chase

Over the years, I have taught my son (since he was 8 yrs old) to fly RC planes using a buddy box off and on . Last year, he finally soloed a plane (at age 13) but instead caught the bug on flying quad copters. He quickly advanced through tiny whoops, 3in quads then 5in free style quads. And...

I had the chance this past weekend to fly with my friend who is a skilled fixed wing designer and pilot. I discovered recently that one of the most enjoyable forms of FPV flying is chasing other aircraft around. One of the things we rarely do with FPV miniquads these days is fly to higher...

I got a wild hair... We're having an FPV Fun Fly this weekend at Southridge Park in Fontana, CA on the 11th. I decided to build the biggest multi engine bomber I could so we could all take turns at cutting the streamers in groups. I elected for twin tail, and used dual elevator servos for...

Here is a trailer I made to tow behind a glider to capture "chase view" footage while on the slope. It will fit a wide range of aircraft and should work well for powered planes and quads too. It would also work for fpv flying. The trick is the stabilizing rods used to tow the chase trailer. Zach...