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4th flight took place yesterday, not by me but by all the helpful club mates at Winterton.
I am pleased to report that it flies on 3s and with the battery well forward. Perfect for me on the flat field there were also many experienced pilots admiring the way it flew including the pilot who flew it, he could not believe how well it glided. When I feel up to it I will explore flying in thermal mode.
Btw if anyone wants a foamy glider I have a few going in the loft as they are no use to me anymore. 🤣
Steve
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Thanks Doc, the Corsa it will be then.
Steve
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I am looking at the E Corsa and the E Spada. I'm an average club flyer with no competitive streak whatsoever what I would like is a light version that will catch thermals.
Doc how light can you make them?
Steve Earl
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The third flight was with the CG moved back by moving the flight battery back, obviously. I am now thinking of replacing the 4s 2200 battery with a 3s 2200 in order to move the CG further back. This will remove the excess power and also reduce the weight. This kind of experimentation I find to be fun.
Steve
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Spot on Dick.
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15 hours ago, john stones 1 - Moderator said:
Soldered coupler and steel clevice on the outer end have any appeal Steve ? There's a variety of clevices to choose from.
An ideal solution John.
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1 hour ago, Ron Gray said:
Whisker wire servo keeper?
Sounds good but what is it?
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Tail servos glued in place.
Next the wing servos, no going back now. Thinking about it I could modify the supplied wires in order to reduce weight that will give me time to think about the wing servos.
Steve
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Sorry @KonradI find your posts disheartening.
Would it be possible for you not to comment/post, at the least on my topics. Thank you.
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Onto the wing servos
I am having difficulty with the wing wiper. I keep breaking it I'm having to glue it back on. This is the best I could do.
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13 hours ago, john stones 1 - Moderator said:
Never heard of those servo's Steve, you used them before, what's your opinion ?
All I know is Here
The price attracted me first and although the specification is not as good as others I do not need for my servos to be programmable.
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The supplied motor mount was made to fit the motor and the fuse large for a 32 mm diameter spinner.
The fuse large nose was cut off at the 32 millimeter diameter.
The tale servos were fitted.
This is the link for the rudder
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Lost for words.
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Just starting this construction
https://www.hyperflight.co.uk/products.asp?code=TYPHOON-E-ELEC&name=typhoon-mk2-toccata-electric-2m
but it could take some time.
Steve
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My third flight yesterday and I managed 10 minutes.
The first flight lasted two minutes and everyone stood with me were pleased or should I say relieved when I landed. For the second flight I followed the advice and reduced the ailerons throws and for the first time ever I used expo. Everyone was relieved to see that I had some sort of control right from the start of this two minute 30 seconds flight.
The third flight went really well and I enjoyed myself so much that I kept going for 10 minutes. It was an amazing experience one that I have never had before. I am so impressed that I have now bought and started to build a Toccata 😊 this at 2 metre span should fit in the car built up.
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On 19/09/2014 at 23:18, kevin b said:
Whitman Tailwind RCM&E August 2010. Scale high wing monoplane.
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It flies,
Fast quick and aerobatic wow!
Doc said it was fun and yes it is loads of fun I am looking forward to flying this frequently in any wind conditions. 😊
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Thanks Doc.
This experienced builder of seven years knows exactly what you mean.
I have glued the four formers and servos into the wing. Next is the elevator former at the back.
here it's ready for glue, but a test fit proved me wrong. The only way I could get the servo through the small access was to use the masking tape and glue method.
More to come.
Steve
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2 hours ago, GrumpyGnome said:
Must admit I stopped reading after the first few paragraphs as the overt criticism of 'management' got tiresome. Sounded as if it was a post by a disgruntled ex-employee having a rant.
I was thinking more on the lines of a shop steward at British Leyland.
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On 10/04/2025 at 12:42, Dickw said:
Excellent idea I will see you on the same lines but was going to use a small collet to keep it in place.
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Here are both sides of the ailerons waiting for glue.
As you can see at the bottom the use of the clevis has caused me to budge up the installation. I think there has to be a better way.
Steve
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Thanks for all the suggestions guys and after a lot of thought I went with the clevis solution.
And here they are waiting to be glued in.
Next the ailerons.
Steve
Aeroic Typhoon Toccata
in Flat Field Gliding
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Thanks Ron, your sketch has given me a few more ideas.
The wiring looms are now been modified to try and save weight, why try to save weight I ask myself.
With the battery tray installed the only thing left to do is the wings.
Steve