[Flyboy76]

So i was talking with a friend last night that i got into flying last year and he's progressed really quickly. Being young, single, and totally into flying with not a lot of other commitments has put him in the position to burn a pile of glow fuel this year. He has watched me fly my gasser and has asked me for some help getting into a gas set up. Here was my idea on doing up a budget build 50CC.

My criteria were as follows:
-products have to be reliable with a proven track record
-keeping the cost down as much as possible.

Here are my thoughts please chime in with yours.....

Airframe - 50CC Yak54 from Peakmodel
Engine - DLE55 from Peakmodel
Servos - TowerPro996 digital metal gear from Hobbycity
Receiver - Hitec Supreme 8 channel (he runs an Optic 6 right now)
Ignition - Spektrum 1500mah 4.8V
Battery - 1 A123 2300 6.6Volt receiver pack from Hobbycity
Switches - Futaba Heavy Duty Switch

So here is the pricing total i came up with:

Yak54 + DLE55 combo 859 USD (approx. 970.00 CAD) (Shipping is free)
Tower Pro996 X 6 = 10.95USD (approx. 87.15 CAD) (shipping included)
Receiver - Hitec Supreme 8 Channel (36.50 CAD) (approx. 10 CAD shipping)
Battery - A123 2300 6.6V (approx. 43.25 CAD) (shipping included)
Ignition - Spektrum 1500mah 4.8V (26.00 CAD) (shipping Included)
Switches - Futaba HD Switch (24.00 CAD) (shipping included)
Servo Extensions - 5 24" HD (approx. 10.75 CAD) (shipping included)
That comes to
1197.66 CAD for a completely new setup. Not to bad at all. I compared the Extra 330 that i bought from GHAir to the Extra330 that peakmodels sell and it has the same specs. so i feel comfortable with the quality as i'm sure they are the same plane judging by the manual. I have ordered from both hobbycity and peakmodels multiple times and have always been happy with everything. Also i have never had to pay any customs on items ordered from these places. There are small things like zip ties velcro and foam padding that i haven't added into the cost as most people have stock like that on hand.

so what do you think???? A decent setup for under 1200CAD!!!

Geoff

[aceplant00]

servos seem to be a little lightfor the 50 cc application.

[gkm41]

really? running the same servos on my Hanger 9 Extra 260 with a Turnigy 50cc in it and they are plenty strong and fast.... puts out around 150oz/inch. have them on ailerons and rudder and elevator, haven't had any complaints yet..

[BigBreeze]

Those Tower Pro Servos should be fine, but you might want to re-consider skimping out on servos. Don't get me wrong, I use alot of HC stuff, but servos are usually one thing that I suggest you stick with well-known and well-tested brands (cheap Hitec 645 or similar would work to start out with).

That's just me, though!

Gas is the way to go that's for sure!!!

[scaleguy]

Originally Posted by gkm41

really? running the same servos on my Hanger 9 Extra 260 with a Turnigy 50cc in it and they are plenty strong and fast.... puts out around 150oz/inch. have them on ailerons and rudder and elevator, haven't had any complaints yet..

How is the centering?

Also I think you are using only one HD switch? What about Ignition switch?

Can the Spektrum 1500 mAh bat and go with 2 x A123 for redundancy and tap off of one battery for Ignition. Use Smart-Fly 5.2v Ignition Regulator, DL only recomends max of 6.0v for their Ignitioin, Also suggest some form of electronic ignition kill like Smart Fly or 42% products.

Would suggest stronger rudder servo as Yak rudders are way bigger then an Extra.

[R.Sonnel]

I had some proplems with the Tower Pros servos. The sodering came apart in the servos and plane go CRASH! Everything else looks fine. Don't cheap out on servos!!

[gkm41]

Servos seem to center just fine, I haven't notice any problems... fast and strong. sure they are cheap, but they work.... I may change my mind if I have a problem with them but so far they are good.... figure no sense in knocking something down if you don't have them so I'm trying them... I know they are way way faster and stronger then my Hitec 635 servos... for the average sport flyer, they should be fine. Just my opinion but then again, I am flying them, are you?

[scaleguy]

Originally Posted by gkm41

Servos seem to center just fine, I haven't notice any problems... fast and strong. sure they are cheap, but they work.... I may change my mind if I have a problem with them but so far they are good.... figure no sense in knocking something down if you don't have them so I'm trying them... I know they are way way faster and stronger then my Hitec 635 servos... for the average sport flyer, they should be fine. Just my opinion but then again, I am flying them, are you?

If that comment was directed at me, I am not bashing them, I just asked about centering and suggested stronger servo for rudder. Do what you want but unfortunately you won't know till it's to late with servos.

I agree with other guy DON'T cheapout on servos. There is Budget then there is Geto!

[Flyboy76]

truthfully, that was the only thing i wasn't sure on, was the servo's... i did some reading on them and i haven't seen much in the way of neg. feedback on them. I know that Aeroworks and Extreme Flight recommend servos over with over 180 oz. of torque but that is if you are doing some pretty heavy 3D flying. I used 7955TG's all the way around on my Extra but i have grand ideas about a 100CC plane in the future too there are also some PowerHD servos out there that guys have been using in 50CC planes with good results.

And yes i forgot the ignition switch and an opti-kill or something of that sort as well.

[Flyboy76]

Jim we must have been posting at the same time. "Geto" lol love it!!

think about this for a second though.... in the last several years we have seen excellent low budget planes, engines, and radio's... so why not servo's now? It's tough because you put a cheap servo on a .40 size plane and it goes in... ok so a new airframe is $200, and that may be the extent of the financial damages.... smoke a 50CC plane in and it's most likely 3 times that at least.... but were seeing more and more people start to try them out. What did people say about the first DL's that came out? I have read a lot of good things about these Towerpro servos and about the powerHD ones as well.

just my 2C