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The maiden didn't goes as well as I hoped!

Tony's Maiden with his RCM 33% Champ

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Smokin Joe Hell of a save! Looks like that champ likes rudder better than ailerons! 3 days ago

Smokin Joe Did you figure out what happened? Was it a tip stall? 3 days ago

Tony Hallo It was tail heavy, added 2 1/2 pounds to the nose, need to try again. Yes the ailerons were useless! Hope it flies better next time. 3 days ago

Tony Hallo The Cherokee bit the dust last week as well, off to a bad start! 3 days ago

I74 Definitely a hell of a save ! .. What % of the cord did you end up at when you added more nose weight ? 2 days ago

Tony Hallo 28% 2 days ago

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Tony Hallo I have added differential to the ailerons as well 2 days ago

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I74 28% ought to work, with that short nose & forward wing.. Looks like you have enough positive incidence also,, from what I can see.. Good luck on your next flight,, I bet it will be ''much'' better. I 2 days ago

Micro 17.5 brushless - 3s Unlimited Hydroplane that I was ''real lucky'' to pick up last spring. Little sucker scoots,, & does over 30mph !!
It want's to start taking off the water if you push it much past 30.. Cruising it in the upper 20's,, is only around 1/4 throttle !
Front canard wing is adjustable,, & I have that wing adjusted all the way down in front, plus the batt. ect. moved as far forward as possible,, to keep the bow down.
It rides really high off the water, & there is hardly anything touching,, other than a bit of prop, rudder,, & a smidge of sponson ride plates.
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Smokin Joe I like boats with the props out of the water. 4 days ago

I74 Yea me too !! Have always had a soft spot for Unlimited Hydro's... Had 4 Miss Budweiser's over the years of various sorts, & sizes.. Even had an 1/8th scale one, that was powered by a 26cc Zenoah,, with a tuned pipe ect… Am totally back into electrics now, & that's what I started with on boats back in the day.... They don't stink,, & maintenance is far less than Gas & Nitro stuff,, & they are... Show more 3 days ago

ROTO 85 FS in RCM Champ

This is a Roto 85 FS in a RCM 33% Aeronca Champ, first start.

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Getting close

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I74 Looks great Tony, & very stout ! 1 month ago

Smokin Joe That is big! 4 days ago

Click on video and then watch it "FULL SCREEN". Tyler actually out-runs Dave on the ground on one of his low fly-bys! Little guy is fast! lol - feeling amused

Paraglider "Touch and Go" at Missed Approach

Dave does a "Touch and Go" at the flyfield. Tyler runs with him on all his passes and almost outruns him.

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I74 Tyler's getting big ! 1 month ago

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Paraglider at Missed Approach Flyfield

Dave Landing the Paraglider at Missed Approach Flyfield!

Crappy pic of me before a cruise..... Had 4 layers of clothes under my old Plymouth racing jacket,, as it was chilly that day.... Sucks looking ''a lot '' older than you feel,, some days …....

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Smokin Joe Looks like fun! Being a couple inches of the ground makes you feel like you are going a lot faster too! The karts handle so well on asphalt, sometimes it likes to throw you out of the seat. 1 month ago

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Did some research with comparing my elect. set up with an equivalent set up with a gas engine... My set up & performance is a bit better than a stock / governed 7 hp. 4 stroke, with a 6 - 1 gearing... That's pretty good !

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Finally finished !! Took it out for a 40 min. shake down maiden,, & it did awesome !! .. Ended up going with 3 packs, for a total of 42ah. ect. ..Run times should get over an hr. easy... It pulls hills like nothing,, & frigg'n screams on the flat's ect.

Tony Hallo Telsacart 2 months ago

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Tony Hallo Really does look great 2 months ago

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I74 Thanks Tony ! .. I actually acquired the 4th pack, & am now running 4 of them in parallel... Am definitely getting my 1 hr.+ run time also... It free wheels about 40mph,, with the 6.9 - 1 gearing I' am running.. Plenty fast & efficient ,, for Subdivision - ''Lithium land cruising'',, with some pretty good hills.. It draws a pretty good crowd too...With the 4th pack, AUW came out to around... Show more 2 months ago

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I74 Pic with the 4th pk. 2 months ago

Smokin Joe I has that electric torque of of the hole. Never drag race an electric vehicle. You will get beat out of the hole every time. 1 month ago

I74 With my 6..9 - 1 gearing, Joe,, & 14.8 tall back tires,, it won't smoke the tires,, & is pretty much just set up for hills & all around cruising & speed on the flats... If I put 8 - 10' inch slicks on the back,, it would probably smoke the tires no problem... It's still ''surprisingly'' pretty quick though,, with the gearing & tires I' am running. .. I 1 month ago

Packs showed up yesterday.

I74 48v,, 13s- 4p, 14ah. packs.. Will run in parallel for a total capacity of 28ah.. Which means theoretically,, I can run the Kart @ around 1hr.with pulling 28 amps constant. 3 months ago

I74 Added,, ea. pack has 52 - 3500ma - 18650 lithium cells. 3 months ago

Smokin Joe Man does that look sweet! Holy crap! 1 month ago

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Got my tires mounted today... Fingers are feeling it also,, ''literally''.

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Got the new king pin bearings pressed in & the steering pretty much buttoned up... You will notice the blue spacer bushings above the kingpin/spindles.. Those are the urethane automotive sway bar link bushings that I incorporated to lower the kingpin/spindles pretty much all the way down to the bottom of the yokes for optimum road clearance & a wee bit of dampening...Ordered the 13s- 4p packs also.

I74 Another pic.... Motors & controllers ect. will get ordered next week.

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Smokin Joe Shiny Blue and Polished aluminum! Looks awesome! 3 months ago

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Smokin Joe I see the hydraulic brakes and the pedal. Now what kind of setup for the electric gas pedal? Are you going to use an electronic speed controler? 3 months ago

I74 It's going to have a hall effect pedal & 12 fet ESC.. Here is a pic of the motor, ESC,, pedal combo... Also got the seat assy.mounted & brake lines,, & 3 gang safety switches mounted... The seat mounting was pretty tedious to get just right,, as it sets in 5 adjustable mountings.

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Unbelievable skill! Just had to post!

Gernot Bruckmann - Piper Clipped Wing 50 % -...

Tony Hallo Great flying, how is the Keys? Heading down in May. 4 months ago

Tony Hallo is there a field where you fly? 4 months ago

Tony Hallo It takes a set of nuts to fly like that in front of a large crowd. 4 months ago

I74 Yea,, a ''big'' set... Really liked when he chopped the motor towards the end .. I get that aggressive flying on a sim,, but ''no chance'' for real,, @ the field,, especially that close to the ground.... Sim,, all you gott'a do is hit the reset button when you crash .. LOL 4 months ago

This guy can fly the snot out of the tri-plane!!! - feeling amused

GIANT FOKKER DR-1 WITH 7 CYL. 820cc VALACH...

Gernot Bruckmann flies his gian triplane Fokker DR1 65% at the Airshow of MFC-Hurlach 2017Model Data:Maßstab / Scale: 1/1.5Spw / Wingspan: 4.8 m (96.5")Engin...

I74 That's almost big enough to fly ''in it'' ! lol 4 months ago

Started on the final assy. Steering wheel I drilled all the holes ect.

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Smokin Joe Coming along. Final assembly! That's the fun part! It's tedious work. 4 months ago

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I74 Wait till you see what I came up with for King pin spacer bushings. Made them out of Moog ''blue'' urethane sway bar link bushings. They will also add in a bit of dampening,, plus they don't weigh Jack squat,, compared to stacks of washers ect,. 4 months ago