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Post by The Dude on Apr 1, 2010 19:53:45 GMT -6
My wife suggested I get this for my early fathers day gift! God I love that woman! A guy in my rc club built this. Mini Telemaster. It is currently set up with: Exceed 450 Motor and Volcano 25A ESC, a Electrifly 11.1V/3-S/25C/1600mah li-po. Four HiTec servos, Two HS81's for elevator and rudder, two HS55's for the ailerons.   |
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Post by BTCat on Apr 1, 2010 20:06:24 GMT -6
That is a nice bird, Troy. Balsa? Very sharp. Happy Father's day ;D
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Post by The Dude on Apr 1, 2010 20:12:44 GMT -6
Thanks!
I'll have to get back to you tomorrow on the balsa question, going to see it tomorrow morning at our clubs field.
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Post by The Dude on Apr 1, 2010 20:16:39 GMT -6
Bonus!
The receiver is JR -AR500 2.4Ghz full range w/the extra aileron port, so it will bind with my Dx6i!
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Post by Gabe on Apr 1, 2010 21:13:48 GMT -6
Sweet deal man! Practice on that sim first!
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Post by The Dude on Apr 1, 2010 21:31:52 GMT -6
Sweet deal man! Practice on that sim first! Dude, that is what I have been doing tonite, already doing landings pretty easily. Planes are easier than a heli, on the sim at least. No way is this going to take away from my heli training, just wanted more options |
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Post by Solitaire on Apr 1, 2010 22:06:17 GMT -6
Good lookin' plane, Troy. The guy did a nice job on it.  |
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Post by 19000rpm on Apr 2, 2010 5:46:17 GMT -6
Those telemasters are nice planes and if you like that design they make them in up to 8' wingspan. If the balsa doesn't work out for you Eflite makes the apprentice which is a good aileron trainer. secure.hobbyzone.com/EFL2900.html |
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Post by The Dude on Apr 2, 2010 12:47:24 GMT -6
It is balsa, but Tom deviated from the design a little and did some reinforcement braces on the inside of the fuselage.
Very nice build.
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Post by akent on Apr 2, 2010 19:35:47 GMT -6
For some reason my old post here is gone. Humm..
Anyway, Troy, there is a reason the Telemaster has been around for 25+ years! It is a really stable plane that is a perfect trainer. Even beyond that, these just fly amazingly smoothly.
I hope you build up an 8' version some day!
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Post by Tony on Apr 2, 2010 21:04:45 GMT -6
A guy in my club just finished stick building a 12' Telemaster from a kit. Took him 3 years...  . Hobby Lobby has a ARF for a 12 footer too. I saw this one fly at the fly in I went to last weekend. Actually this video was shot at that fly in. |
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Post by Solitaire on Apr 2, 2010 22:43:02 GMT -6
Phew, that's a big plane for electric power. But, I guess he didn't build it as a speedster. |
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Post by 19000rpm on Apr 3, 2010 6:57:35 GMT -6
Thanks Tony, I'd forgotten about the 12 ft. ARF at HL.
Did you catch that "clank" when he spun up that motor? ;D
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Post by The Dude on Apr 3, 2010 8:33:50 GMT -6
That thing is huge!
Does it use a frikkin' car battery?
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Post by mimir on Apr 15, 2010 22:29:14 GMT -6
Back years ago, the first plane I learned to fly on was a glider. One of the guys in the the club I belonged to at the time used his nitro telemaster that he had added a glider mount on to get my plane way, way, way up in the sky.
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