<DIV>Shocky Update:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Changed to TP 3S 480, APC 9x6sf and moved the cg back to 62-63mm. I now have great vertical, minimal pitch in knife edge, 10min flights. This is a great practise plane in very calm conditions. I'm at least an once heavier than John's plane but it does'nt seem to hurt performance that much. I may even learn a couple 3D manoeuvres.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><B><I>John Pavlick <jpavlick@idseng.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=710215404-09012006>What motor are you using? Here's my setup: AXI 2204/54, APC 8x3.8 S.F., T.P. 3S 480's, Berg Micro 4 (the old one - pre Castle), Castle Phoenix 10. RTF weight is 6.9 oz. and it's a good flier. I also fly it with T.P. 3s 730's. more punch and duration but you can feel the weight
(.5 oz!). I have the battery mounted on the top of the fuse just ahead of the wing L.E. You can move the C.G. back as desired but mine is pretty close to the rear limit (60mm) and it flies OK. Needs a little push inverted, almost no pitch couple in knife edge. I would say this is a good C.G. for pattern stuff. For "3D" you might want to move it back some. I tend to prefer slightly nose heavy airplanes so YMMV. I think you might be right about the Kokam 340's. They're only good for about 6 Amps or less. Use the smallest (lightest) batteries you can get away with though. I think the T.P. 480's weigh the same as the Kokam 340's (thanks to Dave Lockhart for the tip!). How much does yours weigh RTF?</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=710215404-09012006> <DIV><FONT size=2>John Pavlick<BR><A target=_blank href="http://www.idseng.com/">http://www.idseng.com</A><BR> </FONT> </DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px;
MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces@lists.nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>colin chariandy<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 08, 2006 3:39 PM<BR><B>To:</B> NSRCA Mailing List<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [NSRCA-discussion] Foamy for pattern practise<BR><BR></DIV></FONT> <DIV>I finally got the F3A flying today ( no snow, no wind, no rain). With a Kokam 3S 340 pack I am way short of power. I'll try a 3S 500 next. Also, the aft cg limit in the manual (60mm from LE) is still very nose heavy. What's the best cg position for pattern?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV>Colin.<BR><BR><B><I>colin chariandy <cchariandy@yahoo.ca></I></B> wrote:</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>_______________________________________________<BR>NSRCA-discussion mailing
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