ORIGINAL: splais
OK, here is the update. I don't feel near so bad now. The guy who I tricked into building this thing for me (gallon of fuel) has put a bunch of these things together. He had problems and ended up having to use hinge tap on the elevator. I had ordered the Rimfire upgrade with it, plenty of power, I think it lifted me off the ground one time [X(].
OK, so how did it go - - -
. It's A LOT of fun to fly. This was my first electric and now I'm hooked. Just grab it and walk outside and fly. The plane is VERY nimble and has gobs to much power with the Rimfire motor. The only downside is that the Flatout does not handle speed well, you got to keep her slow or things really start to torqed out of shape and cause all kinds of problems. We did identify one weak spot. That is were the CF landing gear rods pass through the wing edge. This area needs extra care. This little plane seems to do just about anything you can think of to do and then some. It looks like about 8-10 minute flight time on the recommended max size battery of 650mah.
Yep,
They are not meant to be speed demons. Just flyem slow on the wing and have a ball. If you want a FAST foamy, check out something like the Kavan Projeti with a brushless setup from Hobby-Lobby. The thing is a rocket, but not for 3D.
I have the Cap, and haven't put it together yet. I have an older homemade foamy, no big deal. I think the Flatouts are a little more involved because of the hinging system. You avoid the tape, but there's a trade off. The carbon front and rear of the wing, should make a pretty stiff, light foamy. I was thinkng the flat stuff might be better on the leading edge. I bit easier to glue and even stiffer then the tubes in the directions that you need it. I'm want to do a little experiment to see what holds up better tubes or flat.
Have fun and enjoy the electric. I fly the big ones too, but you can get a lot of stick time in on these little birds, that's just not practical with the big ones.
Regards,
Lee