Well I was finally able to take my cap-x up for her maiden flight last night. I moved the elevator servos up under the canopy like NOVAflier, but I didn't move the rudder servo. Powered by an O.S. 1.60 w/perry pump. Balanced with about 2 oz. in the nose. She flew great!! Very stable plane. BUT THE COVERING......... IS ANOTHER STORY! About half way through my first flight I noticed something flapping in the wind below both of my wings. Two of the red stripes had come off. Has anyone found a way to keep this from happening? (besides the "CA solution" that was suggested). [:@] This thread seems to have gone cold, is anyone still reading this?

I'm still here.... Congrats on the maidden. Glad to see another Cap-X flying. I'm still impressed with mine every time I take it out.

I CA'd my stripes....after I lost one..[&o]. I've also put a 2" wide strip of clear ultracote over the LE seam in the blue. Mine has lifted twice in flight, and it gets very squirrely with the air being disturbed over one wing and not the other.

I've complained to Chip a couple of times, haven't really asked for a some sort of compensation from him (like a new plane..), just made me feel better to complain. In one of his replies, he says that they've made changes that are supposed to fix the problem in newer planes.

I've got enough flights on mine now that I'm not going to sweat over it. I'll just replace the stripes w/ultracote if they all come off.

Richard

Clear Ultracote......good idea! I figured I would eventually have to replace them also. The only place that it seems to want to come up is the red on the under-side of the wing. So I think I could put some ultracote down also. What do you think of some sort of clear coat spray? It also makes me feel better to complain

You can get clear Lustercoat in a spray can from the LHS. I spray it into a jar and paint it on the seams with a little paint brush. It seals the seams forever, and is totally invisble, AND fuel proof.
This will also keep decals from lifting.

Joe

I got one of the first ones shipped and have tons of flights on it. Mine had a defect (improper assembly) from the factory and Chip told me that he would send me some covering to cover the repair area. Never happened, I had to get some from NOVAflyer. (thanks buddy!) My red stripes have come off the wing, replacing with Ultracote, The blue is lifting from the leading edge of the wing, CA'd those seams (looks like crap) and the stripes on the sides are coming up too. Plane flies great but I wouldn't do it over again. Too much bucks for what I got in my opinion.

I agree, too much money! Have over 100 flights, lost one stripe. After each day of flying, out comes the sealing iron.

I have a Lanier 80"Cap (ARF) cost $329.00 much bigger and it flies very well. I also have a GSP 33% ARC cost $299.00 but I cant tell you how it flies as I haven't gotten around to finishing it yet. I also have a GSP Katana and it has cheap$*%^ covering on it too but it flies almost as well as the Cap X and costs $150.00 less.

Don't get me wrong, I really like the plane, and there are things a Cap will do that no other plane will do, but for the price it should have been covered with Monokote or Ultracoat. I won't take a plane to the flying club with raggedyarsed covering on it. I know it doesn't affect the flying but it reflects on the pilot. How many times have you saw a guy show up with a crappy looking plane and formed an opinion before you ever saw him put it in the air?

what engine would be best a 3w 24 or brison 2.4 i really want to go gas with it.

I have the Brison 2.4 in mine. It balanced perfect and flies very well with a 20X8 prop. Plane is not "heavy" either. Floats in on landing. Overall I couldn't be happier with my power selection. Best of all, mounting it was a piece of cake!

do you have any pics with the 2.4

Here is the best one I have,

Exactly!! After paying almost 400 big ones for this bird and to find out it's covered with crate paper???? Whatever.

I'm flying mine with a Fox 2.4 and it also balanced perfect. I'm running a 20X10 menz prop and it flies awesome.

Also have the Extreme Aircraft Cap 232, same plane, but the covering is nothing like the Cap-X. I don't know what brand it is but seems to be holding up alot better! I paid $299 for it.

Hi Guys,
Thinking about one of these for a winter project, but the engine I have available at the moment is a Mintor 1.70
is this going to be to lite even if I use 2 JR8411's up in the cockpit area and run pull pull elev and rudder.

Thanks Mike,

hey gang, I just aquired a Nused CAp-X and want to chime in here

plans are for a 1.60fx w/ Pitts muffler and Perry pump
not sure on servos yet. I am considering the following:

Hitec 56xx - price is good and I have had good success with them on otehr planes
Hitec 59xx - better performance
JR 8611 - have never flown with JR's and I have read good reviews on them, also a few bucks more than the Hitecs with more power

The JR's and 59xx are pricey but might be worth it [X(]

I am dissapointed with the covering, reminds me of the stuff on the GSP Katana. it's not a major issue but one that does merit being revamped from the manufacturer.

I am puzzled on one thing, I played with it a bit before I went to bed and maybe becuase I didnt have my contacts in I coudnt figure out something. The wing does not appear to fit onto the saddle on the fuse. Either one or the other is too big or small.

Anyone else have the same problem?


matt

Same problem here. I had to shave the covering and some balsa off the back edge to get it to fit. Don't know why it is that way? Are we the only 2 that had this problem?

Hey Diablo,

I haven't started on mine, but I thought there was something either here ( I know, a lot to go through) or in the instructions about having to sand the area to get a nice tight fit. I'll see if I can find it when I get home.

Thanks Mike, I did a quick search but not thorough enough. Since I got it Nused I did not get the instructions with it. Ill check the website to see if I can pull it off there

matt

If you are having a problem getting the LE slot to fit onto the fuselage, first try to putting it on at a 45-50 degree angle with the LE points up near the landing gear and then rotating and sliding it forward into place. The fuse is tapered and the LE slot is tapered to match and it is a very tight fit. Makes a nice looking fit, but requires a little effort to accomplish. That being said, mine was simply too tight at the notch to go on at any angle. When I finally forced it on, it would only go part way on and was deforming the fuse in the process...I called and spoke with Chip about it. It appears to be a case where the clearance is tight and mine was just a little off to the wrong side of the tolerance. In the end, I would fix it, so I shaved off about 1/64 off the inside of each side of the notch. Mine is still a slip-fit and does have to be put on at an angle and rotated down. Planesplus provided some covering to make it look good. I think he would have replaced it if I had wanted him to.

If the problem is that the wing goes on, but the chord is too wide to fit the saddle with the notch fully seated, then you may need to take some off the TE.

Richard

Diablo and others,,,, Try this:

Remove the main landing gear and set the wing in the saddle then gently push the leading edge STRAIGHT DOWN to seat the wing in the saddle. It should go in place and be a snug fit once it is there. After you have determined that it does fit, you should expirementwith the proper angle to get it on and off with the landing gear on. In my case I just leave the plane assembled as I have a VERY tight fit.

It seems as though there are alot of problems other than the covering. My wing fits tight but I didn't have to do any mods to make it fit and my covering doesn't seem to be as bad as some of you guys! The wing is tight on my Extreme Cap also but no mods on it either!

Other than the covering and potential weight issues, there are no other signifigant issues, it is a beautiful plane.

True. Everyone seems to agree it's a very well built plane.

Ok, finally got around to starting on mine. Wing glued, ailerons hinged, servos and control horns mounted.

Does anyone want to save me from searching through 22 pages to find out about the wing bolts? I'm assuming you use the 4 allen head bolts with washers. The back two went in "ok" but the washers don't fit through the front holes.

Anyone else have to enlarge them? Or am I missing something.