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RE: Foam Seawind EP from Great Planes... - 6/27/2008 3:21:57 AM   
lthibault



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From: Gatineau, QC, CANADA
Status: offline 		Back from the Marina to report on maiden...total success!!! This one is a winner! Once you get the hang of it, the Seawind is a very agile and smooth flying model. Just make sure you start with a small throw and expo on the ailerons, they don't need much to be effective. Waterproof the electronics, seal the wing area and you'll have a model that will give you hours of fun.

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RE: Foam Seawind EP from Great Planes... - 7/5/2008 9:47:19 PM   
RoyR


 

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Joined: 11/28/2006
From: Nederland, TX, USA
Status: offline 		I just flew my new Seawind EP today. I have had three good flights on it, all from grass at this point.
It flies well and does some good basic aerobatics.
Just for the heck of it I wanted to see what it would do with a knife edge. That is when I noticed in flight the rudder has little effect, and it seems to have opposite effect. I mean, from level flight, when I put in right rudder the plane yaws slightly to the left.
I have plenty of throw and the servo is strong enough. The rudder is very effective scooting along the grass before take off, but when it's up to speed it may as well not be there.
I don't know if it is standard, but there is almost a quarter inch gap between the rudder and vertical stabilizer. It seems to require being mounted like that to keep the water rudder from touching the fuselage.
I am going to try putting tape over the gap before the next flight to see if that has any effect.

Do all the Seawinds have a large gap on the rudder?
Has anyone else had the problem of the rudder not being effective in flight?



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RE: Foam Seawind EP from Great Planes... - 7/10/2008 5:54:34 PM   
Bob93447


 

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Joined: 9/4/2004
From: Playa del Rey, CA, USA
Status: offline 		What is the consensus regarding the best cg for water takeoffs? Does moving it back a little seem to help? I'm stuck with a weak battery for the next few days and mine just doesn't want to lift off. Anyone find a prop better than the 8x6 that GP supplies?

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RE: Foam Seawind EP from Great Planes... - 7/10/2008 6:03:25 PM   
jbarnes


 

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Joined: 1/13/2006
From: Mead, CO, USA
Status: offline 		For water takeoff and landing being nose heavy is not ideal. I have a standard setup (prop, esc etc.) and when I use my 2100 battery (which makes it nose heavy) it doesn't takeoff and land as nice as it does with a 1500 battery. I also notice that I need several clicks of up elevator to maintain level flight when using the 2100 as compared to the 1500. I added a nylon bolt to the front hatch to keep the hatch from seperating on those occasional splash downs during landing.

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RE: Foam Seawind EP from Great Planes... - 7/19/2008 7:03:22 AM   
Dave ESPI



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Joined: 11/30/2005
From: Latham, NY, USA
Status: offline 		My Buddy Kris loves the seawind, but has never flown it. I was debating gettign him one, but I don't think he would fly it for fear of crashing. I let him borrow my RealFlight for a while, but I don't think he flew much.


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ORIGINAL: The_Mongrel

Looks great!

A little off topic, but if anyone is looking for another sea plane, I just maidened a Catalina - Vid of land and then water testing here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b2p5Z3nJNEM

Cheers
-J



haha I love my GUANLI catalina that Islip character PM'd me a while ago and asked if I thoguth it was good. I said yes. He is like 13, and has never built a plane.

I told um to mail me it, I'd build it for him. LOL.

< Message edited by Dave ESPI -- 7/19/2008 7:04:56 AM >

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RE: Foam Seawind EP from Great Planes... - 7/29/2008 3:17:56 AM   
Calmo2


 

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Joined: 9/7/2002
From: Fernie, BC, CANADA
Status: offline 		Hi guys; I just got mine last week and am going to put it together this week. I didn't buy the rimfire motor, I bought a TURNIGY 2830, 1050KV from Hobbycity in Japan for $19.27. It had good reviews and it can turn up to a 10-6 prop and only draws 14 amps max so I can use my 18 amp ESC. I just had to sand the fist plywood mount layer off and put my own mount on because the Turnigy has a 4 hole X mount rather than a 3 hole mount. I will let you know how it works out. I am not sure if I am going to fly off grass or water for the first time but I will decide that when the time comes! It looks like it could be a fun plane to fly.

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