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4th BVM Bobcat - 5/4/2012 3:06 PM   
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Status: offline 		HI all, just finished my fourth BVM Bobcat, this one was to replace the one I lost at Kentucky Jets. I call it my American Bobcat.
Last two pics,  are my deceased old faithful Bobcat.
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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/4/2012 3:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Looks great, is this an original or an XL?

I had the 3 composites, boy I can't bring myself to go for a fourth one.

1.) Midair
2.) Wing failure
3.) Radio failure on FAAST

Anyway good luck. How did you do the checkerboard? tape or masking film?

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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/4/2012 3:15 PM   
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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/4/2012 3:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		HI, my first Bobcat was a standard, 250 flights, sold it to Jack from PA.,he then sold it to Walter of Long Island NY.   My second was a XL,more than 250 flights, when I lost it at Kentucky Jets, got really too slow and low after a manuver, snapped in.
Still flying my 3rd, and just finished my forth, both XL's.
Checker"s are done, with 3m 1/8th, fine line tape, on a white  fuse, then sprayed black, plus clear.
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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/4/2012 6:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Sorry Matt-was the radio failure the red one with the 120? Wing failure is understandable Scotty

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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/4/2012 7:36 PM   
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Yes that thing flew away probably 2 years ago.

That wing failure thing was not as easily explained. I was not flying very fast, maybe 175 and pulled up hard at the center and it popped the seam down the leading edge of the wing and peeled off a big section of the top of the wing.

On the next one I glassed the entire leading edge of the wing from the inside and never had a problem (of course until it flew in the LA river at about warp factor 5)

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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/4/2012 7:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		HI all, here is a pic of Walter, from Long Island NY., with my first Bobcat.
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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/4/2012 7:53 PM   
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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/5/2012 1:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		I just put 5 flights on my P-80SE powered Bobcat ARF today. What a great plane. It is my go to plane and my everyday flyer!!

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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/5/2012 2:05 AM   
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Looks great, is this an original or an XL?

I had the 3 composites, boy I can't bring myself to go for a fourth one.

1.) Midair
2.) Wing failure
3.) Radio failure on FAAST



Oh boy, if the tech-savy Mr.Matt had a radio link failure with faast there is no hope for us, mere mortals! Any advice for helping us avoiding this problem, or for diagnosing it before crashing?



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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/5/2012 2:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		If there was I would still have the plane! Smart Fly, 2 big hangtime NiMHs, charge every flight, who knows!

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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/5/2012 3:03 AM   
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you mean it happened because of low voltage at the rx?

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RE: 4th BVM Bobcat - 5/5/2012 5:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		No I have no idea why. Would have paid a bundle to have the telemetry that stored post crash signal strength data, AFAIK only Weatronics does this.

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