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Forum: Kit Building
07-25-2014, 07:21 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

I'm starting to analyze my elevator and wondering...

I'm starting to analyze my elevator and wondering if perhaps I didn't install the control horn and back plate the best way. What I did with the Kougar is monokote the elevator control surface and...
Forum: Kit Building
07-24-2014, 08:09 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Getting her all prepped for flight this upcoming...

Getting her all prepped for flight this upcoming Saturday. I discovered another small issue that may have resulted in another problem, again with the elevator. This time it appears the balsa that...
Forum: Kit Building
07-23-2014, 10:04 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Sounds familiar. There is a guy at the field I...

Sounds familiar. There is a guy at the field I fly and he was telling me about someone who took an ARF up for the very first time, crashed it and then put it in one of the waste containers at the...
Forum: Kit Building
07-23-2014, 10:01 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Yeah, I've been thinking about that too.

Yeah, I've been thinking about that too.
Forum: Kit Building
07-23-2014, 09:36 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Exactly. What I'd also like to add to this is...

Exactly. What I'd also like to add to this is that ARFs are built in a way where they can be built at the plant or assembly line a lot simpler than the kits we build from like SIG and such. Because...
Forum: Kit Building
07-22-2014, 01:13 PM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

After retrieving the plane after I had landed it...

After retrieving the plane after I had landed it in the tall grass and, I got to wondering had this bird been an ARF if it would have been built strong enough to have survived what it just went...
Forum: Kit Building
07-22-2014, 12:18 PM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

If I remember correctly, the Kougar kit came with...

If I remember correctly, the Kougar kit came with nylon linkage components. I went ahead and purchased higher quality Du-Bro ball linkage components (pictured below) instead of using the ones...
Forum: Kit Building
07-22-2014, 08:32 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Thanks guys for the suggestions. Good timing too...

Thanks guys for the suggestions. Good timing too because I'm getting ready to start installing all the electronics into the SIG Komet that I finished building a few months ago. I'm planning to put...
Forum: Kit Building
07-21-2014, 01:14 PM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

My Kougar took a rather hard landing this past...

My Kougar took a rather hard landing this past Saturday but apparently it will also survive. I came close to just ordering another Kougar kit and stripping this air frame down of all parts that are...
Forum: Kit Building
03-28-2014, 10:04 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Yeah, nice plane, nice shot.

Yeah, nice plane, nice shot.
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 07:27 PM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

When it was A&W or the Chinese restaurant? ...

When it was A&W or the Chinese restaurant? That's great.
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 01:22 PM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Under five pounds is pretty light I think. ...

Under five pounds is pretty light I think.

Right off the bat, the friends I remember in school by last name was the McCleary's (Mitch was a chick and her brother Mike I think). George Gomez and...
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 01:01 PM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

I've been lucky with the Komet and it's built...

I've been lucky with the Komet and it's built pretty balanced without having to do anything special like shift load or add weight to it. I did add a little materials to the tail area to strengthen...
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 11:45 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

I really don't think there's going to be much of...

I really don't think there's going to be much of a difference between the two. In order to accomplish an acceptable profit margin, they will still need to build them the same way, in accordance to...
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 10:57 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Maybe that's one of the reason's China is now...

Maybe that's one of the reason's China is now flexing military muscle in Asia right now. From what I've been reading lately, they are attempting to run the US Military out of Asia. Guess their...
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 10:53 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Thanks. Yeah, this Komet is one of the very best...

Thanks. Yeah, this Komet is one of the very best planes I've built to date. A few tricky time consuming areas to look out for when building the Komet. The places where I've had to spend extra time...
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 10:23 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

One of the reasons ARF's and RTF's are built so...

One of the reasons ARF's and RTF's are built so light is because the manufacturer to build them as cheaply as possible for the profit margin. The manufacturer builds the ARF's and RTF's to fulfill...
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 10:03 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

LOL about the 7.5 lbs Kougar. That sounds about...

LOL about the 7.5 lbs Kougar. That sounds about right in regards to the very first one I built in '81. But I had the K & B .61 with fuel pump so I had the power to get'er off the deck. The roll...
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 09:34 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Here's a very unflattering shot I took of her...

Here's a very unflattering shot I took of her this morning on my way out the door. Only thing left to do is monokote the wing (planning to do tonight), permanently attach the canopy, main landing...
Forum: Kit Building
03-26-2014, 07:03 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

That could be as well. But the guys I have been...

That could be as well. But the guys I have been told this by are ones who have built dozens of all make and model kits over 30 - 40 years period of time. They specifically indicate that many/most...
Forum: Kit Building
03-25-2014, 12:59 PM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

I'm sure many were during the r&d phase of each...

I'm sure many were during the r&d phase of each model. But mass produced and released kits that were not great fliers.... probably not too many next to none. I'm sure they wouldn't have wanted to...
Forum: Kit Building
03-25-2014, 10:32 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Wow, Muscatine. Small world. I lived there for...

Wow, Muscatine. Small world. I lived there for two years when I was a teenager. That's actually where I was when I first started getting involved in r/c planes.
Forum: Kit Building
03-24-2014, 10:08 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Depending on what your involved with, yes, they...

Depending on what your involved with, yes, they can be a wealth of information. I know I've learned more from the older guys at the LHS than I have anywhere else. At my LHS anyways, the majority of...
Forum: Kit Building
03-19-2014, 12:03 PM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

There was one on ebay yesterday. Unbuilt and...

There was one on ebay yesterday. Unbuilt and still in the original box. Not able to find it when I looked for it just now, not sure if it was sold or if the auction just ended.
Forum: Kit Building
03-11-2014, 07:47 AM
Replies: 4,026
Views: 425,106
Posted By SushiHunter

Yeah, same here as well. Foam only lasts when...

Yeah, same here as well. Foam only lasts when it's not used at all. Once a foam plane is in use, it degrades quickly. Interesting thing is how over priced I think foam aircraft are. How much does...
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