I just updated and uploaded an article on comparing and choosing propeller sizes. It’s something I wrote long ago for a newsletter but hadn’t put up here on the web site yet. Hope you will find it useful. To access you can either use the Articles link or just click here to jump to that page.
Flyzone Beaver – update 3
Flew the Beaver last weekend at a friends pond. Even with gusting winds to about 13 mph the new water rudder rigging worked well. With that issue fixed I would say it taxis and lifts off the water well. The only possible draw back I can see is that when the float with rudder lifts first it can cause some minor directional changes while the other stays down. This is brief though and doesn’t represent a real problem. The new linkage is definitely a major upgrade from the ridiculous design that Flyzone utilized out of the box. I’m not saying this one change makes this plane a winner but it at least resolves one of the biggest drawbacks that directly affect its performance as an airplane. Now that taxiing and flying off water are more easily accomplished.
If you have or are considering purchasing this plane I highly recommend you do something similar before you even attempt float based operations.
One other positive to report is that after an unfortunate wind gust the airplane ended up floating upside down. After minutes of this a recovery was made and the plane was found to have taken on so little water that no problems resulted and the plane was immediately ready for another flight. This is often not the case with other float planes but the Beaver is light and buoyant enough to survive a dunking without taking on much water.
This experience has raised my opinion of the Beaver slightly but I don’t expect to be writing any fan letters on the product anytime soon!
Flying at Wilson’s Pond on Sunday. Need some floa…
Flying at Wilson’s Pond on Sunday. Need some float flying! Probably be there 1 to 6. Not sure grass runway will be cut so floats only.
Luckily I’m not quite as dumb as I thought Found…
Luckily I’m not quite as dumb as I thought Found some old backup copies of most of the planes and restored them. What was lost is minor.
Thinking of flying at the pond at the Wilson prope…
Thinking of flying at the pond at the Wilson property on Sunday. Beaver needs some flight time.
Never upgrd ur DX18 on 3 hours sleep. Guess its t…
Never upgrd ur DX18 on 3 hours sleep. Guess its time to start from scratch on every big airplane I own. There will be an off radio backup.
Planning to order E conversion when funds availabl…
Planning to order E conversion when funds available and make them functional at that point. Flew and landed awesome at the show.
The Mustang lost tail wheel and wire at the RC air…
The Mustang lost tail wheel and wire at the RC air show. Replaced with the Robart retract and then did the mains. All fixed down for now.
Club RC air show tomorrow at 1 to 4. Big Mustang…
Club RC air show tomorrow at 1 to 4. Big Mustang flight and Jumper debut. Wind may be a bit tricky. Out of the West.
I’m planning on flying Wednesday this week. Better…
I’m planning on flying Wednesday this week. Better weather and I can help out with some training if Bill needs help.