Devin McGrath

i just tryed a 9x4.7 on my shocky and its much better a little shorter flight times but well worth it yes i will build it for you dad lol

scupking

Dose anyone have any idea when the yak will be available? I ordered one in November and they said it would ship mid to late December and hear it is January.

Devin McGrath

i would also like to see a shock flyer yak and might just have to get one somtime when they are more avalible ......

Mato

some photos on how I re-built the front part of my foamie.

bdavison

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Shockflyer is also coming out with a foam indoor jet model. Its a Mig. Runs off a pusher prop. There is a pic of it in this month's Model Aviation magazine. Looks pretty cool to me.

Devin McGrath

yea i saw that not sure about it yet have to see one first im sure they will start showing up soon


would somone mind tellin me how to start a thred ? lol

Foamaholic

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The way I have found to post is to go to Forums, click a topic, like Electric 3D Flying, and at the bottom of the list on the first page, on the left, there is a New Post button.

Devin McGrath

thank you i looked around and looked around and couldnt seem to find out how lol

Foamaholic

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It took me a while to find it for sure.

Baker

I got a shocky from Horizon Hobby with every thing for it from them. I am using the same setup as they say will hover at half throttle or less. The thing will not hover at full throttle. I biult the plane as they said. Could there be something else wrong?
Heres my set up. This is my frist EP Plane.

(1) Hitec HFS-04MG reciever for Futabab 9-CAP Radio
(3) Hitec HS-55 Servos
(1) JETI Speed Control
(1) AXi 2208/34 Motor
(1) APC 10x3.8 Prop
(1) Kokam 7.4V 340 mAh Bat.
Please Help me as I said it's my first EP Plane
Baker

Devin McGrath

i think its two much of a draw for one 340 mah battery pack on my set up like that i run two in parallel and if you have more than one pack its not as much of a big deal than to run two just need to make a y harness ... if i was buying batteries for one of those set ups right now i would buy thunder power packs the 2 cell 860 mah packs ? i think they are its somewhere around that mah range but there is less of a voltage drop and that is your problem you will have awesome power and better flight time with the thunder power pack .... the problem is when hobby-lobby set up there shocky set up im not sure if there was much of a choice as far as batteries although i do believe the one 340mah pack is a mistake on the web site

leblanc

I have the same problem! Just with hs-50 servos. Can' hover.

LeBlanc

Foamaholic

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Yes, try a Thunder Power or go to 3 cells. On 3 cells you WILL hover.

Devin McGrath

yea three cells will hovor for maybe 2 min on 340 with an axi 2208/34 its realy not enough batt and you are putting a large load on the battery ... you need to be able to draw more for a longer period of time

Baker

My friend just stoped by and dropped off a

Thunder Power 900mah 7.4 volt 2-cell bat.
10c cont/ 16c burst (9A/14.5A)
This should be better right?

Oh and dont let your cat nock your shocky off of a table. You will have to buy a new one.
My cat nocked mine off this morning and tore it into 6 chunks and cracked the right wing.
I dont think it will fly again.
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This is alot different from 1/4 Scale Gassers.
but thats my 100 cents.
Thanks
Baker

Foamaholic

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Yes that battery should be better. Too bad about the shocky. If you can tape the pieces together it should still fly fine. Strapping tape is very good for this.

Baker

I think this thing is way past fixing I will see if i can post a pic?
But I am not sure how to do that! Never done it on here before
Thanks
Baker

Foamaholic

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Hit Reply on the right on the date and time line, then Click Here to Upload at the bottom of the reply box.

Baker

I hope this picture works. Any ways has anyone tryed to find Depron foam at a hobby store or hardware store? I can't find it any where. Me and some friends are finishing up planes on a 50% Foemy Extra 300. that is a nice size full scale planes. our planes and parts sheet takes up a 2 car garage floor!
YEAH!
Baker

Baker

You know how mad you get when you have your shocky on the kitchen table, and then your cat jumps up on one side and slides across the table into your shocky and follows it to the floor and lands on it? NO? Well I do. I only had 6 or 7 flights on her? I wish I could have put her in my self. It's a shame. But I know it's my fault because I put it on the kitchen table. Sorry to see it go in that way.

Baker

Baker

Now that i sent that I know what I was gonna ask! Did you guys add any bracing to your plane? I can see mine twisting in the air during a turn or a hurracane.
Thanks
Baker
Oh and if so please give good details!! and or messurements

Devin McGrath

scroll a little less than half way down the page and you will find my tail bracing it has been done to 2 of my shockys and my dads as well i would not build one with out it anything else then just ask

Ron McGrath

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finished and flew my new shock flyer 4.8 oz with gear!! flyes great wish I could fly it as well as my son Devin does

Devin McGrath

Ron McGrath

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It is a great thing to have my own plane that flies great indoors Saturday we were at a indoor meet and I had more fun than I think I have had in a long time flying I had 3 midairs and broke the landing gear of twice the last time that I broke the gear I did not have time to fix it so I flew with one. I was doing one wheel touch and goes and could land and take off with the wing tip dragging on the ground. I do not think I have ever broke a plane so many times in one day. The place that we were fling had what appeared to be 3 metal walls and a metal roof not a goo combo with a gws receiver I do not think that I ever had so much interference I was hovering several times and the motor just cut out from the interference and hit the ground tail first breaking the rudder rolling circles, tight flat turns, loops, snaps, knife edge anything you want to do it would do I had never had a plane that would hover well till this one. tonight we were out in the back yard in the dark with the 600 watt flood light fling