essyou35

My Feedback: (11)

Not sure why i bought this but we'll see if I ever fly it. Should have got a bolt.

chevronflyer

My Feedback: (9)

They are the best sport jet in my opinion but that color scheme tho 😳

essyou35

My Feedback: (11)

it's this scheme, i like it. Now the orange and yellow or caymen schemes are barf to me. I seen I vid of these sceme fly I like how it looks. To each Their own I don't judge, I'm not out there for attention anyways. I do what I like.

Im sure it will be fun. Im just not sure it's fun or challenging enough for the hassle to get it to the field all the time. I kinda had a change of heart a month after I ordered it. That bolt looks amazing!

Dansy

My Feedback: (53)

Thats the scheme my friend choose…..it’s very visible in flight..

essyou35

My Feedback: (11)

Very important to me. May have to get a bolt with the same scheme lol.

I'm looking forward to flying this out just may be a year im still building a composite bandit I have everything. For and need to get it in the sky.

Dansy

My Feedback: (53)

The Rebel are fairly quick build…mounting the equipment on top is much easier then a crowded small fuselage…..

dccatl

My Feedback: (1)

Fourth flight from maiden day for my Rebel Pro, thanks to Desert Fox 1 for the expert videography:

smcharg

My Feedback: (1)

dccatl David, I noticed in the videos that it seems like you always take off without flaps (maybe it's just the angle of Rommel's video). I'm curious why you do that and if you've tried t/o flaps. The plane takes off so much slower and gracefully with them. I'm not criticizing merely inquisitive. Everybody has an opinion so I'd just like to know yours.

Scott

dccatl

My Feedback: (1)

No real reason, just never have done it, maybe because I'm spoiled with a 1000' paved runway. I may try it some time.

DAN AVILLA

My Feedback: (12)

If you want to sell it I would pay 500.00 over what you pd. Dan Avilla 707-486-3325

winter1

I think you're going to have to buy your wife a mink coat now. ***winter***

chevronflyer

My Feedback: (9)

She has that same look the rest of our wives have . She’s Not impressed in the least

😆🤣😂

BarracudaHockey

My Feedback: (11)

Ain't that the truth!

Dansy

My Feedback: (53)

My wife doesn’t do that…..and I don’t do that when she buy’s new shoes or whatever that she doesn’t need

Its a 2 way street…..

chevronflyer

My Feedback: (9)

New shoes don’t cost $5k tho

Dansy

My Feedback: (53)

‘The money part is easier…..I have my own RC budget…..and she has her own Shoe budget LOL 😂

But she still encourage me with my toy….and I do the same for her….if I was to take house money or saving….I’m sure she would be pissed and I would also be if she did.

smcharg

My Feedback: (1)

Hi guys,

Just a heads up, if you will. If you use the silver clevises that come with the airplane that have a pin and a keeper, be careful. I pulled my wing out of its Revoc bag and the one on my aileron servo must have snagged the bag and came off as well as the pin. I looked in the wing bag and both pin and keeper were in there so it definitely happened in the bag. When I put it back on, it was very easy to put on and take off. I took a pair of needle nose pliers and made it tighter again and put it back on. The more I thought about it, the more it bothered me. If it's that easy to bend those little keepers, that makes me very nervous.

I decided to swap out all 5 control surface pins (2 x ailerons, 2 x elevator, 1 x rudder) which all had those on them with a 3mm bolt, washers, and lock nut. The exchange is perfect and I'd say what little slop was there because of the pin is completely gone now. I'm not saying I didn't make a mistake but I just can't trust that little tiny keeper on a jet. Please look over your connections and make sure you're comfortable with what you have.

CARF's pins obviously work but if it can fall off in a wing bag, I'm out.

Skunkwrks

Thanks for the heads up on the poor quality of these clevises, like you I try to get all the slop out of any control arm to the surface. That means going through new clevises and seeing if they are any better .
CARF could have got a bad batch of not properly heat heated clevises . Which brand did your use, Dubro, Sullivan or some other brand?
I guess if tygon tube was over the clevis you wouldn't have seen it till be was too in flight.

Thanks for the head up.

smcharg

My Feedback: (1)

To be clear, the clevises that I'm speaking of are from CARF. They weren't any other manufacturers. These clevises have a removable pin (also supplied by CARF) that goes through the servo arm and the clevis and then secured with a little C-clip. What I did was remove the pin and C-clip and ran the 3mm bolt through the existing clevis. I guess it's possible to use a bit of fuel line over the OEM assembly but the clevises don't have a catch on them so you still stand the chance of the fuel line slipping back and allowing the pin to come out.

Again, I'm not saying the design doesn't work. There are hundreds of Rebels out there and I've not found anyone else that ran into this (or at least brought it up). The point of the post was just to make sure everyone checks their connections and makes sure they are happy with it. If not, here's a potential fix.

Skunkwrks

Here's a links to Sullivan 3mm clevis with a safety clip, have found these to be very strong. Dubro doesn't make a 3mm metal clevis for our useage.
Sorry, Scott for any confusion and for clearing the air.

https://sullivanproducts.com/product...gold-n-clevis/

Kenrico

scared of the same thing happening I used ball links all around

Skunkwrks

I always use a ball link on the servo arm on jets applications I like a clevis to the control arm as long as there isn't play in the clevis sleeve.

After looking at Max Pro thread they are talking about U shaped clevis that goes to the arm.
I will run a ball joint the arm and toss the clevis aside....

essyou35

My Feedback: (11)

Anyone fly without a powerbox or power distribution thing? Not sure I like powerbox sounds like there has been issues in the past and I dont need a gyro at all.

BarracudaHockey

My Feedback: (11)

Issues with Powerbox?

smcharg

My Feedback: (1)

What he said. I adore my PB Competition SR2 with iGyro and GPS. All that just cuz, not that the jet needs it.