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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 11/20/2010 5:14 AM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 11/26/2010 11:03 PM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 10/8/2011 4:15 PM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 2/22/2012 8:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		I had one of these last spring with a efligh 46 flew great lots of power and flew very well until I dumb thumb it. Well tower has them on sell for $159.00 today so had to get a new one still have all old elec. so just had to get plane. That was the easy part just need wife to agree that I needed it. steve P.S If she kills me she will sell cheap

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 2/23/2012 2:43 PM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 2/23/2012 10:01 PM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 2/24/2012 12:29 AM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/2/2012 3:56 PM   
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Status: offline 		Can anyone share the dia in mm and length of the wing tube/rod for this model?
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/3/2012 2:42 PM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/3/2012 2:55 PM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/14/2012 2:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		If anyone is still checking the thread, Ive run some numbers on incidence and they seem very strange.

The wing with refence to the canopy line is .3 and the stab is 1.5

That would explain all the up trim. And why I couldn't get this thing to fly without lots of inputs.

I shelved it and flew my Helios, but now want my daughter to fly it .

My VAnquish is .6 wing and zero stab with reference to the canopy line.

Whats up with those numbers ??????????????????

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/14/2012 2:59 AM   
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Status: offline 		...I'm still hoping to find out the exact dia and length in mm of the wing tube. Any help?

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/14/2012 3:04 AM   
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1/2 inch dia
20 inches long

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/14/2012 3:24 AM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/16/2012 4:31 AM   
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Did dual elevator servos in the tail and pull pull for rudder.

4s 3700mah pack turning a 14x8.5 90amps at about 1100 watts.

Think i will tone it down to a 14x7





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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 7/31/2012 3:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anyone still buying and flying this plane? I want one if the covering quality is more consistent. One of the things I want to experiment with is the use of the Hobbico TS-110 micro digital servo. Seems too good to be true but I can't find anyone yet who has anything bad to say about them. Any opinions? Has anyone found the single elevator servo and stock elevator pushrod to be a real detriment? Is anyone actually using the recommended Futaba 3115 servos all around? I am curious how a non metal gear and non ball bearing supported servo would hold up over time.

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 8/1/2012 2:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		I have been flying mine right up until the "hangar crash" where the Christmas tree stand w/integrated wooden base FELL ONTO THE WING/STAB....that...was the end of that.

So.  Ordered the replacement simply because this is WAY better than the 47" Vanquish I have, larger, slower, more visible, and really very good, even through Masters class stuff (and OLD FAI stuff - new stuff, don't know).  Anyway - I enjoy it a lot, when it isn't too hot to fly it, and when I can see the thing (lens implants last month for cataracts - all better now).

At any rate - flyer88 - I flew with stock incidences, whatever they were, and loved it.  FLew pretty neutral, and no weird coupling unless I pushed the CG back too far.  Used 4S 3000, Aeolian 42-50-800 with an APC 13.6, peaked around 70 amps....but who would fly this at full bore, and why???

Really like your dual elevator/turnbuckle setup.  Could you list the parts so I could duplicate it?

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 8/11/2012 7:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		I am finishing a new Sequence and generally happy with it. The only problem is the landing gear is warped. I'll purchase the carbon fiber gear. Only change is I located a digital servo in the tail instead of using the pull pull. Plane balances fine Using a 4 cell 4 thousand 30c.

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 8/18/2012 1:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		I just finished mine up. 3lb 14oz. With the battery all the way forward, it comes out about a quarter inch behind the recommended CG. The CG is right under the wing tube. Is everyone still flying there at the recommended CG or if you ended up moving your CG one way or the other, which was it and about how much?


ps, i didn't have any of the issues I'd read here and there in this forum. The covering was generall very good and tight. My canopy fits great and the locking tabs really do fit and work, my landing gear wasn't 'warped'. Overall, really really impressed so far.

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 8/21/2012 11:57 PM   
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Status: offline 		Mine flew right on the posted cg, but might be better moved aft just a smidge. Will try.

Let me ask a stupid question. Do you experience better turns using aileron and rudder???? I do, or is it just me? 

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 11/27/2012 9:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Things went pretty quite on this plane, I just ordered one so I guess I'll bring this thread back from the dead. Typically as soon as I buy an arf it gets taken off the market so this might be sign for all you who want one. I'm completely fed up with glow so this should give me a no hassle plane I'm guaranteed to be able to fly on the weekend. Dropping glow kind of means no more mid sized planes so I guess I will have this little guy and then my next investment will be in DLE35 RA gasser in either scale or pattern aerobatics.

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 11/27/2012 11:24 PM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 11/28/2012 3:57 AM   
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If your not already aware of the growing interest in Pattern in the SLC region and would like some contact information; Please PM me.


Unless there are classes like with pylon I think the entry price is a little high for me. I've heard that some of the setups are like $8,000.

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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 11/28/2012 2:23 PM   
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RE: Great Planes Sequence F3A - 11/28/2012 3:04 PM   
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Unless there are classes like with pylon I think the entry price is a little high for me. I've heard that some of the setups are like $8,000.


Yes, there are setups that come close to that, but certainly not required. A good .40 size sport plane will get you started. You can get a competitive setup with several options available for very reasonable costs. Look at the Extreme Flight Vanquish build thread I started, as well as the BJ Craft Monolog. Both are ARFS and can be put together well under 1500 with good equipment. Pattern is just like everything else. You can spend more if you like, but it doesn't mean it is a better setup, especially starting out. There are several smaller options also available with the Osiris from 3DHS, the Wind series from Seba, and the various size Monologs available from F3A Unlimited. All of these can be put together for the price of a high end sport plane and they are certainly competitive as entry level ships.

There are several guys in the SLC area, including one of the best in the world in Andrew Jesky, who is one of, if the most helpful people you will ever meet. He is working on the final design of the Osiris 2m which will without a doubt be a winner when available.

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