Congratulations, Frank!
The weather is finally starting to warm up in Utah. I'm looking forward to the 2017 flying season.
The weather is finally starting to warm up in Utah. I'm looking forward to the 2017 flying season.
Congratulations, Frank!
The weather is finally starting to warm up in Utah. I'm looking forward to the 2017 flying season.
Thanks! Did you get your StratoDart assembled?
How 'squirrely' are these on boost. I've watched quite a few RC rocket gliders and almost to a tee they are over controlled and all over the sky (and lose a lot of potential altitude because of it) during boost. It's like someone forgot to say, expo! Or Low Rates on boost! Or is that not possible? Ideally one would have a preset on switch for boost. Something like
Low Rates
High Expo
Slight negative trim.
That would boost darn straight and at burn out, you toggle the switch to flight mode.
I am an (ex) R/C Glider Guider. As you know, or may know, there is a launch mode (on the winch), then thermal and speed mode (reflex), and landing (crow?) mode.
I guess what I am asking is do these boost reasonable well and are settings provided to get started? C/G... throws etc? And whats the best for starting?
Best wishes!
(Not that it matters but I would most likely use my JR 9503 DSM2 because it's easy to get micro bricks)
Well done, aerostadt. I also especially like your servo covers. Are those cut from a rocket tube?
Aerostadt are you going to mount the little included skids in front of the rail buttons, it will help protect them on landing. BTW, what is your ready to fly weight?
Frank
Frank, you are very observant. I have been holding back on putting on the skids, because I fly the gliders out on the Utah prairie or the Utah Salt Flats. I did not think that the skids were a priority. I notice that you usually land on asphalt runways and your landings are much more of fact incoming glide than my landings. It would not be difficult to put the skids on and I kinda don't like putting them in my inventory drawer.
The weight of the body without the motor, nosecone, and receiver is 6.646 oz. The receiver is 0.375 oz. The nosecone with 3.7v battery is 2.005 oz. So, I get a total weight of 9.026 oz without the motor.
I'm starting to move my rocket gliders from the old Orange TX to the new Spektrum DX6e, which is an interesting process. Some of the program features on the old Orange are similar to the DX6e and some are different. I found that for radio binding the procedure on the Orange Rcx was about the same. I put the power from the battery into the AUX and the binder plug into the Orange battery/bind port. For Aircraft Type on chose Elevon on the Wing and Normal on the Tail. After binding with the DX6e I found that the elevons were going in the opposite direction from what I wanted. Rather than use the Reverse option, which requires re-binding, I reversed the Aile & Elev connections on the Orange Rcx. This worked fine. Now I need to figure out how to set the flap switch for gliding after boost.
I'm starting to move my rocket gliders from the old Orange TX to the new Spektrum DX6e, which is an interesting process. Some of the program features on the old Orange are similar to the DX6e and some are different. I found that for radio binding the procedure on the Orange Rcx was about the same. I put the power from the battery into the AUX and the binder plug into the Orange battery/bind port. For Aircraft Type on chose Elevon on the Wing and Normal on the Tail. After binding with the DX6e I found that the elevons were going in the opposite direction from what I wanted. Rather than use the Reverse option, which requires re-binding, I reversed the Aile & Elev connections on the Orange Rcx. This worked fine. Now I need to figure out how to set the flap switch for gliding after boost.
Since doing this my two 600 mah 70C 3.7v (1S) Lipo's have gone south. They have enough power to bind with the Orange TX, but not enough power to drive the servo's. I guess I did not store them properly over the winter. I have another 700 mah 25C 3.7v that I took out of the package and charged, but it is behaving the same way. I have new batteries on order.
I have one Eflite 2S 800 mah 7.4v with a BEC that has enough power to bind the Orange Tx & Rcx and drive the servo's. Before I was able to bind with the DX6e successfully, but now the servo's chatter when binding with the DX6e and then don't connect at all with the DX6e after removing the binding plug, etc. This is using the Orange Rcx. Perhaps, the 7.4v is losing capability or I need to buy the AR610 Rcx's (listed in the DX6e manual) or both?
I have some new 1S Lipo's coming in soon. So, I will try them. I now have enough of the 2S and BEC's to power all my models, if I want.
For cruise (number 2) on the Sky Dart I've got about 3/8" to the top of the elevon (too much?) from the flat wing surface. Of course, due to the depron thickness, the bottom of the elevon is less. For landing (number 3) I've got about 1/2" to the top of the elevon surface. For boost (the number 1 lever position) I was planning on keeping the elevons completely flat, because there is no lower option available, if that looks like too much. I was thinking that I could give the model a little manual down elevon towards the end of 5 or 6 seconds. I was thinking of using the same settings for the SR-71 and the X-15.
Just a quick update, now sold out of the Wolverine kit, there won't be any more of those.
Frank
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