170-200cc AJ Slick

[Simpleton]

	Quote: Originally Posted by BoneDoc
	It will be in another 126" Slick for sure, but I'm not sure if I'm ready for this airframe at this time ... maybe I should make my bunny hop to 100cc class. ... I do love that 103" Extra 330 SC in Red .

Can't you just disable the unused/unwanted switches? Or is this switch something you might need (I'm unfamiliar with the 9303)?

I've sort of been there, I let a kid (good kid, good stick) fly one of my planes once. I showed him the D/R switches, but for some reason he grabbed a switch I had set up for spoilerons when he came in to land and severely ran out of elevator authority on final. Wadded it up.

[1bwana1]

Josh,
Sorry for the loss. Please explain the 9303 Aux 2 switch issue. I have never encountered it, and apparently don't want to.

[BoneDoc]

Ben lent me the 9303 for the 126" Slick, so I wasn't as familiar with it. The Aux 2 switch, when NOT disabled will flip your slaved elevator up / down a good 20' the way I had it.

[Animal Jesky]

What happens is you plug in your other elevator servo into Aux 2 so when you flip the switch before it being disabled it will take it to the extremes.

Sorry to hear about this Josh, I was hoping to hear that the repair held together.
Andrew

[BoneDoc]

So did I Andrew.

One thing I fail to recognize as I move to this behemoth-size beauty, is the mass as well as surface area that this plane has. IMHO, the repair would've more than hold together on the 89" Slick. But I simply fail to fully apprecate the mass and force that this plane generate on its components...

There will be #2 though. I'm just not sure when. Congrats Andrew on such an excellent design. I can't wait till Sleepy and John gets theirs. It'll be awesome for sure.

[1bwana1]

Thanks for the info on Aux 2. I have always disabled all switches I am not purposely using, so hopefully it is a non-issue for me.

[cjcyclesrc]

Josh,

Sorry to hear about your loss. A bunch of my friends and I have come up with something that helps the grieving process a little. When someone crashes their plane we all load up and go to the Roadhouse and buy the grieving friend a Steak. It's amazing how a good time with your friends and a big ribeye will help you feel better about loosing your plane.


The elevators need to be matched with the mate function in the wing type menu. You can't select a channel unless the switch it is linked to has been disabled. Using the mate function is the only way I know to get the trim to work for both elevators. I made it a habit to start programming with all the switches disabled and activate them as required.


What planes are you going to bring to Fort Bend?

[askforplanes]

Sorry to hear about your loss .......Post the videos though.

JP

[TheTank]

Yikes! Sorry to hear the bad news Josh!

[BoneDoc]

Thanks for the condolences guys. After sharing this with you guys, it's starting to feel a bit better.

John, you're absolutely going to love your 126" Slick. Badass doesn't even begin to describe how good this airframe is.

One thing though, you'll notice when you get yours that the leading edge is sharp... so much so that you'll have to do your full throttle in burst because it hurts your calf .

[Animal Jesky]

Josh,

Your giving all my secrets away. SHHH. Just kidding, they are extremely sharp but fly through the air very true and have a great locked in feel.

[BoneDoc]

Awesome design Andrew. And as I was rebuilding her, the construction is just mighty impressive as well. That 170 sure has some pull!

[RightThrust]

Andrew, looks great man!

[Uncle Brett]

Damn....Josh, that sucks.

[BoneDoc]

Thanks Brett. I knew moving to this size class will bring some heartaches of its own as I learn not only about this size plane (which is humongous), but also how to work the gas engine. I'm so spoiled by my electrics .

But on to happier thoughts, Here are some pics of my 126" Slick with both covering scheme.