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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-15-2012, 03:50 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Nope John, with the arrival of two new ARF's of my own and another assembly project for another person over Christmas the CTO projects have been pushed to the back of the table. I was intending to...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-12-2012, 01:08 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

I finally got around to doing my maiden post-flight inspection of the Great Planes Wacolast night.

One thing I noticed was both sides of the landing gear cover was cracked on the leading and...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-11-2012, 01:06 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

RBACONS - Already looked at soldering the nuts but trying to solder steel to aluminum is tough and the amount of heat applied to the aluminum isn't ideal in my book. In reality it only took me and my...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-09-2012, 01:18 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

I'll give the picture trick a try next time.

Anyway the maiden went off without a hitch, the OS engine needed a tiny bit of tweeking to get it going. I had read where others were having problems...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-08-2012, 03:17 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

And the last, the plane balances perfectly without adding anything anywhere.

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-08-2012, 03:14 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

More Pictures

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

01-08-2012, 03:12 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Maiden day for the GP waco is here, this is the one I got for Christmas from my wife along with the OSGT33 gas engine. I made one scale change to it with more to come after the maiden. I didn't...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-29-2011, 11:15 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Okay, I'm working on putting together the GP Waco I got for Christmas and am making a few changes to it. I'm re-locating the tailwheel to a more scale location using the assembly of my deceased Cox...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-24-2011, 07:56 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Thanks Bill, but whats my number?? and FYI my real name is Scott and I'll gladly pay dues, the info in the last 500+ pages is worth whatever dues you want to charge.

Also, we had Christmas at my...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-24-2011, 02:47 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Hey Bill, any chance I could get an induction into the brotherhood since I now have a GP, Cox Pica (In pieces) and to 1/4 scale CTO's on the building table.

As for the CTO's #1 is building and...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-23-2011, 02:06 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

I have no idea, 25+ years in RC and I have never weighed anything. It flew very light, wasn't no 3D plane by any means but would pull long verticals from level flight at 1/2 throttle.

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-22-2011, 01:20 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

The Evolution 26cc and 40cc are both beam mounts. I had a Cox Pica 1/5th with the Evolution 26 and it had more than enough power.

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-19-2011, 09:14 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Had you cam along with this Saturday before I drove to the LHS and dropped almost $1000 for the GP ARF and OS 33gt motor (along with enough wood for my 1/4 scale CTO) I would have jumpped all over it...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-18-2011, 03:47 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Wel with the demise of my Cox/Pica ARF and the Pica kit on ebay this past week bringing a premium I picked up a GP ARF and OS 33 at the LHS yesterday but they are wrapped and under the tree till next...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-17-2011, 03:01 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Okay Day your killing me, what motor is that???

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-15-2011, 06:02 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

I'm not going for it, I just went through my e-trade account summary for the past 5 years and it looks like I should have invested in Pica Waco kits because at the price this "KIT" is at now I would...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-14-2011, 12:31 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

I will try and do one. It's going to be a few weeks before I really get after it, I have 2 other projects in various states that I need to get cleared out of the way. I also have to get my new...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-13-2011, 04:10 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

SO is that a good thing or a bad thing?? I've got a bid on it right now but just want to make sure it's a decent kit before I go to far with it. I have a GP Waco reserved at the LHS that I haven't...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

12-12-2011, 02:36 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

A Pica 1/5th has showed up on eBay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NIB-Pica-1-5-Scale-Waco-YMF-Golden-Age-Biplane-Radio-Control-Kit-/170745157414?pt=Radio_Control_Vehicles&hash=item27c1345726

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-28-2011, 12:47 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

It's a bit depressing considering that I had the stuff on the bench to prevent the failure in the first place. With all of that being said though one would assume that a new battery with a reputable...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-28-2011, 12:32 PM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Yes, it was a traditional 1 battery 1 switch setup, both Maxx (MPI) products which to this date I have never had a single glitch with them. I don't know if having two batteries through two switches...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-27-2011, 10:29 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

The battery wasn't causing interference, it was basically switching off and on rapidly. When I first power up the receiver it goes full deflection on the first 4 channels until it locks onto the...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-27-2011, 07:48 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Well it was two weeks ago this morning that my beloved Waco went in for it's dirt nap. I decided the mourning period was over and went forward with the post-mortum CSI to try and determine the cause...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-25-2011, 06:02 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Well after the demise of my Cox Pica YMF and a lot of searching I have decided to go ahead and scratch build the Larry Scott CTO. I got the plans and although there is little information with them I...

Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC

11-21-2011, 12:15 AM

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WACO YMF

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Posted By Catalinaflyer

RE: WACO YMF

Thanks for the replies,

skylarkmk1 - The plans are the CTO by Larry Scott. I figured that for $4.00 I couldn't go wrong so I went ahead and got them. I have access to a large format printer so...

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