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Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/12/2006 5:28:21 AM

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http://www.horizonhobby.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=SEA7000

Brand new and off the shelf from the looks of it. Does anyone else have one yet? Just picked one up after opening the box, quality looks unbelievable.

I'll get some pics soon, going to be using th 480 outrunner and 2100mah lipo's to start with. Control surfaces are huge

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/12/2006 5:43:14 AM

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I got mine a few days ago. Mostly built, just waiting on some servos. This one should be a pretty good one. Looks great!

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/12/2006 6:52:24 PM

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I am very curious about this model.

In the pictures on the website it looks "rough" Like on the leading edges of the main wing for example you can see the covering shrink inside each "rib" does youre look like that?

very affordable, might jsut have to give one a try.

I'm thinking of powering it with my kontronik maxi dancer 2.5oz motor, 21A, 40oz thrust from a 10x5E prop. and keeping it light. Possibly powering it with thunder power 910 pro lite 3 cells, 2 packs in paralel for high power usage and single 1320 3 cells for light weight. I used this setup in lighter aircraft with great results. Love the color scheme on this thing and the size looks nice too.

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/13/2006 4:06:10 PM

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I got a chance to check it out yesterday. Looks like a really nice airplane. Im glad to see its got PROPER amount of wing area, unlike that little E-flite Edge.
I think a E-flite 480 (EDIT: yeah...oops...typo) would be insane amounts of power in it, looks like a really fun 3D bird.

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/13/2006 8:11:32 PM

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I got a chance to check it out yesterday. Looks like a really nice airplane. Im glad to see its got PROPER amount of wing area, unlike that little E-flite Edge.
I think a E-flite 380 would be insane amounts of power in it, looks like a really fun 3D bird.

you must mean 480

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/14/2006 11:15:08 AM

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The covering does "sink" in between the ribs, however this is not a mistake. The wings leading edge is not sheeted and that is why it does this. Not to worry though, it doesn't affect the flight.

I am using the Park 480, Eflite 40 amp ESC, with APC 11x7 E prop, TP2100 Pro-Lite. Berg Rx. I am going to maiden mine today, or perhaps tommorrow. I really like this plane and have it setup like the manual said. The only thing I am going to change is the landing gear. The gear is sturdy enough, but I don't care for the design of it. JMO.

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/14/2006 4:38:45 PM

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GOD i hope my lhs doens't have it in stock when i go in on friday to get... yeah, another arf! Cuz you know i won't be able to leave it there if he has it in stock...

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/14/2006 7:33:43 PM

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Guys I couldnt resist. So I just bought one of these.

OH MY....

WOW what a plane. Ive never been impressed with the seagull models, but this thing is FANTASTIC. I think this is truly gonna be a winner. What a surprise.
Honestly this is on par with higher end micros like the Hyperion birds. The landing gears is a great design, but leaves me wanting more in the "asthetics" department.
Very clean, simple design. Very good classic extra looks. The covering is pretty good, tight, and clean. The turtledeck and aft cockpit deck is flawless....very well done.
I would recommend hitting everything you can reach with CA..it doesnt look like they even glued it.
The leading edge of the wing is just a stick of balsa, resulting in the odd stretched appearance of the leading edge. Its not really an issue unless your really picky, and really...you should be happy. It makes it MUCH lighter.
Im also extremely pleased to see a one piece elevator. No gluing reinforcements, elevator halves together, etc. Just hit the hinges with CA, and yer done.
Based on my initial views, I think they did some serious research with this plane, it seems to be VERY well thought out.

The cockpit design is probably the best Ive seen on any small electric kit. Super Secure latching system, Fliton and E-flite...take notice, Seagull did it right!... it even has the nice added touch of realism by them placing a full color instrument panel inside the canopy. Sweet.

Oh, and they also included a removable battery tray. Rubberband the battery to the tray, and then you can just take the tray in and out with one screw, vs velcro straps everywhere.

Wing area is generous, and surfaces are large, which should equal good 3D performance. I have a feeling that roll rates are going to be insane. LOTS of expo on this one.

The plane goes together in a very short amount of time. A single evening is all you need. Even the most newb pilot could build this in a evening. Piece o cake.

Here's the list of equipment I am putting in mine.
E-flite 480 brushless
E-flite 40A esc
VampowerPacks 11.1V 2250mah lipo
Hitec 05S rx
Futaba 3110's all around.

Looking forward to flying it this weekend.

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/14/2006 8:12:54 PM

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jeez, gonna be even harder for me to leave it at the lhs...

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/14/2006 9:11:05 PM

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Yup, I went in...looked at it....walked around, looked at it again....walked around...opened the box to check it out again....walked around....did a mental calculation of finances...looked at it again...and despite my best efforts at leaving the store without it...

I couldn't..

Im SOOOOOOOOOO addicted. I need help.
And to top it all off, Im closing on a new house right now, and the inspector and appraiser are at the new house right now...Im working on this new airplane.

Its like a mosquito being drawn to the pretty light....ooooooh its soooooo prettttttty...BIZZZAAAAAP.

Good news is I bought it at 12pm...and its 3 now, and all I have left is to program the radio, charge the lipo, and adjust the linkages and throws. I had most of the stuff laying around the house.. All I had to buy was two 3110 servos. Cant wait to put it in the air!!!

Go buy one...its a really cool airplane. About the same size as my Brio was, but I like this thing better. 100 times easier to set-up and assemble.
Its a really nice bird, especially for the price.

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/14/2006 10:10:21 PM

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quote:

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Yup, I went in...looked at it....walked around, looked at it again....walked around...opened the box to check it out again....walked around....did a mental calculation of finances...looked at it again...and despite my best efforts at leaving the store without it...

I couldn't..

Im SOOOOOOOOOO addicted. I need help.
And to top it all off, Im closing on a new house right now, and the inspector and appraiser are at the new house right now...Im working on this new airplane.

Its like a mosquito being drawn to the pretty light....ooooooh its soooooo prettttttty...BIZZZAAAAAP.

Good news is I bought it at 12pm...and its 3 now, and all I have left is to program the radio, charge the lipo, and adjust the linkages and throws. I had most of the stuff laying around the house.. All I had to buy was two 3110 servos. Cant wait to put it in the air!!!

Go buy one...its a really cool airplane. About the same size as my Brio was, but I like this thing better. 100 times easier to set-up and assemble.
Its a really nice bird, especially for the price.

for a man suffering from the same affliction as me you are not being very helpfull... :P Lets start a support group "arf annonymous" or something like that..

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/14/2006 10:23:49 PM

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I really hope it flys as well as its gone so far. It was actually PLEASING to put together. Everything fit correctly, first time. No trimming, sanding etc.
Honestly, It has to be the easiest balsa built-up ARF Ive ever put together. It almost put itself together..I really had fun building it. The worst plane was the tensor...what a pain in the......

Its in need of some cool graphics though...gonna have to whip something up.
I hope Seagull comes out with a YAK, and a Edge like this. OH god...a edge in Kirby's Red Bull paintscheme...drooling just thinking about it. Thats like my dream plane...a 40% composite-arf with the red bull scheme.

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/16/2006 1:58:49 AM

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I maidened mine for about 5 minutes this morning and it flys great! KE's good, hovers no problem, didn't really have much more time to really put it thru it's paces but it was sweeet! Some of you may not realize that this plane has what I would call torsion bar landing gear. The gear under the fusalage actaully twists and allows the LG to move rearward if an impact occurs. Truely revoltionary!!! This one's a "keeper"!

My setup:
E-flite 480/910 Kv
APC 11x7E
TP 2100 Gen 2 (yellow stripe)
HS 55's
HS 65 on rudder
Phoenix 25
Electron 6

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RE: Seagull Models EP Extra 300 - 9/16/2006 3:02:08 AM