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Hoppy, here is the link, it is available at the top of our links page.
Don’t know if Miss Piggy will be able to handle the additional weight. Looking at her last jump the descent was quite rapid so I’m guessing she has been pigging out again and stacking on the pork.!!
Video from the first day of flying the S800 Sky Shadow wing.
All in all it went much better than I expected as the only other wing I had flown to date was my X-Vert VTOL wing.
I have now changed from a 6×4 – 2 blade prop to a 6×5.5 – 2 blade.
Motor current has only gone up from around 14.4A to 16.5A so still well under the ESC limit of 30A
I will also activate the Auto Launch function in the iNav FC and try and dial back the stabilisation slightly to stop the wing rocking @ low speed.
Thanks Chris, however if you dig a little deeper you will find that the full name of the S800 is in fact a Reptile S800 Sky Shadow (sold by BG & HK). The V1 is generally Black and the V2 is generally Grey. The V2 also has a vented canopy and supposedly the build foam is denser & more solid.
Give it to Miss Piggy next time she is going parachuting with Kermit, I’m sure it will fly then (but the landing may not be all that great !!)
Yes Hoppy, it sure was a fine flying day (and probably the only one this week) given that it’s the middle of winter, teeshirt weather around the lunchtime BBQ.
Here is the footage from the 3m FMS Fox Glider’s first flight, I stuffed up (operator error) the second Dolly Trolly launch after lunch & broke the elevator locking pin so only one flight from the Fox today but it was a beauty.
Just to silence all the howls of discontent I will post the Moose’s video here as I guess no one could find it in the other place.
Due to lack of time the Moose’s video is attached to the end of the Rebuild Maiden voyage footage.
When the moosik stops the Moose STARTS.
This will be the final entry in the rebuild log of the Badger II.
Still need to add a Topping Lift so the Jib sets correctly but other than that she sailed beautifully.
Yes Tug, we’ve had plenty of wind down this way over the past week, that along with the rain is what has been keeping us all inside & away from flying.
You never know, “Double Trouble” could well hit the workbench tomorrow, if this weather keeps up.
Supposed to be 16 deg & sunny on Saturday with a breeze so a perfect day for a sail.
Well then, after way too long the refit of “Badger II” is complete (well almost).
Safety rails were fitted today along with all new Stainless Steel safety lines. Rudder was fitted & aligned and finally the mast & all above deck refitted & set up for a test sail (maybe this Saturday).
The Display Stand still needs a coat or three of epoxy and I’d like to apply another coat of Spar Varnish to the rub rail around the deck. Also the standing rigging all needs to be redone after a test sail or two.
I have purchased tiny stainless steel screw eyes to replace the way out of scale ones currently fitted to the mast & booms but this can wait till she sails a few times first.
Now just to make a new battery pack as I’ve currently pinched the one that gets shared between the 10R and the IOM.
Hopefully some video of her sailing this weekend will be the final post in this very long rebuild project.
