GrahamWh Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Looking forward to seeing it in the air Janos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Here's a picture of it in the airfield. Well, not really in the air... cause I had nobody around to tape it Today was just beautiful, no wind, bright sun from behind (at 6pm) ... just ideal. After warming up with other planes, I played for 6+ minutes with the Pioneer. Straight on easy takeoff and easy, safe landing. I tried the "deadstick" landing, the bird descended nicely without stalling. The 3S battery was still on 11.27 V after the run. The power train seems to be matched, as none of the parts were hot, merely lukewarm... The plane is just perfect With the 560W it has enough power to do loops from muscle. I have not tried corkscrews, but have no doubt that it has enough power to do it. I am very happy now Next time I'll get a cameraman (-lady) or attach the flight cam (it is now on an other plane). Cheers Edited By Janos Deak on 29/05/2015 21:03:01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Janos Deak Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 oh... totally forgot... I have not tried any of the options (ail diff, etc.), I made the run with the default setting by the manual... well, next time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I got mine out last weekend after recovering the wings - on an Eflite Power 25 870Kv - wanted to get it running on a 3S set up (rather than a 4S) so tried a 13x8 prop on it, works a treat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamWh Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Well done Janos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Phil Winks Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks like you enjoyed that Janos, one comment on the video camera placement. I used velcro to attach mine ( a small key fob style hd video camera) to the top of the wing far enough out to not see the prop in the video makes for a cleaner picture and saves you inverting the image to view too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Edited By Janos Deak on 01/06/2015 07:40:50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Janos Deak Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I had this little bugger around and this was the best way I could figure... but very true, I'll need to get a horizontal type fast The wingtip is a good idea. Btw, the bottom plate with the oval holes are laser-cut (mostly) plastic sheet with stiffener and shaper bars inside with mechanical and magnetic lock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Hi, I have approx 10 flights in the plane, no damage to report, just plain fun . I just loooove it Landings are safe, even in some wind... Thanks for all of You who had helped me along. I'll keep uploading videos on youtube, so if you'll search for the term "E-Pioneer HA-VIK", you'll find them Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 OH, forgot to mention, the fc150 Controller is in the bin now... I only flew it manually... It was unable to control the dual ailerons, contrary to the manual. And was not possible to switch off. Too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Hopkin Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Lol not had a lot of luck with my pioneer of late Thursday - Took off, turn out of the climb into a right hand circuit - thinking to myself "its making a strange noise" then as she turn parallel with us, "something flapping at the back" comes the shout..... circle round at low level and bring her down to find the covering on the fin had stripped off and folded back over the rudder Friday - Covering repaired - started to roll off the strip, grass too long really but I though I could get enough speed up, but no, rolling down the strip when she veered off violently to the left and was not responding to nose wheel input, large prop sending showers of grass cuttings over the wing! - powered off and checked, nose wheel servo had pulled out of the (what looks like liteply) mounting.... Saturday - some ply glued into the nose for the servo - fixed Will we have any decent weather on Sunday..... we shall see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 On my second flight today I landed a few feet short of the runway - into the sunflower field. This was the second landing attempt... It was a windy day and a random gust of downwind gave me minus 5 feet on descent just before I could reach the strip... Luckily, no damage to the plane - I could hardly believe it The onboard cam video and a few pics on the destruction in the field, and the plane afterwards. I had two flights with normal landings after that - this IS a TOUGH machine Edited By Janos Deak on 07/06/2015 15:11:04 Edited By Janos Deak on 07/06/2015 15:12:50 Edited By Janos Deak on 07/06/2015 15:15:34 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Janos Watching that vid my conclusion is that you flew into a stall, mostly due to blustery conditions causing rapidly changing air speeds the pitch nose up just before the arrival is what makes me think this. a gust will have slowed the ground speed of the model and as the gust drops so does the air speed and with such a benign stall as this model has a simple drop is the result, I've witnessed this a few times on my own while on short finals in gusty weather plus as you were approaching the boundary between flat grass and the crop some turbulence would've been taking place just adding to the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Yes, You are right... I am really pushing the limits there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Winks Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 To be fair it's all part of the learning curve, just remember, especially in gusty conditions, to watch for ground obstacles that can cause turbulence at low level on your landing approach, wind shear bites us all !! luckily this is a model that mostly can handle it, the benign stall does at least help it land on its feet, just one thing you might want to take the wing tube and roll it across a mirror to check for slight bending after a heavy landing, it's not the hard aircraft grade aluminium that you would expect, well mine wasn't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Good tip, thanks, I'll check it tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 It seems OK. Not as seamless as a helicopter spindle, but does the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janos Deak Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 We have a few flight days behind us - and the plane is still in perfect shape. Not too many days though - the weather in not too mercyful nowadays... A great addition to the fleet Edited By Janos Deak on 28/06/2015 19:22:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy48 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Posted by Dave Hopkin on 06/06/2015 17:15:12: Friday - Covering repaired - started to roll off the strip, grass too long really but I though I could get enough speed up, but no, rolling down the strip when she veered off violently to the left and was not responding to nose wheel input, large prop sending showers of grass cuttings over the wing! - powered off and checked, nose wheel servo had pulled out of the (what looks like liteply) mounting.... This is where the advantage of running on 4S really shows, the EP simply leaps into the air. Bigger wheels help too in long or wet grass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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