TRCX

hi all!
i just bought a funtana s 40 from a friend of mine
it came with a asp .52 (long stroke) upfront for power
do you guys think it will have enough power to do 3D manuvers?
thanks
kyle

KCJarman

Use a 12.25x3.75 APC prop and 20% Nitro. You will hover at about two clicks past half throttle. And yes, you will be able to acomplish most 3D manuvers, just don't expect much pull out from hover and you will have to fly your manuvers with more throttle.

Also, keep everything as LIGHT as possible. Cut weight if you can.

Cambo

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Somehow i doubt it. To get a good pull out I needed a 91 2 stroke. Remember, were it hovers on the stick doesn't mean anything. It is how it pulls out. If it hovers at 60% throttle and barely pulls out than you are in trouble when you start falling out.

KCJarman

We have a fellow modeler in our club running this same combo. Yes, it does pull out, but very slow. He has cut alot of weight though. CF Rods, Tial skid replacing a tail wheel. Light wheels. Micro servo for throttle. 600mah Nicad. 8oz. fuel tank. And I'm sure a few others.

TRCX

oh ok
thanks guys
i am now saving up for a saito .90 golden knight. will probebley take up half this year thou but its cool..!
i came from flying a scanner which was my first plane. and i only have about 30 hours flying experience but i got the hang of it. ao for now i wont be trying anything special yet....
have you guys got any tips for me??
thanks

TRCX

oh ive got an APC 13x4 prop on the funtana

TRCX

with a Pitts muffler

8KCABrett

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That Saito will haul it around really well. . .I've got a Saito 1.00 in mine. . .and it's seriously overkill! The Funtana is a fun airplane, but beware the high rate ailerons. . .those big surfaces will make it respond REALLY fast if you leave it on 3D rates when flying "on the wing."

TRCX

ok thanks!
whats wrong with the ailerons?
is it just really fast at rolling?
Yeah im looking faward to flying it with a saito .90 in it. my friend has a showtime 4d with a saito golden knight in front also. were planning to do both planes in similar colour schemes so that it looks like were part of a team! will post pics!
PCE

piroflip2

SORRY,,,,,,,,,,,nothing like enough engine for 3d or pattern.

8KCABrett

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Nothing is wrong with them at all. . .they are just big and have a lot of authority! I tend to always have as much throw as I can get, and my first high rate aileron roll seemed like 4 rolls a second or so! I usually don't bother with switching to low rates with my other aircraft, but this one changed that!

TRCX

flip! this is gonna b fun!!!!
thanks!

TRCX

u guys got any tips on how o do basic 3D moves just to start off with and practice them?

8KCABrett

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Here's a few:http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_44..._1/key_/tm.htm

Oh and probably the most important thing is to start high, then you can screw up a few dozen times. You can read all you want, watch videos, etc but that won't do much at all when it comes to actually flying the figures. The simulators can really help get your fingers working quick for some things like rolling harriers and for rudder orientation on KEs etc, but none of them have good enough physics (particularly with respect to snaps) IMHO to really teach you to fly the airplane well enough to fly your Funtana down on the deck right away. . .so there is no substitue for just flying, and flying high enough to keep your plane around long enough to learn!

TRCX

k thanks man!
borrowed aerofly from the hobby shop where i wrk on sat.
so im practicing nw!