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RE: Venus II - 10/19/2011 9:03 PM   
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RE: Venus II - 10/19/2011 9:20 PM   
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I haven't ordered from them and haven't heard anything about them.

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RE: Venus II - 10/19/2011 9:21 PM   
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RE: Venus II - 10/19/2011 9:27 PM   
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RE: Venus II - 10/19/2011 10:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		I got to fly one briefly and it flies very well even with some wind. Very impressive for a model of that size. I have a second-hand 2-meter Spark and there are some similarities there.

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RE: Venus II - 10/19/2011 10:41 PM   
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Status: offline 		Tony F finished the final round with his Osiris in the last D7 contest, it's set up exactly like mine but the difference in the flights was pretty startling. The way he flew it made it more impressive than his flights with the Onas. That 62 inch Osiris is tops.
With the Monolog110 and Osiris 62 available, Great Planes will have a heck of a time making a Venus II replacement that's better than those for the money.
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RE: Venus II - 10/19/2011 11:37 PM   
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Hey guys,

was thinking of selling my Venus II I converted to electric. I've previously posted the setup in this forum. It's about three years old, but I probably fly it only ten times or so a season. I love the plane, just need to raise funds for something else I have my eye on. I'll probably list it in the ads soon with all the info. I hate selling stuff I've customized (re covered/painted), but if I kept everything I ever built...well you know!

Tim

I don't normally post here,(Stunthanger is my hangout) but I simply have to say, that your Venus is drop dead gorgeous!! If Great Planes did your covering scheme, they probably would have sold twice as many as they did.

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RE: Venus II - 10/20/2011 12:38 AM   
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RE: Venus II - 10/20/2011 1:51 AM   
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Waiting for updates from Ihobby. Great planes is releasing something but not neccesarly a replacement.


I hope they upscale the Sequence. Nice little model as well. I have not flown it but have seen it fly in some pretty vicious wind and it held its own.



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RE: Venus II - 10/20/2011 4:05 PM   
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Hey guys,

was thinking of selling my Venus II I converted to electric. I've previously posted the setup in this forum. It's about three years old, but I probably fly it only ten times or so a season. I love the plane, just need to raise funds for something else I have my eye on. I'll probably list it in the ads soon with all the info. I hate selling stuff I've customized (re covered/painted), but if I kept everything I ever built...well you know!

Tim


I don't normally post here,(Stunthanger is my usual hangout) but I got to tell you, your Venus is drop dead gorgeous!! If Greatplanes had there planes looking like this, they probably could have sold twice as many planes as they did.

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RE: Venus II - 10/25/2011 2:48 PM   
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RE: Venus II - 10/28/2011 12:47 AM   
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RE: Venus II - 12/5/2011 5:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am contemplating going to gas with my new Venus 2. I am sure that there has been discussion elsewhere in these 68 pages of info, does anybody have any suggestions for max CC (I am thinking about a DLE 30). Issues such as prop length, fuel tank size, problems with the ignition interfering with the reciever, weight, weight and balance,  anything else I don't know about......I have been using as OS 120 AX on my last Venus and know nothing about gas. I guess an obvious question is do I gain anything by going to gas besides the obvious fuel cost differential.

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RE: Venus II - 12/6/2011 12:18 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have a JC28 on one of my Venus's. Great combo. I did have someone build me a longer gear as I was cutting a lot of grass with the stock one.

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RE: Venus II - 12/6/2011 1:48 PM   
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Status: offline 		JVB, thanks for responding. Can you tell me about any issues with items I mentioned? How about going with a 3 bladed prop to cut down the diameter for ground clearance? Again, I don't know anything about gas but know there is an issue with the reciever being a foot? away from the ignition box doo dad for electrical interference. Is there a noticiable improvement with thrust/speed over a larger glow such as the OS 120?   PS welcome to winter over there in Nebraska.....

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RE: Venus II - 12/6/2011 2:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yeah, -3 degrees this morning and six inches of snow on the ground. Good building weather.

I'm running 2.4 GHz. I have the ignition and Rx separated as far as possible. I have the tank on the cg and the ignition up by the firewall with the Rx back behind the tank. No issues so far. I am also running a single 2S A123 pack to both Rx and ignition. I drop the voltage down for the ignition unit using a diode. No issues so far.

I have quite a few flights on this setup. Plenty of thrust and speed. My other Venus has a YS 110 in it. Maybe not quite the pull of the YS, but plenty.

I'm going mostly gas due to the economy of the fuel. I have an 8-ounce tank in the Venus and can easily get 10 minute flights with plenty left over. I don't fly at full throttle the entire flight though.

A 3-bladed prop will give you more ground clearance. I have no experience with them though.

I believe I posted some pics of my setup earlier in this thread.

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RE: Venus II - 12/21/2011 11:14 AM   
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Status: offline 		I am in the process of recovering my Venus. I wanted to do one more covering job before I hang up the iron. I was careful about getting the covering up to temperature before pulling but the red still left some dye behind. Is their anyway to get the color out of the balsa?

I am still considering adding some side force generators. Just wondering what your thoughts are. I am thinking an inch tall at the servo bay area and at the wing tip.


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RE: Venus II - 12/21/2011 12:17 PM   
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I am in the process of recovering my Venus. I wanted to do one more covering job before I hang up the iron. I was careful about getting the covering up to temperature before pulling but the red still left some dye behind. Is their anyway to get the color out of the balsa?

I am still considering adding some side force generators. Just wondering what your thoughts are. I am thinking an inch tall at the servo bay area and at the wing tip.


Patrick, I have been through the recovering process with the Venus II and was able to get most of the red (and blue) out with Monokote Trim Solvent, but not all. Still some reddish and bluish tints to the wood. No worries, however, if you're recovering with Monokote because even the white will cover it pretty well, as well as Ultracote.

I don't know anything about SFG's and whether they would help or hinder performance.

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RE: Venus II - 12/22/2011 11:59 PM   
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Status: offline 		The Venus is down to the bones. Thanks Bob, I will have to try the Trim Solvent. My last recover was a Katana MD. The transparent left a lot of red pigment behind and I thought the white which I recovered it with would hide it. The spar and ribs where stained and they showed right through the white. Ugly.

On the Venus the blue staining is what I am worried about. Once I get some trim solvent. I will post some before and after prep work. From what I have read, the Monokote color is incorporated into the adhesive. No wonder it get driven into the wood. The staining doesn't seem to happen with the white. White just separates from the clear and leaves the adhesive behind. But, that's easily removed with some sticky tape or scraping. Their doesn't seem to be white pigment in to wood or its not as noticeable.

This will probably be my last recover so I am going to tempt to the best job I can.

What about a light primer coat of paint. Wouldn't that hide the stain, seal up the wood grain and help with adhesion? If so, what paint would be best?

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RE: Venus II - 12/23/2011 12:22 AM   
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Status: offline 		Patrick,

More info on removing Monokote here.

Google keywords "removing Monokote" and there are numerous links you can check out.

I think if you remove the solid-colored pigment and are left with a little residue it might not show through. Didn't show thru on mine at all.

Photo of mine, may she RIP, before a mid-air on the 12th flight after a winter refurbishment project, colliding with Ken Velez in a pattern contest. Kinda lucky, in a way, because I think Ken's plane cost about $5000 and he suffered only a damaged rudder. Knocked off the rudder in fact, and he landed safely and some other guys found the rudder in an onion field.

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RE: Venus II - 12/23/2011 1:33 AM   
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RE: Venus II - 12/23/2011 2:26 AM   
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Their was a sanding sponge laying on my bench and I couldn't resist the urge to start sanding it. The sanding sponge quickly filed up so I decided to wash it up before I put away. And again not being able to resist attempting to wet sand it I gave a few strokes and the color began to immediately roll out. Like sanding paint before its fully cured. So its not just pigment it is a mix of adhesive and color in the deep in the wood grain. I found that using a combination of circular strokes and strokes along the grain is pulling it right up.

Really happy about that...



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RE: Venus II - 12/23/2011 12:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Wow, never heard of that method, but glad to hear it's working for you.

Please post some photos as you go along. Looking forward to your final result!



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RE: Venus II - 12/24/2011 5:49 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here is the before and after. Sanding with wet sanding sponge. I think the water helps swell the grain and push the adhesive to the surface and it can then be rolled out.




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RE: Venus II - 12/24/2011 11:25 AM   
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GREAT discovery! Consider that idea stolen, Patrick!!

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