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I don't fly them foxy, my Son does, the design of the Cap does make it a tricky flyer, it has large control surfaces, especially the wrap round elevators and rudder. The response of the controls can be dialled down on the transmitter (its called Transmitter Exponential) which is useful for a flyer new to aerobatic stuff. When the Son started Model Flying, it was natural that I had to be competent (sort of) in building and repairing.Re: My Hobbies
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Its like anything else Foxy, we started this journey in 2003, when I took a work sabbatical, just like now, as time moved on. there is now a battle going on between electric and internal combustion power, we tend not to go down the electric route, which, a lot of flyers have chosen . If you fly IC, you have to train for a so called "Dead Stick" situation, whereby the engine cuts, and you have to glide, in a airframe that is not designed for this purpose, electric flyers (and IC now to some extent) have two way communication with the aircraft, so, are prewarned about any potential crisis, Ok, this has reduced the instances where a flyer goes home with a bag of Balsa, but, has suppressed the seat of your pants experience where anything can happen, and you have to react.Re: My Hobbies
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Hmmm... I seem to have missed this Thread till recentlyRe: My Hobbies
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New and old side by side, you can see how much more substantial the new one is, therein lies a problem. The balance point (centre of gravity) is critical on models as it is on full size, the old undercarriage and spats weighed in at 440 grams, the new on weighs a 1000 (a kilo) so 560 grams have been added to the front end, fortunately, with the chosen engine up front, lead weights had to be added to the firewall area to achieve the correct c of g, the trick is now to remove some (or All) of the weights to restore the balance point.
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