CA Model's Epic Evo

 Epic Evo

A successful an uneventful maiden occurred 10/27/20 at my club field. Today (Saturday) conditions were perfect for fine-tuning trim feel of throws, expo, CG, and wing incidence.  Having gone through this with the Epic + knowing what was possible shorten the process somewhat.  By the fourth flight, I was able to fly through the current Masters sequence reasonably well. The Evo is proving to be an improvement over the Epic +.

Evo:

Futaba 32MZ w/HV servos

Hacker C54 - Budd mount

D3 Controller

TP 5000 10s 25c

TP 910 2s 25c  rx

Tech-Aero regulator

APC 21.5x13 carbon

Falcon spinner, gear, and pants

RTF weight - 4762 gr

 

D3 controller installation

 Mounting the D3 in direct airflow.

First and foremost I am believer in Adam Debowski's controller performance for F3A competition models.  I now have three models outfitted: Invitation G2/Hacker C50 14xl comp, Epic Evo/Hacker C54, Passion Bipe/Plettenberg 30-10 which I use as a testbed for new equipment.  

The following illustrates how I retrofitted my Epic Evo setup to use the D3 by mounting it in direct airflow as recommended by Adam.

The Evo has a removable battery tray.  I mounted it to the front of the tray using an aluminum bracket to mount the D3

The bracket is held in place using two 2/2-56 screws and nuts.

Velcro is used to secure the D3 to the bracket.

View of finished tray retrofit.

View of D3 from the front air intake. This should work nicely.