your welcome Ron, i found out about the tank because i had a h9 alpha and arrow and gave the arrow to my son and he flew it and then bought a ucd 46 and wasnt thrilled about the flight time and thought he would just see and wa la, it fit perfect, so im having him bring me the other one for mine.

and for an update on my build, i came home early today to build and ive got it almost done, just need to hook up fuel lines,canopy,and.............hey im almost done

gjeffers, sorry I've been gone lately. I have been busy rebuilding trasmissions on the side for hobby $$$$$. I aslo sold my truck and now I'm looking for another one to buy. Just been too busy to fly my competed, unmaidened UCD. But I'll get there. Oh...I did get my AMA card finnally. 818781 I just wanted to let ya'll know I'm still kickin'!!!!

Hope yours turns out good!

Joe

Rebuild a transmission!!! [X(] See you are a genius!! Last time a saw someone rebuilding a transmission I thought "man! this is a rubics cube if I've ever seen one." Yikes! You must be talented.

Well I wanted to post a little bit now that I have made it home. Been on the road the whole week, man can I just say that traveling for work is exhausting. Anyway I managed to Maiden Rosey last weekend. Took me a minute to get the tank wrangled but once I got things straigthtened out, it was smooth sailing. FLew twice with one touch and go and that was when it got interesting. Landed the plane and decided to go around just once more. I had been flying for about 5 minutes and didnt want to push it. Took off and when I tried to throttle back for my next landing, I got nothing. Having read the stories about the servo tray popping loose I had reinfocred the tray so I kne that was not it. I figures the servo went bad. (It was an old one I had hanging around).

So for referance sake, a U Can Do with an OS 50 SX will fly for about 17 minutes at half throttle on an 8 ounce tank, in case you were wondering.

Landed the plane just short fo the run way in deep soft grass, no damage and carried it back to the pits. My linkage had popped off so it was a super easy fix. Going to get back out Saturday weather permitting.

Tom

As I mentioned in an earlier post, I made my first flight with my UCD.46 last Sunday. I had some carburetor trouble at the field before the maiden flight, so I replaced it with the stock carb and it ran like a champ. Since then, I've modified the cowl to fit around the stock carburetors needle valves, so I'm ready to go again for this weekend.

Back to flying, I did notice on the first flight that the UCD can really knife edge! Question: anyone done a complete loop in knife edge flight? Is it possible?

Kaos

gjeffers,
Do you mean like another muffler tube that points to the top of the tank, or just a line that hangs out like a dead chicken. Just wondering because this is my first 4 stroke engine and I dont want to screw it up.

Colin C

Preditor
just let it hang dude! its just so the crank case can breath and that allows oil to flow to the crank, if it ever gets pluged, no oil will flow and i dont have to say anymore

KOkomo
glad to here you are still kickin,and waitin for that first flight, mine should be tomorrow, thats right , i should have it ready, will post more picks tonight later after i download them from verizon(i need a camera for my pc).

Tom
my post just above give the site to get an 11oz tank from h9 that slides right in a ucd46

gotta go finish my build now,you guys gotta see this engine and prop

Hey guys, SPUD here, finally put the 91 FS in , not to much to change from when the 70FS was in it . Couple of holes in the cowl because of the 91 being taller, and the hole in the rear mount is further back. Put the rec. back in. Sat. going to pick up some 15-4 props and balance the A/C. Should be ready to fly this coming week. You guys really keep this thread going its great.



SPUD37 out

let us know how it goes Spud, that 91 should be fun, i should maiden mine tomorrow it the winds stay away, anything overt10 and ill just wait.
i installed my tail wires today,got the canopy on, fuel lines on, and its ready
here are some pics from yesterday
first one is engine installed,second is with prop(15x4pro zinger),third is carbon fiber rods being built, and fourth is carbon fiber rods installed on tail.

CeeGee.....Well, I don't call myself a genious but the next step down from there! It was a trans out of my boss mans boys truck. A 93 Z71. It was an electric 700R4 they call this one a 4L60E....... "E" for "electric". ANYWAYS...This one was my fourth attempt and it worked out great! He had burned up 3rd and 4th gear clutchpack and it sent nasty metal fragments all thru the trans. Cleaned it all up and put new seals and clutch plates in and VOILA!! Good as new. Ready for another 200,000 miles. (which the truck had on it) I did it for half of what the local transmission shop down the road would cost him. They charged 1500 bucks and I charged him 700 bucks plus parts. Not bad hu?

gjeffers......go to e-bay and get a digital camera. I know of one that is a great one to get. It is made by NIKKON.... it is call a "coolpix" Not sure which model I have at the moment but look at some of my pics I posted, those are some pretty good pics for a 120 dollar camera. Can't wait to see some pixs!!!

HEY GUYS CHECK OUT WHAT I JUST WON ON E-BAY!!!!~~~~>>>[link=http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4543568470]Right Here[/link]

If that dosen't work, the item # is 4543568470

Tell me what you think! I'll be blasting off out of Central Texas to get it in New Mexico at about midnight Friday. I will most likley be back on Sunday to give Y'all a report on how good it actually is. Hey, I'm also going to stop by Carlsbad Caverns to check out the caves. Anybody been there?

See Y'all!

Joe

gjeffers, Great looking stuff. You know for a minute that almost looked like a Saito 100 in there. Nice looking airplane.
Thanks,
Barry

gjeffers, that is looking very good! 10 to 12 mph winds are great for the ucando! makes harriers and hovers alot easier to practice and spot landing (if the wind is right) is great!


I am still trying to get the video of us flying our ucandos over to computer. Ok the inverted flat spin, is it with the sticks / \ like that after geting the plane slowed down ie pulling up from an idle? I think that I am ready to try to do one on purpose.

Gary... Looks good!! Let us know how it goes!!

kokamo... The truck looks good, Seems like a great deal....

Still have not made it to the field to see if I got my power back on my
YS 63... I was going yesterday, But had other things to do, So I went
ahead and changed out the regulator, spring, plunger and the
diaphragm, I also left the cowl off... It has been getting "HOT" here..
Hope that does it... Guess I'll find out in the AM...

gjeffers, what's that extension tube you have on the muffler ?

Hi Folks,

I have heard about this "catching a fish while hovering over a lake" video, but I can find it to save my life. Does anyone have the link saved? I would really like to see it.

Heading out to fly in a few hours, I hope everyone gets their projects to where they can fly this weekend.
Good luck and safe landings.

Tom

When you guys repair your props, what kind of glue do you use?
Thanks,
Barry

Black on Black, nice truck Kokomo[8D]

Goldenclan, you need lots of elevator and mid range on the ailerons, do you need all the inputs?

Rajul, its just a piece of brass tubing that fits,(cant remember size) the end of the saito perfect, for oil deflection,with a little red threadlocker to hold it on(been on for about 3 mos now), and with a lot of elbow greaseto make it shiney

here is one more pic of my new tailwire kit on my new plane,cant maiden it because a storm is coming in so ill be watching the window all weekend just in case i catch a break.[sm=rolleyes.gif]

gjeffers, wires look great! I went looking thru the thread and found some help on the flat spin. On my cap 7, I have the triple rates set up for the GP low rates, the GP high rates, and the third rate, I put some positive expo in on the elevator and rudder and have them set to get what ever the servos can give with out binding!

Well,heres how it measures up.

cg is at 5.25, and it weighs 5lbs 14oz.

I am really amazed that this plane cg'd without any special attention, the battery and rx is right behind the throttle servo,IT WAS JUST TO EASY,which is good i supose.
hows this compare with everyone else's?
thanks for all the help you guys, maybe tomorrow i can get it in the air[sm=thumbup.gif]

gjeffers, Great job!!! My last two have weighed exactly 5lbs 14ozs. That's the magic number. I have my latest one with a CG at 5 3/4". But anywhere between 4 and 6 works great. The beauty of this plane is the CG is very flexible. My first two I had trouble getting under 6 lbs but mostly I just changed the wheels and went to a slightly smaller battery to get to 5/14. Mine flies great at that weight. I worried about your power. Do you think you'll have enough? Good luck on your maiden. By the way: prop glue?
Thanks.
Barry

gjeffers, I did not weigh mine, but with every thing installed, just by moving my batt, I was able to move the cg of the plane any where in the 4 to 6 range. I think the I will go get a scale today when the wife gets back today. Just think, I wake up, there is just a slight breeze and the temp is about 45, and I can't go flying because I have to watch my two children. If she get back early enough, I think that I will go and fly the ucando.

barry, you are kidding about the prop glue aren't you?

im not bitting Barry, if you can afford all those planes and engines you can afford .....................

its 600am and the wind isnt blowing,here i go

Gjeffers, Kick the tires(gently)and light the fire, and let the loose ends hang! Good luck! remember landings must equal the take offs!

well it all turned out equal golden, had three great flights. found out an 8min flight is about it on and 8oz tank. needed 3 clicks left on the aileron and 2 clicks up on the elevator and off i went, the cg is pretty close to perfect,only need small amount of down to keep level inverted,had a great time, might go back later

GOOD STUFF!!!!!