I have my NexSTAR sitting here, and ive done all of the checks for proper operation and all of that good stuff....

My only concern is that the manual says the airlerons should have 1/2 up and 3/8 down....i pretty much have 3/8 up and about a 16th less down...

I know this is pretty close to recomended...and is probably fine, but im so nervous with this being my first plane...

I probably wont fly untill at least another week (waiting for paycheck to by a combo feild kit (starter, gas, power panel, etc)) but I will be going to my local feild this sunday to watch guys fly, i think i will bring the plane just to have someone take a look at it for now....

And yes, i will have a trainer/buddy-box when i DO fly.....

For anyone else thats new...avoid the urge to go into the crash part of these forums...now im really nervous....

and lastly, even though my engine is broken in at the factory, is it a good idea to run a full tank through it anyways....somone said i should do that at flying throttle so i can get a fix on how long i can fly...

anyways, thats it for todays round of "help a newb"

thanks

rjm, I would check the manual to see how you adjust the throws for your ailerons. If the manual doesn't show you how to do it, talk to one of the guys at your field when you go there. I'm sure they'd be more than happy to show you how to adjust it. The way it looks now, you are going to have a slower roll rate than is recommended by the manufacturer. I would think everything would be ok, but take my word with a grain of salt on this as I am relativley new to flying (1year) and my plane was set up for me.

As far as the engine goes, I would go ahead and run a tank or two of fuel through it just to make sure everything goes ok. I would do this at the field where someone with experience can also check it out and make sure the engine is adjusted properly. Hope that helps. Good luck

Your on the right track. Take the plane to the field. Most people are more than happy to help out. Make sure you charge the batteries, you never know, you might run into someone nice enough to take you up.

Welcome to the hobby and good luck!

The ailerons with be fine. The one reason they want to limit the down travel is to allow the rolls to be more axial. Without getting too technical, it's a drag thing.

As far as the engine is concerned it is still a good idea to run at least a tank of fuel through it at a very rich setting to break it in better. The Evo engines are good engines but still need a good run at a rich setting at full throttle. Be sure to have the plane secured well when doing this.

Try not to be so nervous, I know it's difficult and we all go through it, even well after we solo, especially when it comes time to fly a new plane. My most nervous times are during learning new manuvers and maidening a new plane, especially a kit plane. Most guys are good at hiding the shakes but we all go through it.

You will feel better once the guys at the field check it over and give it an OK to fly, then once it gets in the air the nervousness will disappear and you will be feeling like the proud papa.

Welcome to the hobby and RCU.

Don't worry too much about the difference, but if you want to increase the throw to closer to 1/2" move the clevis on the control horn closer to the base.

rjm1982

Minn is correct as usual, you would probably only need to go in one hole.

Dang Minn,

I'm gonna go through all of your posts someday and pick out all of your diagrams and catalog them. You have some really good ones. What software do you use to generate them...

bubba, the nexstar comes with the os fxi 46 but i dont know the break in procedure. i flew my nexstar right out of the box but that may have been a mistake.

Sorry, I thought I saw a few that had the EVO but I could be thinking of something else (entirely possible). It prolly wouldn't be a bad thing to run at least a tank especially if the fuel he is using is different than the one that was used to do the inital break in. this is not to much of a problem with airplane engines as it is required on most of the car/truck engines when changing fuel/nitro content.

Thanks for all of the replies, really awesome community here...

i think ill leave it alone untill i have someone look at it..its probably fine...im just being over cautious...

BTW, the nextar doesnt have a horn like that on the airlerons, it does on the rudder and elevator, but not the airlerons...

it has a single hole, and its shaped like a P ... i looks like i could spin it down a few turns on the arm for the ailerons and that would bring it closer to the wing, but i think i wait till someone who knows takes a loof at it

thanks a ton though, i really appreciate all of the responses....maybe someday ill be on you're side of this equation and i can help the new guys and kinda "pay it forward"

again, thanks
Joshua

Joshua,

To adjust the control like that, just unhook the clevis and turn the "P" looking thing, actually also called a control horn, down towards the wing. Make sure you turn both of them the EXACT same amount.

That is pretty common on planes that have 1 aileron servo for both ailerons.

No problem in being cautious, just try to let it get to you when the time comes to actually fly it.

You will be on the otherside some day and you will be able to Pay it Forward. You can actually see the pay it forward part in action at the floowing link

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/Pay_...2359043/tm.htm

just dont screw it down to close or you will lose your mechanical advantage and all hell can break loose.

Gary

Welcome to the hobby rjm, you are in for a real treat...
I have a few comments about the Nexstar, but please take them with a grain of salt as you may have already done this. Over the last year or so I have had the opportunity to prepare 5 different Nexstar's for flight and have flown 4 of them. It is a good model and after a little tweaking and getting used to, it flies very well. However, there are a few things I have noticed on almost every one of them. At least one of the servos, (either elevator or rudder), is almost always loose. Make sure you check all the servos that they are snug and don't flop around in the servo tray. 3 of the planes I dealt with had this problem.

Check the tightness of the prop nut and spinner. This seems to be a concern as well. A few of the planes I dealt with also had a problem with the landing gear locking into place which caused one of them to land with only one main wheel and the other one somewhere else.

The engine is supposed to have been broken in at the factory, but it may help to keep it a little rich for the first few flights, just to be sure. I am at a higher elevation than most so all the the engines I have had anything to do with needed a fair amount of adjustment, but I don't know if that is the case in other places.

Suffice to say, give the plane a good check and make sure that everything is tight, the batteries are charged, and just have fun.

Hope this helps,

T.

Sorry for the off topic but I gotta say this

T. love the sig. I'll be a more than a few of us can relate

LOL..Thanks, my wife got to where she was always complaining that the house smelled funny...but what's a guy to do. If you don't crash 'em, you eventually run out of room for new ones.