Carbon Falcon problem and temporary fix

[cricket]

First post here, then back to lurking...

My wife and I are planning an extended road trip from Kansas City to the western edge of Idaho to visit my sister. I want to take a plane and used this as an excuse to purchase a quick build Carbon Falcon. My thinking says a section of PVC tubing would be great protection from coolers and luggage.

Assembly went well up to the point of installing the rubber bands. That’s when I found the left leading edge tube didn’t have a notch in its fitting.

I emailed Aloft Hobbies about the problem early in the morning and parts are on the way. In the meantime, I considered temporary fixes and came up with something workable.

This is a section of bamboo skewer drilled through the center with a piece of the carbon fiber rod CA glued in the hole. Cut the skewer short, filed a notch, and coated with thin CA to harden the bamboo. After a few hours drying, my fix looks functional.

I’m still deciding how to mount the receiver and ESC. Once that’s done, it’s time for glide testing.

Here's a suggestion for Aloft. The wall hanger is neat and I may use it if I can find wall space in the basement. Why not give it a second purpose by laser cutting notches at the recommended warperon deflections?

 

[Wayne]

@RafaelAvila - Good idea! See above^^^

 

[RafaelAvila]

First post here, then back to lurking...

My wife and I are planning an extended road trip from Kansas City to the western edge of Idaho to visit my sister. I want to take a plane and used this as an excuse to purchase a quick build Carbon Falcon. My thinking says a section of PVC tubing would be great protection from coolers and luggage.

Assembly went well up to the point of installing the rubber bands. That’s when I found the left leading edge tube didn’t have a notch in its fitting.

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I emailed Aloft Hobbies about the problem early in the morning and parts are on the way. In the meantime, I considered temporary fixes and came up with something workable.

This is a section of bamboo skewer drilled through the center with a piece of the carbon fiber rod CA glued in the hole. Cut the skewer short, filed a notch, and coated with thin CA to harden the bamboo. After a few hours drying, my fix looks functional.



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I’m still deciding how to mount the receiver and ESC. Once that’s done, it’s time for glide testing.

Here's a suggestion for Aloft. The wall hanger is neat and I may use it if I can find wall space in the basement. Why not give it a second purpose by laser cutting notches at the recommended warperon deflections?

I'll talk to the guys about it and if it happens I would like to send the first one completely free to you. Can you please contact me inbox and help me picturing it? Cause I'm not sure exactly what you suggested

 

[cricket]

And a followup on the original problem. A bag of spare parts arrived this afternoon and the correct item is installed. Huge thanks to Jarron for handling this.

 

[RafaelAvila]

That was me haha I did made that bag and give it to jarron

 

[cricket]

Well then, I should thank you for the effort, too.

This kind of treatment really speaks well for Aloft Hobbies, too. Well done!

 

[RafaelAvila]

Well then, I should thank you for the effort, too.

This kind of treatment really speaks well for Aloft Hobbies, too. Well done!

I was just kidding we're friends here at alofthobbies, we usually say we're family and we work together