dhooks

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I was out in the back yard after dark enjoying a little stick time under the pole light. I think my rudder linkage came disconnected ( it was put on with no fuel tubing to hold it together) an I ended up taking an unexpected dirt nap.

It broke the fuse right in front of the tail where the 3 rear servos are. Didnt even crack the fuse behind the wing even though it flexed hard enough to leave marks where the ailerons gouged in. It still appears to be structually sound as well. One of the strongest built up fuses Ive saw.


I had to break my mojo out an fly a few more tanks to satisfy my thumbs. My BB actually hovers an TRs better then my mojo which is good in the back yard under a pole light.

fun_fly_3D

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i won't take part in the poll because fix it yourself is not on there. i think it would be a reletavely easy fix, so buying one would be a waste. certainly don't stomp it! it wasn't the planes fault so making the company replace it is out also. i'm real sorry bout you airplane though! hope you decide to fix it and fly it again

CopperheadAV

William still has some packing tape left over from his move....

Basement Troll

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We need pictures to make the decision!! Ah just fix the darn thing Hooks. You can't get another one for months. You'll miss it.
don

dhooks

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Nope fix it myself isnt going to be on there either.

Its fixable but would add a lot of weigh right in the tail.

Not planning to buy a new one.

Stomping is a past time in itself, you should try it sometime!

It wasnt the planes fault but William only lives a cpl miles up the road so he needs some abuse!

The plane will fly again only with a different fuse. William has some spare parts so Im scoring a fuse off of him an all will be well again.

I had one of the first planes that he sent out an its had a long useful life with a couple different moters etc, complete with doinkage an breakage. If you were at the FL probro you saw it fly with no vert stab or rudder. Its the toughest built up fuse plane Ive ever owned.

YNOT

You need to include "Match" as an option.

dhooks

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Well Toney, I thought about that but I didnt want to offend those who arent up on the finer points of profile carnage!

novabill

Dan's new fuse/tailfeathers will be ready tonight....

He says he is going to fix the broken duse though. This plane has been beaten to death. It has been in service as a demo plane for almost a year and should be auctioned off on E-Bay as the toughest/best flying plane ever. It has seen three different motors, the rudder has been ripped out three times and the vertical stab has been broken off twice (both times he kept flying until the plane ran out of fuel and deadsticked in).

If he lets me retire the plane anytime soon, we are going to put it in a glass case and put it in the Carolina 3D/Copperhead hall of fame.

Tony,

I'm trying to score the trip to NADA!!!! Hope to make it and tip back some brews with you.


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dhooks

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Speaking of NADA I saw the fax from the other day for registration signup in Orlando. Id like to go but I have to be down there for a ride an drive on th 14th so I doubt Ill be going back down.

novabill

Speaking (again) of NADA.............

Is that what you guys use to appraise cars???? You guys really missed that 03 Neon the other night. It's a good thing I stold the deal from you cause you would have been about $1400 high in that trade.

Send your sales manager over to Honda Hill and I'll teach him how to hit a car. I'll even let him drive my S2000

On a side note.....

If you haven't voted on the rename Carolina 3D thread vote quick because we are going to close the contest early.

dhooks

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If you look closely at the pic you can see the tailless BB from a few mo ago. You know its true you dont need a rudder to hover?

dhooks

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Umm we were ACVing it around 5500-6000. Showed around 7500. [:@]

dhooks

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Speaking of which she said Renae said he would give her 8k for it. You got a sales person talking numbers on the phone?

novabill

I got the deal though..........[X(]

novabill

I used it all up Taping the canopy onto the EF YAK the other day. It was getting late and we didn't want to maiden it in the dark. It was alot faster than screwing it in. Then, I threw what was left on the roll in the cockpit to balance the plane cause we didn't have the cowl on either.

Nice flying plane though.

dhooks

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It flew good when I had the sticks anyways.

IowaSilvia

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Where is this at????

novabill

Here you go

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_37...tm.htm#3731923

IowaSilvia

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Oh. Well I already won didn't I.

HEAVY THROTTLE 3D

novabill

Hey all,

We have announced the new name on the rename Carolina 3D threads.

Go here

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_37..._4/key_/tm.htm

or

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_3832308/tm.htm

dhooks

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Stomping seems to be leading by a slight amount, we need some more imput here![8D]

aerofundan

repair it

dhooks

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Who's talking to you?


Actually Im thinking about pouring some epoxy back there in order to get a video of it just for old times sake. William tells me I have a fuse with the tailfeathers installed waiting for me.[sm=thumbup.gif]


Now that I think of it maybe just hold everything together an soak i with CA an just go for it!

novabill

Bring it over and I'll fix it. You don't have enough CA.....See ya tomorrow.

closetguy

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DHOOKS
sense this plane was a proto type and you were doing all the experiments with it you would think your good buddy bill would be glad to replace it for you, because bill didn't half to sacrifice his plane