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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/1/2007 9:03 PM   
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Status: offline 		Post #6001! That's a lot!
Keep it going!

I will need a new U can do, that plane is just too much fun. After flying that plane for 10 months, yesterday I made a mistake to close to the ground, instead of pulling inverted I try to loop back up! Didn't work too good! But fortunately Traci was to get that on video.
If you want, you can enjoy the clip on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXS1lLKgK_U

Right now I 'm about done a H9 Extra 260, but I'm planning a new U Can DO, Tower have always good deal!

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/2/2007 1:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hey guys. I just recently returned from training for the national guard. I hadn't flown in about 6 months. So basically I am re-teaching myself how to fly. The only plane i still have is a mini funtana. I have been flying it almost every night for a couple weeks and it is still a blast to fly. I have a .46 AX and a bunch of radio gear. Do you think a U can do would be a decent plane choice? I am still getting used to it, but i have flown the mini funtana a bunch of times with no major accidents. Thanks for any help.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/2/2007 7:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Choopi, sorry to see your UCD in that shape

Jomamma, the UCD is one of the planes that I will always have. I don't fly it every time I go to the field but I would miss it allot if I didn't have one.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 1:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		do i need a easy fueler for the fuel lines like they suggested or can i just have 2 line coming from the coweling? and what about the glow plug how did you guy do it did you buy the remote? THanks for the help!

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 5:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Greg, Here's what I use for fueling. I have 2 clunks and one of them comes through the cowl to a fuel dot. I don't bother with the Dubro fuel valve since I'm not always sure that it isn't leaking air or not.
I usually don't use a remote glow conection on the plane. I just usually cut a hole in the bottom of the cowl and attach the driver that way. But with the Do I just recently built on put on this Dubro one and can say I'm sure glad I did. It attaches securely and is much easier to use than trying to reach under the cowl. Here's the one I use now....... dubro glow connector I put it on the side of the fuse above the right wing and it's very easy to install and use.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 6:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		thanks for the help so the pink thing goes i on the glow plug and the black thing is where the glow plug gets inserted into right. and i can use that on four strokes to right.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 7:18 AM   
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Status: offline 		This is the setup on my well used UCD 46. It once had a Sullivan fueler but this is more reliable.


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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 7:55 AM   
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thanks for the help so the pink thing goes i on the glow plug and the black thing is where the glow plug gets inserted into right. and i can use that on four strokes to right.

Yep! The pink end is heat shrink and a stout wire. You just squeeze the wired parts together and put it on the plug end. It's seems to be a very positive connection. Yeah, the black part is where you plug the glow ignitor into. The wires are long so I just cut off what I didn't need. Works great.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 7:57 AM   
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This is the setup on my well used UCD 46. It once had a Sullivan fueler but this is more reliable.


Rocketman, I like your set up!! Looks like good ideas.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 12:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Rocketman, I really like that setup. Where did you get the bulkhead fittings?

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 4:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		I buy those Fourmost bulkhead fittings at my local hobby shop but Tower also stocks them http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXG851&P=SM#tech .
They come two in a package, a yellow and a blue one (See picture, I've already used the blue one).

By the way, I back them up on the inner side of the cowl with a small thin (1 /32) piece of plywood. That may not be necessary but I didn't want to worry about the flexibility of the cowl.


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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 6:11 PM   
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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 6:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		It comes out of the tank pressure line at the muffler.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 6:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		so one fuel line connects to one of the part and the other piece and the feul line thats out side of the coweling is were you fuel up and when your done the gas come out of the muffler right.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/4/2007 10:12 PM   
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Status: offline 		Yes it will come out of the muffler if you fail to disconnect the line from the muffler. It is intended that you disconnect the pressure line from the nipple on the muffler while you are filling the tank.
If your muffler is tucked away and is not easily accessible then you will have to provide another method of catching the overflow from the tank.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/7/2007 5:20 PM   
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Status: offline 		Can i buy any remote glow plug starter because im going to use a fourstroke engine?THANKS for the help

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/7/2007 8:04 PM   
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Status: offline 		I've used a couple of different types and the previous ones that I used the connector on the glow plug would come off due to vibration. The Dubro one I'm currently using seems to holding on good.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/7/2007 10:24 PM   
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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/8/2007 4:07 AM   
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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/8/2007 3:05 PM   
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I'm just starting to build my first do .... Can you reccomend what upgrades in hardware would be a good idea or any other build tips. Will you also reccomend where to buy the upgraded control horns , rods etc.
I have a saito 82 for this bird.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/8/2007 4:28 PM   
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I can use that on fourstroke right.

Yep. That's what I'm using. It's a first for me on the Do and I like it. Very handy.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/8/2007 4:44 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Zoott. A small thing that I do when I am assembling any ARF. I find that installing the control horns on the elevator(s), ailerons, and rudder kinda difficult when they are installed in their respective places. Sometimes very difficult to get all 3 screws lined up. So what I do now is to install the control horns on the parts before I hinge them to the plane, and I use a small drill press that I have to make sure all the holes through the surfaces are straight and true.
I go over the Do with a sealing iron on the top and bottom of the wing to take any wrinkles in the skin out. This seems to take a little of the vibration out of the plane and it them makes a little less noise.
The 2 servos in the tail, and the 2 on the wing. Once they are installed I run a small bead of clear silicone around the perimeter of each servo. Helps to keep dirt and oil from penetrating into the interior of the plane, and keeps oil away from the wood frame. Oil will eventually soften the wood and make the screws holding the servos less secure.
I do not use the stock tail wheel. Allways use a Sullivan, which mounts on to the plane rather than the rudder. So if you get a hard landing (and you will) the plane takes the shock rather than the rudder and rudder hinges.

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/9/2007 12:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		gregziemba, I have the Saito 100 on my DO and I used the mount that came with the plane. One of the socket head bolts that hold the mount to the firewall needs to be changed to a phillips head bolt so the carb doesn't hit the bolt head.

zoott, you can to look through this thread to get all the info you need about how to do all the mods to the plane. Unless you can land this plane softer than most every other person who's ever flown it and do that every single time you put it in the air, you HAVE to reinforce the landing gear mount or you'll tear it out sooner or later. There are some real good pictures of how to do this very easy mod earlier in the thread. You'll want to beef up the push rods, the 2-56 rods flex way to much and you will get flutter if you use them. I've used 4-40 rods and carbon fiber rods and they both worked very well. I've broke the CA hinges on all the control surfaces so I'd suggest upgrading to something better than the CA hinges (I use Robart hinge points but that's just my preference). As for the tail wheel, it's your choice. I'm on my second DO, on my first one I used the stock tail wheel system and I did break the rudder CA hinges but after I put Robarts in the rudder I had no more damage. On my second DO I thought the same as patnjimtucker and used a Sullivan tail wheel which works great but instead of breaking the rudder hinges I've broke the tail wheel mount right off the plane, the bad part is that the mount broke off along with about an inch of wood off the bottom of the fuse so it's a toss up but if I had it to do over I think I'd use the stock system and stronger hinges.


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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/9/2007 1:19 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the tips. I dont mean to be lazy I just dont have the time to page thru this one. I will try some searches though. Where is a good place to get the horns and cf rods?

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RE: U-Can-Do 3d 46? - 6/9/2007 3:01 AM   
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Status: offline 		Zoot, I'll be using the stock horns and using CF tube to sleeve the stock 2-56 rods. Others have done this with good success.

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