Checking in from Florida

[GregSilver]

I wish i saw this thread sooner.

First thing... the assassin is probably the hardest plane to setup and fly...EVER. The CG must be within a mm or 2..and if not, it WONT FLY. Looking at the motor esc combo you have on it, it would be hard pressed to get that thing to balance...and if you did.. the amount of power it would create on take off would turn fatal because the plane needs some speed to keep it flying in the correct direction. Think of a rocket on a failed launch where it flips end over end


The next thing is your covering. If you can find my assassin posts on rcg..or maybe here, I used the same CF vinyl...at first. It just weights too much. remove it. you need the plane to be as light as possible, more so because you have the motor that weights 35g+ more than what I was flying... then your battery being 2200, which is double then the 1300 i was using. then your lead, which is a HUUUGE amount to add.



Either retire the plane and do what everyone has said before.....BUY A SWIFT II

OR.....

Remove vinyl.
Replace motor with lighter motor.
replace esc with no more than a 30a (you will need a 14-18A motor at most)
remove lead
replace 2200 with 1300 MAX (rhino 850 is better)
move all componets around to balance without adding any weight.
once done... add a HUGE amount of reflex (up elevator) to the wing.

Side arm launch with power, while a few running steps helps a huge amount to get some air over the wing to help with MASSIVE torque roll with this piece of shit horribly designed plane.

[GregSilver]

sorry man... i have to say this.


Stop working on this plane.

Go buy a Swift II and stop the madness.

If you really want to fly this plane, you will at least have hours of stick time on the Swift II before you even think about putting it back in the air/dirt

[injector]

Greg,

Way ahead of you bud, i tried to fly Chad's Assassin and learned how hard it is to fly, i got it off the ground a couple times but i just grew frustrated of it, the E-max motor wasn't strong enough and the NTM just caused the whole wing to torque roll every time i throttled up. i was searching the RCuniverse threads and found someone selling 2 Swift IIs one RTF and one NIB, they just arrived so the Assassin is getting parked.

[chatch15117]

i'll sell you my swift lol. all you have to do is get the CG right. i need the electronics for another plane but ill keep the servos in there. $30 if you want

it has balsa elevons. i don't want it because i keep snapping the prop off. i'm going back to a glider


View this video on YouTube

[airbagit13]

NOOOOOOO DONT SELL IT! I have not broken a prop in like 70 flights. Just flare out at landing and let it fall down instead of coming in hot.

[airbagit13]

Actually Im looking for a new Night rig. Ill buy it. Sending you a PM.

[chatch15117]

lol ok

[JackinFtLaud]

Greetings fellow Floridians!

I'm a non RC guy [with many years of radio experience] that accidentally intercepted video from an FPV plane and have immediately become hooked on your completely awesome hobby! While I have no experience beyond control line craft from about 30 years ago, I have a Twinstar and various assorted gear on the way...! Hope to have some spectacular crash videos and tales of woe to share very soon!

[GregSilver]

lol..it was probably mine you saw.

you live just a few miles from the flying area. Do you remember any identifying marks on the screen? Like a name on the bottom center?

[viper522]

Jack that's pretty funny. Someone was asking me the other day if I would be using my video receiver to intercept signals...and I thought nah I'd never stumble upon anything. But you did! haha

I'm in Florida too, between Palm Beach and Martin.