bees

Thank you but i have tried that and came with nothing.

Hi, started building the Twizzle from a Mike Freeman plan and in the mag he says there is a build on this site but i can not find it. Can anyone point me in the right direction. Thank you.

Hi, Just tried balancing the Playboy at the correct CG and wow over a pound of lead is needed, i know you guys said it would need a lump of lead but did expect this much.Got to find a spot to stick it now.Going to move the motor forward even more and the hopefully it will cut down the lead of touch

Forgot to mention, i had already added some slight down thrust and right thrust before the first flight.

Mine also has a 13x6 prop and motor from 4-max. In all my years model flying i have never experience anything like this. I have a 3d fokker that will not turn by ailerons alone, rudder is the only wait will turn. At first i thought i had no signal but managed to land but it did the same on the second flight again no control regarding right input but plenty of left turn.

Eventually the weather was ideal to maiden the Cub. Did not go well at all and iam completely baffled by what happened. No wind , did the usual range check, checked all controls for the right deflection and everything was okay. Took off gained some height and gave some right aileron and nothing happened if there was no control at all but managed to land safely by pure luck. Doubting myself did another range check and gave the ailerons a little more movement and tried again but to my surprised would not turn right so gave it some left aileron and she turned rather sharply due to the extra movement i added but once again my luck was in and managed to land it but ended with a broken prop so that was the end off my session. I have built a lot of models in my day and most of the time they have been successful but this episode this afternoon has really got me baffled.

Mine is also ready for its maiden flight, will wait for a decent day looks like they have forecast rain tomorrow.

Okay, Thank you, will give it try

Hi, just about finished the Cub but iam a bit puzzle on how to secure the batt through the front of the firewall. Would like to know how you guys have secured the batt, got to be through the front. Thank you

Hi, After nearly 6 months of waiting i eventually got to maiden the Phase 5 this afternoon. Pressure is on as it was a christmas present from my wife so i did not fancy taking it back in pieces. Need not to worry as the Phase 5 5 flew well, needed a bit of up elevator trim so need to adjust the controls or cg before the next flight and also the crow braking as it just ballooned up when activated so will have to give it some more down trim. Managed to do a perfect landing with out crow and even managed not to damage the fragile cowl. One question is how far back is your batt as my 3s 3300 is way back in the fuslarge nearly in the wing compartment to get the cg correct but overall well pleased with my first flight.

Hi, As you say its very confusing, I went ahead and lifted the tip by 1/2 inch but made sure that from forward of the tip to the leading edge was flat to the board. After taking the outer tip from the board i eyeballed it from the TE and it just shows a few degrees of washout, hopefully the second tip will be the same. Thank you for your advice.

Hi, In capital letters it says washout. It says the wings must be washed out1/2 inch at the tip,this means that when the tip panel is placed  on a flat surface the trailing edge is raised 1/2 inch at the tip. The inner panels must be flat by the same test. This is what is confusing me. Edited By bees on 23/05/2020 18:53:11 Edited By bees on 23/05/2020 18:53:47

Hi, I have now received my Playboy and well into the build with no issues at all. On the plan it says to give 1/2inch of washout at the wingtip but does this mean raising the wingtip 1/2inch up at the wingtip at the trailing edge while keeping the leading edge flat while joining to the inner panel using the dihedral braces. Thank you for any help given.

Once again thank you, Just ordered one from Steve webb models, looking forward to starting the build.

Thanks guys that was what i was hoping for. I fly all electric these days so iam going to convert it to electric. Pete, obviously i want to turn off the motor and extend the flight time even more, did read some where that it would thermal in the right conditions would you say that is correct. Thank you.   Edited By bees on 13/05/2020 21:20:26

Hi, iam thinking off purchasing the Playboy senior but have been looking through some rather old threads regarding poor quality and fitment of various parts.Was wondering if they have addressed this problem in the more recent kits.Thank you for any advice.

Okay thank you.

Thank you, could you please comfirm that the blades are 600mm chord wise but what length regarding span wise

Hi, Iam in the the process of building the Atom and was wondering it would be okay to fly with out the canopy leaving a open cockpit, Thank you.

Not got that far yet but will try 3s first has i have them spare then try 4s.

After having the phase -5 bought for christmas i had a quick check for any damage and then put it on the back burner till i finished another build.How ever having started the Phase-5 build and getting round to connecting ailerons, flaps i have found a twist in the inboard side of the aileron on both wings. Has anybody else experienced this, so disappointed with this model.

Posted by Jeremy Scott-hake on 02/01/2020 19:21:04: I got one of these from Wings and Wheels in the summer . I have kitted it out with Axi 2826/10 hobbywing 40 amp speed control Hitec 85mg on the tail Savox servos in the wing . I use 4s 4000 ma Optipower lipos also used in Wot4. The flaps are very effective also crow brakes are even more effective! I have programmed the flaps to aeleron. On a switch the roll rate is phenomenal. All movements set to recommened in manual. One of my favourites at the moment. It rolls vertically at 3/4 throttle! You will be very happy with it Thats nice to know, Was a bit a concerned after reading earlier posts regarding the weakness at the front end.

Hi, After trying to make my mind up if to purchase the Phase 5-e my wife made it up for me and bought one for christmas. Looking forward to building and flying and have taken note regarding beefing up the nose area and trying to strengthen the cowling.

Thank you for your evaluation of the Phase-5. Might still be tempted knowing that you can beef up the front end during assembly. Please keep your comments coming.

I was allso interested in the Phase-e and it looks like it flys well after seeing a recent video but having seen your problems after a bumpy landing really puts me off. I would have thought from a renowned designer the front end would have been a bit stronger to accommodate the motor.