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pipercub123 · 03-22-2009, 10:55 PM

After two crashes on my Air Wild 260, I figured it was time to start this season with a fresh plane as I didn't feel like repairing. I was lucky enough to have fixed it after the first deadstick and after having another with similar damage, I began to think the plane was a bit weak or required delicate landings to put it nicely. It was a wonderful flyer though.

I'm hoping the Edge will be an even better flyer and will require no mixing. I have never experimented with mixing and only have a slight idea on how to setup the radio for it. I'll have to break out the manual if this one will need it. I've always been the type to use the elevator or ailerons with the rudder for knife edge. However, I'm thinking of working on IMAC more and having the mixing while performing loops will be great to help keep things more precise.

Also, the Edge will be my first plane with a canister muffler in hopes to keep things as quiet as possible. I'm trying the new lower priced canister kit that Tom has for 50cc engines. It was $169 and a total kit! I haven't seen a picture of it yet and will post when everything comes. The 260 didn't have a pipe tunnel in it, another big reason for buying the Edge.

The Edge cowl uses a mounting ring, this I hope will be a plus over the 260 and is something new I haven't tried before.

Another gripe with the 260 I had was that the elevator servos were mounted in the fuselage and not in the stab, same thing with the Edge. I guess I'll just have to deal with this. For ease of transport it'd be a bit easier to not have to remove a link. The EF Extra incorporates this however, but lacks the cowl ring.

I'm considering painting the LG as IMO I don't like the look of bare metal, even polished on a LG. Guys, painted gear would've been a nice touch!

I don't know if I'll be using the included tail gear as I have a more scale looking gear that I never used on the 260. Also used from the 260 will be the 4" spinner. The Edge calls for a 3.5" spinner, but for me my old one is good. I may run it without a spinner to save 5 oz as the canister will be adding to weight.

After repairs my 260 was 16.5 pounds on my fairly close bathroom scale. The Edge has more wing area and should fly lighter anyway, but I'd like to stay at 16.5 or below as I loved the vertical performance of the 260. I ran a TBM 24x8 prop on the 260 for the best vertical performance. I didn't spend a lot in props to experiment, but this prop loaded the engine enough to keep things somewhat quiet without going more in pitch on a smaller prop. This time I'm trying carbon fiber and will be using a 23x8 Mejzlik in hopes to lower noise while having a good 3D prop.

Here's the goodie list, most things are being transferred over from the 260 as it only had about 8 gallons through it and still in good shape:

Hitec TG 7955's will be used all around and are overkill. I didn't have enough servo power on the 260 and my goal is to be doing knife edge loops and they'll do the job. I picked these up from TBM at a great price I couldn't refuse. I do plan on going bigger next year so these will be transfered over most likely. I do have some damage on a servo lead of one servo. I most likely will put this servo on the elevator and tape the lead in electrical tape as just the insulation appears to be melted away and there's no conductor damage. Somebody being uncareful with a soldering iron nicking wires? I may however call TBM and see how they feel about replacing it. I appreciate getting a good deal on the servos, but I don't really feel like putting up with brand new and damaged at the same time.
HS BB Standard for throttle
Old 260 servos arms from Airwild
Old PPM JR scanselect rx (I'm about to try 2.4Ghz, but on a budget and ppm works for me)
Old Hobbico high discharge NIMH 2000 mah 4.8 for ign, two for rx at 6.0V (Will be trying ions sometime with failsafe swithches)
Old MPI (I think) heavy duty switches (3)
Old Hobbico HD Extensions
Old BattShare unit for redundancy
Mejzlik 23x8 carbon prop
Old Nova 4" spinner
Economy canister kit
WH hardware kit
Old Airwild wing bags (these bags are awesome and super nice)
Hmm, maybe a pilot figure should be added?
Old DA50 just back from DA and has yet to be fired
Tail wheel, can't remember the name
TBM Carbon Throttle Plate (Hoping this will keep inverted performance consistant)

The plane isn't here yet, expected sometime this week though. I cleared off some of my mess on my bench after sabatoging the 260 parts.

Fromeco Lith Ion 2600 mah packs and mpi regulator/switch combo may be used in near future

Here's some goodie pics.

Stay tuned as a flight report and video will entail the conclusion.

03-22-2009, 10:55 PM	#1
pipercub123 Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NY, USA Age: 25 Posts: 387	Wild Hare 88" Edge 540 Build After two crashes on my Air Wild 260, I figured it was time to start this season with a fresh plane as I didn't feel like repairing. I was lucky enough to have fixed it after the first deadstick and after having another with similar damage, I began to think the plane was a bit weak or required delicate landings to put it nicely. It was a wonderful flyer though. I'm hoping the Edge will be an even better flyer and will require no mixing. I have never experimented with mixing and only have a slight idea on how to setup the radio for it. I'll have to break out the manual if this one will need it. I've always been the type to use the elevator or ailerons with the rudder for knife edge. However, I'm thinking of working on IMAC more and having the mixing while performing loops will be great to help keep things more precise. Also, the Edge will be my first plane with a canister muffler in hopes to keep things as quiet as possible. I'm trying the new lower priced canister kit that Tom has for 50cc engines. It was $169 and a total kit! I haven't seen a picture of it yet and will post when everything comes. The 260 didn't have a pipe tunnel in it, another big reason for buying the Edge. The Edge cowl uses a mounting ring, this I hope will be a plus over the 260 and is something new I haven't tried before. Another gripe with the 260 I had was that the elevator servos were mounted in the fuselage and not in the stab, same thing with the Edge. I guess I'll just have to deal with this. For ease of transport it'd be a bit easier to not have to remove a link. The EF Extra incorporates this however, but lacks the cowl ring. I'm considering painting the LG as IMO I don't like the look of bare metal, even polished on a LG. Guys, painted gear would've been a nice touch! I don't know if I'll be using the included tail gear as I have a more scale looking gear that I never used on the 260. Also used from the 260 will be the 4" spinner. The Edge calls for a 3.5" spinner, but for me my old one is good. I may run it without a spinner to save 5 oz as the canister will be adding to weight. After repairs my 260 was 16.5 pounds on my fairly close bathroom scale. The Edge has more wing area and should fly lighter anyway, but I'd like to stay at 16.5 or below as I loved the vertical performance of the 260. I ran a TBM 24x8 prop on the 260 for the best vertical performance. I didn't spend a lot in props to experiment, but this prop loaded the engine enough to keep things somewhat quiet without going more in pitch on a smaller prop. This time I'm trying carbon fiber and will be using a 23x8 Mejzlik in hopes to lower noise while having a good 3D prop. Here's the goodie list, most things are being transferred over from the 260 as it only had about 8 gallons through it and still in good shape: Hitec TG 7955's will be used all around and are overkill. I didn't have enough servo power on the 260 and my goal is to be doing knife edge loops and they'll do the job. I picked these up from TBM at a great price I couldn't refuse. I do plan on going bigger next year so these will be transfered over most likely. I do have some damage on a servo lead of one servo. I most likely will put this servo on the elevator and tape the lead in electrical tape as just the insulation appears to be melted away and there's no conductor damage. Somebody being uncareful with a soldering iron nicking wires? I may however call TBM and see how they feel about replacing it. I appreciate getting a good deal on the servos, but I don't really feel like putting up with brand new and damaged at the same time. HS BB Standard for throttle Old 260 servos arms from Airwild Old PPM JR scanselect rx (I'm about to try 2.4Ghz, but on a budget and ppm works for me) Old Hobbico high discharge NIMH 2000 mah 4.8 for ign, two for rx at 6.0V (Will be trying ions sometime with failsafe swithches) Old MPI (I think) heavy duty switches (3) Old Hobbico HD Extensions Old BattShare unit for redundancy Mejzlik 23x8 carbon prop Old Nova 4" spinner Economy canister kit WH hardware kit Old Airwild wing bags (these bags are awesome and super nice) Hmm, maybe a pilot figure should be added? Old DA50 just back from DA and has yet to be fired Tail wheel, can't remember the name TBM Carbon Throttle Plate (Hoping this will keep inverted performance consistant) The plane isn't here yet, expected sometime this week though. I cleared off some of my mess on my bench after sabatoging the 260 parts. Fromeco Lith Ion 2600 mah packs and mpi regulator/switch combo may be used in near future Here's some goodie pics. Stay tuned as a flight report and video will entail the conclusion. Attached Thumbnails 172.1 KB · Views: 167 175.5 KB · Views: 106 Last edited by pipercub123; 03-23-2009 at 08:10 PM.