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Forum: Seaplanes
07-14-2012, 10:00 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

builder you are welcome, now about what you should know flying off floats: Oh boy is that a loaded question. First I wanna ask an honest question and that is exactly how much RC flying have...
Forum: Seaplanes
07-13-2012, 09:39 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Oh man time moves on and even our RC language keeps a changing (as much as I hate it). I feel more like an anachronism every day:D
Forum: Seaplanes
07-13-2012, 09:04 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Cool builder, this is the antenna you need and next time try not to stick it in the propellor;)

http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXH468&P=ML

John
Forum: Seaplanes
07-01-2012, 11:44 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Cool, now please tell me you replaced the antenna?;)
Forum: Seaplanes
06-29-2012, 06:52 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Builder float planes without a water rudder is always like an unguided missle and a mistake.

You really need to find an experianced flyer/water flyer before you have anymore sessions like...
Forum: Seaplanes
06-29-2012, 08:17 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Cool will be looking forward to hearing of your adventures and success[8D]

John
Forum: Seaplanes
06-27-2012, 06:26 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Thanks builder and yes both are mine but the blue one is just my sixty sized old Schneider sport and the black floats are for my Quad Kadet not a giant but is stretched to 87inch span.

John
Forum: Seaplanes
06-27-2012, 10:49 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Fly the airplane on wheels first to find the best CG, that will typically be at or very close to the spars This is also typically about one quarter the chord back from the leading edge.

If the...
Forum: Seaplanes
06-27-2012, 10:02 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Attaching the floats to existing main gear fuselage blocks of a tricyle gear airplane is a really bad plan. And even worse for the forward struts to come together and insert into the nose gear...
Forum: Seaplanes
06-26-2012, 08:31 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

builder may I suggest that the old methods of struts using piano wire and collors etc. is quite antiquated and it tends to promote flexing on those attachment blocks with the collors. This does...
Forum: Seaplanes
02-11-2011, 06:49 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

RE: Avistar on floats??

Hey cool Max, that last post was almost eight years ago:D But thats OK the Original poster may not still be around but I am.

Your ship looks great, what kind of floats are you using...
Forum: Seaplanes
04-23-2003, 07:39 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

Avistar on floats??

Chilly

Do a search in this forum on float installation and you will find a lot of sound information.

Generally it will go something like this: First off size the floats, and a good starting...
Forum: Seaplanes
04-23-2003, 12:47 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 9,840
Posted By JohnBuckner

Avistar on floats??

It will make a fine float ship and many have been done. Contrary to popular belief the key to good water performance is not excessive power but a proper float installation.

John
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