Dave Wilshere

Video quality is superb

Dave

bodywerks

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you will want expo on both, no matter what. I haven't flown an aircraft without expo in over 30 years. The amount of expo is personal tastes and dependent on how much throw you have. I'd start at 35% and go from there.

skunkwurk

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I understand, and I do so as well. I have been flying my rebel for about 3 seasons and have been decreasing the expo out incrementally. Mine feels rather sluggish on these two axis. I think it is due to the gain on my gyro. I'm planning on decreasing the gain for aerobatics or possibly the expo, perhaps maybe a little of both. I'm trying to gather data on what others are using on this jet. thanks for the feedback!

Desert Fox 1

Dave,
Thanks for the kind words on the video.
Cheers!
Desert Fox 1

Dave Wilshere

People who have not tried don’t understand how difficult it is! Camera is only part of it, you need to set it up properly and learn to follow a moving target without the pilot telling you which way he might next turn!

You have it aced

bodywerks

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and know how to edit!

Dave Wilshere

Test flew the first of three Rebel 2m models this morning for owner Steve. Perfect first flight, PB Mercury and Core radio

bodywerks

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Very nice. Hope to maiden my 3rd Rebel in a couple weeks.

Desertlakesflying

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Hit 100 flights today on my Rebel since the end of February! Such a great plane to fly.

jamessymons

Hi Bodywerks

Does your nose gear have a extension part in it. If so please could I ask you to post a photo of it.

Many Thanks

James

bodywerks

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No sort of extension here.

jamessymons

Thank a million. Much appreciated.

skunkwurk

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Dave, interesting to see the UAT cap pointed to the rear of the jet. I did the same thing on the Viper. I did it because I installed it directly in front of the main tank, it facilitated a nice straight shot between the two for fuel delivery. Typically you see them installed with the cap to the front, for ease of removing air bubbles by lifting the nose

Dansy

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Most of my UAT’s are installed with the cap toward the rear......works just the same and a straight line into it...

skunkwurk

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Great - I was worried about doing it. Glad to see others doing it.

Dansy

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i also had one jet with it sideways.......so I could mount both the pump and the UAT way forward so no weight was required.....work as well...

the one thing I always try to do..is to install the UAT as close as possible from the tank and mount the pump really close to the UAT.....

Dave Wilshere

They are designed with a central pick up, this means they don’t mind which way you mount them, in the Rebel it shortens the lines. Since we use a felt hi-flow clunk there is no air in the trap on landing, so it was only the first fill we needed to tip it on its nose to get the nipples to the highest point. The test flight took off with a 1/4” dia air pocket bubble at the top of the MAP and landed 7 1/2 minutes later with exactly the same!

I would not mount a BVM bag type flat like this, only angled, the MAP trap is not as fussy.

bodywerks

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On my Rebel 2m I'll be using the factory uat and mounting it backwards, in front of my main tank, so I can have a similar clean install on the deck like on my Rebel pro. On the pro, I used a Cmjets tank with an integral uat.

Agrav8ed

Finished the rebel. Had to add in a bit of nose weight but it turned well and is still lighter than my T1. Here is the final weight with a Swiwin 140n, electron retracts, uat full with main tank empty and 50 grams lead weight in the tip of the nose.
Tone

bodywerks

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That is significantly lighter than a T1, by an easy 6lbs. But heavier than my friend's, who had a KT160 in his and no added nose weight. He was actually same weight with a full uat. I'm surprised you had to add any weight, then again your batteries could go WAY further forward.
You do know CG is the back of the wing tube, right? Measured with gear down. And even that is slightly nose heavy in the air.

Agrav8ed

The manual stated that the CG was the front of the wing tube. Thats where I measured mine. You are stating that the CG is actually the back of the wing tube?
Thanks,
Tone

Dave Wilshere

Back of the wing tube is nearer the mark...but it depends how much fuel are measuring the balance with. A full tank it probably is close to the front of the tube. I would balance a Rebel with 1/3 fuel in the main tank at the rear of the spar.

Dave

bodywerks

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^^^^ What he said.

Agrav8ed

I really wish manufacturers would put in a CG range or give us this information before we do things like gluing lead weights, buying different batteries, etc to try to get the manuals expectations for a very conservative cg. I looked in this forum and google searched online and this is the first I have seen on balancing at the rear of the wing tube.
Tone

Dave Wilshere

The problem is they don’t know the pilot ability and also personal feel. Safe is better than ‘neutral’
I would never permanently fix weight before flight. This one has no nose weight and we started with the batteries forwards and now as the 6 flights today we had moved the packs back and it’s near perfect.
This is landing fuel after 6 minutes with a P-130Rx JetCat, so we can add 1minute