Cessna 162

[CarolineTyler]

Finally got round to designing some decals for this plane.
Designed on InkScape and printed on clear full-sheet Avery laser labels.
The black is not very very dark but with the contrast to the white EPO foam of the plane they stand out well enough.

 

[The Hangar]

Finally got round to designing some decals for this plane.
Designed on InkScape and printed on clear full-sheet Avery laser labels.
The black is not very very dark but with the contrast to the white EPO foam of the plane they stand out well enough.
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It looks nice!

 

[CarolineTyler]

It looks nice!

Thanks, I wanted not to overdo them

 

[The Hangar]

Thanks, I wanted not to overdo them

I think you did a good job - it doesn’t look cluttered but still adds some nice lines.

 

[navigatorrr2]

Hi Caroline,

Very nice job and excellent flight! I bought just the same plane (exactly the same) and I am in the process of building it. Just waiting for some missing pieces in the kit (one reinforcement bar for the wing and another tie rod bar didn't came with), and I hope next month I will try to fly it for the first time.

One question for you, what type of battery are you using? The seller recommended me a 2200 mAh battery, but it doesn't fit in the place. Are you using 1500mAh, or 1800mAh?

Thanks in advance!

 

[CarolineTyler]

Hi Caroline,

Very nice job and excellent flight! I bought just the same plane (exactly the same) and I am in the process of building it. Just waiting for some missing pieces in the kit (one reinforcement bar for the wing and another tie rod bar didn't came with), and I hope next month I will try to fly it for the first time.

One question for you, what type of battery are you using? The seller recommended me a 2200 mAh battery, but it doesn't fit in the place. Are you using 1500mAh, or 1800mAh?

Thanks in advance!

I fly with a 3S 2200mAh - needed to do a tiny bit of foam removal to make it fit.

 

[SlingShot]

Very nice. Please excuse the off-topic question, but there's something I've been wanting to ask you. Have you ever been to the big RC Airshow at Weston Park? Everything about it looks fantastic, including the estate!

 

[CarolineTyler]

Very nice. Please excuse the off-topic question, but there's something I've been wanting to ask you. Have you ever been to the big RC Airshow at Weston Park? Everything about it looks fantastic, including the estate!

Never have - must try and get there some day (remember those days when you could actually go to an event??).
I've been to Wings and Wheels at North Weald a few times when I used to live in London.

 

[SlingShot]

Never have - must try and get there some day (remember those days when you could actually go to an event??).

I'm giving serious thought to 2021. To coincide with my "whiskey tour" in Scotland 😎

 

[bracesport]

@CarolineTyler - it is great to see your projects moving along - with you FPV this one?

 

[CarolineTyler]

@CarolineTyler - it is great to see your projects moving along - with you FPV this one?

No, this is a LOS plane. It's a super plane to improve your flying skills with as it requires rudder coordination to counter adverse yaw.

 

[navigatorrr2]

I fly with a 3S 2200mAh - needed to do a tiny bit of foam removal to make it fit.

Thanks for the info. I will do same foam removal to make it fit

 

[CarolineTyler]

Thanks for the info. I will do same foam removal to make it fit

Good luck with your maiden

 

[mastermalpass]

Ok, got the maiden done, fly's so smoothly. Very light wing loading resulting in a super slow flights at 25%ish throttle.

I envy your flying community. So many nice aircraft in the sky at once, even including a helicopter! Very nicely flown as well. Landing without nosing over is something I can only seem to do when I rip the wheels off haha!

 

[CarolineTyler]

I envy your flying community. So many nice aircraft in the sky at once, even including a helicopter! Very nicely flown as well. Landing without nosing over is something I can only seem to do when I rip the wheels off haha!

I hate flying when the helicopters are in the air, they tend to fly them acrobatically over the field and it's almost impossible to predict which direction they are going to go next. Watching them crash is quite spectacular, helicopters throw their VERY expensive parts in all directions!

 

[mastermalpass]

I hate flying when the helicopters are in the air, they tend to fly them acrobatically over the field and it's almost impossible to predict which direction they are going to go next. Watching them crash is quite spectacular, helicopters throw their VERY expensive parts in all directions!

I noticed in your vid that one kept off to the side, or am I mistaken?

It may just be my current skill level, but when I do aerobatics with my heli, I do something very similar to what I do with a plane... I so often see conflict between planes snd helis - even in a flight sim game I played, they each spawned at airbases miles apart! It saddens me; they're both awesome flying machines, yet so often it seems like pilots are either-or. :/

 

[CarolineTyler]

I noticed in your vid that one kept off to the side, or am I mistaken?

It may just be my current skill level, but when I do aerobatics with my heli, I do something very similar to what I do with a plane... I so often see conflict between planes snd helis - even in a flight sim game I played, they each spawned at airbases miles apart! It saddens me; they're both awesome flying machines, yet so often it seems like pilots are either-or. :/

I'm so impressed with the flying skills on my flying field, both fixed wing and Heli, just the big heavy air choppers that the helicopter guys fly are actually scary when they get into the swing of things! Damn impressive!!!

 

[GiantAntCowboy]

I have a similar Cessna and found it almost impossible to take off and land on any sort of grass with the tricycle landing gear. Ended up converting it to a taildragger and then, as if by magic, I could take off and land every time.