Tim Kearsley Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Yes, I was surprised! I don't think I'll be using full throttle very often Martin! Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 are you familiar with the term torque roll Tim? If not I think you soon will be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim Kearsley Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 I certainly am Bob! Indeed, I've nearly fallen foul of it in the past. Just cos you've got a lot of Watts doesn't mean you have to use 'em all the time! Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I was so pleased with the fit of my cowl over the motor that I overlooked one simple thing, I didn’t have the prop driver mounted. So with that in place the spinner back plate was about 20mm in front of the cowl. This meant having to reverse engineer the reversing of the motor shaft and fitting the bolt on prop driver I found in the drawer. The problem was that even doing it that way, the backplate was still going to leave a big gap to the cowl. I didn’t want to fit a ring on the front of the cowl so as I looked around the workshop I spotted a red lid on an ant powder can which just so happened to be the right size. I stuck this to the backplate, trimmed it a bit and fitted it to the motor. And hey presto, it doesn’t look too bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Cotsford Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 That's a neat alternative solution Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 We will have to see if it all holds together tomorrow when I hope to maiden it! Toss n Boss for its first flights. Edited By Ron Gray on 10/01/2018 12:34:52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kearsley Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 That's a very ingenious and neat workaround Ron! Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kearsley Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Well I saw a gap in the clouds this afternoon, so took the ES2 up to the field and gave it its first flight. No dramas - it needed a bit of right aileron trim and a little up elevator. Once that was dialled in it flew absolutely beautifully. On 4S there's bags of power of course and it will go vertical as long as you like. I'll have to add some tape reinforcement to the bottom of the fuse though as I'm not planning to add any U/C. Anyway, I flew three batteries and had great fun! Now I've just got to clean the mud off it.... Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I knew there was something else I needed to do, underbelly / wing tape! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Nice one Tim, glad it went well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kearsley Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Thanks for making me buy it David!! Cheers, Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Here is mine with new U/C, just got to fit the tailwheel and re-paint the legs and spats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Cotsford Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 Where did you get your spats from Ron? All the ones I have in stock are too bulky for the ES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 They were fitted to the U/C which was a spare for my eFlight Ultimate 2. They’re foam so are really light but will be susceptible to damage! I will probably coat them after I’ve repainted them to give them some sort of protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 First flights today with danglies on. No dramas apart from the need to replace the tail wheel with a stronger one! AUW about 3lbs 3oz that is with a 3000mAh 4S Turnigy battery on board so landings are a bit on the quick side especially today with no headwind to slow it down. Flew for 6 minutes and had 65% left in the ‘tank’ and that was with some WOT passes plus big loops, rolls etc. Had to turn the aileron rates down as it is very responsive to the ailerons. Colour scheme not so good for a day like today, very grey, dull, overcast sky. So, all in all, quite satisfying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Kearsley Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Nice one Ron! I have to agree with you on a couple of points - I too found the low rates mentioned in the manual quite exciting enough for me! Secondly, I aborted a flight on Thursday as I just kept "losing" the model against a featureless, dull grey sky. I can't wait for the next good flying day to get it up there again! Lovely model. Tim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I don’t think that it needs full length ailerons so I’m thinking (only thinking at the moment!) of cutting them down and creating flaps to try and slow it down for landings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin McIntosh Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 The copy of the original I built years ago started with full length ailerons. I soon cut these down to half size. Wish they would at least test fly some of these ARTF`s before marketing them since in many cases I can think of they cannot have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Given how responsive it is to aileron input I would tend to agree with you Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Flew the ES2 again yesterday in 15 - 20mph winds, it handled them with no problems! I also moved the battery fully back so that it is against the wingbtube and that made a lot of difference, much better handling and takes offs are now much better with better rotation. In fact it gets off the ground in about 10 feet. Boy is it quick on full throttle a real adrenaline rush but now I’m looking to change the prop to a slightly smaller one as I’m running a 10 x 7 so am thinking of a 9 x 8 or even a 9 x 9 but will have to check the figures for those to make sure I don’t burn something out! With the existing config, after a 6 minute flight a lot of which was at WOT I was showing 34% left in the ‘tank’ with the 3000mAh 4s batts slightly warm. Everyone whio has seen it reckons it looks much better with the U/C on than off, maybe Ripmax should think about producing one with them, in the meantime I’m renaming mine to Easy Street 2.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bob Cotsford Posted January 23, 2018 Author Share Posted January 23, 2018 My canopy latch dropped off the other day, it's just CA'd to the top sheet. It's a right game juggling it back into place without getting CA onto the moving parts! Can you use an L shaped strip of aluminium or whatever to hook behind the latch and pull the pin back through? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted January 23, 2018 Share Posted January 23, 2018 Mine isn't too good either but is useable! I had a similar problem with a HK Estrella and that really was a right pain to fix for the same reasons. Nearly gave up in favour of a different type of fixing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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