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 Post subject: Aris F3F
PostPosted: Thu Apr 28, 2005 8:01 am 
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在去年維京賽見到隻 Aris 表現特出,真是恨到留口水,但喺好$$$$$貴,只有忍手。最近聯絡上廠家,可以較平訂貨,我和Angus都己下訂,有冇其他人有興趣?
http://www.f3x.com/htdocs/Aris/aris.htm


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:35 am 
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Location: 沙田
有﹐但如果要 Aris 就唔可以要隻 Viking。


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 2:24 am 
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Y.C.,

我三四個月前已為你訂了 Viking,唔轉得呀!
不過如果你搵到其他機友對 Viking 有興趣可以換機啦


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 30, 2005 9:42 am 

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Stanley,
可唔可以pm我幾$$$呀?
Thanks!
Henry


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 6:41 pm 
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Aris has arrived!
Wow! It's a wonderful plane and beautifully built.
Everything look solid and the construction quality is really high standard.

Two weeks from the coming F3F race, so see whether I can put it up in time.

Cheers

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Ballast set
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:49 pm 
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今次F3F唔講得笑,咁多勁機 . . . :?


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 2:51 pm 
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昨天到偉高買了六隻 3102 servos,預備裝砌我隻Aris。聽聞最近這些 servos 好搶手,買到斷巿,皆因最近各路人馬努力砌機備戰 F3F 賽!都是多得阿堅預留這些 servos 給我,不過價錢就很貴呀,加上我架車泊


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PostPosted: Sun Aug 21, 2005 11:01 pm 
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裝坩好電池和開關
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2005 1:33 am 
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Finished the V-tail servo linkages. Because of the nosecone, space is very tight and I just managed to get enough servo travel after some degree of sanding.
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The v-tail is nicely fitted.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2005 12:41 am 
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Make the cabling for the Multiplex plugs
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Installing the plug
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 1:49 am 
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Fitted a Multiplex plug on the wing - my workmanship is a bit .. ha .. ok
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Made a hole for the flap servo linkage
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Try fitting the flap servo
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:55 am 
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Aileron servo installed
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Flap servo installed
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Flap servo bay covered
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Final touch on the wiring and install nose lead
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Ballast inserted and ready for test fly tomorrow if weather permitted.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 8:33 pm 
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Maiden it today in Ma On Shan.
Straight out without any tuning. Easy to control and pretty fast. It has very forgiving behaviour and definity I will use it for tomorrow F3F contest.
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Close flypass with crow deployed
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Angus also maiden his Aris today
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Line up for wait on the airspace
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See a movie how it performs
http://www.rcsail.com/aris28.avi


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:26 am 

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Stanly,
I enjoyed looking at your build of the aris, I also built one and lost it on the second flight due to false peak of the battery.
I have two more ordered!
I am trying to make arrangements to attend your F3F event November 4th thru the 6th along with Dan Field, we both live in California near LA.
Making travel arrangements with a large plane box is tough, it is 15?x 15?x 67?
The airlines all have different allowable cargo sizes.
I will be bringing my NYX and acacia II.
If we can over come the cargo problem we hope to be there.
Woody


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PostPosted: Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:25 pm 
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Thanks Woody for your interest in HK F3F Open as well as this thread regarding the Aris.

Sorry to know that you lose such a beautiful racer! Hope that you will fly the Aris again soon. It is certainly my top racer for the time being.

I made paper box with foam sheet to protect my gliders for air transport. Mind you that you need to arrange with the airline that you'll have large boxes before arriving in the airport. Usually, with the pressure from your travel agent, the airliner will give you a better weight allowance if you tell them earlier.

Good luck and looking forward to see you and Dan in Hong Kong.

Stanley


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 2:39 am 

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Stanley,
I would like to know what clothing would be best suited for your weather and the race in November?
Looking forward to meeting you and to racing such a beautiful slope.
Woody


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 7:39 am 

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Stanley,
Congratulations on you new personal best and the new Hon Kong record of 36.15.
Out of 10 pilots with only 4 left flyable planes at the end of the day?
With the majority still smiling it must have been an exceptional event with a lot of personal best.
From the pictures I have seen of the slope it is grass with no rocks, what was the cause for so many damaged planes?
Woody


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PostPosted: Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:50 pm 
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Hi Woody,

November is the beginning of the dry season with strong northeast trade wind. This is the nicest season in a year. The temperature is around 23C in day time.

We had wind speed of average 45km/hr in the last F3F race in August. Although the landing area is full of grass, the turbulence near the ground proved to be too strong for some pilots. Most of planes got damaged in the nose section when the planes dived in the last second of the landing approach thus hitting the ground hard!
We are planning to move the landing zone to an area with less turbulence during the HK Open; however pilots have to walk about 100m for landing.


Cheers and looking forward to seeing you

Stanley


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:40 am 

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Stanley,
Charging has become an issue, is there a local source I can buy a battery charging system?
I have a triton and would need a converter that will work on Hong Kong electrical outlets.
An automobile jump starter will work and is rechargeable.
Any suggestions?
Woody


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:48 am 
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Hi Woody,

I have a spare Futaba charger which you can borrow. What sort of charging cable outlet you need for your battery? The Futaba charger has a 9V output plug for the transmitter and a 4.8V plug for the receiver.

Regards

Stanley


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 05, 2005 12:15 pm 

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Stanley,
I have the futaba 9ZWC2 transmitter and the planes have the regular male ends are the same as the servo leads to the receiver for charging.
The charging of two planes will take a lot of time using this system.
I would prefer to figure out how to use my chargers on you country


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PostPosted: Tue Nov 22, 2005 10:52 pm 
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早前幫機友訂的三隻 Aris 巳經到港,肥輝等


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:08 pm 
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今日馬鞍山一役傷亡慘重,我隻Aris要訂購配件脫胎換骨,才能重生!最近有些香港和台灣的飛友有興趣訂購 Aris,但由於人數尚少,運費較貴,請問仲有冇其他機友有興趣呀?


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