E-TOC setup

[TheRooster]

Hey all, decided to do e-toc again and I've been out of the foamy loop for 2 years now and was wondering the best servo/power setups, also is mark lessburg's plane kitted now? I really liked that plane and had a small hand in what I guess are now refered to as "snaggles" haha(votacy generators) anyway, Help! Thanks

[xtremeRCpilot]

I have several of the Razorbacks and they are awesome. I am using the AXI 2203-46/HackerA10-9l with a CC P10 esc 2 d47 servos on Rudder and elevator and a mod HS 55 on ailerons. Two of these have one D47 per aileron But is more weight costly. Go to insanefoamies.com to find the kit. Hope this helps!!!

John

[3D-Seth]

Here's what I am using for this year's ETOC:

Hacker A10 15S
Hacker X-5 ESC
JR DS 188 on ailerons
Dymond D47 on elevator/rudder
Spektrum AR6300
Thunder Power 350mah 2 cell packs

Seth

[xtremeRCpilot]

Hey Seth, What plane are you fly'n this year.. ? Will it be your design :197: .

Oh here is a link to one of my Razorbacks http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=906581


John

[TheRooster]

I am most curious about the use of a single aileron servo, there was a really good futaba servo, but I forget what the number was...

[xtremeRCpilot]

maybe the 3114? I tried the JR 185 but they are to inconsistent and often sloppy...:199:

I turn the HS 55 into a 7 gram powerhouse. I may have to try the Futaba 6 gram version..if someone knows of a good one

[hpapilot]

what I guess are now refered to as "snaggles" haha(votacy generators)

a.k.a. Vortex Generators? :197:

Aileron servo... Futaba 3114 (analog) and 3154 (digital). Same general specs. 23 oz torque, .09 sec speed. Awesome servos! I

Good to have you back dude!

RJ

[3D-Seth]

I am most curious about the use of a single aileron servo, there was a really good futaba servo, but I forget what the number was...

3154

Just like the new JR 188

Seth

[danielph]

Hey Buddy, Glad to hear that you're going! Yes, Insane foamies has them. As far as servos, there are allot of good ones out there. For the ailerons, I would reccomend using one of the big Saiko servos. At 1800oz of torque, it should be able to do both ailerons. LOL :-) You might want to check out these HXT servos: http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=663&Product_Name=HXT500_5g_/_.8kg_/_10sec_Micro_Servo
I'm using the 9g servos on my outdoor foamy, and they are wicked fast, and centering is dead on! The price is great too. For the tail surfaces, the 4.7g dymond servos would be my choice.
Just my 0.02.

Seth, have you tried the JR 188 yet?

[TheRooster]

Cool thanks, I missed everyone last year! Work and school, finishing my pilots license and instrument ground, starting a FAA certified ATC program to get into he academy and somehow am going to try to make a good showing this year haha, no matter what it will be a blast! Il probably be asking many more questions, see y'all there, Seth I still gotta meet ya, RJ are you 21 yet?

[TheRooster]

Hey Daniel thanks for the info, I've got dymond 4.7's, probably gunna go with the axi 2203 CC 10 dualsky 2s1p and marks design, I just gotta call fancy foam now, maybe they will give me a small hookup? :) il probable my go through 5 airframes getting ready haha, see y'all there!

Hey Buddy, Glad to hear that you're going! Yes, Insane foamies has them. As far as servos, there are allot of good ones out there. For the ailerons, I would reccomend using one of the big Saiko servos. At 1800oz of torque, it should be able to do both ailerons. LOL :-) You might want to check out these HXT servos: http://www.hobbycity.com/hobbycity/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=663&Product_Name=HXT500_5g_/_.8kg_/_10sec_Micro_Servo
I'm using the 9g servos on my outdoor foamy, and they are wicked fast, and centering is dead on! The price is great too. For the tail surfaces, the 4.7g dymond servos would be my choice.
Just my 0.02.

Seth, have you tried the JR 188 yet?

[danielph]

il probable my go through 5 airframes getting ready haha


Don't say that. It's not funny. LOL :-)

[TheRooster]

If your not crunching a little foam your not flying low enough...

[danielph]

Haha... Is this low enough? http://www.flyinggiants.com:80/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=54960
This was about a month ago.

[TheRooster]

Anyone can take a picture with a pan frame right before they crash!!! :)

[3D-Seth]

John, it will be good to meet you too! See you guys there!

I don't think RJ's 21 yet, I think he's closer to my age ;)

Seth

[danielph]

Anyone can take a picture with a pan frame right before they crash!!! :)

I will have you know that I have 87 flights on that foamy, with only 1 small mishap which was a long time ago. I sold the Extra 260 after 65 flights, and NO crashes. I flew it that low over dirt too. :200:

[danielph]

RJ, I'm really looking forward to seeing what you whip out at ETOC too!

John, he's 18

[TheRooster]

It's all good I found out last time you can be in a bar at 18 there... I'm already planin the after party haha, it was so fun two years ago! My sequences were prity good, I just need to put together a decent freestyle now...

[zzw26n]

Haha... Is this low enough? http://www.flyinggiants.com:80/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=54960
This was about a month ago.


Nice Job Daniel, very impressive!

[danielph]

Thanks! I wasn't trying to hijack the thread, I just had to put that in there. ;-)

[rcgood]

Daniel...were you at Molalla contest last year? Red hair?...Are you gonna start making any contests this year?

[danielph]

Yeah, I was at Molalla, and yes, I am hoping to fly freestyle this year. I don't know if Grant will give me an "invite" yet... We'll see. Did you see the video of my freestyle on the sim that is on my media page? If I can get in, I'll be flying that routine. What is your name? I might have seen you last year. ???

Thanks guys!

John, I'll give you a call tomorow night. :-)

[rcgood]

My name is Ben I did meet you there you were with your brothers I think. If you want to fly freestyle in Molalla your best chance is to do well in IMAC. Most likely Intermediate. Sportsman class winners make it to the freestyle rarely, usually when the guys in the higher classes turn down the freestyle invitation. As far as getting an invite from Grant I wouldn't really count on that. He does that VERY rarely, usually when he doesn't have enough freestyle participants. With that contest being the most popular in the NW I doubt he will have that problem. Plus Grant doesn't really care about 3D hotshots he wants the freestyle pilots to be good at IMAC. I've had multiple discussions with him about that and he's very firm on it. Who knows though...???

I'm not trying to discourage you, I'm just telling you what I know so you won't be really dissapointed if it doesn't happen. And if you really really want to make it, so you know how the best way to go about it. You're a very good 3D pilot but it happened in the past where a local 3D hotshot didn't make it in the freestyle because there were too many people ahead of him in the higher IMAC classes (he was in Sportsman). So how's your IMAC looking :)

P.S. If this is not hijacking a thread I dont' know what is :D

[rcgood]

BTW...Nice video and really nice flying site. The views are super nice, I understand you're flying off your property right? I couldn't find the freestyle vid you're talking about. Send me a link to it.

[danielph]

Here ya' go. http://www.flyinggiants.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=55059&ppuser=18976 Hope you like it!

Yes, I fly off of our property. It's really nice to be able to just walk a hundred and fifty feet from the house and fly!

[rcgood]

Nice...What plane would you by flying?

[danielph]

I just ordered a 50cc Extreme Flight Extra 300 last week! If I got in, I'd fly that. We'll see...

Lets talk with PMs now... I feel bad about kinda' hijacking this thread. That was not my intent in putting that first video in... Sorry John.

[rcgood]

Yeah John...What setup did you decide on? And how are you getting in indoor place to practice? Man I REALLY wish I had an indoor place here to fly some F3P foamies.

[danielph]

He told me that there is a church hall building that he can fly in... Can you still fly there John?