WOW! thats soo cool! I am a professional airline pilot and rc pilot too and still i'm amazed how you can trim a plane to fly so precisely and smooth. You are such a talent to build and trim these awesome planes. I have learned a lot from your videos.
Can not believe how long a flight they have. Great trimming. If rubber was not so expensive here in New Zealand might have a go at this. Thanks once again.
Sorry the expense has gotten so bad. Surely someone there has some rubber they'd be willing to sell for a reasonable price. It doesn't take much rubber to fly planes like this.
It was very nice to meet you all in Pontiac and I got to learn a thing or three. Sorry I missed out on Fridays flights. I would have loved to have seen the helis, but when work calls….. Hi to you all.
We just got some flights in with the new kit. We're dealing with a fair amount of wobbling and flexing in the carbon between the fuselage and the tail wing. Any tips? It's hard to tell in the video, but yours seems stronger than what we've got.
That's a symptom of an off balance propeller. Check that it's balanced, add clay to the tip of the lighter blade as needed. Verify that the prop shaft is straight as well. Look to see if the tips of the prop are the same angle to the prop shaft as each other and massage them as needed.
Damn that's good. We use to have an indoor flying site at the Moffet Field dirigible hangar (Silicon Valley). Sadly, closed for asbestos removal during the early 90s (I remember correctly).
Moffett eventually caught fire and the entire skin of the building burned off in a shockingly short time. Google acquired the hangar and restored it. Unfortunately they won't let us fly there. Good alternatives for high ceiling flying are Kibbie Dome, Tillamook, West Baden Springs, and Round Valley Dome. Freeflight.org has a good listing of clubs and flying meets.
the rubber looks longer than the one allowed in the rules (1.5 grams). do you have more rubber than the rules just for demonstrating or is that a thinner and lighter piece of rubber
When my son was in jr high I volunteered for the indoor rubber powered airplane science Olympiad. 25 kids showed up. First day 1/2 the kids super glued their fingers to the balsa. And maybe 1/3 cut their fingers. These kids had no idea how to build anything. After that year I didn’t volunteer again.
Well, gotta start somewhere, and with National Free Flight Society sponsoring the event now, you have access to mentoring from some of top top aeronautical engineers in the world.
Ultimate Soccer Arena, Pontiac Michigan. The Detroit Cloud Cloudbusters hold contests there monthly. This particular video was filmed in conjunction with the US Indoor Nationals. You can find additional clubs and flying opportunities at freeflight.org
In addition to stability, they help a little with tip vortex suppression. A side benefit is that you don't need any dihedral, so the plane is both stronger and easier to build.
Hi, I’m doing wright stuff for one of my sci oly events. I made a custom plane from scratch because it’s too early in the season to use kits. I did use a 2020 freedom flights design to make my plane. I did have to use tissue paper instead of Mylar for my wing covering. The other things was that I don’t have vertical stabilizers on the ends of my wings or the on the horizontal stabilizer. However, my wings are so wobbly. I’ve added 2 supports on each end of the cord and it still wobbles. Any suggestions? My first competition is on the 11/13😬😬😬
The beginning of the season is the time to use kits with the goal of moving to scratch builds after you've mastered the kits and found ways to improve. You'll need fins on the wingtips unless you have dihedral or the plane won't fly. Similar with the tail, some sort of fin is necessary. I don't ever recommend tissue on these...at least use veggie bags. Adding a couple triangle braces to the wing posts is usually sufficient to make the wing stable. If not, your spars are too weak.
Believe it or not, "well it depends!" Quite simply, low pitched props (pitch/diameter less than 0.8) are best kept fixed in the glide. Anything much over P/D 1.0 should be allowed to freewheel, although for fast electrics, I recommend keeping the prop fixed no matter what in the glide (or switch to a folding prop).
WOW! thats soo cool! I am a professional airline pilot and rc pilot too and still i'm amazed how you can trim a plane to fly so precisely and smooth. You are such a talent to build and trim these awesome planes. I have learned a lot from your videos.
It's not that hard. You can do it too!
Pure bliss, you have a genuine talent .
Every time I watch one of your videos it lifts my spirits.
I've been doing this for a very short time, an I must say. You have incredible patience.
Can not believe how long a flight they have. Great trimming. If rubber was not so expensive here in New Zealand might have a go at this. Thanks once again.
Sorry the expense has gotten so bad. Surely someone there has some rubber they'd be willing to sell for a reasonable price. It doesn't take much rubber to fly planes like this.
It was very nice to meet you all in Pontiac and I got to learn a thing or three.
Sorry I missed out on Fridays flights. I would have loved to have seen the helis, but when work calls…..
Hi to you all.
There was some good flying in general and thanks for stopping by. I understand work commitments!
The stadium is cool 😎 how nice it will be to fly overthere 👍 😁✌️😊
It was a special treat flying in there!
@@joshuawfinn yeah sir I wish I could fly there as soon as possible 👍 🤩😊✌️
I am loving this year's model! Already over 4 minutes! Of course that's not Cat. 1 but still
Where did you get the flight box from? It looks like it's a good first/beginners flight box. Tnx.
Great to see rubber power and indoor flying is still being pursued.
Those disciplines are alive and healthy. You should check out freeflight.org sometime and see if there are any flying meets near you.
A GREAT AIRPLANE! 🛩️♥️
We just got some flights in with the new kit. We're dealing with a fair amount of wobbling and flexing in the carbon between the fuselage and the tail wing. Any tips? It's hard to tell in the video, but yours seems stronger than what we've got.
That's a symptom of an off balance propeller. Check that it's balanced, add clay to the tip of the lighter blade as needed. Verify that the prop shaft is straight as well. Look to see if the tips of the prop are the same angle to the prop shaft as each other and massage them as needed.
Damn that's good. We use to have an indoor flying site at the Moffet Field dirigible hangar (Silicon Valley). Sadly, closed for asbestos removal during the early 90s (I remember correctly).
Moffett eventually caught fire and the entire skin of the building burned off in a shockingly short time. Google acquired the hangar and restored it. Unfortunately they won't let us fly there. Good alternatives for high ceiling flying are Kibbie Dome, Tillamook, West Baden Springs, and Round Valley Dome. Freeflight.org has a good listing of clubs and flying meets.
Excellent!! Thank you for posting.
Simply amazing.!
the rubber looks longer than the one allowed in the rules (1.5 grams). do you have more rubber than the rules just for demonstrating or is that a thinner and lighter piece of rubber
That's per the rules, loop of .075 as I recollect. The kits include .080 since most folks build a little heavier than me.
Amazing! A lot of thought must have gone into creating this indoor masterpiece
When my son was in jr high I volunteered for the indoor rubber powered airplane science Olympiad. 25 kids showed up. First day 1/2 the kids super glued their fingers to the balsa. And maybe 1/3 cut their fingers. These kids had no idea how to build anything. After that year I didn’t volunteer again.
Well, gotta start somewhere, and with National Free Flight Society sponsoring the event now, you have access to mentoring from some of top top aeronautical engineers in the world.
Where does one find a place like that to fly? I can't even tell what that building is.
Fantastic model.
Ultimate Soccer Arena, Pontiac Michigan. The Detroit Cloud Cloudbusters hold contests there monthly. This particular video was filmed in conjunction with the US Indoor Nationals. You can find additional clubs and flying opportunities at freeflight.org
Not being an indoor flier ( yet ) , are those wing fins to deflect off ceilings , etc. ???
It's for stability. Without them, this plane couldn't fly very well.
In addition to stability, they help a little with tip vortex suppression. A side benefit is that you don't need any dihedral, so the plane is both stronger and easier to build.
Hi, I’m doing wright stuff for one of my sci oly events. I made a custom plane from scratch because it’s too early in the season to use kits. I did use a 2020 freedom flights design to make my plane. I did have to use tissue paper instead of Mylar for my wing covering. The other things was that I don’t have vertical stabilizers on the ends of my wings or the on the horizontal stabilizer. However, my wings are so wobbly. I’ve added 2 supports on each end of the cord and it still wobbles. Any suggestions? My first competition is on the 11/13😬😬😬
The beginning of the season is the time to use kits with the goal of moving to scratch builds after you've mastered the kits and found ways to improve. You'll need fins on the wingtips unless you have dihedral or the plane won't fly. Similar with the tail, some sort of fin is necessary. I don't ever recommend tissue on these...at least use veggie bags. Adding a couple triangle braces to the wing posts is usually sufficient to make the wing stable. If not, your spars are too weak.
@@joshuawfinn thanks for the suggestions!
@@sidneymiller1843 glad to help!
buenos vuelos ..4,20 buen tiempo! saludos
Great flight. How did you arrive at the torque to keep it just a little below the rafters.?
Honestly I just guessed. Got it right for once!
@@joshuawfinn Guess your considerable experience counts in such things. I have learnt a lot from your very informative videos.
Beautiful!
Thats fantastic!
What are at the ends of your wings? The parts pointing upwards?
1/32" balsa sheet. Thin enough to get some drag reduction benefits.
What kid of torque were you using for these flights?
I think .6 in-oz but I honestly don't remember
Good plane saludos ✈🤝🏼✈
why is one segment of the wing blacked out?
Scioly has this weird rule that gives a scoring bonus for doing that. Supposedly it makes the planes easier to see in flight. I remain unconvinced. ;)
Just awesome 🙂
You might be just the chap to ask, which has more drag? A fixed prop or a freely spinning one?
Believe it or not, "well it depends!"
Quite simply, low pitched props (pitch/diameter less than 0.8) are best kept fixed in the glide. Anything much over P/D 1.0 should be allowed to freewheel, although for fast electrics, I recommend keeping the prop fixed no matter what in the glide (or switch to a folding prop).
isnt the propeller allowed to be only 8 cm in diameter?
That was last season's rules. Draft rules this time allow a 24cm prop and those specs will remain when the rules are official.
@@joshuawfinn where can i get a propeller?
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