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10-27-2016, 02:35 PM | #1 |
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piecing together my first foam build
Can someone link me to a read for this?
I am looking to get the FlySky i6 radio w/ receiver. I have read that I need to stick w/ certain manufacturers and they are not cross compatible. I am having trouble finding in what regard they refer to, or if it is just the receiver? Can I use any servo? any battery etc? Is there something that can explain this a bit or a link. Cant find much to help me on the forum here, but perhaps I am looking in the wrong place. This is the build I am looking to do for my first go. Sure it may be a bit much for a newbie... but I am going to have fun building it and painting/cleaning it up http://www.flitetest.com/articles/ft-cruiser-build |
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10-27-2016, 04:28 PM | #2 |
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Re: piecing together my first foam build
Well. As for the first question, yes stick with only their receivers. Second, any modern servos are compatible with all brands, as are batteries, esc's... Older servos had different connectors on different servos, as each manufacturer had different ends on the receivers, and or wiring polarity.
Now as for plane. The one you link to is an advanced airplane build, and do NOT recommend it at all for now. If going at it yourself (again, not recommended, but it has been done), a foam electric plane is the way to go in my opinion. Yes, it is a lot of reading and you do not have to go through all of it, but a few pages would be good. I personally have built 3 of them so far and they are tough. Not 3 ov the same, but rather 3 versions and all are great. https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/show...hp?t=681556ell A lot of people start in the hobby seeing someone flying something cool looking. They then think that I saw that, I want that. It looks easy. We've all heard that before. Reality is though, you should learn to walk before running. Hence the trainer airplane. Once standard level flight is mastered, you can try a loop, roll, etc. It is a learning process. Some will come here saying to join a club, get an instructor, etc. I cannot, nor will I condone that information, as I learned to fly by myself, without a trainer or club. I would have definitely joined a club, but due to reasons, I had not done so. Distance is one issue, as well as my type of flying. I am a small electric flier only and everything I have is under 40" wingspan, and most require little wind to fly, which is not very often. I do live outside the city and fly even further away from home on weekends only. I would love to join a club to have someone to fly with, but again, it is not feasible for me. Last edited by NEW222; 10-27-2016 at 05:14 PM. |
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10-27-2016, 04:29 PM | #3 |
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10-27-2016, 04:37 PM | #4 |
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10-27-2016, 06:27 PM | #5 |
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Re: piecing together my first foam build
Joining a club is priceless. You will get valuable information, as well as lot's of help. You can go to the maac website, and they have a club locator there.
As for the plane, I agree with NEW222, probably not the best trainer. Again, if you join a club, you can fly a much bigger, heavier airplane, which will allow for flying more often, as they can handle wind much better. |
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10-27-2016, 07:01 PM | #7 |
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Re: piecing together my first foam build
thanks for the input -
Should have been a bit more clear w/ what i meant... This winter I want to have a couple builds to do. That being one of them... not to fly right away - but to build. I have already been in discussion w/ a couple clubs but they dont start up to the new year. |
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10-27-2016, 08:54 PM | #9 |
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Re: piecing together my first foam build
If you cannot find anyone locally to sell you a sheet of Fan Fold Foam to build the Blu Baby with, you still have a couple of options. Also the main center foam block can also be done differently. If you do not have any of the 1" blue foam for the center main piece, you could try asking a house contractor for leftovers and or scraps. Secondly, for both the center block as well as the whole plane can be built from dollar store foamboard. For the center section you could laminate 4-5 (depending on model design being built) pieces then cut it out. My best flying Blu Baby was the original 33" with undercambered wing and 1" foam block center.
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03-15-2017, 03:01 PM | #10 |
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Re: piecing together my first foam build
I'd recommend the flite test foam builds- they are simple, easy to follow videos and you can just print off the plans at home- buy dollar store foam board and in a few hours with some hotglue have a durable but cheap learning platform.
I'd however go for a high-wing trainer first, such as the FT Storch , or even the FT Explorer, which starts as a 3 channel plane (throttle, rudder, elevator) but you can build a separate wing to include ailerons once you get comfortable with 3 channel flight. Pusher type planes are also really good for learning as the prop doesnt hit the ground, skid landing is a breeze and nose cone repairs are all but cosmetic! |
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