[NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane

[Jon Lowe]

Sign in and you will get the same price as the popup.  Or at least I do.

This is a very nice foam pattern plane. Fly it with 4s 1800 mah 30c lipos, and it is very nice.  I tried some 2150s, but they are a litttle heavy. Forget the 3s packs; not enough power.

Reinforce the pushrods with slide over carbon fiber tubes and CA in place.  I didn't care for the analog servos it came with, so I substituted some 9gm Solar digitals for $7.70 each.

Mine only required a couple of clicks of elevator.  Very straight and true
Very minimal coupling, so little I didn't use a mix.

Some guys are changing the motor and using a 13x6.5 Falcon CF prop for even better performance.

On Apr 6, 2014 8:28 PM, P & A Hobbies <PnAHobbies at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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> I’ve been looking at it for a while. Price dropped to $138.65 in Pop up while browsing on US warehouse.
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> So, added it.  Click on view cart. shows full $149.31.
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> Shipping charge is $43.62 to Kansas.
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> Customer service told me to try again in about half hour later.  Might be a glitch?
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> So far, tried twice.  Both same result.
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> One more time and I am done.
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> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of hankpajari at aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2014 7:02 PM
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> Hi guys
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> I ordered one of these right after the thread started, first week of March.  I didn't notice that the shipping was $65 so I cancelled the order.  Unfortunately when I ordered I used PayPal and Hobby King was paid.  Hobby King acknowledged the cancellation of the order but has not refunded my $183.  I have filed a complaint with PayPal and have emailed Hobby King at least 4 times but they ignore me.  I am pretty sure I will eventually get my money back but buyer beware.  Your mileage may differ.
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> Hank
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> From: Robert L. Beaubien <rob at koolsoft.com>
> To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Sun, Apr 6, 2014 4:03 pm
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane
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> FYI, these are in stock in the US now.  $149 prices, but if you go to page and wait, you will get offer for $138.  Shipping around $35.  Just ordered mine now.
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> -           Robert Beaubien
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> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Robert L. Beaubien
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:48 PM
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> I just went to order one.  Did you actually pay the $76+ shipping on the plane out of China, or did you get it from a different warehouse?  I think I’ll wait for it to be available in a US warehouse.
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> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Finley
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 9:58 AM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane
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> I ordered one to play with yesterday. My guess is the servos may need replaced due to poor centering, but it's a pretty cool plane to mess around with after a pattern meet in the evenings. 
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> Matthew E. Finley
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> Key-Note Piano Tuning and Service
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> From: rob at koolsoft.com
> To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
> Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:42:44 +0000
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Hobby King Arcus F3A Biplane
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> Does anyone have any experience with one of these?  Thinking of adding it to my collection.
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> http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__51280__Arcus_F3A_Aerobatic_Biplane_EPO_1000mm_PNF_.html
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