Radiocraft
06-28-2004, 03:44 PM
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Pug's
He's keeping it. There is a long story behind that plane but bottom line is that he is going to keep it.
John,
Yeah I got them. I sent you an e-mail.. Not sure what happened but thanks!
He's keeping it. There is a long story behind that plane but bottom line is that he is going to keep it.
John,
Yeah I got them. I sent you an e-mail.. Not sure what happened but thanks!
06-28-2004, 04:02 PM
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Stratos:
Al may be out at the Milford meet so you can talk to him there. I was going to get the 40% but decided against blowing out the front of my trailer right now maybe in two years if I'm still flying IMAC. The way things are going I'm not happy competing to much BS with this presentation score and scoring being to cloudy and left up to the judge to much right now and what they like. Even I don't like scoring it because there are no rules for deductions. If I can't explain why I gave a score than it's just BS to me.
Kevin
DA 150 with cans is the way to go.
Al may be out at the Milford meet so you can talk to him there. I was going to get the 40% but decided against blowing out the front of my trailer right now maybe in two years if I'm still flying IMAC. The way things are going I'm not happy competing to much BS with this presentation score and scoring being to cloudy and left up to the judge to much right now and what they like. Even I don't like scoring it because there are no rules for deductions. If I can't explain why I gave a score than it's just BS to me.
Kevin
DA 150 with cans is the way to go.
06-28-2004, 04:18 PM
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I got 3 videos of Wayne's Radiocraft at www.cafreestyle.com (look under the XFC videos). See for yourself how they fly
06-28-2004, 07:02 PM
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I'm not alarmed.
Yes, the wings are sheeted ribs. They are plenty strong. Besides the one manufacturing issue (which was taken care of very promptly), I can honestly say even in the wrong hands the wing tube will bend before the wings give, I have a lot of confidence in thier strength. As for the tail twisting, I'm thinking somebody was looking for an excuse for something, there aint no way its gonna twist without failing, niether of which have been documented.
Both of mine are running DA 150's with the stock mufflers. They can convert to canisters in an evening, but where I fly I dont have to worry about noise (and with a 3 blade they are almost as quiet as most canister set ups), and they are nicely overpowered, so I havent spent the money. Both weigh in just shy of 40lbs. They are a little bit larger than a Carden extra, I have compared the wings side by side, just a few square inches, not a lot. I'm running Futaba 3305's on the ailerons and elevators on both. Before anyone flames me, they have worked out just fine, center well, have plenty of torque and are plenty fast for me - AND they have lasted a good long time without getting sloppy. Not bad for a $30 servo. On the rudders, one has 2 Futaba 5301's on a Surelink floating belcrank, the other has 3 Hitec 5735 MG's on an SWB gang. The SWB setup has more power, but the Surelink belcrank was <way> easier to set up - both have sufficient rudder authority to knife edge loop, but the Hitecs really eat up the battery. One of them is running dual receivers, the other has a single receiver and a powerbox 40/24 - both systems have thier merits - but the dual receiver one will be getting a DPSI Twin as soon as I can get my paws on one.
I have no complaints about the airplane, thats why I bought the second one.
Roger
I'm not alarmed.
Yes, the wings are sheeted ribs. They are plenty strong. Besides the one manufacturing issue (which was taken care of very promptly), I can honestly say even in the wrong hands the wing tube will bend before the wings give, I have a lot of confidence in thier strength. As for the tail twisting, I'm thinking somebody was looking for an excuse for something, there aint no way its gonna twist without failing, niether of which have been documented.
Both of mine are running DA 150's with the stock mufflers. They can convert to canisters in an evening, but where I fly I dont have to worry about noise (and with a 3 blade they are almost as quiet as most canister set ups), and they are nicely overpowered, so I havent spent the money. Both weigh in just shy of 40lbs. They are a little bit larger than a Carden extra, I have compared the wings side by side, just a few square inches, not a lot. I'm running Futaba 3305's on the ailerons and elevators on both. Before anyone flames me, they have worked out just fine, center well, have plenty of torque and are plenty fast for me - AND they have lasted a good long time without getting sloppy. Not bad for a $30 servo. On the rudders, one has 2 Futaba 5301's on a Surelink floating belcrank, the other has 3 Hitec 5735 MG's on an SWB gang. The SWB setup has more power, but the Surelink belcrank was <way> easier to set up - both have sufficient rudder authority to knife edge loop, but the Hitecs really eat up the battery. One of them is running dual receivers, the other has a single receiver and a powerbox 40/24 - both systems have thier merits - but the dual receiver one will be getting a DPSI Twin as soon as I can get my paws on one.
I have no complaints about the airplane, thats why I bought the second one.
Roger
06-28-2004, 07:04 PM
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Shorty,
Upload some of Leylands videos then we can see how his RadioCraft flies better than mine does..
Funny though, when he flies mine and I fliy his, mine flies better than his.. [>:]
Upload some of Leylands videos then we can see how his RadioCraft flies better than mine does..
Funny though, when he flies mine and I fliy his, mine flies better than his.. [>:]
06-28-2004, 09:37 PM
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I dont know if its been mentioned here but the 35% radiocrafts were completely different birds than the 40% planes. The 35% Radiocrafts were made very well i have one also and have no issues with them at all. The wings are built up with foam ribs , i dont know to much about the 40% ones that came out about a year before Al and Harry split up. I know they had some issues and Harry wasnt real happy with the way they were made compared to his original Staudachers and Extra 330 LX planes.
06-28-2004, 10:33 PM
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Krayzc ,, hey Gerald did you notice Gerald Neels 40% Radiowave at Joenall, it is the same one he had at Fayetteville in the spring but put all the graphics etc. on it,, looks sweet..
06-29-2004, 07:21 AM
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I dont know if its been mentioned here but the 35% radiocrafts were completely different birds than the 40% planes. The 35% Radiocrafts were made very well i have one also and have no issues with them at all. The wings are built up with foam ribs , i dont know to much about the 40% ones that came out about a year before Al and Harry split up. I know they had some issues and Harry wasnt real happy with the way they were made compared to his original Staudachers and Extra 330 LX planes.
I dont know if its been mentioned here but the 35% radiocrafts were completely different birds than the 40% planes. The 35% Radiocrafts were made very well i have one also and have no issues with them at all. The wings are built up with foam ribs , i dont know to much about the 40% ones that came out about a year before Al and Harry split up. I know they had some issues and Harry wasnt real happy with the way they were made compared to his original Staudachers and Extra 330 LX planes.
That is all true - the issue being the plant over drilled the wing holes and the phenolic didnt get completely glued down. The 40% flys better. (I owned the 35% Staudacher (RIP), and have a lot of flights on the 35% Extra.)
And yes, the 40% is a core, only the 35%'s have foam ribs. I should have mentioned that earlier....
Roger
10-09-2004, 09:11 AM
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I had very good communicatins with Al at Raidiowave, and ordered a 40% Extra...he spent much time with me on the phone, and answered all my questions...I am confident I will be happy. The Plane gets good reviews from all owners so far, and it looks like they will stand behind it...I am going to do an exensive review on it, and during build...stay tuned
