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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/18/2008 5:08:11 PM   
wagen017


 

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Status: offline 		ARTP47, as you can see in the pictures I used pull-pull for the elevator halves. Although I am a great fan of Fliton airplanes, I never really understood their fascination with the wing dowel joiner. I did cut it in half, and then installed the elevator halves (but not connected). My original idea was to use Futaba 9650 but they were not available. For the CG all worked out well, so no problem there with servo in the middle iso the tail

I agree with the gear story. I almost lost the Inspire since it simply did not rotate.

Volkert

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/19/2008 5:38:59 AM   
ARTP47


 

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Status: offline 		Once again Wagen017 thanks.


Flyslow thanks for the link.

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/21/2008 12:15:09 PM   
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From: singapore, , SINGAPORE
Status: offline 		hi all.

i had a fliton 90 inspire that lost on the 6th flight, due to an unrecoverable stall spin. I was too careless. This is an excellent plane
and i am setting up a new plane soon.

anyway, here is my setup:

AXI 5320-18. prop size Aeronaut 16x10, battery: TP extreme 5000, 6 cell. hobbywing 80amp speed controller, and a separate bec for
the receiver.
on cruise, my watt meter reads about 20amps and peak at about 60amps. all draws about 1200watt max and my plane weighs 8 pounds.
this gives me 150watt/pound. quite decent. of course, i wished for more power, my that would mean more weight and all.

i am able to do straight verticals with this setup.

i hope anyone can help me with 2 problems that i face:

1. a loud squeeky noise if i throttle up too fast to max throttle. but if i do it slowly, even slower than engine, i am ok.
2. as i revert to zero throttle, there sometimes are jerks if i try to restart the motor, before the motor comes to a standstill. this makes me very uneasy.
incase i need to save the plane in a stall, and i am not a ble to do so, i will lose it.


can any electric flyers here advice please? thanks.

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/21/2008 9:45:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		PJ2008,

First off, Tru Turn will custom drill a backplate for you. You just have to call them. When I was running the Axi's I ordered my spinners from them direct. Custom cut for any props and the backplates drilled.

As for your squeaking noise, is it a squeaking, or is it a screech?
Static balance your prop as seen in this video http://www.dodvideos.com/don3.wmv
Most people aren't balancing props this way and it causes a screeching type of noise.

As for your startup problem, it's likely a esc issue, but are you setting a low idle rpm? If not, you should. The prop doesn't need to stop in flight. Just needs to come to low idle like a glow motor.

Chris

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/22/2008 2:30:21 AM   
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Status: offline 		screeching noise is timing issues. It's most noticable with a freshly charged pack as the voltage is higher.

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/22/2008 3:04:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		I've pulled apart many Axi's and saw where the magnets were hitting each other caused by props that weren't balanced properly. Matter of fact, I've changed props before and had the noise go away.
But I do agree, it can be from what you said BoneDoc. I just don't know that high voltage is the case as he's running a 6 cell pack. I had a 5320 and ran a 10 cell pack with no problems. Could be the ESC though, that's for sure. Didn't the Castle's do that for a little while, until they got it straightened out?

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/22/2008 4:57:51 PM   
PJ2008


 

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Status: offline 		Thanks bonedoc, patternflyer 1.


i am on my way to setup another infinity by this week.

i definitely agree that i should set a low idle from now on.do you do it with a button setting? i am using the futaba 12z... which button
do you use?

the screeching noise sounds like a "mini elephant" or a trumpet... its very strange. i am going to try a wood prop 18x8 or 17x8. its arriving from chief aircraft.
i hope the noise goes away... nobody in my club or community has experienced this. but the stutter at the start is quite a common problem.

thanks.

appreciate your advice again.

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/22/2008 6:44:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		Does your esc have a timing adjustment? If so, what timing are you running? Your startup issue is definitely esc related. I ran the Jeti 77's and 90's on the Axi's. I didn't have this problem. I have however seen it with the Hacker controllers also.

As for idle setting, I use the throttle trim as I don't use preset endpoints for throttle. I do a run up on the ground to set them. If you have preset endpoints you could set any switch up for an idle I would assume. I don't know much about the Futaba systems.

Are the props you are getting from Chief the Xoar's? I think they come prebalanced.

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/23/2008 3:56:40 PM   
PJ2008


 

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Status: offline 		Hi Patternflyer1

thanks. i think it is the Xoars, but they may not be the premium ones. any case, i will check and balance them.

JETI sells at S$500 in Singapore. way to expensive. even the pheonix sells at S$200 only.

US$1= S$1.47

Thanks for your advice. i have set my timing for the hobby wing at medium. also tried different settings. all didnt work.
i hope the change of prop will remove the sound. let me try when all the plane is setup.


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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 9/28/2008 2:39:43 AM   
PJ2008


 

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Status: offline 		hi patternflyer,

am still having problems with a balanced xoar prop. i think it is the speed control. i am using a china's hobbywing.
jeti costs 5 times more here and 2 times more than castle creations... beyond my budget. so still figuring out why.


tks a billion.

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 10/13/2008 8:53:51 PM   
jordisr


 

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Status: offline 		Anyone of you has flown this plane with an OS 91 FX?
I am looking for a new practice pattern plane, since I crashed my CaModel Epsilon 90 and I have this engine free.

Thanks
Jordi

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 10/14/2008 1:08:49 PM   
PJ2008


 

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Status: offline 		hi pattern flyer, bonedoc ,

i changed to a jeti 70 speed controller and all the problems of jittering, funny noises are gone. i think it is a timing issue afterall.
and afterall, jeti and axi are made for each other.

owe it to the forum to report on this problem.
so thanks for all the help pals.

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 10/19/2008 12:01:26 PM   
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Status: offline 		OK, I have been flying the Inspire-90 now for 40 flights. All in all it is performing OK, but is not perfect sofar!

So my setup is with a Saito-125 on a Hyde mount, fuel tank behind the firewall.

I measured the plane with a Robart incidence meter.
Stabilizer: 0 degrees
wings (both): 0 degrees
Engine thrust: 3 degrees to right, 1 degree down. I also measured the prop vs. the fin and then calculated: 2,91 degrees

Throws:
Ailerons: 9 degrees down, 6 degrees up (diff); without the differential the plane is all over the place
Elevator: 12 degrees both up/down. I checked the elevator halves. They have equal travel.

CG: 7 inch from LE (took this from discussion at RC Groups)
When I fly inverted I just need a touch of down elevator to keep horizontal, so that looks good.

Now what I find very strange is the following:

When flying Knife-Edge from left to right with the canopy towards me, she pulls very strongly to the wheels.

When flying KE from right to left with the canopy towards me, she is almost neutral.

What should I do next in trimming?? I thought about changing wing incidence, but if it is not necessary, I prefer not to do this.
I don't like to mix rudder to elevator, since this also has effect if you try to correct your line with rudder.

Volkert

EDIT: I reread the manual on my transmitter (Futaba FF-9) and normally to have straight rolls, you need less up then down travel for the ailerons. So just for the sake of it, I switched this and will recheck when flying next time.

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 10/20/2008 9:15:55 PM   
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Status: offline 		Any comments on KE performance of the Inspire-90?

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RE: NEW Fliton Inspire 90 Pattern Plane - 10/30/2008 9:21:59 AM   
okelly


 

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From: Givatayim, ISRAEL
Status: offline 		Hi Volkert,

I think you might find your answer here:
http://members.shaw.ca/patternwestnews/TriangulationTrimming.doc + http://members.shaw.ca/patternwestnews/TriangulationWorksheet.xls
http://www.hebertcompetitiondesigns.com/Triangulation/Trimming.jpg

Since it pulls to the belly in left rudder, it would suggest you need to move your cg, but first make sure your incidence is correct. 0/0 is not recommended.
good luck trimming

I have a few questions regarding performance with the saito 1.25 and AUW: what kind of vertical performance are you getting? do you have unlimited vertical on 3/4 throttle? what fuel are you using? what prop/rpm? what is your AUW?

Thanks,
Ofir

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