Bush plane build challenge

[Hondo76251]

Question about rules. Are we allowed to check battery voltage with a battery tester in the take off and landing part of the challenge?

In the interest of preventing planes from unnecessarily auguring into the ground, I think we could allow that, so long as its not used to flip a plane back over!

I just used my little battery tester/alarm and left it on the balance lead, set at 3.5 volts. Under load the battery might drop that far, but by the time you land and take it out its usually somewhere around 3.75 YMMV.

 

[Hondo76251]

I run these all the time, even when just flying for fun. Cheap insurance!

 

[mdcerdan]

I run these all the time, even when just flying for fun. Cheap insurance!

I will try to get one of those gadgets.

This is the one I have right now.

 

[tesseract]

Can I join?? I will be making.... a thingy

 

[Hondo76251]

@mdcerdan heres one of my cheapo testers! Lol

 

[Hondo76251]

Can I join?? I will be making.... a thingy

Absolutely! I'll put you down.

We're still a month out, plenty of time for a build!

 

[tesseract]

Absolutely! I'll put you down.

We're still a month out, plenty of time for a build!

Nice- I will make an article on the build!

 

[Timmy]

Nice- I will make an article on the build!

Articles are to inform people soo.... make a thread.

 

[Hondo76251]

I actually wired one of these onto an FPV build one time, I could turn my camera and check voltage on the fly! lol I've still got a few left, these are cheap too, could wire one in and have it so you could check it from the outside without having to touch the plane!

 

[mdcerdan]

I actually wired one of these onto an FPV build one time, I could turn my camera and check voltage on the fly! lol I've still got a few left, these are cheap too, could wire one in and have it so you could check it from the outside without having to touch the plane!

By the way. Is fpv allowed? I have no intention to fly fpv on this challenge but just asking.

 

[Hondo76251]

By the way. Is fpv allowed? I have no intention to fly fpv on this challenge but just asking.

Nothing says its not! I was plannning on doing FPV for Scrappys exhibition flight...

 

[mdcerdan]

Nothing says its not! I was plannning on doing FPV for Scrappys exhibition flight...

I have not seen Scrappy yet. Have you made a post about it?

 

[tesseract]

Winners​

1. First
2. Second
3. Third

Just realised- I'm terrible at flying planes!!
BUT i may have a spectacular crash at the beginning 30 seconds.

 

[Hondo76251]

I have not seen Scrappy yet. Have you made a post about it?

Not yet, still in the drawing board mostly. Started building it as a bushwacker but its looking like its going to have to be a full scratch build. Still waiting on a bigger esc too...

 

[Hondo76251]

Just realised- I'm terrible at flying planes!!
BUT i may have a spectacular crash at the beginning 30 seconds.

Then this is the perfect challenge to work on flying skills! 😁

 

[tesseract]

Just realised- I'm terrible at flying planes!!
BUT i may have a spectacular crash at the beginning 30 seconds.

Does the plane have to finish the contest un-disintegrated?

 

[tesseract]

Then this is the perfect challenge to work on flying skills! 😁

I haven't got off the ground for more that 10 seconds- BUT i have a simulator now! does that work??

 

[Hondo76251]

Does the plane have to finish the contest un-disintegrated?

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, any landing you can use the plane again is a great landing! 😉

 

[Hondo76251]

I haven't got off the ground for more that 10 seconds- BUT i have a simulator now! does that work??

Simulators are great practice for sure!

 

[tesseract]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, any landing you can use the plane again is a great landing! 😉

But for me there is no plane to walk away from, just a smoking lump. what does that mean??