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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/7/2008 8:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		A couple of carpy pix of the Zero gear. I got an apg prop for it and all my power issues are solved. Now it's set up and balance time.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/7/2008 10:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		Tim, I finally got a blade mcx. Woowwwweeee this thing is fun. I went ahead and got an extra batt and a set of glow n the dark blades. ive flown probly 15 times today, ive chased my cat with it and can fly through every room in the house. I recommend this to any first time or experinced flyer. Ill get some vid soon.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/7/2008 8:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Garrett, good for you. Money well spent in my mind. Here's a vid of mine. http://www.badiusownersclub.com/video/mCX%20video%202.wmv

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/7/2008 8:40 PM   
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Status: offline 		Well Tim your finally flying a heli! COOL!
Santa is bringing me that MC2 for Xmas. I do have the CX2 a CP Pro and a Blade 400. I can or use to fly the Cx2, hover the CP Pro and hover the Blade 400 with some forward flight until I screwed it into the ground. I'll probably start to hover again inside during bad weather as sometimes its too cold and windy to fly planes. Is there a market for the older air hogs, bi planes etc., as I still have original stock. Ron

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/11/2008 2:46 AM   
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Your planes are looking better and better with every model, Neurotex.
Did you notice any problems with the small vert stab on the yellow and
black RF plane?

I'm with Neurotex on the subject of cold and snow...glue, foam and balsa
(and especially lipos) dont like below freezing temps...and neither do i!!

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No problems with the stab but the yellow RF turned out to be really tail heavy.
Mounting the lipo in the wing to slim down the fuse didn't work like it did on
my other AA version. Instead of adding about 3 grams to the nose I cut the
fuse in half and added a fatter nose to take the lipo.

I bought a Gyrator for the snow at Toys R Us but it doesn't work and now have
to return it. While there I noticed an AA double taped. New tape over sliced old
tape. I know what that means. A returned AA reshelved for the next victim.
The Gyrator box was also a mess and half off... should've known.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/11/2008 6:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		Neuro, did you write NO on the tape? Just kidding. I sometimes leave work with a sharpie in my pocket, and once wrote "fix me" on a grocery cart.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/11/2008 4:48 PM   
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Neuro, did you write NO on the tape? Just kidding. I sometimes leave work with a sharpie in my pocket, and once wrote "fix me" on a grocery cart.

Tim


I like the way you think. That sounds like something I would do and I am supprised I haven't done it

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/12/2008 12:32 AM   
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No problems with the stab but the yellow RF turned out to be really tail heavy.
Mounting the lipo in the wing to slim down the fuse didn't work like it did on
my other AA version. Instead of adding about 3 grams to the nose I cut the
fuse in half and added a fatter nose to take the lipo.

I bought a Gyrator for the snow at Toys R Us but it doesn't work and now have
to return it. While there I noticed an AA double taped. New tape over sliced old
tape. I know what that means. A returned AA reshelved for the next victim.
The Gyrator box was also a mess and half off... should've known.


Odd that the yellow RF came out so tail heavy, I suppose a long tail with the
actuator way in the back causes all sorts of problems.

Bummer about the return! AirHogs/Silverlit should create an RC recycling program
where all the duds get collected and returned and then parted out and sold. They'd
probably save themselves some money.

I mentioned this to Neurotex, but thought i'd pass it along here in case someone
hadnt heard about it yet. Powered by a JetScream fan, it'll be sold at BSD sometime
soon hopefully: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=962992

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/13/2008 3:39 AM   
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Neuro, did you write NO on the tape? Just kidding. I sometimes leave work with a sharpie in my pocket, and once wrote "fix me" on a grocery cart.

Tim

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Odd that the yellow RF came out so tail heavy, I suppose a long tail with the
actuator way in the back causes all sorts of problems.

Bummer about the return! AirHogs/Silverlit should create an RC recycling program
where all the duds get collected and returned and then parted out and sold. They'd
probably save themselves some money.


The sharpie would do it! I always wondered why they were interested more in
the condition of the box than the contents. Also explains why some of my earlier
purchases had the decals already applied. The motors hardly spinned but at least
the plane looked nice.


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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/14/2008 11:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey tim have you done any of the mods to the MCX yet. I did the swashplate mod and angled the esc board. It has some pretty good ff. Check out this rcu forum, http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6807677/mpage_137/key_soloboss/tm.htm ,It has some great info on pages 137-140.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/15/2008 2:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Garrett, I turned the elevator linkage down half a turn. That's it. I'm probably going to put the MIA kit on it. Latest vid. http://www.badiusownersclub.com/video/mcx%20vid%204.wmv

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/15/2008 2:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		Yea, I ordered the black glossy kit last nite. I recomend cutting off the first section of the flybar. I had an extra and decided and its awsome. probly shaved of .5g maybe. it has better ff and flys like its lighter.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/15/2008 3:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hey Tim
I have a group of AIR HOGS I purchased, NEW UNOPENED, and wondered if people are looking for the older Bi planes etc. If any one is interested contact me and I'll check to see whats left NEW IN boxes. Maybe you can spread the word. Ron

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/16/2008 6:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		Garrett, I have been flying mine for a monthe with only the minimal mod, and in low rates. I'm learning to fly this heli as it wants to be flown. The guys on the big heli thread have done nothing to theres other than blade tracking, and balancing. I want the MIA gear to enhance the skills I have learned with stock gear. Just my $0.02 worth.

Ron, If I were you I would e-bay the planes. Bipes will go for $60+. Insane.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 12/31/2008 7:28 AM   
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Status: offline 		http://www.target.com/Air-Hogs-Yellow-Black-Bulldog/dp/B001FT93HQ/qid=1230224551/ref=br_1_13/188-6827628-9488235?ie=UTF8&node=16432671&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1 Just notice that airhogs is making a new f18 rtf 2 channel airplane. Also you can see the new razor havoc heli that will soon come out! for some reason though you can only see the new items at target.com so yea. I am definetely ordering both of these as soon as they comeout.


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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/6/2009 9:09 AM   
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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/11/2009 4:12 AM   
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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/15/2009 8:44 PM   
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I've been flying the Air Hogs line of R/C aircraft for several years now and started designing profile models of a few of my favorite USAF aircraft. The models utilize the Air Hogs R/C equipment and they are the North American Aviation X-10, North American Aviation XB-70 and the Fairchild-Republic A-10. They all fly great!

All the best,
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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/16/2009 2:30 AM   
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Do you have plans or drawings for these? Look great!
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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/16/2009 10:58 PM   
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No plans or drawings. I took the old school approach. I downloaded 3-views of each aircraft, then sized them to roughly the AeroAce length and width. I traced the drawings to poster board with carbon paper to make templates. I then traced around the template to the 1/16" balsa and then the rest was just experimenting with motor placement, CG and up elevator angle. About three hours from start to finish. I'm currently building a Martin B-57A & Douglas F5D-1 Lancer. I've tried a flying a P-38 but reversing the prop to make them pull versus push created a weird torque roll.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/16/2009 11:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		My experience is that you can scale up a lot bigger than the general dimensions of the aero ace. My favorite AA powered planes are a Pilatus 4 with 40 inch wingspan and a turbo air surfer with around 20 inch wingspan. Both fly very well - in most ways better. The Pilatus is a little wide on the turns, but the air surfer turns even tighter than the AA. The point is, there is a lot that can be done with the AA guts beyond the scale of the AA. The AA airframe is incredibly inefficient, so a well designed airframe can be a lot bigger, faster (or slower), and floatier with the same electronics.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/18/2009 7:15 AM   
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Status: offline 		Whatever happened to that outfit that made balsa & covering aa planes? I can't find the link.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/22/2009 5:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		Gentlemen, this may be my last post on the electric airplane thread. I'll think about it and I'll check in. For reasons unclear to me I have been marked as a troublemaker. So I wish you all well. I have entirely enjoyed our time together. You will note that RCU has limited your ability to contact me, and that draconian measure is why I am leaving EAU.

Have fun.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/23/2009 2:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Tim, Its been nice and i have to thank you for all the support over the years. I hate that rcu has done this to you. You have always been friendly and helpfull to all of us.

To the rest of you we need to get a petition going to get RCU to let him back on and if they dont i say we boycot them. There is no reason he should be called a trouble maker. I owe Tim many thanks. Its because of him and the little Aero Ace that i got into this hobby/obsession.

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RE: Air Hogs Aero Ace! - 1/23/2009 3:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Garrett, I'm not banned, I just have to very careful of what I say. And part of that is that I can't say what's going on . But I fear that I might be radioactive so until I figure out exactly what's what my posts will only be answering any questions I can. I don't know who you would bring your complaints to, as this seems to emanate from on high. It has nothing to do with micros or heli's so I will check in now and then. What I do not want to do is cause any of you problems.

Thank you for the kind words, I truly appreciate them.

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