I finished building a Tribute FX 3D last weekend, but I was too eager to take it out on a windy afternoon, and it flipped over and had its nose torn off. It’s interesting to see that the nose is mainly held on to the fuselage by glue between two flat plates of balsa. I guess this helps in case you turf it so that the nose comes off cleanly in case of causing damage to the whole airframe. I think some judicious use of Sumo Glue and packing tape will get the plane up in the air again – although it will look a lot less pristine.
I received my repaired DX6i back with the proper size female pin. All I have to remember is that full charge is 5.8 volts and low charge is 4.3. What’s nice is that all it takes is 4 AA batteries in case you need a quick replacement. I was using the DX6 when I flew the Tribute FX 3D last weekend, and I like the programming features and feel of the DX6i a lot more.
I flew my repaired Stevens Aero Stik this morning, and it rose up in the air too fast. I think the angle of incidence for the wing is a little bit high, and I may try to raise the rear support in the future. For now, I’ll just mix throttle with down elevator. What was very cool to try for the first time were flaperons. I switched them on when I came in for a dead stick landing, and they slowed down the plane quite a bit at 50% settings. I’ll try to increase to 60% for the next flight.
I have a Cox Christen Eagle and a MS Composit Boom on the way. I can’t wait to get those two planes up in the air. It’s funny that originally I didn’t want to get into 3D planes and I just wanted an electric glider, but I really love the aerobatics that you can do with a 4 channel plane and 3D planes are a natural progression.