Hell yeah,, I think Fair dinkum might be a bit more native to Australia, someone will put us right 🙃😉😎 NZ
@Workerbee-zy5nx2 күн бұрын
Got a used glow that I re covered wit fresh mono kote. One day I'll learn to fly it. I have a few lectric birds that I fly for fun.
@patrickarragon49132 күн бұрын
🤓👍 🇨🇵
@donpardo90933 күн бұрын
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
@user-dl9wg4yf2t3 күн бұрын
It’s better to build a concrete runway for the model aircraft
@larrylaitner347315 сағат бұрын
Or, maybe some big bush wheels. Cheaper than a paved runway and way more fun.
@SunDevilPilot3 күн бұрын
Beautiful plane! Congratulations on the successful maiden flight! From the video it looks like it may need a bit of right rudder trim.
@bargainbin224 күн бұрын
SWEET !!!
@davekearn2924 күн бұрын
New maiden-super plane
@n1114v4 күн бұрын
Such a cool plane!
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Almost as boring as one of your maidens Andy. Did you see after the flight, he wasn’t even shaking. Great Bruce Tharpe design.
@n1114v4 күн бұрын
@@Capgains7777 love his designs. This weekend I get do maiden a Jerry Bates Boeing F4B biplane, should be exciting
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
@@n1114vGotta love a busy summer!!!! Jerry has a bunch of great designs. I’ll have a few of them coming across my table in time. Kind of excited to see your Cap take form. Mark and I are gathering up a bunch of parts for a team build Sarpolus Prime Cut. Raw foam stock takes up a lot of space!!!😝
@n1114v4 күн бұрын
@@Capgains7777 I had a prime cut with a G45, fantastic flyer!
@edmartz530823 сағат бұрын
@@Capgains7777 I did the Choice Cut back when Dick first published the plans. Did the double tapered wing and powered with a Quadra 52. Fantastic flyer. Even got started in some basic 3D with it. Have plans for all the "Cuts". Have wanted to do the Prime Cut for years. May get around to it before I hit 90. 😂
@deanedeane43184 күн бұрын
She's a thing of beauty ! Great job Lads... 😉🙃😎 NZ
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Fair dinkem. Someone told me that means the equivalent of “you betcha” in NZ. Thanks for watching mate.
@Glenfilthie14 күн бұрын
Good work men! 👍👍👍
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@RubyS.14 күн бұрын
Wing tips look great
@JDDupuy4 күн бұрын
That baby can carry some junk in the trunk!
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
At one point right about the time Mark finished it, we joked that it could carry one of his grand children. 5 years later, and even a few more grandkids, that boat has sailed.
@kevoyhei4 күн бұрын
I just bought two plans sets from Bruce about a month ago. So sad he’s not making kits anymore but I’m scratch building a Reaction 54 jet as we speak and next is the Venture 60. I should get the plans for all his airplanes. They’re pretty easy to scratch build and the plans are well drawn. Nice flying king!
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
I’m glad he is selling plans. His kits, if you can find one in the wild are truly the best documented instructions, plans, and the quality and completeness of the contents is first rate. Plus they are great flying machines.
@duncanstone87584 күн бұрын
Well done. Lordy, is that a one piece wing?
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
It’s actually a three piece. But Mark didn’t want to mess around with trying to connect wing panels at the field, so he built a shelf that goes the full length of his trailer to carry it fully assembled. It’s a two manner, as I don’t think he can either load, or unload the beast from the trailer and mount the wing by himself. It’s just huge. In addition the tail feathers are removable for transport, but he ties the fuselage to the floor of the trailer for transport. Takes up a lot of the trailer. I hope he never breaks that prop. He’ll probably cry about having to buy another.
@josephkerkau25204 күн бұрын
what part of the country are you in
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
We are in the Cascade mountains in southern Oregon.
@josephkerkau25204 күн бұрын
What covering did you put on that plane? Monaco Oratex, etc.
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Ultracote film
@joepellissier20914 күн бұрын
Well done. Why did he choose to build that plane?
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Mark loves Bruce Tharp designs. He has 2 of the standard sized Flying Kings, a Venture 60, a Vortex, and several of the planes that Bruce designed for Sig back in the day. He says that this is probably the biggest thing he will ever build, however, a Balsa USA Ercoupe just sauntered into his life, and it’s pretty close in size.
@DuffusMonkey4 күн бұрын
It's nice to hear an engine that is fuel powered even If I personally don't want to mess with it
@RubyS.14 күн бұрын
Amen 🙌
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
The cool thing about this hobby today is, we’ve all come from different start ups. So if you got your start in electrics, going over to a fuel can be intimidating. Me however, I started up in glow fuel engines. Electrics now that they have evolved from the days of can motors and Nicads to lithium and out runners, well that intimidates me. What speed controller rating? What battery size, what prop size so the whole thing doesn’t catch fire? And that pop, the big batteries make when you connect them to the ESC… makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Gas engines are easier if you have used glow, just a different carburetor to tune. I’ve gotten used to the way that electrics sound now with bigger props. I think it’s kind of funny the way some guys put sound systems in their electric planes though.
@johnnichol94123 күн бұрын
@@Capgains7777 Started off over 40 years ago with glow. Now like electric at 1200 to 1600 span. Fit a couple in the car, with one piece wing 1200s go in one piece. At the field a couple of bolts and plugs, connect the battery, a flight check and in the air.
@stevemerrill74304 күн бұрын
Nice flying field. What part of the country are you in?
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
The mountains of southern Oregon, altitude 4000 feet…. Saaaaaaaaaaallllllllutttttt. Sorry, that was an old Hee Haw reference… yeah shows my age.
@abbasraza37826 күн бұрын
Is that a road runner by fun fly
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Ryan’s Rebel
@andystoybox17239 күн бұрын
It’s not A hobby it’s an addiction! 😂😂 I say to myself stop buying and start flying .. 😂
@josephkerkau25209 күн бұрын
Where's a good place to find kids. Balsa USA's is one of them.
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Kits are hard to find anymore, and sadly there are very few still producing them. After ARFs became all the rage, the kit makers kind of quit. As far as I know, BUSA is probably the last. Sig Manufacturing has been sold to a new owner that has fortified lines of Sigs classic planes that were all kits, to ARFs now although he has vowed to start making kits again. The word on the street is he is having the Something Extra, and LT40 kits being produced and plans to bring them all back…. I’d love to see it, but the marketer in me wonders how feasible that is, when the glut of the market seems to still be chasing the ARFs. I really wish there was a place that had a replicator like on Star Trek. You could call them, and they could with the stroke of a few keys, custom cut any kit to order with all the parts, hardware, balsa, plywood and hardwoods, instructions and rolled plans and in the mail. Ah crap, I am rambling… I did find Legend Hobby has a few kits available. I have a feeling Seagull Models may produce a few actual kits as well. Good luck.
@josephkerkau25204 күн бұрын
@Capgains7777 Thank you, I find kits very hard to find. So, I started a scratch Built, No Instructions. So you take the print and you make a decision on What size wood, an interpret how to build the plane. Much harder!! I am currently scratch building a 1/3 scale Piper' Tri-Pacer pacer P22. Hard but FUN!!
@Capgains77773 күн бұрын
@@josephkerkau2520you are correct, building with no instructions is harder and requires more interpretation. But typically there are three different assemblies that take place. Wing(s), Fuselage, Tail feathers and then sticking them together. If you find a set of plans that was published in a magazine sometime in the past then often there is an article that can be printed for more clues and that may be an answer as well. Model Aviation has a vast plans service that will sell plans that will come with the article. Some designers like Jerry Bates plans will also provide a set of instructions that are informative yet brief. There is Meister aircraft which have plans and kits but bigger and mostly warbirds. Hostetler plans, Zirolli plans are other designers that have agreements with cutting companies like National Balsa, and Precision kit cutters that can provide a complete or short kit. Bob Holman cuts kits for several designers. You can look at their website and backward find a set of plans. So you do have some options that provide you with what is essentially a kit.
@helischorsch978611 күн бұрын
🤯…wow, that’s a lot of building
@stevejones904411 күн бұрын
Make sure to keep your camera rolling when you work on all those projects. Excited to follow along with you.
@soosmate11 күн бұрын
Haha lots of projects is the way to go!
@Rcscalebuilder11 күн бұрын
Glad to see you are enjoying the hobby, my friend...
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Thanks Mike
@garthsutcliffe154013 күн бұрын
It will make it lighter and cool
@Mikinct17 күн бұрын
I have been flying rc planes for 2-3 years now all (foam/electric) planes. I'd like to try custom balsa wood kits next. How long does it typically take to complete a medium-sized plane model out if balsa wood? If you had a few hours per day. Not the 16/24 mania sessions. Lol
@Capgains77774 күн бұрын
Definitely depends on how complex the kit or plans are. You would be surprised how much you can get done with a few hours a day to build. I’m not into the staying up all night building either. Good way to make a mistake that could cause a setback, redo, or start over… nobody likes that. I forgot injury too.
@rickstevenson948718 күн бұрын
Too damn long!
@Capgains777718 күн бұрын
Oh man, you just setup the easiest reply for me of all time. But I'm not going to say it.... But yeah thats something I have been working on. It's hard to cover a lot of topic in a short time. The guys in editing are still working on it.
@josephkerkau252018 күн бұрын
I believe a carburetor should be partly or fully rebuilt at least once a year
@josephkerkau252018 күн бұрын
Instead of using a small screwdriver , use a blunt razor blade , something smaller
@Capgains777718 күн бұрын
I will do that next time. Quite honestly most of the time when I am doing this there is rarely anything more than what looks like a couple grains of sand in that screen. This was pretty out of the ordinary.
@Yogenh18 күн бұрын
I think you put the diaphragm in upside down doesn't the metal go down into the carburetor instead of showing
@Capgains777718 күн бұрын
Yep as I was working on the other side of the carb I thought to myself... Did I see the metal frame as I was sealing it up? Luckily I was videoing it so it was easy to look back. Also as I was cleaning up the second side with a cloth I didn't see that the cloth had picked out the new screen I dropped in until I was editing the video. So I had to open that up a the again. The new screen was in the wipe cloth😖. Luckily I was videoing it all again.
@aa7jc20 күн бұрын
FANTASTIC CHANNEL! GREAT STUFF
@Glenfilthie126 күн бұрын
Hey Dan - glad to hear you're still alive and causing trouble in the shop! :) About the plans from the site... will they print out well? They come out blurry on my computer...
@Capgains777726 күн бұрын
Depends on which plans you are looking at. If you are printing off the copy from the original magazine, those were pretty....furry for lack of better description. They will work but are blurry. At the Aerofred.com site there is a version of the plan, someone redrew using CAD and it is very sharp. I suppose it is possible that zooming in on the plan. Could cause distortion, but the CAD plans came out crisp and sharp and the scale is already set in the file properly. Hope this helps.
@Glenfilthie126 күн бұрын
@@Capgains7777 Thanks Cap!!!👍
@stevejones9044Ай бұрын
Great to see another video of the day in the life of Dan! I enjoy these.
@Capgains7777Ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@fgirolami11Ай бұрын
Go Beavers. From a fellow OSU alumni!!!!!
@Capgains7777Ай бұрын
@@fgirolami11 Go Beavs
@earlpeck4885Ай бұрын
Good seeing you again Dan. Hope all is well with you. Still hope to get together you for a breakfast or lunch visit.
@looneytunes47Ай бұрын
Nice Video Clip Dan what a sweet Gbee
@Capgains7777Ай бұрын
Thanks RJ, come by and see it some time.
@michaelfergusonsr.8574Ай бұрын
Great to see you Dan!
@lifuranph.d.9440Ай бұрын
Isn’t CA glue too brittle for this application?
@Capgains7777Ай бұрын
@@lifuranph.d.9440 brittle doesn’t really come into play on balsa wood because it soaks into the wood so well and fuses the fibers. Most of the joints in the airframe don’t need flexibility so brittle isn’t an issue. There are some places I don’t use CA because it is a joint that needs to be flexible such as firewalls, and landing gear plates. Recently however I bought a bottle of medium viscosity glue from Starbond that says it is a flexible formula. We’ll see I guess.
@WolfandCatUniteАй бұрын
I like the cat. Good content.
@abundantYOUniverseАй бұрын
I use Polycrylic all the time, love the Magnum P.I, ring tone! Long live Tom Selleck!
@Capgains7777Ай бұрын
Right on!
@Capgains7777Ай бұрын
Right on!
@RavalOnlineАй бұрын
That'ss an old and lame joke but it surprisingly got a chuckle out of me. Well done. Good day from Guyana.
@ramtek27022 ай бұрын
I watched this whole video expecting to see the finished product.
@charlesjones2572 ай бұрын
Dan, i really enjoy your videos. pace is not too slow or fast, your voice is great and not too soft or screechy--yes some are. would love to see more videos of the spacewalker and its progress and maybe a separate video of the FRSKY transmitter. why is it different? videos of your days at the field are good too!
@Capgains77772 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for the kind words. I will be getting back on the Spacewalker II shortly as well as a few other topics. I would like to talk about that radio as well. There is a ton of videos out there about the Fr Sky radios, but they attract modelers that are really into radios. Mark and I are switching to them because they are somewhat easier to set up and program. So I do plan to share that in a video. Field days are something I want to share more of as well. I think I finally have a camera combination figured out where the airplane isn’t a tiny dot, which has been my objection to doing flight videos. Additionally Mark is getting better at shooting my planes flying as well since I can’t really video myself flying. So these are coming. We did a float fly last month. My first ever. That was fun. Anyway, thanks again for your comments they inspire me to keep shooting.
@dginia2 ай бұрын
Thank you for your tips. I do sheeting similar to you, but instead of CA everywhere, I put the CA at each forward edge and on the spars. But on the ribs I use wood glue. The CA virtually pins the sheeting in place and clamps down on the curved portions of the ribs. I try not to do it in as much free space as you do in this example, as I wiggle things too much and they end up twisted or in some way out of shape if I do not.
@Capgains77772 ай бұрын
I have done that myself. I hate pinning the sheeting down to the rib. So hard to tell if it is flat, solid against it or if the pin has backed out. At least CA ing it down to the front and back it may pull the sheeting tight the entire span.
@WayneCook3062 ай бұрын
Great job so far, but going from one two strake to another in a scale plane I think it would have been much better to go four stroke.👍👍👍👍