Getting ready for the indoor season Yipee !

2009-2010 Indoor F3p season is almost upon us. I have received my new EON X Lite 350mah Lipo packs and tested them again today. The packs are slightly heavier than the Eon-Lite packs from last season, but I have to say these are really a cut above any other pack on the market today.
I have found the new X range of packs to be so so constant in power and this really helps as you donot have to compensate with additional throttle movement. The power is so constant that I had a wee smash on my second flight lol. I was used to the older packs tapering of and I knew when to land, the new Eon x -Lites give you no warnings at all. Lesson learnt so now the timer is set on my tranny.

Pictures of the DL50 flying on the slope

Both MY friend John and I travelled to the local mountain for a evening of slope soaring but on arrival the winds dropped. Out came the DL50 and when nothing else flys , the DL50 will give you great fun flying.
These are a few snaps of Johns DL50 and of me and a foam thing, no name yet but at 105g it sure is fun!
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Test Flight of the DL50 Glider

The Test flight of my new DL50 glider was pure heaven, from the initial over head javelin style launch the glider tracked straight and true and no elevator trim had to be made. I added 2 degrees of up elevator and put this on a switch on my tranny for launch mode.
Next it was a soft discus launch and as I had though the DL50 climbed out tracking straight at around 45 degrees and to a height of 20M. I did the testing on the beach in the late evening and winds were very light around 2-5mph. I was more than pleased !
I will show you a few build pictures, but its back to work for now.

MOUNTAIN MODELS DL50 GLIDER BUILD

MOUNTAIN MODELS DL50 DLG GLIDER
from http://www.expressfly.co.uk/

Expressfly have kindly given me another DL5O to have fun with during the coming summer months . This week I have spent building the DL5O and have logged what and how I build this beautiful fun glider.

I am off today to the Northern Irelands North Antrim Coast to test fly her, so it will be a few days before I return and finish this posting. This is a fantastic model for sloping on the sand dunes.

NEW SUK-31

This is the SUK-31 that I have been working on this last year or so . Finally it is now in production thanks to expressfly. The SUK made its first appearance at the UK F3P championships flown by my friends Matthew Poots and Richard McMasters.

Richard took a well earned 1st place flying the SUK in the F3P-C schedule. Just shows how this plane not only flys 3D/Aeromusical but it is also a very accurate plane for F3P schedules.

Donatas record inverted hover .

This is the King of VPP record breaking video !


Arrow V3 world inverted hover record ?! from Donatas Pauzuolis on Vimeo.

Next up on building my Clik is to attach the elevator , again i use a rule to give me a guide when cutting the 45 degree angle required to give the desired travel of the elevator . I attach the elevator to the Fus stab as per the method I used in the ailerons .

This is now the time for me to add some carbon to the wing edges and fus sides . I use 3mm x 0.13 carbon again I get this from http://www.expressfly.co.uk/ (you can use cyno or uhu-por to attach ) . The idea behind this is to get that all important rigidity that gives you perfect flying characturistics . No flex = true flight !

I next attach the underside of the Fus . Please first do a dry test fit to make sure all fits OK. Using a meter rule as a guide and a square for perfect 90 degree angle attach the fus underside to the horizontal fus .

Next up is the wing braising . Again for a competition model I use 1.5mm carbon tubing from http://www.expressfly.co.uk/ . If you only want a standard Clik then use the solid carbon supplied with the Clik .

Please please make sure your fus is square to the wings and also that the wings are firmly down on your flat building surface before you attach the carbon braising . The small attaching clips supplied with the Clik are really perfect for the braising and use them .

For braising the Fus i use again 1mm carbon Tube and this is for an ultra ridged Clik body . The small geladipac strips that come with the Clik are perfect for the pilot that just want a plane to fly at his local indoor venue .

Now it time for adding the undercarriage ,

I have to admit I found the instructions wrong on this part of the build . When measure down from the horizontal fus to the U/C cross over point please measure 70mm ! not 50 as per instructions ! This extra 20mm will give you a reduced U/C angle and the U/C becomes more ridget and also gives you a better angel of attack for smoother take offs . I again use1.5mm carbon tube , but the 1.5mm carbon supplied is also good .

Use all the fiber attachments that come with the Clik as these really do a great job . Wheels that are also supplied are ultra light and the only issue I have found is you will need to cyno on the wheel rubbers as they do come loose from the Hub .

Time for a break and a nice mug of coffee .