@@GroundControlRC I’m starting a twin engined cub with my other xk a160 cub. Going with 2 small 10 amp esc stowed in the nose cowl for weight and cooling. The engines are mounted just inboard of the first strut. I’ll run the same 900 mah battery in that model.
With your engineering skills and building talent, the model companies should take notice of your modifications and manufacture the models that way in the first place. Well done!
Watched your whole series on this plane and it appears you've tweaked it to your style and liking. I'm a scale guy back to the 70's and I'm going to work towards achieving slow flight and lazy aerobatics like the prototype flys. Had a fueler "P51 Cub" years ago but I'd like to just make this one fly as scale as I can. Lighter and maybe some wing warping to attain some washout. The Eflite UMX Timber is fully capable of all out aerobatics while slowing to a walk to land, zero tip stalling. Its my go to "wind plane" to boot! Maybe I can get this J3 to do a little "scalin'", its just too cool looking to not try! Thanks for all the good information!
Thanks for the kind words. My Favorite Factory Plane so far is the Fun Cub 1100mm Kit. It exhibits all the traits you just spoke of. Very slow flight, very aerobatic, and I have yet to have a tip stall. I'm going to have to take it back out soon. Awesome Plane ;-)
You fly better than you ice-walk (teasing). I should talk. My feet have barely touched snow. Burned them many times walking on too-hot beach sand though. Those landing gear snow-ski's are looking more and more tempting ;-) Nice flying. Delay from BG in getting my parts for the second parts-built A160. I hope to have a UMX Timber receiver for the RTF soon. Ordered one but the wrong RX was sent. New motor test coming up really soon. The California Governor has lifted the statewide "Quarantine at home" order, so now if Santa Clara County does likewise then maybe I can finally get some air time. Happy flying!
Hehehe....I drove down that dirt road and had no idea it was that slick ;-) I nearly fell on my Bum twice just recovering the Plane. On top of that, we got another 2.5 inches of snow yesterday and I'm going to try to get out there to fly today. I need some crampons ;-) That really sucks not being able to fly. I would be going completely bonkers! When the restriction is lifted you are certainly going to have a lot of different projects in the air. Good luck and I hope to see you in the air soon ;-)
@@GroundControlRC Not sure where you are, but we just took the first hit of what may be 3 days of storms. It's headed northeast from the S.F. bay area. Get ready if it's headed your way.
I just bought one and I had a problem, the remote control doesn’t stop emitting a sound of a beep noise constantly, and the blade doesn’t move pls help
You might check any make sure you don't have any trim input on the throttle stick. Also make sure the motor turns freely. Check that your control surfaces move when you move the sticks so you know it's bound to the TX.
Hi Wesley! You just caught me while working at the computer ;-) CG (My Location): 33mm from Leading Edge of the Wing I hope that helps and I'll see you in the Air!
You’ve got it flying awesome now with out the wing cuffs ? So looks like the cg too far back and causing the death spiral ! Which mine still does !need to adjust it great video thou
Hi Andy! Thank you much! Yes, even though I had already cutout some foam to move the battery forward and added nose weight, this Plane was still very tail heavy. I couldn't tell until I put it in Full Manual Mode. It was still so tail heavy it would stall on launch. Once the CG was set properly the stalls were no longer an issue and the cuffs no longer required. I'm very happy with it now ;-) See you in the Air!
Andy blades check and see on yours I just noticed on mine that in 3g mode the elevator goes up automatically as throttle is added In 6g mode the elevator goes up about 15-20 degrees up when it’s supposed to be neutral. I had to adjust my elevator control rod about 6 turns in to get the elevator into a neutral position in 6g. Hope it helps because I know it was causing me problems with stalling. In 3g I’d try to power out the stall not knowing elevator was being added. Then I’d switch to 6g and the elevator jumps up to 15-20 degrees up. Check yours and see
@@GroundControlRC awesome I’ve subscribed to your videos as they are very informative and you know exactly what your taking about ! It’s a great little plane worthy of being displayed on a shelf ! I’m going to get it balanced properly this wk end I’ll put a video up hopefully for observation ! If the weather holds up
@@shanemichaels8289 yes I believe that was happening on my model although I stripped out the xk receiver as I fly spectrum don’t have a radio master yet ! The Eflite receiver I have now was actually putting the elevator down in normal mode ! That is something I’m going to recheck it can be a handful if it’s not step up right mine seems to wallow with the stabiliser on as ifs it fighting it’s self !
Lookinng good!! My plane put his nose up and almost stall when trottle goes above 50%....what you think is the problem....too high motor angle or too high wing insidence angle? Thanks for sharing!!
Hi Alex! The biggest problem with this Plane is it's extremely Tail Heavy. The first time I launched it in complete Manual Mode it would nose up and stall on launch. See where your Plane balances. I now have mine balanced 31mm from the Leading Edge of the Wing and it flies well at that CG.
@@GroundControlRC Thanks but i fogot to mention that my question is for different plane. I have the issue of pulling up when throttle over 50%.....almost stall....what can yiu suggest can be my problem
@@alexherrera3918 , Hard to tell, but I would look at the Motor angle if it's flying nice an level at cruising speed and just noses up when increasing throttle. A lot of planes will climb a bit when increasing throttle because of high angle of incidence of the wing but it shouldn't be a real abrupt nose up condition.
@@alexherrera3918 If you can say what the plane is it would be easier to try to find an answer for you. Some RC planes are designed to cruise at half throttle and climb at higher speeds. There is no one solution that suits all airplanes.
@@Doggeslife . I did not have any cub, so i used the body of a Slowly V2 and swap the original slow under camber wings to a flat KFM3 (1 meter wing) , it was my first one so it is not the nice looking one. If I am not mistaken i measure the wing angle about 6 degrees on the plans ....so i will try first to out a ice cream stick under the lower part os the wing to take off some of that angle of the wing. If that does not work then i will try to add an angle to the motor. My plane is a bit larget than the origial i think. www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1686460-Sowly-A-magnificent-Land-and-Lake-Build Thanks
My fixes on this plane were . 1 add weight to the nose. 2 I put barbecue skewers on the struts. 3 Only fly in High Rates mode. And now the plane flies like a rocket in the sky.
I just put the 1407 with a 10 amp esc 1060 prop and my own receiver and servo. All I can say is wow this thing flies amazing. Thanks for all the help
Hi Shane!
I'm glad that worked out well.
It definitely needed some boost on power ;-)
See you in the Air!
@@GroundControlRC running a power hobby 900 mah 2S. 30c 60 burst. Plenty of flight time and the nose weight helped
@@GroundControlRC I’m starting a twin engined cub with my other xk a160 cub. Going with 2 small 10 amp esc stowed in the nose cowl for weight and cooling. The engines are mounted just inboard of the first strut. I’ll run the same 900 mah battery in that model.
@@shanemichaels8289 It's nice to get it balanced with a larger LIPO as I had to add ballast weight to mine.
@@shanemichaels8289 Twin motor provide great power and you don't have to worry about torque roll.
With your engineering skills and building talent, the model companies should take notice of your modifications and manufacture the models that way in the first place. Well done!
Hi Jack! Thank you very much for all the kind words! You just put a big smile on my face and I'm very grateful for that ;-) See you in the Air!
Watched your whole series on this plane and it appears you've tweaked it to your style and liking. I'm a scale guy back to the 70's and I'm going to work towards achieving slow flight and lazy aerobatics like the prototype flys. Had a fueler "P51 Cub" years ago but I'd like to just make this one fly as scale as I can. Lighter and maybe some wing warping to attain some washout. The Eflite UMX Timber is fully capable of all out aerobatics while slowing to a walk to land, zero tip stalling. Its my go to "wind plane" to boot! Maybe I can get this J3 to do a little "scalin'", its just too cool looking to not try! Thanks for all the good information!
Thanks for the kind words. My Favorite Factory Plane so far is the Fun Cub 1100mm Kit. It exhibits all the traits you just spoke of. Very slow flight, very aerobatic, and I have yet to have a tip stall. I'm going to have to take it back out soon. Awesome Plane ;-)
You fly better than you ice-walk (teasing). I should talk. My feet have barely touched snow. Burned them many times walking on too-hot beach sand though.
Those landing gear snow-ski's are looking more and more tempting ;-) Nice flying.
Delay from BG in getting my parts for the second parts-built A160. I hope to have a UMX Timber receiver for the RTF soon. Ordered one but the wrong RX was sent.
New motor test coming up really soon.
The California Governor has lifted the statewide "Quarantine at home" order, so now if Santa Clara County does likewise then maybe I can finally get some air time.
Happy flying!
Hehehe....I drove down that dirt road and had no idea it was that slick ;-) I nearly fell on my Bum twice just recovering the Plane. On top of that, we got another 2.5 inches of snow yesterday and I'm going to try to get out there to fly today. I need some crampons ;-) That really sucks not being able to fly. I would be going completely bonkers! When the restriction is lifted you are certainly going to have a lot of different projects in the air. Good luck and I hope to see you in the air soon ;-)
@@GroundControlRC Not sure where you are, but we just took the first hit of what may be 3 days of storms. It's headed northeast from the S.F. bay area. Get ready if it's headed your way.
@@Doggeslife , Uh-Oh! Guess I better get some flying in while I can!
I just bought one and I had a problem, the remote control doesn’t stop emitting a sound of a beep noise constantly, and the blade doesn’t move pls help
You might check any make sure you don't have any trim input on the throttle stick.
Also make sure the motor turns freely.
Check that your control surfaces move when you move the sticks so you know it's bound to the TX.
Sweet flyer now!
Thank you much! I'm very happy with the way it performs ;-) See you in the Air!
Great tips and tricks on this one!!!
Thank you much Robby. It was a bit of work but I like the way it's flying now ;-) See you in the Air!
Hello again, can u please let me know we're your CG is as I've had mine apart and made changes but for too see were the CG was
Hi Wesley!
You just caught me while working at the computer ;-)
CG (My Location):
33mm from Leading Edge of the Wing
I hope that helps and I'll see you in the Air!
Cheers mate👍 your a star. Take care
You’ve got it flying awesome now with out the wing cuffs ? So looks like the cg too far back and causing the death spiral ! Which mine still does !need to adjust it great video thou
Hi Andy! Thank you much! Yes, even though I had already cutout some foam to move the battery forward and added nose weight, this Plane was still very tail heavy. I couldn't tell until I put it in Full Manual Mode. It was still so tail heavy it would stall on launch. Once the CG was set properly the stalls were no longer an issue and the cuffs no longer required. I'm very happy with it now ;-) See you in the Air!
Andy blades check and see on yours I just noticed on mine that in 3g mode the elevator goes up automatically as throttle is added In 6g mode the elevator goes up about 15-20 degrees up when it’s supposed to be neutral. I had to adjust my elevator control rod about 6 turns in to get the elevator into a neutral position in 6g. Hope it helps because I know it was causing me problems with stalling. In 3g I’d try to power out the stall not knowing elevator was being added. Then I’d switch to 6g and the elevator jumps up to 15-20 degrees up. Check yours and see
@@GroundControlRC awesome I’ve subscribed to your videos as they are very informative and you know exactly what your taking about ! It’s a great little plane worthy of being displayed on a shelf ! I’m going to get it balanced properly this wk end I’ll put a video up hopefully for observation ! If the weather holds up
@@shanemichaels8289 yes I believe that was happening on my model although I stripped out the xk receiver as I fly spectrum don’t have a radio master yet !
The Eflite receiver I have now was actually putting the elevator down in normal mode ! That is something I’m going to recheck it can be a handful if it’s not step up right mine seems to wallow with the stabiliser on as ifs it fighting it’s self !
@@andybladen9284 Thank you much Andy!
Lookinng good!!
My plane put his nose up and almost stall when trottle goes above 50%....what you think is the problem....too high motor angle or too high wing insidence angle?
Thanks for sharing!!
Hi Alex! The biggest problem with this Plane is it's extremely Tail Heavy. The first time I launched it in complete Manual Mode it would nose up and stall on launch. See where your Plane balances. I now have mine balanced 31mm from the Leading Edge of the Wing and it flies well at that CG.
@@GroundControlRC Thanks but i fogot to mention that my question is for different plane. I have the issue of pulling up when throttle over 50%.....almost stall....what can yiu suggest can be my problem
@@alexherrera3918 , Hard to tell, but I would look at the Motor angle if it's flying nice an level at cruising speed and just noses up when increasing throttle. A lot of planes will climb a bit when increasing throttle because of high angle of incidence of the wing but it shouldn't be a real abrupt nose up condition.
@@alexherrera3918 If you can say what the plane is it would be easier to try to find an answer for you. Some RC planes are designed to cruise at half throttle and climb at higher speeds. There is no one solution that suits all airplanes.
@@Doggeslife . I did not have any cub, so i used the body of a Slowly V2 and swap the original slow under camber wings to a flat KFM3 (1 meter wing) , it was my first one so it is not the nice looking one. If I am not mistaken i measure the wing angle about 6 degrees on the plans ....so i will try first to out a ice cream stick under the lower part os the wing to take off some of that angle of the wing. If that does not work then i will try to add an angle to the motor.
My plane is a bit larget than the origial i think.
www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1686460-Sowly-A-magnificent-Land-and-Lake-Build
Thanks
Very nice 👍
Thank you Rod! It's done ;-) See you in the Air!
My fixes on this plane were . 1 add weight to the nose. 2 I put barbecue skewers on the struts. 3 Only fly in High Rates mode. And now the plane flies like a rocket in the sky.
That's awesome! Once you get it setup properly it's a fantastic little Plane. I'm having a lot of fun with it ;-) See you in the Air!