tips on how to repair the nose of my RC airplane

by Joe
(riverview,fl)

Hello pilots,

i have a little experience in rc flying but not enough,i have a pt-40 trainer i have just bought about 4 weeks ago and i practiced ground control and everything to now on the ground,

i took it out and done a little messing around on the field,then i practiced getting it off the ground about a foot or two and set it back down i done this many many of times.

i then got the courage and put it into flight,then it done a complete nose dive into the ground and demolished the entire front end from the nose to the window.

whats the best way to repair this so i can use this one again to practice on before i go out and waste money on a new one and any tips on the beginer pilot would be very helpful.

ohh and this was a used plane when i bought it it was a steal for the price and all the things it came with,

thanks to all pilots

keep ur nose up and be safe

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please join a club
by: Matt

Hi Joe,

To be honest with you, without getting the help on an experienced flyer it really doesn't matter how you repair it because the results are likely to be the same. You will crash it again and again.

I hope you don't take a offense to this, its nothing personal to you. But people who try to learn to fly on their own with nitro powered planes usually get frustrated and give up because they spend so much money crashing over and over.

Joining a club is the best thing you can do and it will save you tons of money, tremendously increase you chances of learning to fly without getting discouraged and quitting, plus you will meet tons of cool people to fly with,

I just checked and there are tons of RC airplane clubs near you. Take a look here.

Conde makes another good suggestions. RC flight simulators will also save you money by helping you learn to fly without putting your model at risk.

In regards to repairing your plane, is the fuselage damaged past the firewall? The firewall is what the engine mounts too. The entire thrust of the engine is transferred through the firewall.

If the fuselage is damaged past the firewall it is important that your repair is extremely strong.You will need replace the sides of the fuse at the nose, and splice the new section with the old by overlapping the new with the old on the back side with another ply piece. And use plenty of 30 min epoxy.

Make sure the check the center of gravity when you are finished because of the additional weight added to the nose.

Matt

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Hi Joe, To be honest with you, without getting the help on an experienced flyer it really doesn't matter how you repair it because the results are likely to be the same. You will crash it again and again. I hope you don't take a offense to this, its nothing personal to you. But people who try to learn to fly on their own with nitro powered planes usually get frustrated and give up because they spend so much money crashing over and over. Joining a club is the best thing you can do and it will save you tons of money, tremendously increase you chances of learning to fly without getting discouraged and quitting, plus you will meet tons of cool people to fly with, I just checked and there are tons of RC airplane clubs near you. <a href="http://www.modelaircraft.org/clubsearch.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Take a look here</a>. Conde makes another good suggestions. <a href="http://www.hooked-on-rc-airplanes.com/rc-flight-simulator.html">RC flight simulators</a> will also save you money by helping you learn to fly without putting your model at risk. In regards to repairing your plane, is the fuselage damaged past the firewall? The firewall is what the engine mounts too. The entire thrust of the engine is transferred through the firewall. If the fuselage is damaged past the firewall it is important that your repair is extremely strong.You will need replace the sides of the fuse at the nose, and splice the new section with the old by overlapping the new with the old on the back side with another ply piece. And use plenty of 30 min epoxy. Make sure the check the center of gravity when you are finished because of the additional weight added to the nose. Matt

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by: Conde

Hi i am from México the first ting you have to do is cut clean and straight for repair, if your plane is of balsa you have to buy the wood and cut the sides of the plane, cut a triangle and paste with epoxy so you can have the sides well balanced, and then paste the top and the down,

is realy hard to me explain that, my bad english! i had repair my plane because my receiver was out off voltage and it take off with full throtle and full elevator it flip and land in house the same than you it was crashed an destroyd until the wing and i was able to fixed in one day.

all the sunday i was in my planes room. so i am tryng to help in google you can find alot of information.

A! i realy recomend you try the flight simulator G4.5 for save money in planes if you want i can send o you one copy of this simulato full whit full expantion packs and adons, an you can use this simulator whit your radio if you are interested write me

armandoconde9@hotmail.com

Greating from México.