CA Models - PassPort Delux ARC

[1bwana1]

Well it was a perfect day here in San Diego. Warm, Sunny winds under 5 mph right down the runway. I did a couple of trim flights, and with the new thrust angle, which is exactly lined up with the nose of the plane, everything just seemed to come together. I flew the AMA Advanced pattern about 8 times. The plane is simply amazing. I have never flown anything this good. I am loving it.

The bad news is that after the last flight of the day, I wanted to check the data logger on the JR 24 receiver. The numbers were great. I asked a friend to hold the radio wile I checked it. I went to return the logger to my tool box and was walking back to the plane. It seems the guy holding the radio must have accidentally bumped the throttle. The plane took off down the pits, hit a trash can, and then into the safety fence. Luckily no one got hurt. Broke the prop, put a small ding in the leading edge of the left wing. It also cracked the cowl area around the nose ring, and chipped the paint in a number of places. No huge deal, everything is repairable, and the plane will fly again. Mike Morgan who is a glass wizard will probably do the repairs. I am hoping that NetBoxHobby will have the paint in the right colors (I need all 4), or know the brand and numbers. It should be back up and flying in a few weeks. Hopefully in time for the first contest of 2009.

[Jim Woodward]

Steve - sorry to hear about the pit accident.

I have 60 + flights on my plane now. The YS 170 is running awesome. I competed at the Tangerine contest with it. I constructed a new T-cannalizer for it and have the plane trimmed quite nicely for it. I've used a point-mix for the roll-mix, as you can taylor the mix to the needs of the model. For my Pass-Port, I have settled on about 4% roll mix, but moved closer to the neutral point of the rudder stick. This is needed because I only use about 1 1/8" of rudder movement for the all of P and F09, barring snaps or spins. With such little rudder used, a linear mix using rudder as the master will see very little movement at all on the slaved surface.

The plane is flying really well! I'm very happy with it. I let Alan Cook and Stephen Hamilton take some time on it this weekend. I think they liked it
Thanks,
Jim

[1bwana1]

Jim,
Thanks. The repairs are completed, and the plane is up and flying again. I was able to get perfect color matches for the paint (5 of the colors) and have plenty extra should anyone need some. I have about 20 flights on the Passport now. My experience is similar to yours on the mixes. Incredible how effective the rudder is on this plane. Like you, I am really liking this plane.

Steve

[MLiprie]

Good to see you got it flying Jim now you will hopefully feel the pass port exuberance.

hehe.



Matt L.

[BOSSIER_ROB]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 1bwana1
	Jim, Thanks. The repairs are completed, and the plane is up and flying again. I was able to get perfect color matches for the paint (5 of the colors) and have plenty extra should anyone need some. I have about 20 flights on the Passport now. My experience is similar to yours on the mixes. Incredible how effective the rudder is on this plane. Like you, I am really liking this plane. Steve

Don't break it! I haven't flown it yet. LOL. Get some video Steve. I wanna see how that rocket under the cowl launches it vertical.

[1bwana1]

Don't worry, I have a ton of flights on it now. I really love this plane. I will trade you flights on the Passport for flights on your new Slick!

[BOSSIER_ROB]

Done! See you at the Nall

[MLiprie]

Jim sorry for the delayed reply, It is the best plane I have owned and I do not have any mix in it whatsoever. No roll coupling at all, it just fly's straight in knife edge, upside down, and right side up.

[halconfurtivo]

Hello Matt, what kind of engine you use in your Passport? electric or glow;
is very interesting to know you don't need mixer, don't have coupling....
Julio

[Jim Woodward]

I wanted to post some photos of my PassPort in Peru, on my last flight. The PassPort is holding up quite nicely and the few that have flown it have really liked the setup. I've flown all the versions (anhedrals, with and without SFGs, with and without T-can, straight stab) now and think mine is the best I'll upgrade to the YS CDI soon. My wife's cousin did the honors on the camera. I wish I had his camera and talent for pictures!!
Thanks,
Jim

[MattyMatt]

Looks great Jim... how did you make out?

Hey, the top right picture shows something below the wing that looks airfoil shaped... what is that?

matt

[BreadBowl]

Matt,

I'm pretty sure that's an air exit. You back in the states? Give me a call when you are.

[Jim Woodward]

Yup - those are air exits on each side of the fuselage. They are placed just behind the thickest part of the fuselage. I've flown with the air exits covered with blue masking tape and could not tell a difference in flight between opened and sealed off. However for the next plane, they are not cut out.
Jim

[MattyMatt]

Damn... that picture is a dead profile then... you can see right through the plane!

[Wingnutt]

Typical Jimbo!