DIY Waterproof Plane Floats | Flite Test 

Gotta love that kid! ha

They made a small article on it: www.flitetest.com/articles/beginner-s-guide-to-drones Though I understand it's not as indepth as their aircraft ones... I got their Gremlin quadcopter set and have been really enjoying it though! They also recommend for RTF the Emax babyhawk (same parts as gremlin but prefabricated)

@simon: The words of somebody who has obviously never built a quad before....

You're the one hurling insults at some guy asking for help "...a quad is just some sticks fitted with propellers, tied to a gyroscope" No, actually its not. Its pretty obvious you have never built one if you think its just tying motors to a 'gyroscope'

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh

thanks

Thanks for watching James! ;) Blessings!

Great advice my friend! ;) We will def have to take that into consideration when we are out flying our SIMPLE CUB FLOAT planes! ;)

Me too

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they are included in the plans, look carefully

Elijah French don't the plane just. doesn't have enough power

well the. ultra micro. doesn't

the um does have floats, when the hobbie shop in my area had that plane they had floats to

Aaron Roehm it's all waterproof. Peter did thag to protect it in saltwater etc. I dipped a plane in a lake and it was fine

Hey guys, So... what we found out was that... the control surfaces worked while in the water etc... BUT when we got back to the shop we plugged it in and hit the throttle... BOOM Magic smoke lol So, essentially we puffed the esc... so.. everything else was grand...except we did not let it dry out! ha OOPS!

FliteTest thanks! I appreciate the reply. Great episode by the way. Really fun!

Thanks Alexander!

Agreed...I miss living on a lake, float flying is a blast.

We are blessed to have him and he def is enjoying himself... at least so it seems! ;) Blessings!

Thanks guys!

VERY small... it flies well with our without to be honest... especially if you had landing gear already on your Cub!

flite test i would love to see you guys to rebuild the fire drone with peter he did say he wanted BIGGER.

Oh, i like it! ;)

Maybe in the future : )

I think that would be classified as a GREMLIN ;) Check em out on the FT store Ante!

You know I actually got first on a flitetest vid woop woop!

Second

well, I found them 10 min after I posted this. The plans are listed in the forum under a post from SPONZ can't post the link but search for "SPONS plans index" they are listed on the second post under "FT Accessories"

What kind of quad are you thinking about? One you built yourself or one you buy in the store?

This is definitely the first episode that I personally have taken a larger roll in... it was a LOT of fun with Andres! He is a fantastic pilot and he made the episode a blast! ;) I have a lot to learn from Josh bix and the other guys, but def enjoyed hangin with Andres and the Simple Cub Float planes! Thanks for watching John!

Start with some predesigned plans, so you can practice your build skills and get a feel for what works and what doesn't. Aircraft design is a pretty giant field but luckily RC isn't too insane if you stick to simplified design and analysis methods.

Senuht one of them keeps rolling to the left, no matter how much weight and trim I add to that side

Hope this helps - don't add weight to one side and keep trim centered, change that in flight and usually only by a few clicks. It makes turns difficult if oddly loaded up, even if you get it to fly straight. The likely problem for your left banking is the motor may not have down and right (if it's on the front with a prop and if your wings and tail are definitely straight). You need only a couple of degrees pointing down and same to the right. Am sure FT have a vid on that or in the Forum. Also too powerful a motor or too large a prop can do that - check similar designs of similar weight for the motor and prop they use. If it's a plane like a Cub here, go for a shallow bowl effect. The wings and tail should make a very slight dipped bowl. Search for "Supercub 3 view" for plans of real planes and look at the slight angles that are going on. Most stable planes need a bit of dihedral, which can also be thought of as a slight bowl across the wings. Weight is important. Check similar sizes on the forums for a design and go for that weight or a bit less. CG should be about 25% of the wing chord from the front edge on a conventional plane. Slightly nose down with battery onboard, as per J Bixler - a nose heavy plane flies badly, a tail heavy plane flies once. Choose the right prop. If you're not sure, base it on a similar looking R/C plane. You need at least 25% thrust to weight to fly, always try for a bit better, if lower it'll power glide into the ground at max throttle. If overpowered, it may corkscrew through the air at 1/2 throttle ! Don't over pack with features. You can have throttle and rudder only, build one that flies and then add elevator to it, maybe then ailerons. Minor point - 3.7g servo's will work for up to 7oz planes. Choose 9g for bigger. Maiden late in the day, the wind drops a ton at sunset. First thing in the morning is fine for paved areas, but too much dew on the grass normally for foam. Above all, experiment. Throw it, crash it, fix it, throw it again. Noone builds well at first, it needs practice, crashes are needed to know what you're looking at from experience...it's all part of the learning. Good luck and happy flying !

Slider2732 Thank you for the advice! I will try doing what you talked about; thrust angle, just the right power, 3 views. Thank you! Happy flying 😊

Jyri190 It won't work, there are too many fold types that require foam board to be able to have grooves cut into it. Also it will be heavier and it won't bend as well. But the foam board is a dollar a sheet at Dollar tree!

Hopefully soon Dain! We will keep you all posted ;)

Yes you can

Won't work. The flight controller will freak out with the unpredictable drag, and will end up going into an oscillating motion before joining the downed plane for a swim.

Nope. Not even close.

Hahaha! ;) Love it! FLITE FEST REUNION!!

Ohio! ;)

Haha! Actually the SCREWS that tighten the motor shaft on to the part you attach to the firewall came loose... and it just POPPED off! haha LUCKILY.. right when I landed!