(prop on ground, motor mechanically jammed), it will draw very high currents. This can damage the ESC, I don't think the crash would damage it physically. Makes sense. Would it have helped to hit the throttle kill switch or be quicker in hitting the kill switch. If the...

Greetings Schorhr! Wish I'd been able to find someone to work a camera, but the opportunity to taxi test came up unexpectedly and I went for it. I wonder if the crash somehow shorted the motor and overloaded the ESC? Or if the ESC failure is unrelated to the crash? Rebuilding won't take...

:curse: Looks like my project is going to be on hold for a few weeks. The receiver works fine, on all channels. I can't rule out failure in the motor (I soldered the broken motor lead and and I inspected the motor under a microscope, everything looks OK) but I think the ESC is the culprit...

Thanks for the encouragement. The Liftline is strong like ox! The Liftline is light like hummingbird. The bird will rise again! Seriously, the design philosophy of this project is a semi disposable airplane with an easy and quick to build airframe where more expensive components that can be...

I was too optimistic. After the epoxy had set for 24 hrs I fired up the motor and it began to stutter - backwards. :curse:There was no way to diagnose and fix the problem without tearing down the model.:curse::curse: I salvaged the wings, tail, surfaces, under carriage, pushrods and servo...

I still have an old glider version of the model gathering dust. I'm going to ballast it to 42.5g and give it a toss in order to get some idea of how hard to throw on a hand launch.

Scissors, white glue, epoxy and a bit of scrap paper have put the YSe5a back on test flight status. The usual not-so-good web cams are attached. The motor mount can be accessed through a hinged panel (not authentic, but looks period) and the battery box has a cover to prevent migration towards...

A local recreation center let me use their multi-purpose room for some taxi tests.:mrgreen: I estimate the room to be about a 25-30 m square. Enough space to really open up the throttle but probably too small to fly comfortably. Very dark - a cloudy day and the manager didn't want to take the...