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Futaba 9CAFS 9-Channel FM Super Tx/Rx Page

Futaba 9CAFS 9-Channel FM Super Tx/Rx

I went ahead and bit the bullet and purchased a computer radio. A Futaba 9CAFS 9-Channel FM Super Tx/Rx. A few posts will be included here detailing my dealings with this radio.

For now here is a link to the manufacturer website and the radios home page

Parts:

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0. Arrival

Fancy Foam - Mini Ultimate Series Part 3

Fuse build

Well I learned a few things for next time. And they are:

Always tape down all masked areas, WELL. Don't do half a job or a quick and dirty job... Read... over spray!!!

Get good painting tape and press down to prevent paint creep

Cut short spares from SAME CF rod not the another one thereby shorting a wing spare D@MN!!!

Things went reasonably ok except for my dork up with cutting CF rods for the nose of the plane.. USE THE SAME ROD AND MAKE TWO CUTS. DONT CUT APPROX 2 INCH PIECE FROM TWO DIFFERENT RODS.. Caps effect done for my benefit.. STUPID.. Oh Well..

Other than that the build is going good.

Used a very small amount of paint thinner and took off all the over spray. The stripes on wing and elevator did not go to well with that maneuver but where the faint "pink" showed up that came right off.

Jason one of the SMWB group told me a neat way of folding over the elevator and slightly bending the fuse thereby allowing the tail feathers to slip into place.

Used a sanding block and pushed/pulled Carbon Fiber rod back and forth to give the glue something better to adhere to.

Set up a build stand for the vertical spare toward the front of the plane.

Mounted the wing spares and put some weight on them to make sure they seated well.

The following pix will detail my construction process:

Sanding
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MISTAKE!?!?!?!? ARG!?!?!?!?!?
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Getting the elevator in without cutting - Finished
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Using "many" hands/helps as one can get
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1/2 way done
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Having wife hold the camera.. Tnx Sweetheart!! :)
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Self Pix...
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All done!
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Alt view
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Setting up to glue the Vertical spare
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Everything, used to nail the wing spare down.. :)
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Just shown again for humility sake.. RATS!@!!
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Main balsa spare ready to go
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Eureka... I found it.. I knew I had my Square somewhere. Now I get to actually use it.
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More next time..

St. Marys Wall Bangers - SMWB Part 4

Events of Saturday April 1, 2006

Exciting evening.. Very lively..

Alan brought his Tribute and showed off his new E-flight brushless combo. Got a good feel for indoor flying with full controls available. Did a little alpha and no mishaps. Guess I should not have thrown mine in the trash.. (Oh well, better pilots make crappy planes fly nice...)

Ross showed off his Jazz bipe to Jim and Jim was very impressed. I think we will be having a new pilot shortly..

Randy and Jacq gave the SS's a wringing out.. Just 1 minor hit and quite abit of dog fighting.. Or at least just one chasing the other in circles.
Marvin gave his SS a good flight then Jacq had an episode of alpha and gave Marvin a good run for wall banging.