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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/27/2005 2:32:34 AM   
cap232flyer15



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Status: offline 		The idea of multiple designs of the same nature can only be beneficial to the consumer. What I am talking about is choice. If you do not like the price of one product from one manufacturer just get it from the next one. Besides, what would have happened if the first person to come out with depron foam opposed all other alternatives as to what to do with it.....there wouldn't be a lot of foamies. But no one is complaining about different designs that are made out of depron are they? it's all how you put things in perspective.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/27/2005 8:23:56 PM   
cloudancer03


 

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Status: offline 		I was disappointed to see the ucando foam break so easily.I am searching for a foamy and 3D foamy seems to have much better stuff.from what I have seen everyone is stiffening the planes with carbon fiber which obviously tells me stiff is good!!I was talking to a guy flying the shockflyers and didnt like the way the tail twisted during some manuvers..I was at the wram show watched a hovering demo and he landed what seemed soft and the rear fuse broke! just a little fix but I think I am realizing there aint no plane that is indestructible..but I am going to get a 3d plane anyway its a cool way to practice before flying my gas planes..I just have problem decifering engines and speed controllers..I am no electrican lol..

gp has traditionally done an excellent job but they are trying to cash in on the hottest new area but have to realize they are not putting out good stuff.oh well.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/27/2005 9:43:55 PM   
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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/27/2005 11:29:45 PM   
runover1



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Status: offline 		Say I was to get the UCanDo3D EP, what setup would you guys go with? I might even go with the X2 or X3.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/27/2005 11:48:00 PM   
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Looks incredible. I think they stole some ideas off of the Southern X2 that came out in Japan last year. Anyway I can't wait to get mine. It is definately at the right price on Tower. Finally, a 3D plane I can't be afraid of crashing.

Yea, I've been comparing it to the sx3 . Its one of the best things i've seen. so hopefully this U will be close to it. Since i think Im about to order one here in a day or too. Damn after reading this thread i might get the sx3. It would be about an extra hundred bucks though. the arf i saw was 89 or so without the motor. Thank god for universe and groups....or else i would surely blow up something. But i'm no electrician and can barely turn a wrench. So its good to have nice guys to ask that know about all this stuff and batteris and speed controllers,etc.

Any video out there of this thing flying????

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/27/2005 11:50:51 PM   
GWR



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Status: offline 		Get a bundle of blue foam for about $35. and make a dozen 3-D foamies you can crash all you want. They fly just as well and are a lot cheaper. The trouble is nobody wants to make their own anymore. It only takes 10 minutes to cut out your own plane and then just glue it together like the 3-D foamy "kits" you buy for $35./$45. per and the plans are FREE!

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/27/2005 11:51:29 PM   
runover1



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Status: offline 		These guys have a lot of complaints, but what do you expect for 65.00!

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/28/2005 1:59:00 AM   
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us your opinion?

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/28/2005 4:06:19 AM   
EVOL



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Status: offline 		well i dont know about you guys but $65 is a lot to spend if the plane is no good at what it is advertised to do. its marketed as a 3D plane and so far there are only negative reports from people who flew them. take your $65 plus li-po battery $45, charger $130, receiver and servos $90, and a speed controller $50. this is assuming your not going to put a brushless in it. i love great planes and i have 3 of thier kits im flying right now but if this plane sucks than everyone should have a right to know about it.

i would really like to see a video. EVOL

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/28/2005 2:14:52 PM   
Mike Wiz


 

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Status: offline 		What, there is one actual bad flight report and a bunch of others just jump in and bash! What's up with that? I didn't get mine finished over the weekend. I was just too busy. However, I did see a friend yesterday who built and flew his and he was very happy it. He said that he and Dave VonLinsowe (one of his good friends) were flying it and were pertty impressed. That's after they diagnosed that the silly thing had left thrust built into it and they made the correction. He's using a Eflight Park 400 and the GWS 6:1 gearbox. He said it hovered quite well, but that the tail section is a little too flexable for good knife edge. As I build mine, I'm going to add a CF carbon rib down the back of the tail section.

I'll get my plane done in the next evening or two and get a flight report posted here.

Wiz

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/28/2005 3:39:12 PM   
EVOL



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Status: offline 		i am hopping this plane is good. i started the thread

i just dont want to waste $300+ doing it.



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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/28/2005 5:04:19 PM   
IXLR8


 

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Status: offline 		I bought one Thursday and flew it Sunday. First test flights were with the stock motor and a small NIMH battery, at 5000 feet. It was naturally quite underpowered but was pretty tough and seemed to fly OK with the limited amount of power. Smacked it in pretty hard on the nose once with no problems. Today I will go get a brushless for it and I think it will fly just fine. It will still be a soft foam plane, and I don't expect it to fly like a giant scale Edge or even a glow UCD, but for a little park flyer it should be ok. What I liked the most is how easy it went together. I spent about three hours building it and most of that was spent finding my radio gear.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 2/28/2005 10:42:52 PM   
AcroJo



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well i dont know about you guys but $65 is a lot to spend if the plane is no good at what it is advertised to do. its marketed as a 3D plane and so far there are only negative reports from people who flew them. take your $65 plus li-po battery $45, charger $130, receiver and servos $90, and a speed controller $50. this is assuming your not going to put a brushless in it. i love great planes and i have 3 of thier kits im flying right now but if this plane sucks than everyone should have a right to know about it.
i would really like to see a video. EVOL


$65.00 is considerable, but you can't figure in the cost of the gear, as it will work in any other plane.

As far as evaluations go, I think peoples opinions must be taken with a grain of salt. The common scenario is, buy a kit, dump the box, assemble it and fly. IT FLIES LIKE CRAP!!!!!!!!! I will maiden a plane for the first dozen flights. Fly, observe and tweak it untill its right. Then you get the quality issue, it hit the ground and broke. ITS A PIECE OF CRAP!!!!!!! If you smack the ground then you deserve to spend a little time and glue to fix it. THE LANDING GEAR SUCKS!!!!! Simple solution, learn how to land. If you can't float in a couple ounces of foam without damage, then hand the box to someone that can. Is there really only a handfull of consumers out there that realize we are dealing with foam here? To those of you that understand what I'm talking about, I apologise for the rant. Joe

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 3/1/2005 8:17:54 PM   
EVOL



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Status: offline 		cumn thru i know what you are talking about. im a little discouraged with electric at the moment because out 5 planes i built i really only enjoy one (slow stick). i am a glow flyer but i love the idea of walking 2 blocks to the parking lot by my house and flying for 15min. i would like an electric plane that looks somewhat like a real plane (no profile foamy) that is also maneuverable. i have the U-Can-Do 3D 60 and it is great.......still hoping the EP version is as well. i am afraid to make the investment for another piece of foam that doesnt fly.

thats why we have this forum. i know you cant trust a lot of what is said on here but you can get a feel. if i would have listened to the opions of others i wouldnt have half the planes i have now. like i said, i have 3 kits right now in my hanger that are all Great Planes kits and i love every one of them. but that doesnt mean that a 3D foam plane is going to be great as well.

i would really like to see a video. or pics of one flying if anyone has them?

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RE: U-Can-Do 3D EP Anyone seen it yet? - 3/1/2005 8:29:28 PM   
Mike Wiz