rich52mag

I lost my Escapade last weekend because of orientation. I would suggest anyone who has one to put a different color on the bottom of the wing!!

hairy46

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Thanks Rich! I have to put a bit of the bright green on the bottom of all my planes but the war birds so I know wich ends up! That is one way I have fixed my problem. and they do not have to be that high anymore for me to get disoriented! Bob



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Ms1095

I did epoxy the tail down. I don't think it is necessary to glue the wings together. There is no way they are going to fold with the tube it place. Just my .02 I will be changing the tailwheel out. I have a sullivan and a dubro laying around in the shop. Not sure what I will go with yet.
 

hairy46

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There was no reason for me to ever take the wings apart, I have a big enough hauler to be able to haul a 52.5 wing. I just was not worried about the size of the wing and I do agree that there is no big reason to do it! Epoxy the tail makes sence since they do come loose, I even double nuted it and it still would get a bit loose so it is epoxyed! The tail weight is under it though, I will have to stay with the same engine if this one stops or ad weight in front if I go to a lesser weight engine. It is a great airplane and am happy to have it in my hangar!   Bob



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Marco S.

Does anybody already used the 11.5 X 7.5 Formula One Prop with OS .46AX on this plane?

eagle09tbl

Great thread on the forum and I'm really happy that I found it before starting my Escapade. I used many of the mods I found listed here including changing the tailwheel assembly. I've now flown it about 25 flights or so and I love the plane. It really handles well and looks fantastic in the air.

Some time back I found a deal on Magnum 52 four stroke engines and bought some. Since I had one, after breaking it in on the bench and being very satisfied with it I mounted it on the nose of the Escapade. For me, this is a great match and I would say that this quickly became one of the planes I fly weekly. For $99.00, this truly is a bargain and I've gotten many compliments on it at the field.

Thanks to all for all the great info posted here.

clarkj

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ive got a new 40 la to put on mine...think it will be enough?

hairy46

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Yes I do, you are down low enough! Here in Wyoming the LA's do not produce enough power! Good luck and happy flying! You will love the plane! Bob


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jcw111

YES it is enough !!

I just put a 40 FP in mine. Same as the LA but a few years older. I wanted to improve the ground handling so decided to slow it down a bit. Anyway it flies just fine on the 40. I had a Irvine 46 in it and it was quite fast. You can always go to a larger engine if you feel "the need for speed"

Jim Whitney

Marco S.

I plan to buy a Escapade and put floats, but before I need to know the distance from leading edge to the front of fuselage. Someone has this distance? Thanks.

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8 1/4

Marco S.

Thanks Hairy46

trpastor

Hey Guys

I bought this plane thinking it would be a good plane to have on had to help others fly, but it's just sitting in the box, with a brand new Supertigre gs 40, servos everything excpet receiver and radio. Anyone want to buy it? I got 4 of the hitec hs 325hb's. Everything ran $200. This being said, I know this plane is now and often is on backorder, so I won't be willing to take low ball offers. I figured if somoene was out there waiting on one and is intersted in this set up I'd part with it, otherwise I'll finish it someday

Tim

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You are welcome, Glad to be able to help! Bob



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I did a review of My first flight yesterday. Go to user reviews, find & review products, Research airplanes, Find an airplane then any manufacturer Select Great Planes and enter escapade. My review includes a lot of the suggestions that are mentioned here. I did not have a problem with the tailwheel that other people mentioned. Make sure to CA the plastic piece that keeps the tail wheel from coming off. I put some Gorilla glue over the CAed wheel retainer for good measure.

wweiserr

I just flew my escapade for the first tim today and it flew AWESOME!! I did a lot of the modifications that I found in this forum. When I first read about this plane I was a bit overwelmed but after I started it wasn't so bad. My elevator was about a 1/4" off from each other so I had no choice but to cut it off and straighten it out allowing me to fix the ca hinges. I also wasn't too keen on just bolting on the rudder and the stab so I exopied them together then bolted it on the fuse. The tabs on the wings were starting to come unlaminated so I wicked some thin ca in them and put a clamp on over night. The one thing I did right away was move the CG 3" back from the leading edge. The plane only took 3/4 of a oz. on the left wing to balance out. When I put this in the air today I had to adjust the elevator trim a little and that was it. This plane flies great I would suggest to any one for a second plane. I have an ultra stick I was flying before this and I think I found my new favorite plane.

trpastor

Hey Guys

I think I put a post up before, but I have this plane new in box and I'm going to be putting it on the classifieds. If you are interested let me know. I know it's out of stock a lot, but I have it now if you are eager to get it. I'm on to 3D flying, and was going to have this plane as a buddy box plane I could help others with, but I just don't think I'm going to give it much use

If you want to buy it with the SUPER TIGRE 40 and hi tec servos also, I bought it all together.

Let me know

Ms1095

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alex_scratch_built

Hi guys,
Just wanted to show my escapade on floats. This is my 1st time flying from water and the plane flew great even with the added weigh.

I cut the hinges on the elevator to verify the joiner and there was not one drop of glue, it came right out. I put some real hinges and epoxied the joiner in place. While I was there, I could not resist sanding it down to a nice profile. I also made a new rudder.
This really is a nice flying plane.

As you will see in the video, I am having problems adjusting my ST G51

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jdhLDUxUO8

Thanks for all the great info in this thread..

By the way, when I unpacked my escapade, one of the wing index tabs was broken. I called Great Planes and they sent me a wing set right away. They have good service...

hairy46

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Thanks for the video, enjoyed it! Bob

Ms1095

Oops[:@] This was my own fault. We were having a spin contest and I pushed it to far. On the 37th spin I went to pull out b/c the tress were close. Well they were closer then I thought. It went below the tress and I tried to climb back out but it was to late. I did win the contest. However, my plane was in more pieces then most. Just got a new one from trpastor. Should be here tomorrow. I can't wait to get this in the air. I think I will take it easier this time.

trpastor

well that was just in time then!!!

Sorry to hear about your first one, but I hope you get good use from the second.

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Those darn 587 point landings!



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dye2

Hello Lee:
are you using the A123 battery for your plane? Could you let me know your electric setup? Thank you!

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Has anyone had problems getting their engine to run right because of the low position of the fuel tank? I have 7 flights on my Escapade now but the engine wants to die on an inside loop. It knife edges better than any plane that I have had before.
Captain Buford