Good day, i am in colombia and dont know how the elwctric geat works, does the jaxk screw only turns one way how does it know to fo go in and out.
@PilotDEE382 күн бұрын
Jack screw turns 2 ways . 1 way out . 2 way in
@FarmerFpv3 күн бұрын
I find people don't use their left stick enough when new. Flying a Profile 3D foamie and practicing harriers really taught me a lot about rudder and throttle control It also teaches you great cross-control for slipping in your scale RC plane. I'm now starting to get into giant-scale electric. I'm scratch-building my first Giant-scale AT6 Texan which has been 9 months since I started working on it. I love your KZfaq channel. I just recently found it and I have been binge-watching your videos.
@MrSomethingdark4 күн бұрын
listening for my first scratchbuild and also first real RC plane and hearing that most wings stall at 15* AOA made me wonder how I can fly the F-14 on approach at 15 AOA but those are UNITS not DEGREES. Do we even need units of AOA for RC planes?
@65peterbilt9 күн бұрын
great video ,everything i needed too know thanks !
@charlesmyers976512 күн бұрын
Yeah right.😂
@Drunken_Hamster13 күн бұрын
What plane is that in the thumbnail and at like 1:45? I like how it looks from that angle.
@Drunken_Hamster13 күн бұрын
I thought you were gonna talk about the actual layout and designs of the wings and empennage more and was hoping for a bit of a deep dive on the super-stall characteristic of T tails and how a cruciform tail compares or what else you can do to mitigate super stall on either design. Cruciform tail is probably one of my favorites aesthetically, plus it's less likely to, well IDR the specific term but "stall" the rudder's control surface in either direction, quite unlike conventional tails in pitch up or (to a lesser extent) T tails when inverted.
@RichardTapp121 күн бұрын
I wonder how much voltage drop occurs in extended servo leads. I often see servo leads extended with wire of the same gauge that the servo manufacturer has used. I imagine that double the cross section would be more appropriate.
@djz.p.e.626024 күн бұрын
BUILDERS BUILD AND HATERS HATE, I PRAE YOU HAVE THE GOOD SENSE BROTHER TO LEAVE THEM TO THEIR FATE. HAVE A GREAT LIFE!!
@rcaeromatrix25 күн бұрын
Hi! I have the s ame kit, i m starting the build in a few days
@dagtheaviator24 күн бұрын
Cool, good luck! :)
@Nilezy25 күн бұрын
beats the old glow sticks on the wingtips and belly night flying I used to do back 30 years ago!!
@dagtheaviator25 күн бұрын
indeed it does. :)
@Nilezy25 күн бұрын
very good info to convey mistakes, investigate and find root cause so other can learn. First time watching your channel, will be watching more!! Also been in the hobby for several decades building from scratch
@dagtheaviator25 күн бұрын
Thanks and welcome!
@Mightymouserc25 күн бұрын
Nice coweling thought of making mine afew times and lucked out and found a solution online nice job 👍
@dagtheaviator25 күн бұрын
Thanks 👍
@MaxingOutTech27 күн бұрын
I'm trying to get started in the hobby by making my own rc plane and i can say that your videos are very helpful, keep it up!
@dagtheaviator25 күн бұрын
Awesome, thank you some much! Rock ON!
@MaxingOutTech23 күн бұрын
@@dagtheaviator By the way as I was working on my landing gear i have a question, how do i determine the correct position of the landing gear while the plane is in its designing phase? Do I have to make some weight simulations? (I am designing the plane in blender and I am yet to settle on all the electronic components)
@airplanyguy68Ай бұрын
Great series, I really appreciate how you share your reasoning and philosophy. Some of the little details like putting foam in the printed blocks are pure gold. Keep up the great work!
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Thank you very much! :)
@user-vu4wt5wt1pАй бұрын
Brilliant to see. I built one of them. In about 1980. It was a fun plane but could give you a surprise on takeoff. Mine would suddenly do a 90 turn on the runway and then get airborne. It could also get a bit snappy. Mine flew well on a graupner 12 x 6 prop. 😊
@user-vu4wt5wt1pАй бұрын
PS. I built mine to scale of one we had locally in Namibia at the time. Registration was ZS-MELL.
@user-vu4wt5wt1pАй бұрын
Sorry ZS-MEL yellow and blue colour scheme.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Thanks! Back in the day I had a few Pitts, 60 sizes to the big Byron that I had a SuperTiger 2500 in it. To me, they were all a bit squirrely. :)
@verbonloucks6498Ай бұрын
Looks like human schrek! Lovingly stated!
@dagtheaviator25 күн бұрын
Thanks! Rock ON!
@airplanyguy68Ай бұрын
When something in the kit doesn't look right, I cogitate on it overnight and usually I suss it out after a good night's sleep. Also, if you are converting a Pitts to electric you may want to lighten up the tail feathers and rear fuselage a bit. Save some of that nose weight.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
@@airplanyguy68 thanks, I covered the conversion to electric in one of the earlier videos on this project. Thanks have a great day.
@FPVREVIEWSАй бұрын
It's easier now to learn CAD and design your own aircraft. I even use CAD and a laser cutter for prototyping. At least that way when you have to change things, you have a definite and precise starting point. Which allows you to have a precise point of measurement to measure from, to get to where you want to be, and maybe you can get to the final step of reiteration faster. Once you get it all sorted, then you can just push a Botton and pump the things out in a production line. just as a request, is there anyway you can measure the glide ratio of the Pitts once it's flying? People always say they glide like a brick. Would be interesting piece of bit to know. of course, then you would have to glide a brick to see what it's optimal ratio is... ha ha always enjoy your vids!
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
I have had many Pitts since the 80's. The biggest was a G&L Hobbies 1/2 scale. They all have so much drag they glide like a brick. Once this is done, I will see if I can get some real data. Its easy to drop a GPS in it and measure speed and altitude. :)
@thercbarn5001Ай бұрын
Looking good! I enjoy watching others build and pick up new techniques.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
More to come! And, thanks! :)
@rcpilotguy5890Ай бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks!
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Glad you liked it buddy!
@craighart4513Ай бұрын
Want to see you to put the fuselage together
@craighart4513Ай бұрын
Want to see putting the fuslug together
@benjaminstosic965Ай бұрын
Which ultralight are you building? Aerolite 103 or flybike mby? Its an awsome stabiliser non the less.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
AirBike. :)
@chuckhoward3626Ай бұрын
One of the best verbal tips I have heard on landing an RC plane. I got into the hobby when the Expo radios were first coming out - the analog radio gear became dirt cheap and I bought a nice set-up - and yes it did have dual rates with channel reversing. What it taught me was how to properly rig my airplanes. I did have a friend who I grew-up with who was a Pilot, Mechanic and Inspector - invaluable advice was given. It took me years to get away from my analog radio gear, and I still always run back first to static rigging of the the airframe before playing with what I call the 'Band-Aid' of Expo.
@Bestday413Ай бұрын
How many meters is wings width?
@dagtheaviator25 күн бұрын
7.93 m is the wing span. Thanks!
@Bestday41325 күн бұрын
@@dagtheaviator how long chord wings?
@dagtheaviator25 күн бұрын
@@Bestday413 137 centimeters
@paulboberg5512Ай бұрын
Don't know if this part of what you're about but I might as well put this out. I'm retired and kinda working on my bucket list one of the things I always wanted to do is fly RC partially a plane I built. As I looked around I found some foames made by Volantex and for me they have proven to just the ticket. What is working so well with me is they have this 6-axis gyro system a kind of auto pilot that when I switch it on straightens up the plane. How this works is I start at beginner level and get the feel of the plane and sticks, after I'm comfortable with this and most likely begin to develop some muscle memory I switch up to intermediate level were l have more control and can maneuver the plane in more radical maneuvers. In this mode I can learn by experience how to change my heading using just the rudder amongst other things. If I get into trouble I simply switch it back to beginner and the X- pilot ( Volantex name for there 6-axis gyros ) straightens the plane up and I try again. I am now too the point were I can fly it on expert mode ( no gyro assistance) for several minutes now before I have to go back to some help from the gyros. At the rate I'm learning it won't be long till I won't need the gyros. So here's my question is this technology the 6-axis gyro system available to be plugged into or part of a receiver that could be used in a plane I build?
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Hello. There are systems that will do exactly what you are describing. I will find a link and post it here. Thanks!
@JordanColeman-r8wАй бұрын
I know very little about airplane design, I usually grab my foam board and cut, glue and sand untill what I'm seeing my head is eventually sitting in front of me. 80% of the time they fly pretty good and the more I watch these videos they do even better. It's been a fun journey.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Thanks!
@jean-claudeterretaz7464Ай бұрын
I never plug the red wire from the esc to the receiver Watching that the esc ad a problem I will not ask what brand it’s
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
@@jean-claudeterretaz7464 just an FYI, the ESC did not have a onboard BEC. That is why I did not remove the red wire. It was the physical fire that melted the wires together. So even if the red wire was removed, the fire melted, the signal wire and the negative wire together, which would’ve also shorted out the receiver. Or at least the signal side of the receiver. I have done some testing and even with the red wire removed when you short, the signal wire and the negative wire together it knocks out my receiver. And I said multiple times in the video what brand it was.
@jean-claudeterretaz7464Ай бұрын
@@dagtheaviator exactly you don’t Need the red wire only signal and ground I understand you have no BEC And the power for servo come with onboard battery I flew with 200 amp esc in my f5B glider and we alway remove the red wire
@thercbarn5001Ай бұрын
Next time you have dings in the balsa spray it with some water and put your hot iron on it. Like the blocks for the crutch. I need to get into 3d printing. Mike
@iamtuben2Ай бұрын
My thought exactly, I learned this nice little trick over 50 years ago (dang that makes me sound so old).
@thercbarn5001Ай бұрын
@iamtuben2 yeah I use it all the time.
@kenkingsflyingmachines2382Ай бұрын
I don't think enough emphasis is put on the meditative aspect of building balsa airplanes. The more focused you can be, the better the result. New subscriber!
@axelsmith209Ай бұрын
I don’t think I actually thought about the ratio when I set up my control rods to my control horns in consideration to how much more the servo could put into torque. This is awesome man I would never have even the slightest thought about it 😂
@colinsmith4699Ай бұрын
A great video
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.
@13elevenmusik24Ай бұрын
That's a doll😂😂lol
@paulboberg5512Ай бұрын
I'm a 67 year old man that when I was 5 got one of those balsa gliders you talked about. Went on to build a number of balsa and tissue mode airplanes including a glider made by Thermic? It was called the trooper, had a ball flying it. I also learned how to build very complex models of my own design using nothing but paper. So now that I'm retired one of the challenges on my bucket list is to build a RC Spitfire using paper as the airframe and covering. One of the problems I was trying to solve was what size motor, so this is useful info thanks. In another non flying model had problems with motor overheating so I installed a water jacket around the motor. It worked very well, maybe copying what the 109, Spitfire, Mustang etc did could solve the overheating problem just like the full-sized aircraft did. Yes it would add weight but then it would allow the motor to pull that weight longer and harder.
@thercbarn5001Ай бұрын
Nice. You should try homesote for your building surface. Last many years and easily takes t pins. I'll have to try that glue. I use epoxy on my doublers. Mike c
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
I tried homasote 440. Wasn't a fan. Seemed to soft for my liking. :)
@thercbarn5001Ай бұрын
@@dagtheaviator yeah I've been using it forever.
@TadrjbsАй бұрын
Ok, this is cool.
@thercbarn5001Ай бұрын
Looking forward to it!
@MackenziekingphotoАй бұрын
One of the best things with old kits is the hours of just staring at the plan and building it in your mind. Hours of fun and free of charge. 🙂
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Spot on right. I am super excited to build this. :)
@OldManse09Ай бұрын
When you take the plywood out, what do you use instead? I am building a SIG LT-25 as an electric trainer. Looking forward to learning from your build.
@psychicspyАй бұрын
Have you flown your Airbike?
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Nope, I had shoulder surgery in Dec. Got to the point last year it was hard to work on the wings. Was put into storage. I am good to go now, just need the funds to cover and paint the wings. That's all that is really left.
@psychicspyАй бұрын
@dagtheaviator My dad has an airbike under construction. He follows your KZfaq channel. He asked me to check on your status. Great build by the way.
@philp901Ай бұрын
Are the gear controller PCB still available? I have the code that b delapena sent me, but have no idea if the PCB's are available. Thanks
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
B made them for me. I am sure he still has the files to make more. Reach out to him and see if he can make you one. I don't have any extras. :)
@terryperrott9913Ай бұрын
Did you lay up the glass fuselage or purchase? If purchased may I get contact info even if its a website,Thank You
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
@@terryperrott9913 I did the fuselage myself. It was laid up on a plug I made.
@terryperrott9913Ай бұрын
@@dagtheaviator rite on
@45035Ай бұрын
My instructor many years ago told me something that has stayed with me to this day. SHIT HAPPENS.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
You're right, fly long enough and something will happen. :)
@airplanyguy68Ай бұрын
Impressive! That mechanical nose gear door actuation is art in motion.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Thanks!
@airplanyguy68Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing all the details. I've been doing SLA prints for 3d pilots and it's been a learning experience. Love to see how others do it.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Thanks, its taking me a long time, but I am starting to like the results.
@robertmoore2189Ай бұрын
Brother I'm a pipe welder/ fitter for a living and I've searched hight and low for prints like the one you got. Only problem, it's too blurry to make out. What's the chances of you sending me a copy of them
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
If you are talking the printed sheets of drawings, I have no way to copy them. They can be purchased here- www.jordanlakeaero.com/PlanSets.html. Thanks!
@YogenhАй бұрын
It is all great
@juremyclorkson3518Ай бұрын
Looking forward to AirBike videos.
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
Me, too. I can't wait tom get back to it. Just time, and funds are a bit low.
@robertzorn8265Ай бұрын
Smart. Thanks for the heads up 😊 I separated the landing gear from the flaps so I can adjust the landing for my F8F Bearcat. Was this the right thing to do?
@dagtheaviatorАй бұрын
I think so. I have never had gear and flaps mixed together. :)
@nicholasgregory3973Ай бұрын
I remember seeing that years ago on your b-36 build thread.