gjeffers

yea, we had some snow but its just about all gone (and im glad....) the skis worked great but i still prefer dry hard pavement.

here is a pic of my newest dollar eater

HoverLoW

Hey everybody.

Thanks for the words.

Well, for me, the Do is not exactly fragile, but it have some problems. I can't blame UCD for my firewall. I had some bad landings, due some dead sticks.

But I got the covering problem. I am very disappointed with Great Planes for it. I'm sure the film that convers the Do is not Monokote. At least, is not the same Monokote that you buy from Tower. It is totaly different. Even the colors don't match, if you buy it separately to make some repairs. Its true I didn't seal it before fly, but I never did it in my planes and I never saw something like what happened to mine. Is not just the film came off. But it left their paint on the plane wood. I never saw this on genuine Monokotes. So crazy.

Another point is the hinges. Those things in this plane are really fragile. Here goes an advice for the new Do owners. DON'T USE THE STANDARD CA HINGES. I have a You Tube video of a day that the rudder hinges failed and my plane lost the control and almost hurt somebody.

The last thing is the horizontal stabilizer. The base where it is installed it's a little fragile. It can brake in some 3D manuevers. This is a thing you should take care some times.

The rest, the Do is perfect.

Barry Cazier

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How does that thing hover?
thanks
Barry

rclement

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I love your new ride Gary. My nephews got one that we want to take bow hunting.

gjeffers

thanks Rob, what makes it great is the amount of room left down here thats still open for exploring, the pic of me is at Barker ranch where Charlie Manson was arrested in Death Valley.

Barry, the skis weigh 8 oz so i was about 5oz over but i didnt even change the trim to my surprise and the plane flew great, maybe because of the excess power of the 125 but it was worth it. oh, it hovered great at 50 ft

HoverLoW

Hi guys.

I have some news that I want to share with you.

Well, my standard UCD covering just came off with time and I made a completly new covering scheme to it.

But I took advantage of my naked Do to make some mods.

I removed all the CA hinges and installed DUbro nylon kinds. Much more precision.

I also made angles in the wing's edge (the final one where the aileros are installed. I don't know the english name) to get more aileron authority. Right now I have more than 50º of deflection.

At the end, I installed the ruder servo in the bottom of the fuselage. I am using two push rods like a pull-pull sistem.

You can't believe how my plane is flying right now. It is a completly new plane. Much more 3d capable.

I will post some pics soon.

Thanks.

AcroJo

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Swap out the push rods for cable. I had pushrods for a while and the tension created by the geometry of the set up would wear out the connectors quickly and put strain on the servo and mount. cable solved that. good luck. joe

HoverLoW

Hey, AcroJo!

Thank you for the advice. I will do that, because I am noticing the push rods are really stressing the connectors.


Here comes the pics of my new U-Can-Do.

Thank you.

amdhotprocessor

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Hi all, I just ordered my UCD3D 60 today and also a Saito FA-100, a 16x4 apc wide blade, a hangar 9 remote glow, dubro fueler, and a crystal
What servos will i need for this plane, im planning on 2 spectrum servos on the eles and 1 on rudder.
mabey standars on low throws untill more$$ comes for more of the spectrum servos.

HoverLoW

Hi amdhotprocessor.

Well, I will not risk to fly this plane with weak and cheap servos.

I am telling this based on my own experience.

I was using Futaba 3305 in all surfaces and I almost crashed it twice, cause I burned two servos in flight.

This UCD has a huge rudder and elevator. Take care with this parts.

Rocketman_

Were you able to determine why the two servos "burned" in flight?
Since the UCD can be flown 3D with standard Futaba S3004 servos it is hard to imagine that the slow flying UCD could over stress the S3305 which can be banged around in off-road model cars and has a torque output of 124 oz-in at 6 volts.

opjose

Cheap does not necessarily equate to "weak".

My "cheap" standard servos ( cost 6.90 each ) are rated at 130oz/in ( yes that is correct ) while cheap higher torque MG servos can be had in the 300oz/in range which is more than suitable for giant scale.

The 130oz/in are more than adecuate for a .60 UCD.... and they work just fine for me in my Giant Scale UCD too.

HoverLoW

Rocketman_, the servos just became tired of the work. Nothing was wrong with the system.


opjose, I just want to mean good servos. Just it.

lhughes33901

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I just got a U-Can-Do from a friend, patched up some spots and had a old enya 120 4 stroke laying around, it is a beast of a motor and was wanting to know what you all think, as well as servos, I am not a hardcore 3D guy just average run of the mill flying trying to learn 3D without breaking the bank......

Barry Cazier

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I use a YS 110 on mine. It's a great engine. But you better be careful, really careful not to overspeed this airframe. It will fly apart in a heartbeat if you over speed it. My guess is the 120 would be a great engine also.
This is a favorite plane of mine. I love the UCD. I've had the 46, 60 and Giant. The 60 is best for me. It's one of the funnest airplanes you'll ever fly. Lands so easy you'll think it's a trainer, yet when you turn it loose it'll 3D with the best of them. One of the few planes in the world that will do a rising flatspin, my favorite maneuver. It's easy to hover, does a great rolling circle, wonderful flat spins, and the waterfalls are outstanding. It's weakest point is Harrier and KE. But, keep it away from that and it's great fun.
Put your 120 on it and go out and have a ball.
Thanks
BArry

lhughes33901

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Well I have it completed with the enya 120, running a 17x4 apc fun fly prop, so we will see how it will fly as soon as it stops storming down here.....

aa2dd

I have the UCD 60/ Saito 125. You will do okay, BUT, go easy on the throttle.

Bruce

lhughes33901

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Flew it today... IT WAS AWESOME!!! It is a hoss with the enya 1.20!! Flies almost perfect, hovers are solid slow rolls are clean.... I think I am in love.....

Meatshield

Hi all, new member here and first post.

I am waiting on my 2nd UCD 60 to arrive at the hobby shop early next week after a disastrous run-in with a tree. Poor depth perception has gotten me again Anyhow, what I want to do is add smoke to this plane, and thus far I have failed to receive a reply from Slimline as to whether or not their muffler will fit this plane.

I tried searching the forums here but really couldn't find anything conclusive, so I figured I would add to this already long thread with my own post. Has anyone installed smoke on their 60, and if so, did you put it on an FS II Surpass .91? And if you did, what muffler did you use? I would prefer to keep it all inside the cowl if possible- the wraparound Slimline muffler design seems ideal.

Now, saying I get lucky and one of you did indeed manage to set your 60 up with smoke, would you be so kind as to describe the mounting locations for your tank, servo and pump as well? I'd be most grateful

CYCLONEMAN55

Where are you guys running your CG on the UCD 60. I have mine @ 6 1/4" from the leading edge of the wing. It still seems a little nose heavy when I roll inverted. It also does not hover or harrier very well. Knife edge is horrible. Is there something else I am missing.
Lee Mitchell

HoverLoW

Mine is on the exaclty spot that manual says.

Don't worry if yous Do does not harries very well. This is a effect of that kind of wing.

But mine has a pretty knife edge and a really good hover.

gunfighterII

Hover,
Futaba strongly recommends that you don't use the 3305's in airplanes, they can't handle the vibration in the wiring. That's probably why they burned out. I know it does'nt make sense, but that's what they say.

Use the 3010. This was discussed at length in another thread.

gunfighterII

Hover,
I went looking for the post on the 3305 and I found one in 2004 that Krysta says you can use it in airplanes, then I found a post in 2008 that she said they are not recommended in planes due to deadband issues. Then I found this post which might explain your problem better,

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_22...tm.htm#2211319

HoverLoW

Hello gunfighterII.

Thank you for feed back me this issue. [sm=thumbup.gif]

In fact, I got this information some times ago, after burn 3 3305. Right now I am not using them anymore.

The 3305 has the draw problem, and also a motor that's not precise for airplanes usage.

3010 is my option for mid-sized 3D glows right now!!!!

gunfighterII

Hover,
I went with the 3010 on the rudder and 9001's everywhere else, when I replace my UCD I will probably go with 9202's I had probably 200 flights without incident.

My UCD went in due to a servo wire coming out of the RX on the split elevators, I had it set up thru the ailevator program and the channel 8 wire came out.
Not a good thing as one surface deflects about 20 degrees and the other goes dead. This leads to death spiral into ground.