Ok, I just mentioned it over on the finishing board. I'm going to finally build & finish a plane, after many false starts due to loss of building space. I've chose one of the Tom Dixon Tutor Too quick build profile kits. I'll be converting it to electric, and it'll be my first electric plane, so starting from scratch. I don't have a whole lot of specs on the plane just yet, but I believe it would be happy with a .46LA or ST G-51, so electric equivalent of that.
I could use some suggestions for:
motor size, either Cobra or Badass
battery
ESC
timer
programmers
charger
Stuff I'm pretty sure about:
3D-printed motor mount from Okie Air
control system from Okie Air, but could use suggestions on bellcrank size (3" or 4"?), standard control horns, or the surface mount Dubro-style, etc.
handle & lines from Okie Air, as well
Once everything arrives, I'll start a build thread on it. I'm also thinking of doing a short video series on it, in the style of Windy (minus the mundane day-to-day life stuff).
One other thing - I'm currently considering doing an Ultracote finish with fiberglass reinforcement on the wing under the covering. Will Ultracote actually stick to a fiberglassed surface, and will the weave show through?
Oh, and the colors I'm considering are cream for the bulk of the airframe, with flaps, elevators, and rudder green or red. Should be pretty sharp when finished. Hope it lives long enough to wear out.
Steve