Ken B
Elite Veteran
Location: Phoenix, AZ
| Hi All,
Thought you might be interested in the Sceadu 50. First let me say I'm not an expert. I am just a regular guy who likes his machines and enjoys flying.
The Kit was purchased through CyberHeli for $399 + $50 for Shipping. The box is full of pictures and little details. The instructions are bi-lingual and included a suplemental sheet for taking care of the minor part number changes. There was also some rod length changes for the differences between the 30 and the 50.
Assembly was straight forward. The use of thread lock compound is all over the instructions. Assembly is very similar to the Freya and the same basic hardware is used in the same places. For instance the same bolt and non lock nuts are used to secure the frame halves together. The hardware is all of the highest quality, the best I've seen in any 30-50 kit.
Flight preformance has yet to be decided upon. I have had to find a problem with my gyro. I had a twitching problem I couldn't fix. Well 15 flights later I found a fix. It was to mount the Gyro on the aft mount. Funny the instructions tell me to do this but I tried mounting it on the frount just like my Freya. No dice, the aft mount is the way to go. Now that I got that figured out. Tomarrow I'll take it into Forward flight and more.
Things I don't like:
The canopy mounts, the rubber grommets are a pain in the tail to keep in. I have used CA to glue the grommets down and they have pulled loose from the glue. My fix would be to: change the mounting system to that of the Freya or make the end part of the mount smaller so the grommet doesn't catch on them so bad.
The OS 50 requires a fuel tank that can keep up with it's consumption. I bet all Sceadu 50 owners install a header tank just to improve flight time. The main fuel tank needs to be increased in size. Also care needs to be taken when routing the fuel line. It has a tendency to go right up under the fan. Chaffing could be a problem. One other problem is that the clunk is to heavy for the provided fuel line. I also trimmed off about 10 MM to help with the clunk dropping correctly.
The landing skids are typical Hirobo. Be care full not to over tighten the set screws in them, they are easily stripped.
Things that would be nice:
a Split main gear, more adjustable links and better tail control shaft guides.
All and all the quality of the kit is very good. I expect that tommarow Forward Flight will be good. I will add to this post as time permits.
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The non-locking nuts for me aren’t a big issue. Hirobo used the same stuff on my Freya and now it's in the Sceadu. They work but I just insure them with some blue locktite. Remember this is only the frame that they are holding together. If you take the correct precautions this isn't an issue either. I only mentioned it because for others on the Freya it was something they cared about.
The level of quality is apparent when I compare this machine to the other 30's and 50's I have built or looked at. I have owned a Raptor, a Shuttle SXX and a Concept. I have seen up close and personal a Mosquito, Conquest, GPH and an Ergo. The Sceadu is a very well thought out machine and will fit into my fleet nicely.
I have now FFF and looped this machine and it does well. The only reason I'm still not out flying is winds are up to 25 - 30 MPH. I don't enjoy flying in those conditions. However the Sceadu was very solid and was able to accelerate into the wind. I do have some tweaking to do on the curves but first impressions on FF are good.
Ken B |
I do wish I had access to a lathe some times. I have 4 years experence as a machinist and havn't done a thing with it since I switched careers. Got tired of going home smelling of cutting oil. Now I smell like jet fuel!
I think I just dated my self. 
