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Since in last competitions in Mons i had some problems with Waypoint 060bb servos, for next indoor season i decide to switch to other brand servos Dymon D47. Dutch team use them, and this fact say allot:) These servos can work just fine from 3.6-9.6V, this allow to make some modification that give bigger speed and more torque, but precision stay same! Find out more on Van Der Vecht website:http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/d.vandervecht/indoor
Since Bert is modeller by himself (F3A; F3M ;F3P), you can expect good suggestions and advices from professional! Bert is Belgium F3M champion, this say allot!
Finally!!! Weather in Lithuania become better, hot sun and no wind, its so nice to finally enjoy some outdoor flying. Today me and Vitalijus went to airfield to test new planes, well actually only Vitalijus made real test flight for his new F3A plane Aresti 3 with OS-140, i only test new engine on my good old Showtime.
YS140 was simply to heavy and little to expensive to fly (one flight fuel was ~ 3 eur). Good four stroke engines really are pleasure to fly allot of power quick respond on throttle stick movement and great sound, but YS140 and 90 size plane is not good combination. I had to put rudder servo in tail on pull-push to get right balance... So i decide to change YS with new two stroke OS 120AX. Its perfect size for Showtime, besides two stroke fuel will cost less $, it can run with low ~5-10% nitro and still have great power for 3D flying.
With lighter engine i can pull out rudder servo from tail and put it on Pull Pull in midle of center, also i sold my Hitec servos and replace them with Airtronic 94751, this save me ~80 (rudder HS 5955 ~60g, each Airtronic servo is 10g lighter than old HS with metal gear. Already in first day of flying i can say this make different, plane fly lighter and is more predictable, it don't wan't to fall to spin so badly. Naturaly OS 120 on 5% nitro and 22% oil ( for brake in) can't have same power as YS140 with 15% nitro, but i hope in future with 10% nitro and less oil it will have close performance like YS.
Today each of us made only 3 flights, and it was enough besides sun and RX battery get low, so no point to risk:) Will make more flights next week.
New season time to test some new things, and this year i decide to try one more interesting class: F3K (RC Hand launch gliders). It is very interesting and complex class. It becoming very popular and getting stronger in Lithuania RC competitions, near to F3A (Aerobatic flying) and F3J (Thermal soaring).
Most people think that for good looking painted foamie you need expencive airbrush and expert skills, i try to show this wrong opinion. Anyone can paint foamie using foam friendly spray cans, stencils and markers. With little patient and few hours of work you can have foamie that will look maybe even better than some airbrush work! Here is some examples ant tips, all planes are painted with spray cans:
I use 400ml "Crafts Spray" cans, each cost ~2.60eur. One problem you will get with such cans, head of bottle, after ~5 paintings become dirty and you can get even layer of paints. To avoid this problem i suggest each time after painting wash head in spirit, also one friend give me good advice, after each painting invert can and spray pressured air from can. Both actions should help keep can heads in good condition for long time.
Using stencils from depron and two colors spray (blue and dark blue) paint cockpit and waved chessboard. It is best/eassier to paint parts like this not assembled. Best way to attach stencils to painting surface is to use thin needles.
