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Here's a video of the power revised Extra, as you can see no problems here
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Edited by Hoverin - 01/May/2012 at 9:12am
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Can't see anything :-)
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Nice one Hoverin, looks good, virtually leaps into the sky.....

I think I recognise that park too.....
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Anyone for more Rudder? I've heard of people cutting into their elevators to get more throw but didn't give it much thought till bored today sitting in hobby room soldering etc. So grabbed the hobby knife and started very carefully peeling back the film. I got half way through it and wondered what I had gotten myself into but thought I'm too far in now so keep going.....

Then cut away at the offending balsa...

I got a bit happy with the hobby knife trimming the original piece to refit it but had some 9mmx5mm balsa stick so made a fresh piece..

Trim away excess balsa and start recovering...

Finished off with the wifey's clothes iron, you'll notice the yellow stripes missing, casualties of a too hotter iron.... If your going to use a clothes iron you wont need it over half throttle... Cheers

Shot of one side modded and one original... Heaps more throw and can't wait for some knife edge stupidity tomorrow HAHA.....

Difference in throws...Left modded, Right original.....


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Well the rudder was a success, super slow knife edges, but had a little incident with the elevator servo stripping it's gears. Went behind trees at speed before I could do anything, went in hard and fast.... Oh well onto bigger and better things, hey Richard, if you need any parts let me know, wings are serviceable with a little repair, and the tail section.....

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Oops.
Contack HK and say it was like that when it arrived and they will give
you a new one.
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Originally posted by snappy

Oops.
Contack HK and say it was like that when it arrived and they will give
you a new one.


Cough 'Bullpuckye" cough lol
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they just beat the air
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unlucky :(
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Originally posted by snappy

Oops.
Contack HK and say it was like that when it arrived and they will give
you a new one.


HAHA, with Auspost's well know efforts it would be understandable.....
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Hi Hoverin

Like the mods to the elevator... Seems a much more apropriate design.

Very sad to see what happen to your Extra...

I created a very simmilar piece of artwork some weeks earlier with my Katana.. It's not a good feeling...

You will have to let us know what your next project will be...
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