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Been busy the past few months but working on a laser upgrade so I can cut some kits. Also been flying it as much as I can to make sure there are no structural issues. So far so good.

Hah no I'm pretty happy with it as is for now. I will do a true scale Extra someday but this is fun for now. I'm mad I left it sit on the wall for 2 years. Should have put the hatch in sooner.

You can take a look at the conversion thread over on RCG here. www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3746459-Great-Planes-Super-Skybolt-kit-conversion

The hope is to have some kits made later this year.

Or an actual Decathlon with the correct wing like the second half of the video?

-- Can you give a bit more info like: Wind Span(I do like 56", 1.2m=47" too small) Weight Wing Area Wing Loading Motor(power train) Price Thank you!

I didn't use full span ailerons or the flaps in this video but I have shown them in previous videos. The roll rate is pretty intense full wing mode and the flaps work really well. I went over V1 in detail in a previous video and this is pretty much the same. It's just 56" instead of 54" and 6.5oz lighter than V1. Wing area is around 540 sq.in. Flying weight is around 4lb which gives you 17 oz/sq.ft. Wing Cube Loading is around 8.8. Runs on a 4s3700 pack in this video with a SunnySky x3 3120 760kv motor, 12x8 prop, 80A ESC. I didn't design it around 3D flight but it can do some stuff. It's meant to be a sport plane.

Sadly I sold an original kit not too long ago before I could get the plans scanned. I honestly didn't have much interest in the Aeromaster before I flew it. I'll ask the guy I sold it to and see if he can get them scanned.

@@LilSkiRC That would be really great. If you can get that on, I'll be more than happy to cover all the costs plus time and effort.

@@heeder777 I asked him and he said he was planning to have them scanned as well scanning the die cut parts. I don't know when he will do it but I'll see what I can do.

I tend to fly more "scale" and "traditional" aerobatics. I did the 3D thing years ago and got over it. The avalanche is something I have been working on in general lately. I tend to do the snap a bit late so I'm working on the timing. Planes like this and the Decathlon are fun to do them with. Lots of the modern mono wing aerobats do very quick and tight snaps. I personally like a big flared out snap. I like the challenge of a big and sometimes slow snap, and ending it cleanly.

It basically flies like a big trainer.

@@LilSkiRC got to get 1 my grandfather had 1 have pic taken over 30 years ago, on my bucket list, safe flights 🤙🤙🤙

@@homienat3374That’s when I built mine. I could pass for a grandfather but I’m not. These kits are hard to find. You can come across an ARF but they are way overpriced. It’s really a great aircraft. Hopefully through LilSki we might be able to put together a set of plans. If not I’m considering scaling up a Super Aeromaster set of plans. Hopefully you will be able to check this off your bucket list!

That's what it originally came with. But I tried to remove wrinkles from the rudder and they all shriveled up to nothing. So when I got the new cowl I decided to try the checker pattern on it and also restore them on the rudder. Overall it looks much better but I think it needs more trim.

Looks to be around 2" thick.

Just try to keep the tail light. The original kit uses a ton of sheet balsa compared to the open framework of this ARF version.

-- BTW, raw comments while you flying much appreciated.

It flies knife edge really well except I need to do something about the hatch. I had it pop up while doing one the other day so I might have to add a mechanical latch to make sure it stays on. As far as the cowl I've already redone it and got an original set of wheel pants for it. You can check it out on RCGroups here. www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?4507235-Great-Planes-Giant-Aeromaster-ARF-Electric-Conversion

@@LilSkiRC -- Nice, subscribed, btw! I love the way your bipe flies, Python have a very thin and aggressive airfoil, your is a lot more docile looks more scale and less drama.

12s4k on flight one and 12s5k on flight two.

Can't fly gas or nitro here.

If you check out my previous video on the Kadet I went over all the changes that were done and I show the hatch setup.

I just got the new fiberglass cowl for the Aeromaster and oddly enough I also ordered a cowl and canopy for the CG Ultimate. After the 1/4 Decathlon I want to update and build an Ultimate. My plan is to turn turn the entire top deck into a hatch including the canopy. That should allow enough space to put the pack all the way to the firewall should it need to be.

Dont do it mate ,us nitro men must keep it rolling 😅

I personally have not done any twins yet so that's a bit outside of my scope at the moment. But I highly suggest the website ecalc.ch. It is worth a few $$ for the subscription. It is what I use to spec all my setups including this one. It's been spot on every time.

There's an old review on RCGroups for the 56" WS version. Search: Hobbico Twinstar II ARF Review

Don't know if I mentioned it but 15x10 is the prop that is on it. I have started to push more kv on some planes. The Decathlon 40 runs 560kv and is a bit of a screamer. I'm pretty happy how the Skybolt flies. Much more power than the old .61 and I'm sure that old air frame enjoys less vibration.

@LilSkiRC in your video you mentioned that it was 15 inch prop but I didn't catch what pitch if you did mentioned it but great that's what you're looking for anyhow. I was going to purchase a lower kv motor myself and try with the same setup as you on a lighter airframe. I'm currently running sunnysky and scorpion motors. I've tried a few cheaper motors lately with great results. Cheers

I have a hat that has a gopro mount on it. With the this and earlier videos I was using a gopro 8 with the most narrow view field it supports. Recently though I experimented with a cell phone mount that attaches to the gopro mount on the hat. In general the phone has less fish-eye and also can do 2x zoom. I tried the 2x zoom on the latest video of the Deflatlon. Not perfect but works pretty well. This video was the first cell phone test at 1x with the Deflatlon. ua-cam.com/video/wRJd1FX7i0s/v-deo.html