2) is done, went from 4 to 13.
5) is done, Tyro99 is build and ready for a free moment.
6) To be clear, let me make a list (for myself)
FTFC19 Fantasy Builds: VF-9 Basic build, Flying Submarine, Anime AF-X1, Logan X-stream6, Heaven's Spade Carrier, Heaven's Spade Sparrow, Heaven's spade Dragster,Devil's Dozen Mosquito,Build-ruary: Heaven's spade Dragster, FT SeaDuck (SB), FT-Storch (SB), 480mm KFm speed wing,Other Projects:
FoamyDM-Synergy Build, FoamyDM SIA-99 (90mm EDF viper style jet),FoamyDM Kalinin K-12, FoamyDM Vought OS2U - Kingfisher mini, Micro Spitfire, FoamyDM Spruce Gosling, Vought XF5U Flying Pancake, Lit FT Explorer, Mini Scout, RC Dragon. Lincoln Sport(For a friend), RC Dragonfly Ornithopter. Micro A-10 kit (30mmEDFs). Make a presentation ready copy of the FT BFC Card Game.
So a few RC/hobby things on my list for 2019
1. Finish and maiden my FW-42 project
2. Get to FliteFest
3. Fly every month (I'll count 1 hour of simulator time for this since I haven't even opened a sim program in 2018)
4. Build a biplane for my club's summer bipe contest
5. Learn to fly the Clubman pattern sequence.
6. Design and release a new plan to the forum.
7. Find someone in my club to take over as president for 2020.
omeone else at our club to volunteer for President. It is a LOT of work. Since I joined the club the President has always been a guy with a day job and kids still at home. It would be a GREAT job for a recent retiree if we could convince one to step up.
Thanks - it also needs to be the right retiree to make sure we don't slide back down the quads vs. planks dark days...
Appreciate you keeping an eye out![]()
Time for an update:
1. Finish and maiden my FW-42 project
- Making steady progress
2. Get to FliteFest
- Bought tickets and told work and family I was taking the week off
3. Fly every month (I'll count 1 hour of simulator time for this since I haven't even opened a sim program in 2018)
- 2 very cold flights in January, and 3 equally cold and windy flights in February
4. Build a biplane for my club's summer bipe contest
- Trying to decide between the Gee Bee Dreamer and the Balsa USA Phaeton II that I have on the shelf
5. Learn to fly the Clubman pattern sequence.
- Too darn cold so far. Might give this a try in the simulator though...
6. Design and release a new plan to the forum.
- I'll wait for the big summer challenge for this
7. Find someone in my club to take over as president for 2020.
- Not so optimistic on this one...
Progress report on mine:Hah. My RC plate is quite full indeed.
* Nitro FT Spear project
* RC10B4.2 on carpet
* 3Racing FGX Evo F1 car on carpet
* More tinkering with my CA-10 scale truck
* Finish the CA-10's trailer
* Get FPV gear installed across my entire fleet(So far, CA-10, got two more sets of VTx/Cam en route so the Nitro Spear and one of my nitro surface cars will be next up)
* Hopefully convince my SC10GT to stop breaking diff bolts(I miiiiiiight have put too much engine in it but, heh, I'll work something out)
* Get, build, FPV a 1/7 Kyosho Scorpion XXL(Will be nitro, most likely OS 30VG powered)
* Do a 4 stroke surface nitro build(Perhaps the Scorpion? Perhaps the SC10 gets another engine swap? MCGP thumper? Iono yet)
* See how many FT aircraft I can run nitro. The minis should be fine on tiny little Cox powerplants, the bigger birds I'll have to weigh options on power for.
* Build at least one foamboard aircraft of my own design that flies.
* Hovercraft?
* Airboat?
* Find a waterway and build some naval vessels. I've always love RC boats but there's just nowhere around me that I can sail them. Also includes floatplanes, amphibious vehicles, and similar shenanigans.
* Perhaps make foamboard bodies for my surface vehicles? Cheaper than Lexan and if I crash the car itt'l hold deformation.
Yeaahh. Got a lot of plans, RC wise. And most of them involve internal combustion power. I love engines of all sizes and fuel sources, so most of my RC stuff revolves around them.
Time for an update:
1. Finish and maiden my FW-42 project
- Making steady progress
2. Get to FliteFest
- Bought tickets and told work and family I was taking the week off
3. Fly every month (I'll count 1 hour of simulator time for this since I haven't even opened a sim program in 2018)
- 2 very cold flights in January, and 3 equally cold and windy flights in February
4. Build a biplane for my club's summer bipe contest
- Trying to decide between the Gee Bee Dreamer and the Balsa USA Phaeton II that I have on the shelf
5. Learn to fly the Clubman pattern sequence.
- Too darn cold so far. Might give this a try in the simulator though...
6. Design and release a new plan to the forum.
- I'll wait for the big summer challenge for this
7. Find someone in my club to take over as president for 2020.
- Not so optimistic on this one...
Wait, what.... there’s going to be ANOTHER challenge?!! How do you people expect me to ever find time to fly if I spend all my free time designing/building?!! 😜- I'll wait for the big summer challenge for this