Grab some popcorn and get comfy, this is a long one!







0:00 preamble ramble
1:16 intro
1:35 cost of entry
1:50 cheaper alternative
4:10 Transmitter
5:29 Receiver
6:28 actuators
8:40 motor/prop
9:10 lipo battery
11:25 charger
11:45 connectors
12:27 wire
13:46 soldering iron
14:29 solder
15:09 balsa/foam
17:16 pushrod/control horn materials
19:15 plans
20:12 super glue
20:57 cutting out templates
21:25 tracing templates on balsa
25:36 cutting out balsa parts
27:10 sanding parts
27:32 gluing the wing ribs/airfoil
32:04 cutting the wing in half
33:36 sanding wing for dihedral
35:13 gluing wing/dihedral
36:48 cutting hole for actuator
40:45 cutting elevator
42:20 taping elevator
46:13 making control horn
47:42 zbend wire details
48:10 prepping zbend wire
48:27 control horn height
49:21 poking hole in control horn
49:56 gluing control horn to elevator
51:48 zbend/pushrod details
56:06 gluing horizontal stabilizer
58:00 cutting rudder
58:15 rudder actuator details
1:03:50 cutting slot for actuator
1:05:26 gluing actuator
1:06:08 installing actuator magnet
1:10:00 installing rudder
1:12:23 mounting elevator actuator
1:13:22 making the pushrod
1:18:48 mounting vertical stabilizer/rudder
1:19:57 soldering
1:26:08 mounting the receiver
1:26:49 mounting the motor
1:27:23 testing the electronics
1:28:12 troubleshooting elevator
1:31:28 testing elevator
1:32:25 leftover piece
1:32:48 sanding the wing
1:34:05 why the gap in the airfoils
1:34:58 gluing on the wing
1:37:32 weighin
1:38:03 coloring the wing
1:38:18 installing prop/checking center of gravity
1:39:25 checking control surface movement direction
1:41:42 resoldering motor/testing direction/trouble shooting throttle
1:42:49 quick word on wingloading
1:44:25 maiden flight
1:54:18 final thoughts