Interesting, I checked on my manual and does state what I said in the video. My Manual is dated 2014 and is distributed by Hobbico.

Ill post pictures in the community tab. Check them out.

@@JamesRCPlaneTech .... I just bought my DLE20RA a few days ago , they may have changed the settings

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Thanks, makes sense. Trim them both, then set one wing on board like you say, and just double the height of the other wing. Good point! Thanks

I like CA hinges. They are the easier to install. I wasn’t sure how big of a plane a ca hinge is good for. So I went with these.

@@JamesRCPlaneTech for sure what you used is safer

I don’t think there is anything special about them. The traditional nylon hinges are great. I do like drilling the hole instead of slotting. Except for CA hinges since they are thin, slotting isn’t that bad. Comes down to personal preference I guess.

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Great, thanks!

Interesting, I was on their site a little while ago, and the site had a statement that they were done. But now its not there. Hmm. Ill have to recheck that.

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Thanks! yep they are the basic classic rc plane!

It is in pretty bad shape, I kept the pieces. Rebuilding it would be as much as work as building a new one. So for now it's in a box. Maybe someday I will take it on, it is possible.

@@JamesRCPlaneTech i gotcha be a good winter project lol sorry you crashed it buddy but its part of the hobby

Yup, it would be

Sorry to hear you crashed your plane, but great that you fixed it an are up and running again. Crashes are part of the hobby that we have to accept. They are hard to take, even more when you built it from a kit. Thanks for sharing your experience. This is a great hobby!

Thanks! Ya I am not completely happy with the covering . Im going to order the Monokote. Plus that hangar 9 stuff was horrible to use.

Hi, ya there are not many places to fly unfortunately. I go to Whittier Narrows which is an L A County Park so its free during the week, 7 bucks on the weekend. But its a dump, I wish they would invest a little into the park, its very rundown. The actual flying field is ok, but lots of flight restrictions due to the freeway, gun range, and wooded creek area. The place that I may start going is the Pomona Valley RC club field, but thats 200 bucks to join and then 100 per year. Glad to have what we have I guess.

@@JamesRCPlaneTech I thought that was the place. I haven't neen there in over 10 years. I live an hour away from there. I found it very distracting while the gun sounds were going off. My favorite place to fly was Mile Square Park in the nineties if you can believe it!

Ya, avoiding the gun range and freeway and general disrepair of the park itself makes it not the most pleasant experience. Mile Square, that was in Orange Co? The old days.. haha

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Thanks, I think I had it a little on the lean side, and it over heated. After I made an adjustment it flew great the rest of the day.

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Thanks for the suggestion

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Thanks! Hope it lasts!

Thanks for the insight.

Problem is that the rudder bottom is high up, so in order to engage it the control rod has to step up. It’s stiff and doesn’t flex so it works well. I agree however that you don’t want any bends if you don’t have to in control rods.

Thanks for the comment and suggestion.

Thanks, ya this stuff does smell. Im in the garage so I get no complaints. I’ll check out the brand you mention, I always like to see what others are using.

Ya, I don’t think the DU Bro mount is worth the price. Its a great mount , but very expensive.

Thanks! I agree a socket is more stable than a crescent wrench.

Thanks! And I don’t recommend the Hangar 9 Ultracote… not good in my opinion.

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Not anytime soon. I kept the pieces. It would be a major effort. Maybe one day Ill tackle it, but for the time needed I rather build other kits for now.

I can’t remember, I think it was leftover from some Great Planes CA hinge material I had. I think any CA hinge material is fine. Cutting them yourself is cheaper, but precut hinges are very convenient.

Good point. I need to do that.

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Hello, nice to hear about your setups. I have always used Futaba, but I may switch to a Spectrum im future. Seems like Futaba stuff is getting harder to find. Great to hear about club and planes and such! Awesome!!

Ya, the foam wheels are bad, not my preference. I like the Dubro and Sullivan wheels

The “sock” is just cut scrap from an old 100% cotton t shirt. Seems to work ok. But have to be careful for sure when using heat

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Wow! What a $ saving over the commercal "Sock" I am very happy to learn your hack! Thanks Jimmy BTW, Been using Monokote since 1973. This is a game changer for me!.

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Hi, ya these fps seem to run that way. It may be that they are just a little lower quality than the other OS lines, but they all have worked for me and fly for a long time, even with the weird noises and vibrations. i would just follow the instruction break in process. And run it with the right size props and fuel mixtures per the instructions. Sorry I don’t have a better answer. They are great engines, even though they may be a little rough around the edges. As for the fuel, I have not noticed any big differences in the synthetic vs castor mixes. The synthetics burn cleaner and leave less oil on plane. I run the Morgans Cool Power total synthetic because thats what my local shop carries. Its the green colored one. I have used the Morgans Omega which is a castor/synthetic blend, its the pink one and is more messy with oil. Castor does get a bad rap, but in my opinion I think people overthink it. There is a worry that castor will gum up and put a residue inside the engine. But if you empty the tank and run the engine dry to burn up the remaining fuel in the hose then I don’t thinks its a big deal. I have had old engines that I get that have been shelved for a very long time, one I had was probably 30 years old sitting, it was gummed up due to castor. I just heated it , and some oil and carefully worked back into motion, it started up and ran fine. I think as long as you run the engine a little rich like the manufacturers say to do, and run them dry after use(empty tank, start engine, burn up whats in the system), the particular fuel mix probably isn’t that important… but this is all just my opinion.

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