New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!!
02-08-2012, 05:19 PM
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Regarding the spring, I do the same.
Regarding the comment about "plowing", as I fly primarily from a grass field, I can relate, don't mind the appearance of grass stained tips. Run APC 18x8W props with pretty good luck on the DLE30. The leading/trailing edges do recieve a pretty good massaging while balancing though.
Regarding the comment about "plowing", as I fly primarily from a grass field, I can relate, don't mind the appearance of grass stained tips. Run APC 18x8W props with pretty good luck on the DLE30. The leading/trailing edges do recieve a pretty good massaging while balancing though.
02-09-2012, 05:22 AM
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Did the tail flying wires yesterday. I put together a composite installation brochure which I deviated from slightly in my installation. I didn't feel like doing any additional carpentry work so I fixed the lower forward wire to the forward tailwheel screw. All four wires "twang" so I guess this will hold up ok.
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03-05-2012, 10:20 AM
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I sold my Super yesterday, it was kinda bittersweet in a way. So it's time to move on to bigger and better things. She will be missed. Here is a pic of the proud new papa. She looks as good as the day I maidened her over two years ago.
So long old girl.
So long old girl.
03-05-2012, 10:36 AM
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Best to keep them excersized! What have you/are you moving to?
Thinkin mine will be in the stable quite a while yet, as the one to fall back on when everything else (profile and scale) just don't seem to fly right? It pretty much sets the bar from a sport flying perspective here.
Thinkin mine will be in the stable quite a while yet, as the one to fall back on when everything else (profile and scale) just don't seem to fly right? It pretty much sets the bar from a sport flying perspective here.
03-05-2012, 10:48 AM
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I have my eye on the Meister jug...I will have to put these pennies together with future pennies, and about a year and a half of hard work to get there though. The Super was the last ARF in my stable, so now everything I'm flying was built by me.
Don't know if thats a good or bad thing.
Don't know if thats a good or bad thing.
03-28-2012, 02:27 PM
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Had an aileron servo fail today on the GSS. It was an HS-485HB type. It had an electrical problem, an internal short. On only one 10 min flight, it drained about 1,100 mA from my battery. The plane had two or three uncontolled twitches and the left aileron locked in a full down position. I cut the engine, got the plane level with the rudder and right aileron and landed okay in some high weeds. No damage to anything except my nerves.
I just replaced both aileron servos with the HS-645MG types to match the other servos on the plane.
At this point, the plane has about 1,900 flights. I have slowed down on my flying a lot this year, mostly due to health and weather issues; only ran six gallons of fuel through the engine. Just bought another six pack of oil, cost for it was $18, which gave me sticker shock. I think it is a crime to pay almost the same price as a gallon of gas for 1/50 of the amount of oil. Still way cheaper than nitro, but the price is getting up there..
I just replaced both aileron servos with the HS-645MG types to match the other servos on the plane.
At this point, the plane has about 1,900 flights. I have slowed down on my flying a lot this year, mostly due to health and weather issues; only ran six gallons of fuel through the engine. Just bought another six pack of oil, cost for it was $18, which gave me sticker shock. I think it is a crime to pay almost the same price as a gallon of gas for 1/50 of the amount of oil. Still way cheaper than nitro, but the price is getting up there..
04-04-2012, 06:39 AM
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I replaced the GP version tail wheel assembly with a new heavy duty one. I fixed the old one three times, the wire kept breaking and the wheel bearing wore out. The new one seems to be holding up okay on our rough field.
05-06-2012, 08:44 AM
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Got a lot of flights on the plane last month, ran through over two gallons of gas. It was nice to have nothing fall off for a change.
Some of the monocote startied to come loose on the bottom of the fuselage just behind the wing. I tried to tack it back down, but gave up and just replaced it.
Still love this plane.
Some of the monocote startied to come loose on the bottom of the fuselage just behind the wing. I tried to tack it back down, but gave up and just replaced it.
Still love this plane.
05-06-2012, 09:20 AM
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I built one of the field benches from your plans, so far its great, no more getting on the ground and bending over all the time, Thanks!
05-07-2012, 08:01 AM
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I built one of the field benches from your plans, so far its great, no more getting on the ground and bending over all the time, Thanks!
I built one of the field benches from your plans, so far its great, no more getting on the ground and bending over all the time, Thanks!
I had another pot go bad on my transmitter yesterday. The elevator was acting strange, it would go up and down intermittently when I was trying to land. I replaced the pot and it works great now. Last year I had to replace the aileron and rudder pots and the year before, the throttle pot.
Got in a few flights today, before the winds came up,with no problems. Love this weather.
05-07-2012, 04:11 PM
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I'm not sure if you have mentioned this, but how old are the parts that are going bad?
I'm not sure if you have mentioned this, but how old are the parts that are going bad?
I have two older style transmitters, with the large pots, and they have never gone bad. I don't think the little mini pots are as durable as the old ones.
05-08-2012, 03:18 AM
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Hi!
Could you please xplain me what is an elevator pot or rudder pot;
Hi!
Could you please xplain me what is an elevator pot or rudder pot;
05-15-2012, 05:18 PM
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Just ripped the gear off my GSS. I made four really bad landings all on the same day, it could only take so much abuse. Loosing the gear and breaking the prop once is not too bad after over 2000 flights and about 20K landings.
The good news is that it will only take an hour or two to repair. I just need to cut a new pine block to fit the fuselage, cover it with monokote and bolt on the gear. It came off clean and there was no damage to the rest of the plane.
The good news is that it will only take an hour or two to repair. I just need to cut a new pine block to fit the fuselage, cover it with monokote and bolt on the gear. It came off clean and there was no damage to the rest of the plane.
05-16-2012, 03:57 AM
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Well I am happy to report that my GSSis finally finished and ready for her maiden. Work picked up quite a bit so that required a 3 month break from working on the plane. It was a real bummer as I crashed my Pulse XT the day after Christmas so there have been no planes in the hangar to fly. Weather has been a real issue anyway in South Florida as over the last 6 months we have had nothing but high winds. All of my fishing buddies have been singing the blues because of this as well. Ended up installing the flying wires kit with no issues, it came out very well although it makes it a pain to work around the tail as I constantly hit the wires. After the wires installation it was time to balance and boy did I get lucky. The plane required NO ballast as once the batteries were both mounted behind the tank, everything was right on the money and there is plenty of room to shif them if need be for CGchanges down the road. I spent way more time crafting the landing gear installation then anticipatedbut now that it is all done and painted with the wheel pants mounted I am so happy that I did it. Not only will it transport much easier but it looks so much better then stock. There should also be some suspension action that will help the hard hits whereas the OEM setup will direct all impacts directly into the airframe. The LG also provides a perfect spot to mount a camera. I use the Contour GPS camera so it will display speed and altitude in real time on a moving map that makes for some great video. The cam will not be onboard for the maiden but I will post a link as soon as I get a video up. Fired up the simulator this week to help shake the rust off but there is no way to simulate the nerves of a first flight. hopefully my next post will be a successful report. I wanted to post some better pics but it was raining last night and Icould not get her outside to sit on the wheels. Thanks to everyone who posted here some great advice, most of which I took and used successfully. - MD
05-16-2012, 04:23 AM
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Looks good MD.
What engine did you use? I hope it goes well and you have many enjoyable flights. Brian
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Well I am happy to report that my GSS is finally finished and ready for her maiden. Work picked up quite a bit so that required a 3 month break from working on the plane. It was a real bummer as I crashed my Pulse XT the day after Christmas so there have been no planes in the hangar to fly. Weather has been a real issue anyway in South Florida as over the last 6 months we have had nothing but high winds. All of my fishing buddies have been singing the blues because of this as well. Ended up installing the flying wires kit with no issues, it came out very well although it makes it a pain to work around the tail as I constantly hit the wires. After the wires installation it was time to balance and boy did I get lucky. The plane required NO ballast as once the batteries were both mounted behind the tank, everything was right on the money and there is plenty of room to shif them if need be for CG changes down the road. I spent way more time crafting the landing gear installation then anticipated but now that it is all done and painted with the wheel pants mounted I am so happy that I did it. Not only will it transport much easier but it looks so much better then stock. There should also be some suspension action that will help the hard hits whereas the OEM setup will direct all impacts directly into the airframe. The LG also provides a perfect spot to mount a camera. I use the Contour GPS camera so it will display speed and altitude in real time on a moving map that makes for some great video. The cam will not be onboard for the maiden but I will post a link as soon as I get a video up. Fired up the simulator this week to help shake the rust off but there is no way to simulate the nerves of a first flight. hopefully my next post will be a successful report. I wanted to post some better pics but it was raining last night and I could not get her outside to sit on the wheels. Thanks to everyone who posted here some great advice, most of which I took and used successfully. - MD
Well I am happy to report that my GSS is finally finished and ready for her maiden. Work picked up quite a bit so that required a 3 month break from working on the plane. It was a real bummer as I crashed my Pulse XT the day after Christmas so there have been no planes in the hangar to fly. Weather has been a real issue anyway in South Florida as over the last 6 months we have had nothing but high winds. All of my fishing buddies have been singing the blues because of this as well. Ended up installing the flying wires kit with no issues, it came out very well although it makes it a pain to work around the tail as I constantly hit the wires. After the wires installation it was time to balance and boy did I get lucky. The plane required NO ballast as once the batteries were both mounted behind the tank, everything was right on the money and there is plenty of room to shif them if need be for CG changes down the road. I spent way more time crafting the landing gear installation then anticipated but now that it is all done and painted with the wheel pants mounted I am so happy that I did it. Not only will it transport much easier but it looks so much better then stock. There should also be some suspension action that will help the hard hits whereas the OEM setup will direct all impacts directly into the airframe. The LG also provides a perfect spot to mount a camera. I use the Contour GPS camera so it will display speed and altitude in real time on a moving map that makes for some great video. The cam will not be onboard for the maiden but I will post a link as soon as I get a video up. Fired up the simulator this week to help shake the rust off but there is no way to simulate the nerves of a first flight. hopefully my next post will be a successful report. I wanted to post some better pics but it was raining last night and I could not get her outside to sit on the wheels. Thanks to everyone who posted here some great advice, most of which I took and used successfully. - MD
05-16-2012, 04:34 AM
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Brian:
I am using DLE 30 that I made a custom set of aluminum mounts from the OEM mounts that came with the plane (the ones for the Fuji engine). I have been posting to this forum since January this year and Iposted pics of the engine mount as well as the landing gear mods. I starting posting on page 69 of this thread but the pics are on page 71. Others used wood to mount the engine but I am very happy with the setup I used as it was lightweight, strong and leaves a ton of room in the engine bay.
I am using DLE 30 that I made a custom set of aluminum mounts from the OEM mounts that came with the plane (the ones for the Fuji engine). I have been posting to this forum since January this year and Iposted pics of the engine mount as well as the landing gear mods. I starting posting on page 69 of this thread but the pics are on page 71. Others used wood to mount the engine but I am very happy with the setup I used as it was lightweight, strong and leaves a ton of room in the engine bay.
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Well I am happy to report that my GSS is finally finished and ready for her maiden.
Well I am happy to report that my GSS is finally finished and ready for her maiden.
If your GSS flies as well as mine, you shouldn't have any worries.[8D] It's a real gentle giant !
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05-16-2012, 04:52 AM
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I went back and looked. I remember now. Looks great. I have a G38 in mine, some heavier but it flys great, and I have had many nice flights on it. Let us know how it goes. Thanks. Brian
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Brian:
I am using DLE 30 that I made a custom set of aluminum mounts from the OEM mounts that came with the plane (the ones for the Fuji engine). I have been posting to this forum since January this year and I posted pics of the engine mount as well as the landing gear mods. I starting posting on page 69 of this thread but the pics are on page 71. Others used wood to mount the engine but I am very happy with the setup I used as it was lightweight, strong and leaves a ton of room in the engine bay.
Brian:
I am using DLE 30 that I made a custom set of aluminum mounts from the OEM mounts that came with the plane (the ones for the Fuji engine). I have been posting to this forum since January this year and I posted pics of the engine mount as well as the landing gear mods. I starting posting on page 69 of this thread but the pics are on page 71. Others used wood to mount the engine but I am very happy with the setup I used as it was lightweight, strong and leaves a ton of room in the engine bay.
05-16-2012, 09:22 AM
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RE: New Giant GP Super Sportster!!!!!
maidened mine a couple days ago....flys great. os gt33 for power with biela 18x8 prop.did the gear mod also and it looks so much better than the stock setup