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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You guys got me interested in counting this year's
flights. "Nats" airplane 193, all Hacker C50-14 Comp, "local" airplane 482 &
counting, first 297 with Hacker (have 3 Hacker motors over 1250 total - 1 rotor
replaced), the last 195 have been with Neu 1515-2Y motor. Clean & grease
gears @ 100 flight intervals - no gear problems. All '08 with FlightPower F3A
5350's, no failures and typically 160 useful flights / pack . Servos look good
basis measurements with AeroPerfect inclinometer after 500 flights.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Before you ask - I don't know if the Neu motor will be
available or not. It's a very cool running motor with excellent mid-range power
and throttle response, draws 10A or so more than the Hacker C50-14 with the same
props (EagleTree in-flight data). More difficult to service - similar to the
standard Hacker C50, grease can be added through the hollow prop shaft and may
be OK as the planet gear bearings are larger than the Hacker. Certainly an
excellent motor and hopefully will be available at some point.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Earl</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Team FlightPower</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=joddino@socal.rr.com href="mailto:joddino@socal.rr.com">James
Oddino</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, November 30, 2008 10:51
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NSRCA-discussion] 2008
Season wrap-up</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>I'm not finished yet but I'm only at 259 flights this year.
Twenty flights were testing my new 14MZ and 2.4GHz modules in January,
and the rest were with my Abbra. All electric powered. I did
change the motor, a DualSky 6360, at flight 422 on the Abbra, thinking the
bearings were getting noisey but they really didn't need to be changed.
I'm now at 493 flights and I think I'm on my fourth set of wheels.
I also tightened the rudder cables once. I'm constantly tweaking
the transmitter as there isn't much to do on the plane.
<DIV>I only got to three contests all late in the year, but I did see
improvement in my flying after watching and listening. Practicing alone
will not get it done.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jim O</DIV>
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<DIV>On Nov 29, 2008, at 2:17 PM, Scott Smith wrote:</DIV><BR
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face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I’m
guessing I flew my last flight for 2008 today; it’s just getting too cold
here in<SPAN class=Apple-converted-space> </SPAN><ST1:PLACE
w:st="on">New England</ST1:PLACE>! So barring a warm spell, I ended
with 404 flights since April 17<SUP>th</SUP>. Contests were a little
light with three district meets and the Nat’s. Electrics worked very
well for me with battery cost currently at $2.91 per
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face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(I know,
I know…it’s sick I count flights. But that’s my aviation upbringing
and computer nerd side!)<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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flights/contests did you do this year?<O:P></O:P></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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