C-ARF Ultra Flash build Thread + Video
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Dave,
I'm following your build and pics closely as I too have the green/white/blue Ultra Flash on order. Keep the good info and pics coming! Question: Do the Behotec C36/2 retracts have the trailing links on the mains?
Regards,
Gus Grissom
I'm following your build and pics closely as I too have the green/white/blue Ultra Flash on order. Keep the good info and pics coming! Question: Do the Behotec C36/2 retracts have the trailing links on the mains?
Regards,
Gus Grissom
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Gus
The CARF set uses C36-2 units with trailing link legs from Airtech Germany and Intairco wheels. On this model I'm using Jet 1A legs, but everything else is stock (CARF were out of legs at JP)
regards
Dave
The CARF set uses C36-2 units with trailing link legs from Airtech Germany and Intairco wheels. On this model I'm using Jet 1A legs, but everything else is stock (CARF were out of legs at JP)
regards
Dave
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Never used it. I find the colour match is poor unless you paint as the "in the mould" process where paint is put on in layers over each other. where I need to touch in I use a local body shop who mix spray cans to match the actual paint.
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Come on Dave, get on with it. We are all looking forward to seeing it demonstrated on Friday. If the phone rings get Wink to answer it!
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Yeah, come on Dave. We're all looking forward to sitting in our cars as the rain pours down at Abingdon, watching you do a mariners test flight on the UF.
Weather for Friday isn't looking too good at the moment.
Weather for Friday isn't looking too good at the moment.
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Yeh, Richard is answering the phone, but someone else needs to fend off the walk ins and then there is the kids in the evening!
Fill me with joy to stay up into the small hours...just been and ordered stickers...
Fill me with joy to stay up into the small hours...just been and ordered stickers...
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Real time pix in shop, Richard was saying how well I was getting on...then mentioned the wings in the back ground I'm yet to start!
Turbine just bolted in!
Dw
Turbine just bolted in!
Dw
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Dave, you have three nights, and two days, if I was a betting man I would say you will fly it on Friday
Hope you all have good luck with the weather at C.J.
Alistair.
Hope you all have good luck with the weather at C.J.
Alistair.
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2 FLASHMAIDENS
Well Dave looks like we will have 2 Flash maidens on Friday (weather permitting)as I have just finished programming my new unflown standard Flash (thunderbirds scheme) today.
Should be no problem finishing your UF just 2 days and3 evenings to go.Good Luck.
Phil.
Well Dave looks like we will have 2 Flash maidens on Friday (weather permitting)as I have just finished programming my new unflown standard Flash (thunderbirds scheme) today.
Should be no problem finishing your UF just 2 days and3 evenings to go.Good Luck.
Phil.
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Hope to fly mine to after Geoff maidened it last Sunday in not great conditions, but I am seriously thinking of fitting water floats as its not looking to clever weather wise, Dave look forward to seeing it fly, they looked good at jet power right up to the point they crashed !!!!
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I wouldn't bet on it, accountant in tomorrow and I'm feeling knackered tonight...we will see what Friday 6.00am brings! Weather wise I have had a word and I think it's going to be OK in the morning...location wise it could be great all day...or ****e If you don't go you won't know! food will be on all day anyway...
Dave
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Cracked on tonight, stuff ended up where it did just because...
Having flown it the balance point is easily achieved with everything in stock position. I have 3 Li-Po's in the stock battery boxes and balance is good now with them at the front of each box. 2 x Graupner 3000 2s Rx Li-Pos and 1 x Graupner 5200 2s 45c ECU
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Having flown it the balance point is easily achieved with everything in stock position. I have 3 Li-Po's in the stock battery boxes and balance is good now with them at the front of each box. 2 x Graupner 3000 2s Rx Li-Pos and 1 x Graupner 5200 2s 45c ECU
Dw
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Hey Dave,
I see the nosewheel steering servo is upside down. This is the first time I have seen this. Is this an 'official' mod or something you are doing off your own back?
Geoff.
I see the nosewheel steering servo is upside down. This is the first time I have seen this. Is this an 'official' mod or something you are doing off your own back?
Geoff.
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Did it so I could use a 9 channel Rx, the rudder and nose steering servo then work the same way through a Y lead...
M&R UAT dock, 2 minutes-free, 5 grams..:-)
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Did it so I could use a 9 channel Rx, the rudder and nose steering servo then work the same way through a Y lead...
M&R UAT dock, 2 minutes-free, 5 grams..:-)
D
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I am so tempted to comment on the fact that you only have 9 channels as opposed to my normal radio that has 14 but that would be childish
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We have 12 proportional channels...but WE have the choice of Rx.
T Mmm not really, just in and working, having done two before it helps
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We have 12 proportional channels...but WE have the choice of Rx.
T Mmm not really, just in and working, having done two before it helps
D
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Dave,
In post #40 you have painted the ply mounting brackets with gray paint. You sealed them first with finishing epoxy (ZAP 40?) then painted gray? Any special paint used for the gray? Thanks again for the build thread, I'm still waiting (im)patiently for my UF.
Regards,
Gus
In post #40 you have painted the ply mounting brackets with gray paint. You sealed them first with finishing epoxy (ZAP 40?) then painted gray? Any special paint used for the gray? Thanks again for the build thread, I'm still waiting (im)patiently for my UF.
Regards,
Gus
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Gus
Three coats of ZAP 40, then acrylic aerosol. It's jet fuel proof enough. With more time I would have primed it too, but the ZAP 40 gives a good base to paint on. I'm having some UF kits shipped by air from the factory as the damm boat is too slow! Got a custom scheme coming too.
Dave
Three coats of ZAP 40, then acrylic aerosol. It's jet fuel proof enough. With more time I would have primed it too, but the ZAP 40 gives a good base to paint on. I'm having some UF kits shipped by air from the factory as the damm boat is too slow! Got a custom scheme coming too.
Dave