basslord1124
Master member
Well an unthinkable thing has happened...
I got up super early this past Sunday, grabbed a boatload of planes, and headed to my local RC airfield. Due to other life duties I knew I wouldn't be there all day, but I did get about 4.5 hours of fun and flights in. Both myself and even some fellow pilots showed up later. It was a much needed and rewarding experience. The temps have gotten a tad cooler too which I prefer for flying.
Here is a list of the planes I had brought with me:
FT Simple Cub
FT Tiny Trainer
FT Seaduck
FT Edge
Bloody Baron
KFM Wing
Everything got flown EXCEPT the Edge. Got videos of most of the flights as well.
Overall the only ones that didn't fly as well to me were the Cub and the Tiny Trainer...they did ok. Cub has always been a strange one IMO and the TT, well I switched it from 3S to 2S this time and they could've been part of it. So those 2 will require some more tweaking. The rest though did wonderful. The remaining ones were at the point, IMO, that I could really start opening em up, increasing the throws, and maybe get a little crazier with.
One plane I did not film (aside from the Edge which did not get flown) was the Bloody Baron...I just decided to go camera-less with it this time. No issues, flew great. Also used it to sort of warm up with after flying the 3 channel Cub and Trainer. I have grown to really love the Bloody Baron...big shoutout to @SP0NZ for that design. It's a quick build, fun flying little bugger.
Even sorta buddied up more with the fellow pilots there. We would take turns...they'd fly theirs and then holler at me when it was my turn. One guy I had known and seen there...the other one I had never met before. We exchanged contact info in case we want to meet up and fly in the future. Those 2 mainly flew RTF Horizon Hobby/Eflite products...T28, Timber, etc. They got a kick out of really seeing if these foamboard creations I was working on actually flew. They especially liked the Seaduck.
Oh yeah, most planes got through the whole experience unscathed...except the Cub. Came in a little hard on landing and bent the landing gear wire. Shouldn't be a big deal to fix.
Well I have a bunch of video footage to go through, so youtube flight videos will be coming. Maybe next time I will get some Edge video.
I got up super early this past Sunday, grabbed a boatload of planes, and headed to my local RC airfield. Due to other life duties I knew I wouldn't be there all day, but I did get about 4.5 hours of fun and flights in. Both myself and even some fellow pilots showed up later. It was a much needed and rewarding experience. The temps have gotten a tad cooler too which I prefer for flying.
Here is a list of the planes I had brought with me:
FT Simple Cub
FT Tiny Trainer
FT Seaduck
FT Edge
Bloody Baron
KFM Wing
Everything got flown EXCEPT the Edge. Got videos of most of the flights as well.
Overall the only ones that didn't fly as well to me were the Cub and the Tiny Trainer...they did ok. Cub has always been a strange one IMO and the TT, well I switched it from 3S to 2S this time and they could've been part of it. So those 2 will require some more tweaking. The rest though did wonderful. The remaining ones were at the point, IMO, that I could really start opening em up, increasing the throws, and maybe get a little crazier with.
One plane I did not film (aside from the Edge which did not get flown) was the Bloody Baron...I just decided to go camera-less with it this time. No issues, flew great. Also used it to sort of warm up with after flying the 3 channel Cub and Trainer. I have grown to really love the Bloody Baron...big shoutout to @SP0NZ for that design. It's a quick build, fun flying little bugger.
Even sorta buddied up more with the fellow pilots there. We would take turns...they'd fly theirs and then holler at me when it was my turn. One guy I had known and seen there...the other one I had never met before. We exchanged contact info in case we want to meet up and fly in the future. Those 2 mainly flew RTF Horizon Hobby/Eflite products...T28, Timber, etc. They got a kick out of really seeing if these foamboard creations I was working on actually flew. They especially liked the Seaduck.
Oh yeah, most planes got through the whole experience unscathed...except the Cub. Came in a little hard on landing and bent the landing gear wire. Shouldn't be a big deal to fix.
Well I have a bunch of video footage to go through, so youtube flight videos will be coming. Maybe next time I will get some Edge video.