RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff  
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Tower Hobbies
Enter up to 4 keywords or Tower stock numbers
Logged in as Guest



Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
       


Godfrey 300L 37.5% with 3W140 - RTF
Seller:  sam1875
Details:   $2,500.00   |  8/17/2008   |  Classified Ad
We will rotate YOUR AD in this spot if you select "Forum Featured" when placing or editing your ad!

All Forums >> RC Airplanes >> Crash & Rebuild >> RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff
Page: <<   < prev  1 2 3 4 [5]

Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 5/8/2007 12:53:09 AM   
psk560



Posts: 609
Joined: 3/7/2002
From: Appling, GA,
Status: offline 		Roy,

That is awesome. Let me know when you test fly and I'll video it for you. I wish I had rebuilt my darn Wildhare when I crashed it after looking at your rebuild. DUHHHHHH!

Craig

_____________________________

www.psk560.com

(in reply to P47Tbolt)
       Post #: 101

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 5/8/2007 1:31:46 AM   
P47Tbolt


 

Posts: 185
Joined: 11/12/2002
From: Harlem, GA, USA
Status: offline 		Test flight will be sometime this week.I am on vacation this week,I have a field trip tomorrow at 9:00 with my
daughter,then I will be taking my mom's lawnmower back to her after the field trip,repaired it today.1.5 hour trip one way.
Wednesday I have a field trip with my son at 10:00,then I will be trying to clean out my storage shed.If this wind does not die down
soon,probably will be the weekend if it does not rain.I will give you a call when I do fly it.PM me your phone ##.

Thanks Roy


_____________________________

Today is the Tomorrow you worried
about Yesterday.

(in reply to psk560)
       Post #: 102

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 5/8/2007 3:01:44 AM   
JasonInAugusta


 

Posts: 209
Joined: 5/26/2004
From: , GA, USA
Status: offline 		Looks good.

Do you have space to put the smoke tank on the CG?

(in reply to P47Tbolt)
       Post #: 103

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 5/8/2007 3:33:19 AM   
P47Tbolt


 

Posts: 185
Joined: 11/12/2002
From: Harlem, GA, USA
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: JasonInAugusta

Looks good.

Do you have space to put the smoke tank on the CG?


UUUHHH why didn't I think of that.
not really.with stock tank in,there is some room but not enough to put the smoke
tank.

_____________________________

Today is the Tomorrow you worried
about Yesterday.

(in reply to JasonInAugusta)
       Post #: 104

RE: Death of a Model Plane aka Patty Wagstaff - 5/18/2007 12:20:08 PM   
millsdo


 

Posts: 1
Joined: 12/13/2005
From: Arlington, TN, USA
Status: offline 		Hate that he lost the plane, but awesome shots!

Lee
http://www.LeeMills.net

(in reply to bobzilla)
       Post #: 105

RE: Death of a Model Plane aka Patty Wagstaff - 5/18/2007 5:10:34 PM   
P47Tbolt


 

Posts: 185
Joined: 11/12/2002
From: Harlem, GA, USA
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: millsdo

Hate that he lost the plane, but awesome shots!

Lee
http://www.LeeMills.net


Did you see the rebuild pics?I just lost time flying it during the rebuild process.
Plane is now rebuilt and waiting on remaided flight.
So it was not lost,just down for repairs.


< Message edited by P47Tbolt -- 5/18/2007 9:25:15 PM >

_____________________________

Today is the Tomorrow you worried
about Yesterday.

(in reply to millsdo)
       Post #: 106

RE: Death of a Model Plane aka Patty Wagstaff - 5/19/2007 9:01:45 AM   
Groundforce-RCU


 

Posts: 661
Joined: 7/19/2002
From: Vandergrift, PA, USA
Status: offline 		Excellent pictures of both crash & rebuild , I wish I had some of the talent & patience ive seen here

_____________________________

Angels are with us but dont take GOD for granted!

(in reply to P47Tbolt)
       Post #: 107

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 5/21/2007 7:59:34 AM   
BankYank



Posts: 935
Joined: 11/1/2003
From: Kootenai, ID, USA
Status: offline 		Been my experience that after there rebuilt they always fly better for some reason
Pat

_____________________________

I tell ya she turned me into a newt she did

(in reply to Groundforce-RCU)
       Post #: 108

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 6/17/2007 12:11:23 AM   
P47Tbolt


 

Posts: 185
Joined: 11/12/2002
From: Harlem, GA, USA
Status: offline 		Remaiden the Patty today.Went through all range checks and checked CG.Range checked good from about 50 paces from plane.
Went a few more paces and plane started glitching,then a few more paces and glitching quit.
Thought was ok. Flew plane.Trimmed with about 4-5 clicks up elevator(nose heavy)and 4-5 clicks right aileron.
Was coming by to make a fly by and elevators glitched twice on my downline.Backed off engine to do a go around and land.
Started my bank to the left to go around and ailerons glitched hard to the right.got it recovered and finished my
go around to land.Had to come in a little hot,my idle trim was too high,so I flipped the throttle cut,off and on,to slow the engine.
Got it to touchdown,but still too fast,flipped the throttle cut,but would not shut engine down.Went to turn to slow it down before I
run out of runway.Plane nosed over onto the prop and shut off engine.No damage except for my nerves .
JasonInAugusta took some pics.Hopefully he got some good pics.

thanks Roy

< Message edited by P47Tbolt -- 6/19/2007 4:26:35 PM >

_____________________________

Today is the Tomorrow you worried
about Yesterday.

(in reply to BankYank)
       Post #: 109

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 6/17/2007 12:33:02 AM   
reincarnate



Posts: 780
Joined: 10/1/2006
From: Columbia City, IN, USA
Status: offline 		'Tbolt... you again did a great job of salvaging your airplane. You're either a great pilot or a heck of a good storyteller... . Just kidding. I took your side earlier.
Anyway are you flying PCM? The reason I asked is because you said you did range check your radio. I used to do it the same way as you. If you are flying PCM check this out...
http://www.jrradios.com/Articles/Article.aspx?ArticleID=1079
Granted it's JR and I'm taking for granted your system. My range checks always came out OK and never had a problem (JR XP9303 tx 2100rx). After I found this I tried it. Got almost 300 feet with the engine off, then only 90 with engine on. Reworked some interior routing and the antenna, and got the engine off up to 340 and engine on to 290. Article goes into detail. Let us know what you found out!

(in reply to P47Tbolt)
       Post #: 110

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 6/17/2007 2:23:42 AM   
P47Tbolt


 

Posts: 185
Joined: 11/12/2002
From: Harlem, GA, USA
Status: offline 		I just was lucky it did not glitch as much as it did. Radio is a Futaba 9CAP.Receiver is a R149DF.
S3004 on throttle and choke.6 Futaba S3050 servos,2 on aileron,2 on rudder and 2 on split elevator.
2 JR 6.0V 1500 NiCD packs with HD switches.All extensions are HD.This is a new receiver.Installed it after rebuild.Receiver in plane when crashed still works.I will reinstall and do a ground range check with it.I may have to convert my Zenoah to
electronic ignition.It still has the magneto ignition on it that could be the problem.

Roy

< Message edited by P47Tbolt -- 6/17/2007 2:44:03 AM >

_____________________________

Today is the Tomorrow you worried
about Yesterday.

(in reply to reincarnate)
       Post #: 111

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 6/17/2007 2:26:54 AM   
JasonInAugusta


 

Posts: 209
Joined: 5/26/2004
From: , GA, USA
Status: offline 		Here's a shot of Patty lifting off...sorting through the rest.



< Message edited by JasonInAugusta -- 6/17/2007 2:50:21 AM >

(in reply to P47Tbolt)
       Post #: 112

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 6/17/2007 2:30:39 AM   
JasonInAugusta


 

Posts: 209
Joined: 5/26/2004
From: , GA, USA
Status: offline 		Rest of the shots are junk. I changed lenses and had trash on the lens.

Here's one prior to the remaiden...


(in reply to JasonInAugusta)
       Post #: 113

RE: Death of a Patty Wagstaff - 6/17/2007 4:06:48 AM   
Mr67Stang



Posts: 2123
Joined: 4/26/2006
From: , NC, USA
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: JasonInAugusta

Rest of the shots are junk. I changed lenses and had trash on the lens.

Here's one prior to the remaiden...



Alright Jason, You know you are letting us down. We expect nothing less than professional quality from you after what we have already seen.

_____________________________

He who dies with the most toys wins!

(in reply to JasonInAugusta)
       Post #: 114