OPUS T TAIL $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

[km2579]

Just putting my brand new Double glass OPUS T tail on here only.

It is brand new I bought it from Falcon, Andrew.

Reason why Iam selling is, It's alot of plane and it's my first real moldie. And for the money / plane/servo's/etc.

And build time WOW.... I like flying more than building. !!

I think I will stick with EPP and crash and bash. Not so good with a pretty OPUS.

It's white with blue/ yellow tips.

Sorry for no pics I need a new camera cable ?? But if you go to falcon gliders you can see pics. All brand new.

I have extras, ballast, Stainless screws/upgrade, and 2m of Carbon Kevlar if you want to do a fuse layup.

Please call or txt anytime. Kane 0424 351 649

Pickup or drop off only. $950

[thevon]

This is a seriously good plane! I'm not after this as I have several good DS and fast frontside moldies. But if I didn't have the Wiz and Nemesis I would have bought this like a shot. The quality of the Opus builds and finish is incredible, and basically there isn't any off the shelf plane around that's as strong and DS proficient as the Opus. Plus, the T-tails are highly sought after as they handle and track more nicely than the V-tails. Wow, that's an amazing buy. Kane, if you put this on RCG in the Oz for sale thread it would be gone in an hour.

But Kane honestly I think you should hang onto it. I know it freaks you out when you look at it new. But its an irrational fear. Once you have a go at moldies it's much easier (the building and the flying) and much more rewarding than foamies. With your flying skills you'll step up to a new level with this thing. I reckon you'll regret it if you let it go.

[km2579]

I know all you say is true !!!!!!!!!!!! It's I don't have a fantastic DS site on the gold coast like Johanna and I will end up putting through some trees.
And to fly it frontside is like driving a ferrari in 1st gear.........................
I don't want to put it on RCgroups as everyone will talk me into keeping it ..

[thevon]

Kane, I don't want to pressure you! To each his own. But you're the only DS guy on the Gold Coast, and the guys I met the time I went to Beechmont all spoke about your DSing. There aren't many DS guys around and if anyone deserves that ship you do! It's only an hour or so to Ezza's area where there are numerous spots. Or if you can get away, meet up with me and Sean at Maleny or Dayboro.

If you build a foamie, how long will it last?? Lucky if it's still going well in 6 months, if you DS it. But you can expect to have the moldie for many years, and more adrenaline flying it, and more satisfaction going home. If you prang it - chances are you'll be able to repair it like new. Believe me, I know from much personal experience! Less than 6months ago I hadn't fixed anything on a moldie. Now I'm bringing mine back from the dead regularly! With a strong repair, a bit of bogging and sanding, and a spray paint it looks and flies like new. And if you repair it so much that it gets heavier ... who cares? It's a DSer!

[jirvin4505]

Hi Kane,

I know we talked on the phone about this - but think some of this will benefit the public forum.

I can understand your trepidation with the build and the thought of shredding a great model is a concern.

I would sell the model and buy something secondhand. You will then have a completed model with the build already done.

Thinking about some of the areas of modeling you are interested in exploring- Thermal, F5b and Handlaunch.


I would sell the Opus and buy a more general purpose moldie - the Experience pro and Pike Superior recently listed come to mind. Personally I would go the Experience Pro.

cheers jeff

[chamm37]

Yer trust me on it Kane.....i thought sloping was fun but then i hooked up with a couple of my mates like Jeff, Brian (bannanaman), Sean and alot of other great blokes and i discovered the joys of thermal flight.....It is just ausome and it really strives you to do better everytime, There is nothing better in my opion than going to a field with a winch, plane and my controller and be there all day just flying around in dead air.....it doesnt matter if you dont find a thermal or get into alot of sink, it only prepares you more for the comps and if you do only get like a 3 min flight and you have to come in for landing because you can allways work on setting your plane up o get its full potential to get the spot landings....Now i dont know if you have tried thermal flight before but i can certainly tell you

IT HAS ME HOOKED ;D ;D ;D
thanks to all the guys that have helped me in the past and gotten me into the hobby but yer Kane, Take Jeffs words into concideration because it is worth it


Regards,
Chris ;D

[sean]

Hey Kane,

I reckon you should keep it too! I don't know how heavy the double-glass Opus builds out to, but I've read that the lighter Opii are awesome frontside planes. Personally I find 2M planes to be a great size for the slope - they roll faster than the bigger planes and take hard landings much better. If you fly it with a slightly bigger margin of error compared to a foamy, it'll most likely outlast your foamies. Plus you're only a short drive from the best DS sites in our area!

Sean.

[km2579]

Thanks guys !!! lots of input here. It's not about the money at all, it's just the thought of the 30 to 40 hours of build time that I don't love... then the thought of making 1 mistake and smash !!!!!!!!!! I am a very confident pilot on the front and back.
Not so confident on building the OPUS right. I know there are plenty of threads on it's build. I have 4 thumbs when it comes to building and I lose the love of flying.
So I want to keep the love of flying and crash my EPP planes on backside. I have pretty carbon Zippers 48" and 60" I have an Xperience pro fuse also.

I think to enjoy all forms of flight is what I am after. THERMAL is my next thing.

I would love to winch launch.

DS has become very addictive and Byron bay suits foam for the landings. Sean I would love to build something similar to the Hummer. I have started a 48" PW51 wing wrapped in carbon/kevlar that needs a fuse. And also a 60" FAT ALBERT with carbon top and bottom with leading edge left in EPP.

Thanks again guys

Kane 0424 351 649

Anyone flying winch please call me !!!!!!!!!!!!

[sean]

I have 4 thumbs when it comes to building and I lose the love of flying.

That's the beauty of moldies, they are a lot less work to build! After all, you only have to fit the radio gear. It might seem involved at first but I guarantee it's less work than even a basic DSable foamy.

I'd love to see another Hummer in the air but that thing was a lot of work! I nearly gave up on it about four times. I won't be building another that's for sure. I've considered making a bagged one with molded fuse but with no way to slow it down I'm turned off by the landing speed, would limit it to only a couple of flying sites.

The other thing about the Hummer - I expect it to have a short life thanks to the landing speed. Even though it's EPP all that weight is going to make every crash a hard one. Compare that to a moldie with crow - they land slow and soft and therefore tend to have a long life. Lastly, if you crash at over 120mph any plane will be toast, EPP included.

Sorry for being so long-winded, sounds like you've put a lot of thought into your decision to sell the Opus, but if you don't like building then foamies aren't the way to go IMO.

[thevon]

I remember when I was looking for a DS moldie and Sean and Ezza said "make it a priority for it to have flaps". And some other guys from the US said the same ... the ability to slow a plane down with flaps drastically increases the half life of planes! I can quote some examples, but there are spots I've flown where every foamie landing is a well aimed crash, always hot. But the moldies with flaps come down on the spot, gently.

On that subject, digressing, Mikey100 was just over here looking at a plane and he only has a DX6i. As far as we can tell, it doesn't have 4 servo wing mixing ... it only has ability for one flap channel. Is there any way of rigging up a 2-servo flap setup to one channel? Problem is the servos are naturally facing opposite ways, so they rotate in opposite directions, so a Y lead wouldn't work. Does anyone have any ideas?

Andrew

[km2579]

I also have the DX6i and I have also played for hours with my setup. Best I came up with is Aux 1 and throttle used on mix 1 as my flaps and full forward position as neutral or locked out. Ailerons as ailerons only and flaps not as usable surface. but if I was to pull some down throttle it would act as crow lift etc. Need to play with switch as on. And flap switch will only move one servo ?

I had a chat with Eric today, and I see both sides. I find it easy to build EPP planks.
But I think I will keep it, put it away for awhile then practice my mouldie skills on something less of a plane.

[thevon]

Mate that's a great idea. The Opus is very fast, heavy-ish and not a great aerobat on the frontside, so something lighter and more aerobatic would be ideal. Also you should use decent gear in the Opus- ie more cost, whereas you could use cheaper servos in a less scary plane. What about Andrew B's last Falcon? Thats a great price and 2m is perfect size. But as Jeff said, if you can get something 2nd hand cheaply, you don't feel so worried about it. There are lots of options - the main thing though is to get something with flaps so you can get used to setting them up and landing with them. Get the knack of that then when you do get to fly the Opus it'll be easy.

The box arrived yesterday by the way. Thanks.

[mikey100]

Regarding using a dx6i... I bought a reversing y-lead and now- flaps are together on throttle arm, ailerons are on ail + aux 1, so I have differential on ailerons and flaps can work as flaps. I set down-flap to drop bout 5mm and use it as undercamber with a little down throttle- great in light lift. Mixed down-flap to down-elevator and all is sweet. So Far!