[NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane

[Phil S.]

Right on both counts, Robt...

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On 3/18/2014 12:07 PM, Robert L. Beaubien wrote:
>
> Their site does that a lot, but as far as I can tell, it will only do 
> that for the first item in your cart.
>
> -  Robert Beaubien
>
> -  Sr. Software Architect
>
> -  Kool Software LLC
>
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> *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org 
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] *On Behalf Of 
> *Stuart Chale
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 18, 2014 6:26 AM
> *To:* General pattern discussion
> *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane
>
> Interesting I clicked on the link to look at the plane and left my 
> browser there.  A few minutes later a pop up with a one time offer of 
> $122.25 instead of 131.66 showed up so if you want to buy something 
> from HobbyKing you may want to try to leave your browser on it for a 
> while :)
>
> On 3/18/2014 9:09 AM, Jon Lowe wrote:
>
>     I got one this past week.  Yeah shipping was ridiculous.  But the
>     plane is very nice.  Well packed and protected.  Easy to put
>     together, took about 45 minutes.  Even comes with an exact Chinese
>     copy of an APC prop.  Only way to tell it's fake is it has a China
>     hobby name on the hub instead of APC.
>
>     The think I like about this is that the control surfaces are
>     pattern sized, not 3D sized.  I haven't hooked up a receiver yet,
>     so don't know how good the servos are.  But Solar digitals in this
>     size are about $7 apiece, and they have very good resolution.
>
>     I have a couple of 2200 3s packs I will try, and I ordered a
>     couple of 4s packs.  The manual says 3s, but the HK page says 3s
>     or 4s.  Battery compartment seems adequate for light 4s packs.
>
>     No instructions for the ESC.  They do tell you how to turn off the
>     brake should you turn it on, but nothing about setting end points,
>     etc.  It isn't labeled with a HK sticker, so I don't know what it
>     is.  Guess I'll do some online searching.
>
>     Looking forward to flying it,  but weather and the F3P Team Trial
>     this weekend are conspiring against me.
>
>     Jon
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Robert L. Beaubien <rob at koolsoft.com> <mailto:rob at koolsoft.com>
>     To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>     <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>     Sent: Thu, Mar 13, 2014 1:49 am
>     Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane
>
>     I just went to order one.  Did you actually pay the $76+ shipping
>     on the plane out of China, or did you get it from a different
>     warehouse?  I think I'll wait for it to be available in a US
>     warehouse.
>
>     -           Robert Beaubien
>
>     -           Sr. Software Architect
>
>     -           Kool Software LLC
>
>     "No trees were harmed in the sending of this message, however a
>     large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced."
>
>     *From:* nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>     <mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org>
>     [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
>     <mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org?>] *On Behalf Of
>     *Matthew Finley
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:58 AM
>     *To:* General pattern discussion
>     *Subject:* Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane
>
>     *I ordered one to play with yesterday. My guess is the servos may
>     need replaced due to poor centering, but it's a pretty cool plane
>     to mess around with after a pattern meet in the evenings.
>     *
>
>     */Matthew E. Finley/*
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>
>     From: rob at koolsoft.com <mailto:rob at koolsoft.com>
>     To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
>     <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>     Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:42:44 +0000
>     Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane
>
>     Does anyone have any experience with one of these?  Thinking of
>     adding it to my collection.
>
>     http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__51280__Arcus_F3A_Aerobatic_Biplane_EPO_1000mm_PNF_.html
>
>
>     -  Robert Beaubien
>
>     -  Sr. Software Architect
>
>     -  Kool Software LLC
>
>     "No trees were harmed in the sending of this message, however a
>     large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced."
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