Amazing video. Whomever does your camera work really knows what he is doing. Love the view from the cabin, and those skis are the icing on the cake. This tyrannical lock down has killed my business so I have had to put my hobby building on hold. I was able to pick up a Saito FG-21 but the plane has been back ordered forever. But at least I get to experience my love for the hobby through your videos. Thank you so much!
Thank you very much, I appreciate your comment. A 4 stroke like the Saito for this plane did crossed my mind in the past, it fits this plane well. I had the RCG 20cc on mine for a couple of years.
Nice flights. I picked up one of these last spring and put a Saito FG-21 in it. It's a great flier. Power is a little better than scale and it sounds great. Slow and low passes and it sounds like a little garden tractor going by.
@@Seneslau07 Vibration isn't too bad. About the same as a 2 stroke. I reinforced the airframe joints with medium CA (as should be done with all ARFs) and added some fillet blocks, used Dubro hinges instead of the CA, and plenty of Locktite Blue on everything. I fly it without the muffler. It doesn't need it at our field and is still quieter than my Ultra Stick 30 with the DLE 35RA. 😃
Thanks! After over an year maybe two on gas, I had interferences in the air that lead to a huge crash from loss of control and vertical dive from about 7-8m. It was caused by the high voltage cable being slightly cut by the motor cowl due to vibrations that eated in the cable insolations. I've managed to rebuild the plane quite good to my surprise. Switching to electric was a game changer for me. Allowed me to make the videos that I've dreamed off by mounting the camera in different places and without vibrations. Made me go to the field certain I will fly, which was not the case with gas. Loving the gas mostly for the sound, finding the sound module covered that too. I hate vibrations because I love my planes and vibrations eats into them over time. I've only keept my 53cc twin cylinder gas motor on a 27% Cap232 because it starts every time and being a twin has little vibrations. I have three video with the Cub on electric and one on gas..had hours of filming over the years..really enjoied it. Now I rarely fly them because I've made myself an electric paramotor and prefer to go fly myself when it's good weather, but will not forget my first love..the rc airplanes and will fly them again.
Thank you I appreciate it! Got time to read? :)) Well the turning point was a severe crash that distroyed the front half of the fuselage to the point that I wasn't sure that I could save it and thought about discarding the plane. It took me days to be able to turn my attention to it again and see if I can do something. What brought me to this: One day during flight the plane started a balet. I thought at a bad aileron servo moving around. Final dance was a vertical dive from 30 feet..I think it made a smal earthquake..for the insects that is. Thing was, the edges of the hole in the cowl cutted through the high voltage plug cord although I had it vrapped in that plastic protective coil, it made it's way between two coils...clever those forces that guide us through life. So I knew that if I bring the plane on it's wheels again, it will never see petrol engine again. I mean I'm the cautious type, I have two rx with individual accu and switches on all three of my biger planes, not to mention cristal balanced props and spinner plate and this sh..happens?! If only I knew it was engine interference to cut the engine but.. So I knew that something has to change. I was geting tired of loose bolts, cracks, engine not wanting to start, iregular idle or missfires during flight(had the timing to 28 of course and still), had to fly with cowl off some times because of these and everything was stuffed inside the cowl because there isn't enough space. I mean I had to jam the EIS on top of the gas tank, with a foam underneath it because there was no way I could mount the cowl with the EIS on the engine box as it should be. etc. So I thought about electric powered although I never consider it to big planes. Turn out to be the best decision ever. Since then I go to the field more convinced that I will fly than before. Before was kind of hit and miss thing. Dont't get me wrong, my dream was having gas engines on planes, I love their sound and like to twitch things so I love the xyz 53cc twin that I have on a 27% Great Planes Cap 232 but it starts nice and runs nice and because it has two cylinders has less vibrations. I hate vibrations because I love my planes and vibration is like a disease that chews throught the bones of the plane. Switching to electric brought new perspectives. For example I was able to mount the camera in places that a gas engine exhaust ore vibrations didn't let me. Also now I am able to take better care of the two planes made electric, the cub and a 1,7m Zlin, because I can look beyond just keeping it together and not faling apart as with gas engine. Now I know that I love a twin gas engine but stay away from single cylinder ones. I was thinking at a four stroke as it has a nice retro sound but when I read that it has even mode vibrations that a two stroke, no way. Better a sound module that by the way makes a sound that can be heard from great distance without being able to tell if it's electric or a very quiet gas engine on it. The 20cc was just a little overpowered(and the 15cc I've read it's at the botom side with the power) so I had to cut the throttle sometimes before landing just to be able to land it (see my first video with the Cub on youtube, if not already). Or had it stopped in the air and barely make it to runway because I reduced the idle too much. I was starting to use 15x6 props on the 20cc that gows to 16 and 17 props just to bring down the thrust. Other than that, it gave me a good time the gas engine too..when things worked. An important lesson learned: Everything aparently bad that happens is meant to guide us somewhere where we need to be.
@@Seneslau07 oh man that makes total sense, I have this plane yet to be built and I got a twin asp 160 four stroke! It sounds divine buy I know those vibrations and the mess are going to give me headache! Maybe I'll buy the twin 20cc petrol one it looks delicious :) Anyway I appreciate your help, any other tips or advice on the plane please? Thanks 😊
@@rotormasher I would also consider a twin for it if I would go for the petrol route. Either way the plane is fun. Had to learn it's behavor though and has a couple of ground loops even ending up in the potatoes field near by during taxi for take off. I've read that due the fact that it has a huge wing and undersized rudder it is easely influenced by gusts of wind and begins to go straight after building speed. That's why in the first months maybe a year it gave me some hard time at take off and landings mostly because my runway is only about 13m wide with ditches on the sides and then rough vegetable fields not grass ones thus I had to focus on keeping it straight. And if you played on a simulator with a Cub you know that it's the most paralitic plane on the ground, the moment you advance the throtle it's all over the place. It makes circles like crazy. Just doesn't have a direction. As soon as I gain speed it went one side or the other (see the end of my video with the Cub in summer, how it drifts on its right and when I correct it it leans right and touches the ground with the wing tip) those were often at the begining. So I've read about taildraggers and their behavior with flying their tail on the ground(mains on the ground, tail off the ground) etc. But the taildragger rule of slightly advance the throttle didn't work for me. I've found out that it works well to stay at the back of the plane that way I can correct it in a split sec.I was doing that allready, keep focus on the rudder and most important advance to high throttle right from the start not gradualy increase it. If I gradualy increase it I give it time to jerk around and the ditch is waiting for it. If I rapidly advance it I have right away a good flow of air on the rudder makeing it effective from the first roll of the wheels. Another thing regarding this plane, again due to its big wing and size is the inercia and late response. I've learn it the hard way this one too. After a take off in a hurry..I wasn't at the back of the plane(broke one of my rules that I've made after that to avoid incidents), I didn't warm up my reflexes by taxi on the ground a few seconds to acomodate with the plane and the rudder, another rule broken. When it deviate to one side I corect it with the rudder..that moment it also took off..slightly on the side I've corect it...no problem I have ailerons, pushed oposite ailerons and hold it there for a sec until I see it recovering..bun it went even more tilted on the other side, oposite aileron more agresive..went more agresive to the other side..by the time I corected it the forth time..it was on Knife edge wingtip one feet from the ground on take off! The rest is history :)) touched the ground with the wing roled over broke the wing in two..lukely only 10 inches from the tip. Lesson: give it time to react when applying a correction, DO NOT wait with the stik one side until you see the plane making the move because it will be too late you will have way too much of a response. This plane works like this: you taxi, it gows to the left for example, you apply a quick right rudder and instantly return the stik to center or even slightly beyond center on the oposite to stop the turn that the plane will start to do when you allready finished with the stick. It has late responses and if you wait and hold the stik it will be overcorrected. This is not such a problem when you have a wider field. Now I take off, fly and land relaxed and pleased every time. But I had my lessons...
@@Seneslau07 sounds like a plane that needs to flown at all times! :) Thanks for the tips I need to get mine ready for the maiden, will do the twin engine first then I can go for lipo as I've got all the bits for that shall I decide to do it... Thanks again and happy flying :)
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Welcome back man!
Congratulations!
Beautiful video and soundtrack!
Mersi Seba!
Amazing video. Whomever does your camera work really knows what he is doing. Love the view from the cabin, and those skis are the icing on the cake. This tyrannical lock down has killed my business so I have had to put my hobby building on hold. I was able to pick up a Saito FG-21 but the plane has been back ordered forever.
But at least I get to experience my love for the hobby through your videos. Thank you so much!
Thank you very much, I appreciate your comment. A 4 stroke like the Saito for this plane did crossed my mind in the past, it fits this plane well. I had the RCG 20cc on mine for a couple of years.
Nice flights. I picked up one of these last spring and put a Saito FG-21 in it. It's a great flier. Power is a little better than scale and it sounds great. Slow and low passes and it sounds like a little garden tractor going by.
Tkank you. Nice choice on four stroke great sound. Does it shake the plane badly? I love slow and low passes of this tractor too...:))
@@Seneslau07 Vibration isn't too bad. About the same as a 2 stroke. I reinforced the airframe joints with medium CA (as should be done with all ARFs) and added some fillet blocks, used Dubro hinges instead of the CA, and plenty of Locktite Blue on everything. I fly it without the muffler. It doesn't need it at our field and is still quieter than my Ultra Stick 30 with the DLE 35RA. 😃
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Thank you!
Good job bro! Keep up the good work! 👍💪PS: indemanos unu din cameramani 😃
Da mersi, buni cameramani 👍😆
What made you switch from gas to electric ?
Great video and great plane !
Thanks! After over an year maybe two on gas, I had interferences in the air that lead to a huge crash from loss of control and vertical dive from about 7-8m.
It was caused by the high voltage cable being slightly cut by the motor cowl due to vibrations that eated in the cable insolations. I've managed to rebuild the plane quite good to my surprise.
Switching to electric was a game changer for me. Allowed me to make the videos that I've dreamed off by mounting the camera in different places and without vibrations. Made me go to the field certain I will fly, which was not the case with gas. Loving the gas mostly for the sound, finding the sound module covered that too.
I hate vibrations because I love my planes and vibrations eats into them over time. I've only keept my 53cc twin cylinder gas motor on a 27% Cap232 because it starts every time and being a twin has little vibrations.
I have three video with the Cub on electric and one on gas..had hours of filming over the years..really enjoied it.
Now I rarely fly them because I've made myself an electric paramotor and prefer to go fly myself when it's good weather, but will not forget my first love..the rc airplanes and will fly them again.
@@Seneslau07 makes sense.
Thanks for your answer. I really appreciated the videos you make with this plane. You are doing a good job !
What a beautiful flight! Great landing man very scale and she looks beautiful in the snow :)
What made you give up on the petrol engine?
Thanks
Thank you I appreciate it! Got time to read? :)) Well the turning point was a severe crash that distroyed the front half of the fuselage to the point that I wasn't sure that I could save it and thought about discarding the plane. It took me days to be able to turn my attention to it again and see if I can do something. What brought me to this: One day during flight the plane started a balet. I thought at a bad aileron servo moving around. Final dance was a vertical dive from 30 feet..I think it made a smal earthquake..for the insects that is. Thing was, the edges of the hole in the cowl cutted through the high voltage plug cord although I had it vrapped in that plastic protective coil, it made it's way between two coils...clever those forces that guide us through life. So I knew that if I bring the plane on it's wheels again, it will never see petrol engine again. I mean I'm the cautious type, I have two rx with individual accu and switches on all three of my biger planes, not to mention cristal balanced props and spinner plate and this sh..happens?! If only I knew it was engine interference to cut the engine but.. So I knew that something has to change. I was geting tired of loose bolts, cracks, engine not wanting to start, iregular idle or missfires during flight(had the timing to 28 of course and still), had to fly with cowl off some times because of these and everything was stuffed inside the cowl because there isn't enough space. I mean I had to jam the EIS on top of the gas tank, with a foam underneath it because there was no way I could mount the cowl with the EIS on the engine box as it should be. etc. So I thought about electric powered although I never consider it to big planes. Turn out to be the best decision ever. Since then I go to the field more convinced that I will fly than before. Before was kind of hit and miss thing. Dont't get me wrong, my dream was having gas engines on planes, I love their sound and like to twitch things so I love the xyz 53cc twin that I have on a 27% Great Planes Cap 232 but it starts nice and runs nice and because it has two cylinders has less vibrations. I hate vibrations because I love my planes and vibration is like a disease that chews throught the bones of the plane. Switching to electric brought new perspectives. For example I was able to mount the camera in places that a gas engine exhaust ore vibrations didn't let me. Also now I am able to take better care of the two planes made electric, the cub and a 1,7m Zlin, because I can look beyond just keeping it together and not faling apart as with gas engine. Now I know that I love a twin gas engine but stay away from single cylinder ones. I was thinking at a four stroke as it has a nice retro sound but when I read that it has even mode vibrations that a two stroke, no way. Better a sound module that by the way makes a sound that can be heard from great distance without being able to tell if it's electric or a very quiet gas engine on it. The 20cc was just a little overpowered(and the 15cc I've read it's at the botom side with the power) so I had to cut the throttle sometimes before landing just to be able to land it (see my first video with the Cub on youtube, if not already). Or had it stopped in the air and barely make it to runway because I reduced the idle too much. I was starting to use 15x6 props on the 20cc that gows to 16 and 17 props just to bring down the thrust. Other than that, it gave me a good time the gas engine too..when things worked. An important lesson learned: Everything aparently bad that happens is meant to guide us somewhere where we need to be.
@@Seneslau07 oh man that makes total sense, I have this plane yet to be built and I got a twin asp 160 four stroke! It sounds divine buy I know those vibrations and the mess are going to give me headache!
Maybe I'll buy the twin 20cc petrol one it looks delicious :)
Anyway I appreciate your help, any other tips or advice on the plane please?
Thanks 😊
@@rotormasher I would also consider a twin for it if I would go for the petrol route. Either way the plane is fun. Had to learn it's behavor though and has a couple of ground loops even ending up in the potatoes field near by during taxi for take off. I've read that due the fact that it has a huge wing and undersized rudder it is easely influenced by gusts of wind and begins to go straight after building speed. That's why in the first months maybe a year it gave me some hard time at take off and landings mostly because my runway is only about 13m wide with ditches on the sides and then rough vegetable fields not grass ones thus I had to focus on keeping it straight. And if you played on a simulator with a Cub you know that it's the most paralitic plane on the ground, the moment you advance the throtle it's all over the place. It makes circles like crazy. Just doesn't have a direction. As soon as I gain speed it went one side or the other (see the end of my video with the Cub in summer, how it drifts on its right and when I correct it it leans right and touches the ground with the wing tip) those were often at the begining. So I've read about taildraggers and their behavior with flying their tail on the ground(mains on the ground, tail off the ground) etc. But the taildragger rule of slightly advance the throttle didn't work for me. I've found out that it works well to stay at the back of the plane that way I can correct it in a split sec.I was doing that allready, keep focus on the rudder and most important advance to high throttle right from the start not gradualy increase it. If I gradualy increase it I give it time to jerk around and the ditch is waiting for it. If I rapidly advance it I have right away a good flow of air on the rudder makeing it effective from the first roll of the wheels. Another thing regarding this plane, again due to its big wing and size is the inercia and late response. I've learn it the hard way this one too. After a take off in a hurry..I wasn't at the back of the plane(broke one of my rules that I've made after that to avoid incidents), I didn't warm up my reflexes by taxi on the ground a few seconds to acomodate with the plane and the rudder, another rule broken. When it deviate to one side I corect it with the rudder..that moment it also took off..slightly on the side I've corect it...no problem I have ailerons, pushed oposite ailerons and hold it there for a sec until I see it recovering..bun it went even more tilted on the other side, oposite aileron more agresive..went more agresive to the other side..by the time I corected it the forth time..it was on Knife edge wingtip one feet from the ground on take off! The rest is history :)) touched the ground with the wing roled over broke the wing in two..lukely only 10 inches from the tip. Lesson: give it time to react when applying a correction, DO NOT wait with the stik one side until you see the plane making the move because it will be too late you will have way too much of a response. This plane works like this: you taxi, it gows to the left for example, you apply a quick right rudder and instantly return the stik to center or even slightly beyond center on the oposite to stop the turn that the plane will start to do when you allready finished with the stick. It has late responses and if you wait and hold the stik it will be overcorrected. This is not such a problem when you have a wider field. Now I take off, fly and land relaxed and pleased every time. But I had my lessons...
@@Seneslau07 sounds like a plane that needs to flown at all times! :)
Thanks for the tips I need to get mine ready for the maiden, will do the twin engine first then I can go for lipo as I've got all the bits for that shall I decide to do it...
Thanks again and happy flying :)
@@rotormasher Good plan, enjoy it!