Sorry the maiden did not go well. Glad to hear you’re positive about it. The Guillows are hard to convert but you are doing a great job. I am sure you will work out the issues. Good luck.
I was happy to see it take off but indeed it was too unstable and underpowered. That is the problem with the shape of the engine, that you don't have a long enough arm to get the CoG in place. Quite a lot of damage. Hopefully your plan works out and you can get her to fly. Thank you for sharing!
Tough luck... I was surprised you didn't drop it into the grass almost immediately. I do not have the control skills you do, but I was panicked for you. It looked pretty underpowered from the start. Thanks for showing us the "failures" as well as the successes. This is nothing that MORE POWER can't fix.
Thanks, I'd hoped I'd make it round me and to the grass but it dropped as you saw before I got there. I think the weight led to the power issue unfortunately. Lesson learned and hopefully others will benefit too.
IMO You need more thrust. The balance of the aircraft looks OK. I would advise not changing the CG by removing the nose weight and attempting to re-maiden. You need to use a bigger motor and maybe a bigger battery to power it. The extra lift gained with more speed will keep the model from stalling so easily. The extra weight of a bigger motor and battery placed as far forward in the fuselage as possible will allow you to reduce or eliminate the nose weight. Good luck! Your DR-1 is a nice looking build.
Ya need More Power. One thing TriPlanes Must be Light as Possible. Take Off Should Only Into the Wind! Fix it a Charge Away. NOBLE Try. Marvelous Airplane. Outstanding Craftmenship. You Should be Proud!!!!
Thank you for you supportive comments. I normally use bigger motors and setup but wanted to try the UMX stuff. Less weight for the next attempt and perhaps try and keep it over the longer grass.
I just flew my Guillows Fokker a couple days ago. I built mine very light and weighs 3.7 ounces or 104 grams. It's three channels and flies very well. I can email you pictures if you wish. Thanks, Todd
Also, I have been flying DR1s of all sizes over the years. They all turn better on rudder than ailerons. I would mix at least 50% rudder in with ailerons for easier turning.
I was looking forward to this one. Wasn't let down. She's a beauty. I was surprised to see you didn't go with the Flitetest power packs you've put in other planes. Do you think the power pack A is overkill?
Thanks! No, in hindsight maybe it would have been better. I’ll see how she does lighter with this setup 🤞 See how my Super Cub does too, but I’ll keep her light from the off hopefully 😊
Thank you! A bigger motor may work but I'm reluctant to try and change all of the electronics out too, so am hoping less weight and flying over grass will help next time. There should be enough power according to the spec if i keep the weight within limits. Fingers crossed for then...
You've got this. Not too hard to fix. Next time things will go great. This is what test flights are for! -Dan
Thank you for the encouragement! Fingers crossed 🤞👍🏻😎
I have one I built in mid 2000s. Uses GWS brushed A drive on 3 cell. 6 ounces all up weight. Full pull pull controls, including ailerons
Sounds good! 😎👍🏻
You should mount a shockflyer motor with lower KV that you can add a bigger prop with more torque
Sorry the maiden did not go well. Glad to hear you’re positive about it. The Guillows are hard to convert but you are doing a great job. I am sure you will work out the issues. Good luck.
Thank you for your support 👍🏻 I like the challenge and it would be boring if it worked first time every time 😎
I need to learn your outlook, because mine don’t even work on the third or fourth attempt 😂
😉 at least you’re flying them. Some people don’t fly ever which is more sad than trying. A big part of the hobby is the build for me now 😊
I was happy to see it take off but indeed it was too unstable and underpowered. That is the problem with the shape of the engine, that you don't have a long enough arm to get the CoG in place. Quite a lot of damage. Hopefully your plan works out and you can get her to fly. Thank you for sharing!
Thank you for your support as always 🙏🏻 Fingers crossed she flies again 🐥
I was hoping for a successful flight. Looking forward to seeing more. Cheers ❤😎✌️👍
You and me both! Thanks for your ongoing support.
Tough luck... I was surprised you didn't drop it into the grass almost immediately. I do not have the control skills you do, but I was panicked for you. It looked pretty underpowered from the start. Thanks for showing us the "failures" as well as the successes. This is nothing that MORE POWER can't fix.
Thanks, I'd hoped I'd make it round me and to the grass but it dropped as you saw before I got there. I think the weight led to the power issue unfortunately. Lesson learned and hopefully others will benefit too.
@@srknight307 These videos are a tremendous resource, thanks for taking the time to document your pursuits!
Thank you for your support and encouragement 😊
IMO You need more thrust. The balance of the aircraft looks OK. I would advise not changing the CG by removing the nose weight and attempting to re-maiden. You need to use a bigger motor and maybe a bigger battery to power it. The extra lift gained with more speed will keep the model from stalling so easily. The extra weight of a bigger motor and battery placed as far forward in the fuselage as possible will allow you to reduce or eliminate the nose weight. Good luck! Your DR-1 is a nice looking build.
Ya need More Power. One thing TriPlanes Must be Light as Possible. Take Off Should Only Into the Wind! Fix it a Charge Away. NOBLE Try. Marvelous Airplane. Outstanding Craftmenship. You Should be Proud!!!!
Thank you for you supportive comments. I normally use bigger motors and setup but wanted to try the UMX stuff. Less weight for the next attempt and perhaps try and keep it over the longer grass.
I just flew my Guillows Fokker a couple days ago. I built mine very light and weighs 3.7 ounces or 104 grams. It's three channels and flies very well. I can email you pictures if you wish.
Thanks,
Todd
Also, I have been flying DR1s of all sizes over the years. They all turn better on rudder than ailerons. I would mix at least 50% rudder in with ailerons for easier turning.
Thanks for sharing 😊
Hey Todd! I've got a Guillows DR.1 waiting to be built for RC. I'd love to see the those pics
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I was looking forward to this one. Wasn't let down. She's a beauty. I was surprised to see you didn't go with the Flitetest power packs you've put in other planes. Do you think the power pack A is overkill?
Thanks! No, in hindsight maybe it would have been better. I’ll see how she does lighter with this setup 🤞 See how my Super Cub does too, but I’ll keep her light from the off hopefully 😊
Bummer on the crash but it will fly! Is it possible to add a larger motor or higher voltage pack? That might help with power and reduce “dead weight “
Thank you! A bigger motor may work but I'm reluctant to try and change all of the electronics out too, so am hoping less weight and flying over grass will help next time. There should be enough power according to the spec if i keep the weight within limits. Fingers crossed for then...