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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/23/2008 7:51:16 PM   
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Foamie War !!! To the last man hovering, one wing or two !!!!

great news about the twins - I knew they where light but wasn't sure of what John was going to set them up. I wonder just how light they could be. Can't wait to see them fly at Andersonville! Looks like masters in D3 is about get cranked up a notch or two gotta love it !!!!









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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/25/2008 3:34:25 AM   
handglider



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Status: offline 		HI All,

Just had to post these new pics. Here are the twins in full glory. Excellent flight reports so far and a very happy pilot!

Mike and I are very happy too The satisfaction you get from a project like this is priceless.

enjoy the pics!

cheers !!!!



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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/26/2008 4:51:00 PM   
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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/26/2008 11:35:46 PM   
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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/27/2008 2:35:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		I'm happy for ya Wendell! ATTA BOY!!!!

Dang 2 years, I didn't know that? Well cool, and you've built a 2 and a 3 successfully? Ok so they aren't quite a Dean Funk Paint job, but who cares...the real question, is how does it fly?

I was just dialing and tweaking on mine yesterday and I hit that "oh my GOD" zone where everything just locks solid and it's like a flying laser beam. It's actually pretty cool, as even when the 3's are out of adjustment, they STILL fly pretty darned good LOL

But if there's something that doesn't look quite right, then something is off. If it's hard to land something is DEFINITELY off.

When this plane is tuned, up and down lines are perfect, rolls are perfect, and snaps are perfect....except for the 45 down which tends to need some throw adjusting. I have no idea why that one manuever seems to want different throws than anything else. But it does. On your "box" condition you can snap cleanly everywhere...uplines, downlines, inverted, upright, knife egde, everything....and you'll have to work at the 45 down a bit for whatever reason. 45 down negative is like butter. 45 down 1 snap is butter. but 1 1/2 45 down.....ya have to take some rudder out. A lot of rudder out.

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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/27/2008 1:42:04 PM   
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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/27/2008 6:25:38 PM   
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Status: offline 		Liuke I said in my last post what's next in the Black Magic series. Well nutil then maybe someone out there can tell me what planes this is. Bruce Underwood gave it to me this morning which was Cass's an we don't know the name of it. It is 73.25 long an with wings installed it is 76.5 wide., Bruce said it was a 2 Meter, 2 Meter what?: If I knew I could investagte father. HELP.

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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/27/2008 6:37:08 PM   
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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/27/2008 8:24:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		I think Chad is right. it sure does look like one, and the construction looks like it too....

As for what's next? Well, the 110 is "next". In fact it's due to test fly in a couple weeks. if it goes right I'll gear up and start taking pre-orders. if I hit a major snag I'll pass that along of course. Looks good so far. We're working on it 4 days this weekend.

After that, for the future? Remains to be seen. I have a few things I want to do as far as new planes. I don't think the VF3 is anywhere near needing a replacement, but a bipe is definitely on the table "just because"...just because I want one and want a challenge.

As for a monoplane, I'm still gathering info for what I WANT to do next. I know I want to push the envelope, just another plane isn't enough...it needs to be special. Maybe it will bear enough lineage to e a Black Magic 4, and maybe it will be different enough to warrant a new line. I dunno yet. but I'm in no rush yet for sure. it could be a year or 2 for that one....unless I get something in my head that I just HAVE to do.

We'll see....

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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/27/2008 9:03:38 PM   
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ORIGINAL: MHester
unless I get something in my head that I just HAVE to do.


Think VF3 50 sized...You are getting sleepy


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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/27/2008 10:06:21 PM   
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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 5/30/2008 3:08:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		For anyone who is curious. You wont have any problems with this plane on 2.4. I flew mine with the Futaba 8 channel receiver last weekend with no problems. My receiver is mounted next to my elevator servo right where it was on the G3 stuff. It is under the carbon canopy and surrounded by the carbon on the formers....Mike can post pictures. You wont have any problems,

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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 6/1/2008 7:11:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well the new Monster Magic will make it's maiden voyage Sunday around lunch. Everything is set, stabs at 0 and wings at +.5 degrees. I'll have some pics posted when we get back from the field. After all the trouble I went through on painting it came out pretty good. See ya Sunday afternoon.

Lawrence
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RE: Black Magic VF3 Build Thread - 6/1/2008 10:31:20 PM   
cdodom