ORIGINAL: MicroDat
I've read this entire thread and I have some questions:
1) Why do some people need heat shield around the tail pipe while others don't? Are the people with heat problems installing their pipes incorrectly?
Can't say, i added some protection to my stab and the rudder servo/servo leads just in case of a hot start but no other protection at all, the fuselage above my pipe/turbine doesn't even get warm, the NACA holes allow air in to cool the pipe and this helps cooling considerably.
2) Where should the flaps be set? 65 mm? 45 mm? Some say the 65 mm (per manual) is too much and causes pitch oscillation (coupled with an aft CG).
i set mine by eyeball by what looked good to me, after flying it i found what i had set to work great so i never adjusted them again.
3) The p120 doesn't sit dead center with the mount, the kit supplies two wood rectangles to offset the mount; did others have to do this too?
All JetCat turbines have an offset mount and will require the shimming to sit centered.
Having asked those questions, where is my setup:
P120 (Non SE)
8411 all around
JRSport 126MG for the nose wheel
Behotec C36/2 retracts with stock nose gear, BUT Dreamworks trailing links retracts made for 6mm pins. I also ordered the "beefier" 6 mm pins from altecare.
Smart Fly EQ 12 with two fremco A123 batteries (2300 mAh)
For the ECU battery, I need to ask Bob Wilcox if I can use a 3 cell A123, if not, I'm going with a big 2S lipo.
1221 receiver, no need for the 1222 since I'm using the EQ12
Tell me what you think.
on the ECU i like the 2S 3800 mah Duralite LiMg.