macca221

Great Vidio what engine and onboard starter are you usingQUOTE=ALPHA-AIR;11490596]Hi all,
a little (test-) vid from the finished Cessna:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoLbQJJF9Ho
Re-maiden flight is next weekend , if the wind conditions seems right to me..[/QUOTE]

gliss0724

I'm also building the same model. I'm considering the Zenoah ZP 20 or Zp 26. Electronic ignition that will accept a 2 cell lipo. Easy starts so I understand. This is my first build so if u don't mind I would like to follow ur build. Been in RC for 25 yrs but only a few yrs in the plane world.

macca221

Can anyone suggest what are the best servos to use

FlyerInOKC

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That is like asking what is the best sports team, you ask 5 people and get 6 opinions! However if you keep with a good brand like Futaba, JR, or Hitec you should be OK. In my 182 I have all s3004s except for the throttle which has a s3001. The trick is to match the servo to the load. If I had the ailerons or flaps on one servo I would move up to a heavy servo with more torque.

macca221

Thanks that gives me a starting point.moving from nitro helis where servos are a big part and expense especialy in the 60 and 90 flybarless that i fly typicly im spending $160 per servo.hi speed hi torque digitals with alloy cases for cooling as example rjx swash servo speed 0.4 torque 12.5 kg

FlyerInOKC

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Your servo pick is based on the size of the aircraft and the style of flying you will be doing. The stuff I fly is mostly scale and some high wing trainers like the Kadets, along with the odd Oldtimer. I don't 3D or anything like that and my airplanes are usually 1/5th scale. If I do go to quarter scale the subject has a wingspan of less than 90 inches and a weight less than 25 lbs.

strangebrew mx

you don't happen to have any step by step photos on how you created the bezels? Looks great!!!

almomya

hi can you send plan of cessna

RCKen

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Unfortunately the plans for the Top Flite Cessna are what are called builder's plans. this means that they do not contain outlines of all the parts on the plans. Also, this is a kit that is currently in production from Top Flite and would be a copyright violation as well. You can purchase this kit directly from Tower Hobbies here:

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXHU91&P=7

Ken

FlyerInOKC

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Would you please post some pictures of your rudder from the rear and side? I don't like the way the top of mine is coming out and I would like to see how you carved yours.

thanks,

Mike

crowe04

Before I started building I went over the entire plan making adjustments here and there to get the basic outline closer to scale, this included the top rudder fairing and where the lower rudder meets the tailcone. The first photo shows the modified shape of the rudder top fairing. The top fairing also sits very sligtly "proud" of the main rudder (the full size rudder top fairing is fitted over the top of the rudder giving it this look) I achieved this by wrapping two layers of masking tape around the rudder at the bottom of the top fairing block and sanding it down to the masking tape surface. You can just see this change in the surface in the second and third photos. Where the lower rudder meets the tailcone was simply a matter of adding a small piece of 1/8 balsa to get the correct contour. The hardest part I found was fitting the rudder once it was complete as I used the fully faired hinge method which doesn't allow much room for movement when installing, especially with a swept back rudder.

FlyerInOKC

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Thanks, that's a big help! I got my top fairing of my rudder too thin toward the back. I think now I'll add some material and then use the masking tape trick to get it right. I need to find a new lens for my LED for the light at the top of the fin the one I have is a flat top instead of round like yours and clear instead of red in color. I'm finally starting to show some progress. I plan on finishing the fuselage and then go back and finish the wing. I had stepped back from the wing because I wanted to modify how it mounted to the fuselage. Now I'm at the point I can finish this part and complete the build.

3136

Hi crowe04 earlier in this thread you showed this method for glassing http://www.tompierce.net/190/html/paint/glassing.htm
Since you are in Melb too, can you tell me the brand names of the locally purchased products you used?

crowe04

I used 3/4oz glass cloth on the entire model and Cabot's Cabothane, water based varnish (satin), from Bunnings.

3136

Lovely day we are having here in melb!
Did you use a sanding sealer?

crowe04

Brilliant day (for ducks)!!!!
I tried sanding sealer on the rudder but found that the weight exceeded the benefits of the sealer so I didn't bother for the rest of the model.

3136

Thanks mate.

cessnau206

My T.F CESSNA 182 kit ,Never flow ...OS 95 4 stroke .
Santiago ,Chile.

Zor

Nice to see you here cessnau206 with your first post.
I wonder if you chose this name "cessnau206" because you have flown that full size airplane.

The 182 model looks real nice.

Zor

cessnau206

Hi ,My Job is Airline Captain Airbus A 320 and 319 in Chile ,Regional Airline ...Sky Airline.
I have an old single engine Cessna U206 B 1967 in south of Chile (Chiloe island) working in aero taxi with Tourist and charters.
Similar scheme

Zor

Hi Cessnau206,

Well _ _ _ I had a good hunch about you.
Your chosen nickname triggered my hunch because I have many hours flying a 206.
Laurentide Aviation in Montreal ( province of Quebec ) were the distributors for Cessna in Canada and I was an instructor with Laurentide.
They imported the first 206 in Canada and I had the privilege of flying the 206 to many airports demonstrating the new 206. That was in the mid 1960s as I remember well.

It is a super flying machine and most pleasurabe to fly. I suspect you will agree with me based on your own experience.

It would be nice to see more of the 182 model. The 206 is a result of the advanced progression of the 182 and of the Cessna 210.

I went to the link www.turismovasconia.cl and surprised myself how much I could read Spanish.

Again, nice to see you here; looking for more postings from you at your convenience.

Best regards from Zor.

cessnau206

Talking with you is a proud, we agree on the 206 a real truck.
This kit T.F 182 assemble it long ago, but as the work is increasingly more absorbent not even flying it.
Do you have the same Kit?
Greetings, I hope I have more experiences with the 206.

Zor

Hi cessnau206,

Some day, I think, you will fly that 182. It looks very nice and in the pics the engine is running.

I do not have a 182 but quite a few hours on the Skylane including on amphibious floats. We used to take students from the airport to a base on the river for students taking their seaplane endorsements.

I found Castro on Chiloe Island. Beautiful country to fly the 206. I saw the dual causeway connecting the island to the main land.

I see an airport at the north end of the island but from your pictures I suspect you have a location to fly the 206 closer to home.

I would have lots to talk about with you but I do not wish to take this thread out of topic.

Best 2 U from Zor

FlyerInOKC

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I now have the vinyl decals for my paint schema. They were made by Gary over at Decal-it.com. Attached are pictures of the actual decals and the airplane I am copying.

Steve707727

What will be your finish method?