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Oooops.......... Just realized I didn't answer back. Yeah, I'm getting closer to bringing it down to the deck for some photo ops. I wish I could go down to those races and meet you down there. That would be a hoot. [8D]
I'm probably going to be using my vacation time this year to paint the house though. [>:]

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painting the house.........hmmmmm:eek: ohhh ive done that before[:o]

it would be a hoot though:) ive always wanted to go but never made it, thats a changin this year:D

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Hey Gary.... I might go, but just to watch you do them low inverts so I can
tell Rob about:D

When is it???

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Yeah, My wife's going on vacation to visit a friend and I'm going to be stuck painting the house. Hey!! I'll have to sneak out and fly though. Well! I gotta wait for the paint to dry some.....[8D]

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I finally had a chance to move the cg back. It ended up about 6.25" The weather was crappy with a cold light rain and wind about 15 but I had to fly. As soon as I got up and trimmed out it started to rain a bit harder. I liked the way it felt for the little bit I got to fly. I had to land a cover the do with a tarp. By the time the rain let up I was too cold to go back up. I am getting the itch again and can't wait til friday.

Only one guy drove out to the field on Saturday and he commented even the hard cores aren't going to fly. I was thinking to myself what does it take to be a hard core. I'm flying in 50 degree rain. sheesh.

I did get a couple hours build on the Super Star. Should have that flying in a couple of weeks of slow build.

Dave

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april 27-28-29. ill probably just be there on sat and sunday. should be pretty good i think, will be my first time seeing some planes and pilots worth a hoot[8D]

let me know a few days before and ill give ya my cell #

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Sounds good gary..... Well that's if I don't get burnt :D

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i knnow this isnt a ucd,but i had to show someone:D

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:)Saito?

Thanks
Barry

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WoW Gary.... Can I ride it in Vegas :D

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Yeah it looks like a radial Saito.......[8D]

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Hey guys...Im soupin up my old 46. I have a saito 72 in there now but have weak vertical, etc. Whats the next best size you guys have found to be good in the UCD? Maybe a 90 or 100 four stroke?

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I have been running a Saito 82 in mine for about 2 years now. It's a perfect match for this plane. Does everything well and holds a hover at about 1/2 throttle. [8D]

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:)I run a Saito 82 in my 46. Have done from the beginning. I think it's the perfect match. I love the way it flys.....and it drops right in with the same bolt pattern as the 72. However, there are those who think the 100 is a better fit. I'm not going to argue with that.

Thanks
Barry

PS: I use a APC 14x4W prop. Perfect fit for my elevation

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I have an OS Surpass 91 on mine. It's plenty of power. The thing rockets vetrical with 15x4 I believe the saito .82 puts out about the same oomph but weighs less than the 91. If you are buying a new engine go with the saito!!

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What elevation are you flying at?

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i wonder who that is:eek: couldnt be me:)

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Im in Greenville sc. Elevation is about 1000 where we fly at.

Thanks for the replies so far guys.

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I'm at 1750' ASL and have no complaints with Surpass 91 swinging either 15x4w or a 15x6. I actually prefer the 4w as it slows the plane down quite a bit. Vertical performance is great(if I could only learn to hang it on the prop longer than 20 sec.:D) with plenty of power to climb out!

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I dont have enough power to really make it even 20 seconds.

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Do you guys think a saito 65 is has enough power to fly the u-can-do .46?? It is a little lighter than the o.s. 70 surpass and only putts out a tad less HP. Also I saw some video of a .46 u-can -do and it could hover and everything with a 70 on it. If not I have a Tower .61 with a pitts I could slap on it. But I really like my 4 Strokers.

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With out doubt, the saito 65 will fly it. However, whether or not you will be satisfied with it is uknown. I suspect if you prop it right you would be able to hover with it, but don't look for much of a climb out if any at all with it.

The .61 two stroke should do all you need it to if you aren't happy with the 65.

The plane is just a real joy to FLY, so if ya got the cash, BUY!!:D

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After moving the CG back I still wasn't able to flatten out my spins either upright or inverted. So i put longer arms on the elevator servos to give them a little more advantage. The surfaces almost pull perpendicular. Not quite but....

You can feel the difference. I have to reduce the dual rates a bit to help landings. The Do will flatten out much better now. I don't have enough power for a rising flat spin but I can hold an inverted spin pretty much until I run out of gas. As a matter of fact, I was about 30 feet in a slowing climb I pushed it over and I ran out of gas! [X(] I kept the dive to get some speed up and pulled back a bit to level out and dead stick to the runway. With the new throws and me a tad paniced the Do just flattened out into an elevator. The left wing dropped into the wind, I nosed down, got some speed, got the the plane level yanked full back just in time to flatten out into earth.

I was meaning to reinforce the landing gear anyway:). That's all that broke, just the gear. There is really not much holding them on.

I thought I flamed out but back at the pit the tank was bone dry. I guess it's a bit more fun to fly now and I lost track of time.

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