Times Flown: 52
Condition: GOOD
I got this HobbyZone Super Cub for Christmas yesterday (12/25/07). I assembled it tonight (12/26/07), and I plan on maidening it tomorrow (12/27/07).
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UPDATE - 12/27/07: I maidened the Super Cub today. The maiden was successful. Here's more information about the flight. Onboard videos coming soon. EDIT: The onboard videos are located here.
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UPDATE - 12/28/07: I did 5 more flights today with my Super Cub. All were good flights with no crashes (except a noseover on the first landing).
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UPDATE - 1/6/08: I did 7 more flights today and yesterday with my Super Cub. All flights were successful with no crashes/damage.
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UPDATE - 1/19/08: I flew the Super Cub 4 more times in the past couple weeks. All flights were successful.
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UPDATE - 1/27/08: I flew the Super Cub 4 more times in the past week. All flights were successful.
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UPDATE - 2/3/08: I flew the SC 2 times today. All flights were successful with no crashes/damage.
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UPDATE - 3/2/08: I flew the SC 4 more times today. All flights were successful with no crashes/damage.
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UPDATE - 3/22/08: I flew the SC 3 times today. All flights were successful
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UPDATE - 6/28/08: I am currently upgrading my Super Cub. For more info, click on this link: Upgrading my HobbyZone Super Cub
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UPDATE - 11/7/08: I maidened my modified Super Cub today, and it did not go well. The servo controlling the elevator was reversed. You can read about the maiden here. Pics of the damage are located here.
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UPDATE-3/15/09: I maidened my newly unmodified Super Cub today and it went great. After the flight in November, I changed the Super Cub back to it's stock form. Here's the electronics that I am using: Stock brushed motor, Castle Creations Pixie 20P ESC, HXT900 servos, AR6000 receiver, and an ''unknown'' 1500mAh LiPo. The flight went smoothly, and it lasted for about 4 minutes. My hands were numb and it was drizzling, so I couldn't fly anymore. I took an onboard video, and will post it later.
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UPDATE-3/21/09: I flew the SC again today and got a nice long flight in. Pretty good landing too.
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UPDATE-5/19/09: Something weird happened today with the SC. About 30 seconds into flight, it dove uncontrollably to the right. I tried to correct it by giving it full left rudder, and a lot of up elevator, but it did not work. It plowed into the ground, which broke the propeller. Not bad at all. But what pisses me off is the reason why it dove like that. I am thinking my custom battery mount made out of balsa wood and hinges broke in midair, causing the CG to shift.
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UPDATE-7/21/09: I flew the SC today. Two nice flights. Crappy weather though (gray skies and humid).
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UPDATE-8/15/09: I had 3 nice, long flights today with the Cub. I put a brand new 2200mAh pack in it, and this thing flies like a rocket now! Super stable, and pretty fast too. Motor got a little too hot though.
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UPDATE-8/24/09: I had two quick flights tonight. All went well. Had to fly at a small field in front of school because of soccer games.
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UPDATE-9/12/09: I flew the Cub 3 times today. I had a Pentax Optio S4 digital camera strapped on it for the first two flights. It was raining, so the pics came out a bit blurry. All flights were successful though.
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UPDATE-9/18/09: I had 2 short flights with the Cub tonight to test out my new key chain camera. It got too dark out and I crashed into a fence, but there was no damage as of now.
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UPDATE-11/17/09: I had a successful 5 minute flight with the Super Cub today. It was the first flight with newly installed ailerons. I did a couple rolls, and when I landed I noticed I forgot to put the struts on! So i'm lucky the wing didn't snap.
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UPDATE-12/14/09: I crashed the Super Cub today due to a reversed elevator. I just bought a new radio and forgot to check if anything was reversed or not. It went straight down from about 25 feet. It now has a cracked wing and broken prop.
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