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Forum: Kit Building
11-08-2013, 06:00 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

Hey wait, you mean it isn't a finish flag for...

Hey wait, you mean it isn't a finish flag for pylon races?

Dave
Forum: Kit Building
11-07-2013, 07:22 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

That's the one! Thanks Tom. Dave

That's the one! Thanks Tom.

Dave
Forum: Kit Building
11-06-2013, 01:21 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

Oh, I completely forgot to mention. There was a...

Oh, I completely forgot to mention. There was a procedure posted somewhere on RCU for doing letters from MonoKote that closely mimics the way vinyl letters are applied. Unfortunately, I can't find...
Forum: Kit Building
11-05-2013, 03:06 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

Hi Zor, The lettering on my Skybolt are...

Hi Zor,

The lettering on my Skybolt are vinyl and were cut by a friend of mine who had a vinyl cutter. He did AMA numbers and custom lettering, among other things. When you get them they are...
Forum: Kit Building
11-04-2013, 01:39 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

Hey Zor, I like that you've got meaning...

Hey Zor,

I like that you've got meaning behind your numbers. The tail number N11DB on my Skybolt has meaning to me too. My color scheme is mostly from a full scale 'Bolt but I didn't copy the...
Forum: Kit Building
06-10-2013, 04:53 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

You are going to have so much fun!

I don't fly my Skybolt as often as I'd like but then again I don't fly anything as often as I'd like. Great snaps and spins, big stall turns, beautiful...
Forum: Kit Building
02-11-2013, 06:05 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

I would refrain from ripping the tail surfaces off. That's a huge amount of work for very little payback. I also don't see much to gain by replacing the control surfaces.

Dave
Forum: Kit Building
02-07-2013, 06:37 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Oh, now I realize why my plane is heavier than I remembered.

Duh, it was crashed and repaired!

I had an engine out condition that unfortunately happened right at the bottom of a spin as I...
Forum: Kit Building
02-07-2013, 03:29 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

I have absolutely no lead in my Skybolt. I was able to balance it entirely with the radio equipment. Thankfully I didn't put the servo tray all the way back as the plans suggested with this engine...
Forum: Kit Building
02-07-2013, 12:37 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

My Skybolt is covered in MonoKote and has an OS 1.20 Surpass four stroke. I have Fiberglass Specialties cown and wheel pants, TNT landing gear (heavier than stock), struts are glassed and painted. ...
Forum: Kit Building
02-01-2013, 02:46 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Now I see how you did it. Very nice!

I did have to cut the shoulders on the pilot to fit him in and it wasn't until I had him mounted that I realized I hadn't positioned him far enough back. ...
Forum: Kit Building
01-31-2013, 05:32 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Wow! You are the Maestro of MonoKote (or covering of your choosing).

I looked at this color scheme when I was building my Skybolt and wrote it off as CND (Can Not Duplicate). I thought my...
Forum: Kit Building
08-27-2012, 01:50 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Interesting, what kind of RPMs are you getting from the Surpass with the 14x9 three blade? I'm running a MA 15x7 three blader on my 20 year old Surpass and it feels pretty good at about 8k.

I...
Forum: Kit Building
08-26-2012, 02:09 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Hey, I forgot to post this but last weekend I got my Skybolt back in the air! Again, here's a video of this plane from back in January when I was still first getting used to her...
Forum: Kit Building
07-06-2012, 03:13 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

I finally have the engine disassembled and it's been interesting. The engine would turn over but felt somehow "lumpy", for lack of a better description. It wasn't bearings, it didn't have that bad...
Forum: Kit Building
07-04-2012, 07:44 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Well today I planted my Skybolt.

You can see pictures of my 'Bolt and notes starting here http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_6004544/mpage_43/key_/tm.htm at post #1057. I've had a ball with...
Forum: Kit Building
07-03-2012, 02:39 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Just because a plane needs up trim doesn't necessarily mean it is nose heavy. Even a tail heavy plane can require up trim if the wing/stab incidence is not optimal.

Dave
Forum: Kit Building
07-01-2012, 05:25 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Hey U2, congrats on the maiden! Fun airplane, isn't it? But hang on, it just keeps getting better. I've been flying mine for better than half a year and seriously, it's better every time I fly it....
Forum: Kit Building
06-30-2012, 02:44 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

My flying buddy Terry recently posted this video of my Skybolt. Thanks Terry!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZyICYRhJFI&feature=youtu.be

We fly at NASA, Johnson Space Center in Houston. ...
Forum: Kit Building
06-11-2012, 11:16 AM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

I've got the Fiberglass Specialties cowl on mine and it did take quite a bit of work to make it fit. But there was plenty wood that could be carved off. Once I finally got it sliding on I would...
Forum: Kit Building
06-09-2012, 03:49 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

Yow Zor,

With that first sentence you had me worried! I expected a tale of woe and destruction. Working on hatches and batteries is maintenance, not surgery. Glad the story finally turned for...
Forum: Kit Building
05-09-2012, 02:42 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

I may have said my bottom wing is not perfectly straight but it's well within tolerance and you can't see any of it unless you sight down the leading edge of the unmounted wing, not the way most...
Forum: Kit Building
05-03-2012, 09:08 AM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

With the 1.20 I was very concerned about prop clearance. My TNT gear are stock size so I went to a three blade prop. I'm running a Master Airscrew 15x7 and have had no problems with prop strikes. ...
Forum: Kit Building
05-02-2012, 03:13 PM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

You know, I wanted to comment on the fuse sides too. The only thing I could think of when I opened the kit and saw the four piece sides was "Dang, they's doing the balsa on the cheap!" I really...
Forum: Kit Building
05-01-2012, 11:46 AM
Replies: 2,142
Views: 257,010
Posted By dbacque

RE: Skybolt hangar and clubhouse

I thought the 1.20 looked too big for the fuselage as I was building too but there's a bunch of wood going into that thing and lots of wing. Your plane won't look dainty sitting on the runway or...
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