Gliders > Slope Soaring
My Latest Faze 6
lothar4862:
Hi Keith,
it looks, as if it WANTS to fly. A bit aggressive too. So don't hesitate to long throwing it away.
Keith, is there a link, where to get plans or a kit?
Regards
Lothar
joe:
--- Quote ---Great minds think alike!
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and fools seldom differ I believe is now that one goes! :D :D Sorry couldn't help it.
You said that you weren't happy with the finish Keith, you felt you rushed it a bit to have it ready? Look great to me! :clap: :clap: Ready to do a bit of sky carving :P :P
Crow should help a lot. Just remember that it will probably just drop out of the sky when you take crow off if you have no speed. So if you miss a landing and need to go around again, give it a push and get the nose down as you take the crow off to avoid a bit of a flop.
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I know Peter likes to Rock. Your a bit of a Rocker too then keith!?
That ballast looks huge in that picture Keith :shock: :shock: . 75% should make a big difference. Look forward to seeing it fly. Good Luck :clap: :D
Happy Days:
Why Lothar,……..you are asking for a link for a Phase 6, does this mean you are thinking of flying a plane with a fuselage!!!!! :shock: :shock:
They come as a kit which you have to build. The wings are ready formed, ( wood over foam) and a pretty standard “box” section fuselage and a tail section.
It took me about 40 hours to build this, my second one. It would probably take you a couple of evenings to build one. :wink:
Made by Chris Foss, I get mine from www.sussex-model-centre.co.uk . They have a very low shipping price to Europe. (click on aircraft > gliders and sailplanes > page 3
The Phase 6 has two designs of wing. Sport (Semi-symmetrical) and Professional (Fully symmetrical)
I’ve have been told my many people that the Professional wing is not very good, the Sport wing is a much better choice so I only buy the Sport model.
I posted a little build sequence of my first Phase 6 on this forum > Techniques >Misc> Prob building Phase 6 fuselage
If you get one please let me know, I can give you a few tips before you start building it which will make it easier to fly. (As a standard model it has quite a high landing speed………………..crunch!) :roll:
Joe, thank you for your complement, :D …….I shall ignore your first comment! :oops:
Certainly I thank you for your advise about using the crow landing if I have to go round again. In truth that’s probably something I wouldn’t have thought of, although I should. :oops:
Regarding the weight of the ballast blocks,……..I think it was you who told me that to ballast a plane to any meaningful degree means adding a good percentage of it’s unladen weight. So I figured that to fly in 60 + km/h winds increasing it’s weight by up to 75% should help it penetrate out into the lift. (Oh, I do like a good penetration) :lol:
As for ‘chronostratigraphy strata.’ Well, it’s one of those things where if you have to ask the question, you wouldn’t understand the answer.
Peter and I have a number of things in common.
1/ We’re both very good looking. 8)
2/ We’re both very intelligent :P
3/ We both have an interest in geology . Well,….I have an interest in it,…. :? Peter know everything about it! :clap:
Yes, beating up the sky is my first intention. (Going home with a working model is my second. )
Keith.
Richard Boyd:
Hi Keith your Phase 6 looks very very good ! I have recently bought one and am almost ready for it maiden !
This will be interesting as I have limited experience on gliders but sure the sky is a big place !
Thanks for some tips on ballasting
Hope yours goes well and have fun !
Richard
expressfly
Happy Days:
Well thanks for the compliments Richard. :D It does seem that the Phase 6 is a very popular model.
I’m wondering if you have built your’s with the single aileron servo or decided to put one into the underside of each wing half.
One of the problems with using a single servo is that because it protrudes into the fuse’ cavity, in the event of an “unorthodox” landing and the wings getting jolted laterally, the aileron servo can split the fuse open. :(
(There are other benefits to using two aileron servos as well.)
I wish you good luck with your maidening of her, I intend to maiden mine tomorrow………….We’ll have to compare notes afterwards.
Er,…..would you like to post a picture of yours on the forum before you maiden her?
(Not that I’m questioning your flying abilities you understand :wink: )
Keith.
p.s. Be aware Richard, the Phase 6 tends to come in very fast for landing. (Are you old enough to remember Exocet missiles?)
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