Some Skipper Notes

Courtesy of DrBamBam:

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=28540928&postcount=1148

Stock Propeller: APC 6x4
Stock Motor - Turnigy D2826-6/2200kv

EASY GOING SKIPPER

expo: 40% all       travel (up/dn, l/r)
Ail - high rates     60% /  60% (12mm / 12mm)
Ail - normal rates   40% /  40% ( 8mm /  8mm)
Ail - low rates      20% /  20% ( 4mm /  4mm)
Ele - high rates     60% /  50% (19mm / 16mm)
Ele - normal rates   50% /  45% (16mm / 14mm)
Ele - low rates      40% /  35% (13mm / 11mm)
Rud - all rates     100% / 100% (35mm / 35mm)

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EzFly Maiden

EzFly Maiden today... flew quite nicely, even though there was a lot more wind that what I was expecting.  COG, which had been a problem for some people on RCG, was spot-on.

Unfortunately, the hat-cam was a bit off, so a lot of the footage I took was of empty sky.  Trimmed that out, and there's still enough to give a pretty good impression of how it flies.  (update: when windy, 3S helps it cut through the wind a bit better.)

Bottom line: sturdy plane, easy to build, and a good flyer.  Thanks to MotorHead for such a nice design!  RCG thread is here.

• 2S 1000 mAh battery
• 10A Hobby King ESC
• 1300 KV Blue Wonder motor
• 6x4e prop
• 9 gram servos
• Orange Micro receiver, bound to DX6i

Update:  The EZFly video curse continues!  I flew up at Concord, and a nice lady got some nice footage, except the entire thing was out of focus!  Oh well, just squint a bit and you can see how nicely it flies.

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Andreas builds us a a pair of F22 Raptor foamies

 So Andreas saw the Flitetest video on the F22 and got the mood to cut out one for himself.  He called me up and asked if I had any 9mm EPP foam.  I did, and all the electronics and hardware necessary, courtesy of my prior thought to try to get the scouts to build some planes.  I was thrilled to be able to put these to use, and Andreas said he would cut out an extra one for me.   Here's the pieces cut out.

 And now glued up.  Very nice!  That's an 8x4 prop on a 1500 kV blue wonder motor.  18A ESC, 500 mAH 3S batteries, 9g servos.

 View from the bottom.  Those are 3mm carbon tubes running laterally.  Bamboo skewers on the leading edge and for the push rods.

 Here's mine, ready to glue up.  Using Beacon Foam-Tec, including the hinges.

And completed!  Elevon flight controls following the new East Bay Elevon standard, coming up in another post.

Flight test upcoming!  It will be fun to be flying something that only has two CPUs on board.

Here's the thread and plans by original designer dekan.