Love your hide nothing approach , this way we all learn ? I’m returned to the hobby after a 30 year break and trying to catch up on all the changes and embracing electronic flight which was rare thing in my younger years . Thank you so much for your videos .

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Danny - great to see you coming back - I was the same - back in my day we had free flight, control line, and if you had a load of money a one or two channel (Push Button RX/TX Combo) - I could not afford it back them, Oh and as you know everything was made out of Balsa wood, I talk to people about PAW and Snipe engines and they have no idea what i am talking about - LOL - Built my own flying wings (50' control line) models - great fun.. I learnt to fly on a Balsa Trainer with a .47 GMS 2000 up front (glow engine) - I really love Electric RC Flying with Foam Aircraft.. Hope you enjoy coming back ..

Oh deary me. And i thought i was the only one crashing this model!! Great video mate

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

HA ha ha - you cannot say I crashed it really - I mean NO power - its not going to last long .....LOL...... what with our English Gravity sucking it down....... ;-)

Excellent diagnosis. Made perfect sense.

Nightmare! You have the skills to rebuild her Martyn, just so sorry this happened. Flying model aircraft is fraught with mishaps it seems, can be pilot error or mechanical failure just like the real thing. I have great confidence this will go back together and be as good as new. Thanks for showing how this hobby is, elation and disappointment but having the will to never give up.

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

I joke about it some times and say I'm too stupid to know when to give up ..LOL.... But Seriously thanks for your comments and she did take on more damage that one could see - but I am rebuilding it - making some quite radical changes, lucky I has some spare parts (Unlike Hobbyking) LOL....

Hi martyn DAM that corsair real was looking for truffles..... From that hight you got away lucky.... Just goes to show. Even the smallest things can bring down a kite.... But your have it up n running again... As you know ITS NOT JUST ABOUT FLYING Stay lucky Brian

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Well at least I know that AS3X was working fine on the upside-down ORX, and as you say Brian - she can and will be rebuilt, I was surprised how touch it was I expect to have to go and get my Binbag - as you say looking for Truffles - but it did look cool coming down - not unlike the WWII V1s.. I happen to have 6 million Dollars in my back pocket... Hobby King Corsair, Warbird: an aircraft barely damaged, Gentlemen we can rebuild it, We have the technology, We have the capability to make the bird fly again, the F4U Corsair will be that bird, Better than she was before, Better, Stronger, Faster

@BRIANFORWARD1

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlankerTanker that's the ticket KEEP ON CHARGING...

Aww man that sucks after all that work you put in..I maidened my 750mm Corsair today with 1000 3s only 8grms added weight and she flew great hardly any trimming...I tried her on safe at first ..I diden't like it at all so turned it off and she flew great and looked beautiful in the air after that.

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Gravity Sucks !! that for sure - Electrical failure - could have happened anytime - But at least I can repair and Re-maiden, Great to hear your Maiden went well -only 8 Grams on the nose that's great - I needed 50 !!!! , I don't like safe Mode - I feel as if I just don't have enough control - I would only use it for Windy take offs and landings - otherwise stick to the AS3X mode as I do , I was amazed at how this Little Corsair took the beating - very strong little aircraft... I hope to join you soon with my Re-Maiden.... Thanks for the watching and leaving your comment.

good that you seem to have found the reason it crashed and you are happy to share it

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Sharing information is that way we learn - with luck others will not make the same mistakes I have - she has been repaired and flown a successful re-maiden - I am not in the process of turning this ugly aircraft into a "Black Sheep" F4U

Im so gutted for you Martyn, was really looking forward to a successful flight and proving the gyro issue, as you say it was a wire issue, i myself have the corsair but the toprc version, i have noticed a few differences between toprc and hk, colours are a shade different, battery compartment is bigger on the toprc and the lack of pilot too! Cg seems spot on too with no weight added at the nose using a 2s 1000mah turnigy graphine, only comes with 12a esc and no gyro, im putting off my maiden lol, by the way i replaced the silly jst and soldered in an xt60 so no excuses for hot wiring, cant wait to see the re-build vids and second maidan, good luck Martyn Regards Nick

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Hi NIck - thanks for your great comment - I agree with you 100% regarding TOPrc - I have just done the Maiden of my TOPrc T34 Mentor - and it is great - plenty of room for the 2s 1000Mah, no additional weight needed on the nose - In fact I had to add 20g on the tail !!! - I did install an ORX gyro in mine - taken from a spare Hobby King Hurricane I had - Working on the rebuild right now, going OK but she did take on more damage that we see here, You know I was thinking I would replace the JSTs with XT60 but they just seem a bit bulky so might look at an XT30 see what size that is - I have purchase replacement wire and JSTs but might not use them, as soon as this one is off the repair table and the weather is good - she will go up again and I will provide PROOF that the ORX upside down is good... anyway we know the AS3X part of it works because it was flying ... Stay safe and well . Martyn

@fidsey2

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlankerTanker i will agree with you there about the xt60 they can be a bit bulky, the xt30 can be a bit fiddly but not as bad as the silly little jst, the good thing with xt is you cant plug them the wrong way round! If your looking for spare props for the corsair i find the only place available is Tower rc, i ordered three for mine and took about eighteen days from date of ordering to my door, they also stock all the other warbird series props too! Stay safe Martyn Regards Nick

Ah mate. Feel so bad for ya. Like I said before was really looking forward to that maiden. I too look forward to the next maiden.

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Rebuild it now - but it took more damage than could be seen on the Surface - but thanks to having some spares (unlike Hobby King) - I well on the way to getting this once back into the sky...

@mathewwebb522

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlankerTanker . That is good to hear. Looked to be flying okay till that damn wire cooked.

Hello I just ordered this plane as filler to not pay shipping lol hope I can fly it , good vid sorry yo see wiring melt

@FlankerTanker

Жыл бұрын

cheap wire from China - its all good now,, Thanks Ironmover.

Very sad! Hope to see the next maiden soon! Also if possible a flight of the fms Corsair!

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for your comment - nothing a rebuild cannot sort out - (that is if I am correct about the wire) - FMS Corsair will not be built for sometime yet - I want to get this one sorted out first before I move on to that one..

Rough crash but at least the akeno sticker from highschool dxd survived,

@FlankerTanker

Жыл бұрын

Rebuilt, repainted, and is flying iwell, the sticker unfortunately was replaced...

Martyn - thanks for this video - you are not having much luck at present! I thought I was the only one who could have joined the JST plugs the wrong way around (thought they couldn't be connected incorrectly - idiot me!) - burnt through my cables like yours ended up. I too purchased cables from Ebay (no details on the sales blurb) and they were too thin - fortunately I suspected this and watched them burn whilst ground testing!. Have subsequently replaced and had my Maiden. Added 50g of weight to the nose and it was flying really well but needed trimming quite a bit. Whilst thinking about what to trim, I turned a little too tight and a little too slow and it tip stalled from 50ft. Very lucky as it landed in the only thick bush around and damage could have been a lot worse. My fault. On a side note, have you considered using the spare ORX Gyro from this model on your Lancaster?

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Oh I don't know about the Luck - a few weeks back I had a flying session that was 100% - including the Rebuilt Arrows T28 - , at least this was not due to Pilot flying error, - a hard learnt lesson I think - regarding checking what one buys from eBay, I think it will be the same on mine 50g is what I needed to add, and she did need trimming a bit that was why I put on the power to get some Hight - regarding the ORX - I did think about it but decided to use the Lemon 7 channel RX which has Stability mode and I can also have adjustable gains on the TX.. Stay Safe and Well

It sucks when things like this happen. I was wondering why the wires came out of the middle of the battery? Should they come out on one end?

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Yes very good point - it was the actual speed controller wires (and extension) that burnt out and melted (stuck) onto the battery - but the battery wires were in fact OK...

its the connector they g9ive yo with the plane change before you fly to a good deans or power pol connector

@FlankerTanker

Жыл бұрын

I have replaced these it XT30 - no problems at all now

Signal interference maybe? Looks also loss of power, I wonder what the temperature was at the time of flight - low temp impacts the battery.

@FlankerTanker

2 жыл бұрын

Leo , at 8:50 in this video I show what happened :-)

@leomiliades7341

2 жыл бұрын

@@FlankerTanker thank you, I will check it out (did not see your video to the end). In fact, recently I had a crash with my glider (FMS ASW 17, with 2.5m wingspan) where I lost control flying in 32F degrees in North Chicago. With the wind-chill, the temp dropped 6 or 7 degrees and the battery died. I had a semi-controlled heavy belly landing that caused some damage - which I have repaired. Signal interference is a problem in my airfield for those using SPECTRUM equipment. I use FRSKY receivers and transmitters and have not experienced that yet.

Bummer. I use a black pen to mark one side of both ends of all my JST connectors to avoid incorrect connection.

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

I do the same as you us a black pen - Infact I think it was you who told me about it when I did make a connection mistake while building the Corsair - thank you for that advice - incorrect connection was NOT the problem - its was CHEAP Chinese JST wires and connectors - the wires melted when I increased throttle - drawing more power from the battery... upto then it was all fine... I am rebuilding it right now and should have it ready to Re-Maiden within a week but it will depend on the weather

@SunriseRCAviator

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlankerTanker O crap Chineese things.

Hi Franker, on my corsair HK I crashed and now the engine mount inside the fuselage is moving a bit, do you know how I can fix that

@FlankerTanker

2 жыл бұрын

I sure do - mine crashed and was smashed to bits - here is a link to one of my videos on doing the repairs (including the motor mount). once you have watched it , let me know if you have any questions leave a comment on that video - here is the link - kzread.info/dash/bejne/k6SDsZl-qLXOp6Q.html start watching at 4:29, 8:30 and 11:45 - you will need to split open the front of the Corsair to get at the motor mount backplate... follow the repair videos (4 of them and you will also see how to re-install it all).

@doand1257

2 жыл бұрын

@@FlankerTanker ok Franker, i'm glad for your help

Gutted for you, Martyn :o( I was shocked to see what happened, but as you say, at least it wasn't the fault of the gyro, the testing of which was a main reason for this maiden. You truly aren't enjoying much luck at the moment :o( Looking forward to the re-maiden and a successful Corsair flight!

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gina, I was quite pleased up to the point it lost power, so thought lets get some hight trim it out and test the ORX fully, then .......LOL , we will have a re-maiden , as indeed we did for the Trojan - and that took a pounding. It looks and fly's great now....I had 8 flights this morning all were a success, except this one .. at least no fire.... and it looked good , straight as an arrow when it came down.. it reminded me of the WWII V1's ....

Good to see that the orx stab worked Martin glad I didn’t Chuck mine away did you have it on slight stab or the limited bank angle 📐 mode but glad to see it’s fixable I’ve scuffed the wing tips on mine gonna paint 🎨 them up tonight , I got the 1100mm efx racer to make up as well this weekend, salute bud and have good weekend 🛩🤘

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Gazza, the ORX was set on what I call AS3X mode , so it just smooths out the wind buffeting a little, (not that I had any wind to bother about) I had intended to climb higher, trim and then try the full bank angle mode - but , Hay Ho... she did do a good impersonation of a WWII V1... We shall rebuild it - make it better, make it Stronger....

I know how you feel , crashed my F35 the other day, damaged doesn’t look to bad. I want the Corsair but it’s never in stock at H K.😩

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing I could do at the time , but I can rebuild it , replace the wires for 20AWG size and get it back into the Air , sorry to hear about your F35 - is it repairable ?

@waynesrc1958

3 жыл бұрын

@@FlankerTanker Actually there was very little damage , just a little creased & a few scuffs l, I was lucky!

Hi, thanks for the info on how to replace prop you gave me couple of days ago. I am expecting a replacement prop from a supplier in Hong Kong in next few days. It is not from hobbyking as all their props for these planes (corsair and its equivalent 750mm models) seem to be out of stock. If you do not have a spare prop and cannot get one, I will give you the supplier in Hong Kong once I have received mine and checked that is is indeed the same size. It cost about 8 quid for a 3 blade prop and international flight postage which I thought was pretty reasonable. As I only need one blade it will hopefully do for two more broken prop incidents. Andy in uk.

@paullepine4765

3 жыл бұрын

Andy - it is even worse if you break the hub as well! HK are a nightmare to deal with in my experience. Eventually got a two blade from them (third time lucky!) Given up on hobbyking now. I've ordered three blade from a third party in Hong Kong too which should include a new hub...... Fingers crossed.

@andycraig8610

3 жыл бұрын

@@paullepine4765 exactly what I ordered including the hub, was it from rc-castle.com if you don't mind me asking, and when did you order. I ordered mine two days ago and was quoted about 3.4 dollars for the prop and 8.60 dollars for air freight shipping. This converted to 8.90 pounds which I was happy to pay rather than wait for hobbking. Hoping it will only take a few days.

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

@@andycraig8610 RC Castle are very good - I got my T34 Mentor from them also replacement retracts , Afterburner & FMS Reflex V2 Gyros - great service and good communications.

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

@@paullepine4765 taking a look at the damage later today in detail - but I know the engine mount is shattered, Motor Shaft is bent, not sure about the Hub - so I might just need that info about the 3 blade prop ...

@paullepine4765

3 жыл бұрын

Andy - RC castle yes. I think I paid circa £13 for two hubs and six blades including postage. I have tracking and things seem to be moving but I'm not expecting anything soon ...

Es gibt XT30 Connectors und XT60

@FlankerTanker

Жыл бұрын

Ja, ich habe alle meine JST in meinem 800-mm-Flugzeug durch XT30 ersetzt - viel besser - aber das Problem war die billige China JST-Erweiterung, die ich gekauft habe ... werde das nie wieder tun ... Prost - (Translation from English to German via Google)

And they say electric planes are the future... Fly by melting wire! In all seriousness its lucky it didnt catch fire really. Interesting point I found out the other day. Electric car insurance is over £1000 a uear no matter your no claims as in the event of even a minor accident you have to replace the battery pack for the fire risk and seeing as the battery is half the price of the car thats why the insurance is so high. Shame because I was going to buy one until I found that out

@FlankerTanker

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed I was lucky regarding the Fire (also the battery is OK) - I have given it a complete load and discharge test....- it was an upsetting lesson to learn, I now always check my wire grades and make sure they match - I have also replaced all the JST connectors I have on my 800mm warbirds that take the 1000mAh 3S with XT30's... WOW that's a lot for insurance - we should see it come down as more and more people change or are forced over to Electric cars -