My 3m Comp-ARF Extra ready for maiden
07-23-2004, 09:05 PM
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My 3m Comp-ARF Extra ready for maiden
Well, my Composite-ARF 3m Extra is ready for its maiden flight tomorrow, and I am just a little bit nervous [:@]
I finished it up this afternoon and ran the eninge (DA150). It took a lot of flips to prime the engine, but I am running a very large and thick fuel line, and an automotive style fuel filter, so I guess that's why. Once the engine was running, it ran like a charm. I found out, that with a 32x10 prop, you really need to iddle down very low before there's not a significant pull on the plane he he. Anyway, here are a couple of pics of my inside set-up and the plane ready to crank.
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I finished it up this afternoon and ran the eninge (DA150). It took a lot of flips to prime the engine, but I am running a very large and thick fuel line, and an automotive style fuel filter, so I guess that's why. Once the engine was running, it ran like a charm. I found out, that with a 32x10 prop, you really need to iddle down very low before there's not a significant pull on the plane he he. Anyway, here are a couple of pics of my inside set-up and the plane ready to crank.
DKjens
07-23-2004, 09:51 PM
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RE: My 3m Comp-ARF Extra ready for maiden
Hi Jens! Absoultly stunning! Good luck tomorrow bro. I guess you will go to whittier? THe basin is closed for races saturday. You've really got a nice plane there!
Joe !~)
Joe !~)
07-23-2004, 11:24 PM
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RE: My 3m Comp-ARF Extra ready for maiden
Dk,
Looks awesome! I havent seen or flown one yet that didnt do really well.
Nothing to worry about.
Enjoy!
Looks awesome! I havent seen or flown one yet that didnt do really well.
Nothing to worry about.
Enjoy!
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RE: My 3m Comp-ARF Extra ready for maiden
Jens,
How much does it weigh? It looks like an old Fiberclassics with that "Contest Pro' on the wings.....
Nice Plane You'll love flying it ...See you at the Camarillo contest???
Dave
How much does it weigh? It looks like an old Fiberclassics with that "Contest Pro' on the wings.....
Nice Plane You'll love flying it ...See you at the Camarillo contest???
Dave
07-25-2004, 12:18 AM
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RE: My 3m Comp-ARF Extra ready for maiden
UPDATE - Well, it didn't fly today, hopeflly tomorrow. I had what I first thought was a "regulating switch" problem, but it mysteriously went away. Everything was working fine and a started my range chack. The right Rx checked very well, the left Rx checked like crap, both Rx's together checked like xtra bad crap, not even 100 yards proably with antenna extended. I just ran the engine foe a while at the field and packed it up.
I have two new Rx's in the plane now and will make another attempt tomorrow.
DKjens
I have two new Rx's in the plane now and will make another attempt tomorrow.
DKjens
07-25-2004, 01:42 PM
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RE: My 3m Comp-ARF Extra ready for maiden
Jens,
It looks great all put together, the elevator half you showed me at the field was nice but it's a lot more impressive on the plane. I also like that a guy with a foriegn accent picked a plane with the American flag.
Why don't you do the maiden at the Basin since you have had such good luck there with other planes?
Let us know how it goes and when it will be up for sale.
It looks great all put together, the elevator half you showed me at the field was nice but it's a lot more impressive on the plane. I also like that a guy with a foriegn accent picked a plane with the American flag.
Why don't you do the maiden at the Basin since you have had such good luck there with other planes?
Let us know how it goes and when it will be up for sale.
07-25-2004, 01:56 PM
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Jens is a true patriot..[8D]
I also like that a guy with a foriegn accent picked a plane with the American flag
07-25-2004, 02:18 PM
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Jens,
It looks great all put together, the elevator half you showed me at the field was nice but it's a lot more impressive on the plane. I also like that a guy with a foriegn accent picked a plane with the American flag.
Why don't you do the maiden at the Basin since you have had such good luck there with other planes?
Let us know how it goes and when it will be up for sale.
Jens,
It looks great all put together, the elevator half you showed me at the field was nice but it's a lot more impressive on the plane. I also like that a guy with a foriegn accent picked a plane with the American flag.
Why don't you do the maiden at the Basin since you have had such good luck there with other planes?
Let us know how it goes and when it will be up for sale.
OOOOOOOOOOO....Boy there's that fine attitude we all missed[:@]
07-25-2004, 05:11 PM
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Darcy,
Thanks for the tip! I'll stop deleting my inbox also so I don't have to get anymore of Dennis' PM's either
Darcy,
Thanks for the tip! I'll stop deleting my inbox also so I don't have to get anymore of Dennis' PM's either
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RE: My 3m Comp-ARF Extra ready for maiden
Here's a pic of Jens with his Giant Extra and my Mini Extra, (yeah, I fly a Wildhare Extra, hence the color scheme on the Mini Extra)
By the Way, Guess which Extra Jens flew today
By the Way, Guess which Extra Jens flew today