Warning for anyone buying a Sky Mule from H/K.

[micarus]

Got my SkyMule on Monday and got all the r/c gear in for the maiden which was yesterday, the plane is a cracker and took off nicely, a bit of a trim then a few gentle circuits and a gentle landing , fine so far! opened up the throttle and all hell breaks loose , the port motor and pod broke loose and before I got it shut down the prop tore across ripped open the side of the fus'  charged over the top of the wing and broke the starboard prop. a nice aircraft messed up because some lazy stupid sod didn't put enough glue on the thing.   AAAAARG!!!.
Nw trying to send photos the H/K to try and get some sense out of them .
So if you buy one of these planes just make sure and epoxy or hot glue the motor cowlings on before you run it .
    This is in my opinion a good plane as long as you check the  glue joints

        Cheers  MIKE.

[krikey]

Oh No!

Chinese QC strikes again!

[ClippedWing]

Ouch mate that sucks!

I hate it when an airframe is ruined!

[BlueFlyer]

oooh, gutted!!

one of the main reasons I tend to only ever buy these models in kit form.

feel for you mate.

[bignose13]

And me Chris, just not worth trusting the old chinky workmanship

[Charliewalker]

it's cos they're so small, they cant see the top of the bench!
seriously though, sorry to hear that.

[mp66]

It is always worse when the damage is not your own dumb fault...

[FPVSteve]

Ouch sorry to hear - am I the only one that thinks having the motor mounts glued on on a puller is a bad idea?

[Gundummy]

.... note to oneself... add even more glue to the gluey mess that makes up a glued motor cowling......

[micarus]

Thanks for the "Condolences " fellas , I think I may just fix it up and not go through the hasle with H/K.
I won't have it for ages otherwise.

                   Cheers  MIKE. ;D

[Chris in Kabul]

Ouch sorry to hear - am I the only one that thinks having the motor mounts glued on on a puller is a bad idea?

I don't think I've ever seen another way to fix a motor on the front whether IC or electric. Former F1 is usually glued to the fuselage before bolting in a motor and mount.

[FPVSteve]

Shouldn't it sort of hook around the rear of a firewall or something so that it becomes a physical connection rather then just adhesive.

[Gundummy]

Shouldn't it sort of hook around the rear of a firewall or something so that it becomes a physical connection rather then just adhesive.

My motors "bolt" to the motor mounts which is then embedded into the foam via slots - i'm 99.9% sure that mine arn't going anywhere!!! really suprised these came away?

GD

[micarus]

There was no fault in the design guys , just a lack of glue :+ otherwise it's a cracking plane ;D

     I have sorted mine out now and hope to fly it this week , then when I'm happy with the trim I will fit my F.P.V gear on it.
B.T.W it's amazing what you can cover up with stickers :laugh: :laugh:
            Cheers  MIKE. :)

[benitoculito]

Was great to find this little thread, have been hovering over the buy it button for the Skymule. Looks  like a great plane, much room inside, what battery/flight times do you get ?