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Forum: Electric Indoor & Micro RC Flight
12-31-2007, 06:00 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 3,006
Posted By kelownafred

RE: FlyTech Dragonfly

I love the Dragonfly I got for Christmas (earned my girlfriend points galore) I can't believe how tough and how "bug-like" the thing is. I've built a SIG LT-40 but I've never learned to fly it. Can...
Forum: Kit Building
03-08-2006, 03:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,249
Posted By kelownafred

RE: 4* 60 cowl choice??

Beauty article Mods.....thanks a bunch!!
Forum: Kit Building
03-06-2006, 02:44 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,249
Posted By kelownafred

RE: 4* 60 cowl choice??

Hey Mods: I wonder if you could send me that article as well? I'm building a 4*60 and wanted to cowl it also. There are some threads on here about balsa cowls but a step by step article would be...
Forum: Kit Building
03-02-2006, 11:09 PM
Replies: 647
Views: 95,523
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Four Star 60 building. By a 54 year old beginner.

Hey Kmot: How goes the build?? I and probably many others are anxiously waiting to see what your finished plane will look like:) I'm a few steps behind you in my own 4*60 build and you don't know...
Forum: Kit Building
02-16-2006, 11:38 PM
Replies: 647
Views: 95,523
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Four Star 60 building. By a 54 year old beginner.

I like the clean lines and color combo Kmot...it's going to be a beauty! My 4*60 build is at about the same stage as yours which shows what a fast builder you are as I started before you!! I'm very...
Forum: Kit Building
02-11-2006, 06:46 PM
Replies: 647
Views: 95,523
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Four Star 60 building. By a 54 year old beginner.

I had the same problem with my trailing edge Kmot, I couldn't leave it like that so I placed a straight piece of 1"x1" hardwood the length of the wing on either side of the trailing edge filled the...
Forum: Kit Building
02-10-2006, 03:28 PM
Replies: 647
Views: 95,523
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Four Star 60 building. By a 54 year old beginner.

Two things that I learned some time ago that might help your allergies Kmot. One is that CA is brutal stuff to work with. I don't know exactly what it will do to you but man...it can't be good. I now...
Forum: Kit Building
02-10-2006, 02:04 AM
Replies: 647
Views: 95,523
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Four Star 60 building. By a 54 year old beginner.

Good work thus far Kmot! I started building my 4*60 about three weeks ago. It's my second plane since returning to the hobby after 30 years! All I can suggest is to be patient...very patient..read...
Forum: Kit Building
02-03-2006, 08:34 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,265
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Four Star 60 has ugly wing tips!! Want to round them

Hey fledermaus (bat?)

Do you have any pictures of your wingtips? I found an interesting article on wingtip building at this web page on the Airfield Models site.
It might help us both. Good...
Forum: Kit Building
02-02-2006, 03:37 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,265
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Four Star 60 has ugly wing tips!! Want to round them

I like the look of that plane of yours Kerry!! Did you use shaped balsa for the wing tips? Where did you get the wheel pants? My build is coming along quite nicely with the wings almost finished....
Forum: Beginners
01-31-2006, 03:16 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 534
Posted By kelownafred

Four Star 60 wing tips need make over!!

Hello Everyone:

I've done a bit of a search on these forums and can't quite find what I'm looking for. I'm building a Four Star 60 and things are going well. It's a relatively easy build (my...
Forum: Kit Building
01-30-2006, 06:28 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,265
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Four Star 60 has ugly wing tips!! Want to round them

Thank you for the tips and help guys. I didn't realise that I had received answers to my question as I forgot to check the "send me and e-mail when I get replies" button. Sounds like there is no easy...
Forum: Kit Building
01-29-2006, 08:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,265
Posted By kelownafred

Four Star 60 has ugly wing tips!! Want to round them

Hello Everyone:

I've done a bit of a search on these forums and can't quite find what I'm looking for. I'm building a Four Star 60 and things are going well. It's a relatively easy build (my...
Forum: Beginners
01-19-2006, 08:17 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 758
Posted By kelownafred

Recomendations for second plane to build

Hello Everyone:

Last winter I had a great time building my first plane since I was a kid. I put together a kit LT-40 and if I do say so myself it turned out pretty darn good. Now I've got the...
Forum: Beginners
04-27-2005, 01:39 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 543
Posted By kelownafred

Cleaning CA stain???

Hello there: I'm in the final stages of building my first RC airplane, a Sig LT-40. It has been tons of fun putting this baby together and so far no major screw ups (knock on wood:) I do have a...
Forum: Beginners
04-12-2005, 09:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 424
Posted By kelownafred

My wing won't balance!!

I'm building my first plane...a Sig LT-40. Everything has gone very well and I'm in the process of covering with Monokote. My concern now is that the wing is heavier on one side than the other. I've...
Forum: Beginners
04-03-2005, 08:43 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 367
Posted By kelownafred

LT-40 Pushrod sleeve brace

One thing that I did to my LT-40 before covering is install an extra brace for the control rod sleeves. They just didn't seem to be supported well enough. I'm not sure if this is truly needed or if...
Forum: Beginners
04-03-2005, 08:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 434
Posted By kelownafred

First plane just needs it's skin!

I've been building my first RC plane, a SIG LT-40 for a few weeks now. It's been a lot of fun and everything has gone really well. This forum has helped a lot when I did have questions or needed some...
Forum: Beginners
03-28-2005, 01:39 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,643
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Duh....which way does the prop turn???

She is up and running!!:D Thanks for the help guys. I think it was just flooded. I did as suggested and lowerer the gas tank, made up a wire control arm for the throtle and took the whole thing...
Forum: Beginners
03-28-2005, 11:00 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,643
Posted By kelownafred

Duh....which way does the prop turn???

Ok here's one from the ranks of the complete and total newbie when it comes to glow engines. I've been building my first RC model, a Sig LT-40, and it's going fabulously. I've now turned my attention...
Forum: Beginners
03-23-2005, 03:17 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,466
Posted By kelownafred

RE: My balsa wood is too hard!!

Thanks for the tips guys, I stopped at my LHS on way from work yesterday and picked up a Dubro's Slotter Tool Kit, they didn't have the electric tool. The Dubro tools worked better than an Exacto...
Forum: Beginners
03-22-2005, 02:18 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,466
Posted By kelownafred

My balsa wood is too hard!!

I've been building my first RC model, a Sig LT-40 for a few days now...things were going nicely and I was having tons of fun but now I've come to a speed bump.
I'm making the slots for the Sig Easy...
Forum: Beginners
03-19-2005, 08:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,124
Posted By kelownafred

RE: Bye Bye Birdie, Bye Bye (epic saga)

That's a bummer Ray!! Thanks for the good story though:) I haven't even flown once yet but I already feel your pain. I'm in the process of building my first RC airplane (by chance it's an LT-40!) and...
Forum: Questions and Answers
03-19-2005, 06:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 831
Posted By kelownafred

RE: To dihedral or not to dihedral?...that is the question!

Thank you for the advice guys. I was leaning towards the manufacturer's angle and you reinforced that thought. I just finished the wings a second ago and the dihedral is as per specs!
Forum: Questions and Answers
03-19-2005, 03:21 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 831
Posted By kelownafred

To dihedral or not to dihedral?...that is the question!

The plane has finaly arrived and the kit has been started!! Well exciting times around here, my first RC plane kit, the Sig LT-40 came in the mail Thursday. So the plans were laid out, the manual...
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