mayan
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You all will have to the check the video of it soon here: https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/mini-edge-540-build.57470/page-4
Lol!Those are fake shoe prints. Armstrong never landed on the moon, and neither did your plane. So there.
Hi Pilots
Had some good weather flying on 4s 2200, 2700kv, 6x4 prop until i looped to low or the ground came up too quick lol
hot glue n some tape will pet her back together
@Matthew Sanders welcome to the family. Don't worry about crashing it happened to most of us if not all of us. One tip I can give you after reading your whole post. Just don't give up you are on the right track, just practice.You know what really hurts? Crashing on takeoff on a DIY plane. I'll share my story of limited RC plane experience.
I am 16 years old. In 2010, I was taking guitar lessons. After completing a semester of lessons, my mom offered to buy me a treat (I was struggling with learning how to play guitar, so when I did good on my "final" she was proud.) I asked for a plane. At my local hobby shop, we bought the Hobby Zone Champ. It's yellow/orange, and it was a subject of a FT episode. Anyway, I was like 7 so my dad flew it. It got pretty beat up, and the tail section got severely compromised around 2013-ish. It stayed in the box until 2016 when I took it out to sorta check it out. Somehow, I folded the wing just holding it. You're probably getting bored of my story so Ill fast forward. In April 2018 I took it out again, and tried to fly it. It's accumulated damage took a toll. It flew terribly. I broke the prop off. With the shaft inside. Totaled. In September, I tried to get my mom to buy me a new 3 Channel plane(the FT Night Radian, hey it lights up, so I thought it was cool) About that time I started watching FT and learning about planes. I bought the Power Pack c in February of this year, but I needed an inexpensive TX. I got one. In April. So I went the stupid route and built a DIY plane. Crashed on my first flight. I had too much throws on my Ailerons and folded the wing. I kept crashing, so much that I had only 30 seconds of total air time. Anyway, I got tired of re building the nose, so I took a break. I built the tiny trainer but decided to fly the Speed Build FT LongEZ. On May 26, I went out to try it. Thrust angle was off. After 6 crashes or so, I finally got it right, and it flew. But, it crashed on landing. I tried again the next day. Same result. I posted a thread yesterday trying to figure out what I could do to make it fly right. Now I have built several Ft planes, but as static display models. Now, its time to fly. My Tiny trainer has seen limited success. Basically, I haven't seen much success. I'm hoping to change that. Maybe the Speed Build TT will change that, and I can learn how to fly. I have flown over 40 hours on an RC simulator. Only about 45 Seconds so far in Reality. Anyway I hope that I can get in the air soon!
I would love to fly an rc plane, as I've always loved flight. I've grown up next to an airport. My dad was an Army Blackhawk crew chief in the 80s. My Great Grandpa flew Spitfires in WWII as part of the Eagle squadron. My Grandpa worked for Boeing, He was kinda like an Aeronautical Engineer. Ive always wanted to be a Pilot Astronaut, first going to the Air Force. But my hobby is RC... anything that flies (I'm a heck of a good Drone pilot) For any of you who have made it this far, Thank you for taking the time to read this, and I hope you have a great day!
Thank you for your advice! Do you have any recommendations on trainer planes, or set up? My scratch built TT has flown a little bit but not much. I'm probably going to get the Speed Build kit. Are there any other [inexpensive] trainer planes out there that you would recommend?@Matthew Sanders welcome to the family. Don't worry about crashing it happened to most of us if not all of us. One tip I can give you after reading your whole post. Just don't give up you are on the right track, just practice.
The Tiny Trainer in my opinion is all one needs to get flying. That and persistence. Don’t be afraid to crash and don’t get put down by having to fix the damage or rebuild, it’s part of the process of learning. If you want a slow flyer something more relaxing then use a 2S 1000mah battery with the original Tiny Trainer setup.Thank you for your advice! Do you have any recommendations on trainer planes, or set up? My scratch built TT has flown a little bit but not much. I'm probably going to get the Speed Build kit. Are there any other [inexpensive] trainer planes out there that you would recommend?
Thanks, buzzbomb, I'm looking forward to that flight!I'm in full agreement with @mayan. You are doing it right, you've just got to persist over the bumps. We all have them. When the plane crashes and breaks, don't let the frustration get to you. At the end of the day, it's just cut out of foamboard and put together with hot glue. You'll get so accustomed to building and repair that what takes you an hour now will take ten minutes later down the road.
He's right about the TT as well. It's far from the only FT plane you can train on. Many of the models are great trainers. Many of us will tell you that the TT is the best of them though, for it's simplicity of build and repair, inexpensive powertrain, forgiving flight characteristics and room to grow and progress with your skill and experience level.
Remember the FT mantra: Build. Fly. Crash. Repeat. The first time you're in the air for more than a minute, you'll find your soul soaring up there with the plane. Trust me, that feeling is worth every single crash and setback and then some!
Looking good. The crash did not look that hard, but looks can be deceiving, ouch. I am building a speed build Explorer kit now and plan to have it ready in a week or 2. Maybe I will get lucking and get it done this weekend.Another one bites the dust.
got this guy back in my newbie days. actually thought i had ordered the mini, so when this showed up i was a little surprised. regrettably i was new and had a lot of issues with setting up the thrust diff and the CG. it flew 3 times, all three ended in a crash. after the last it became a wall flower.
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lately i have been looking at it thinking it need to be fixed and flown. so today i pulled it down and did some repairs.
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just need to build a few power pods, steal some motors and esc's, and life should be good!
not sure why i waited so long.
laters,
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That was not me flying, I just did the filming. And the egging on. LolLooking good. The crash did not look that hard, but looks can be deceiving, ouch. I am building a speed build Explorer kit now and plan to have it ready in a week or 2. Maybe I will get lucking and get it done this weekend.
The wife and other kids parents were in the driveway, and our super energetic Australian Shepherd was chasing after me (easy way to get her exercise).
Here she is laying on my daughter. She like to get as close as possible to your face... LolI'd like to see a photo of the Aussie, myself. If Aussies had thumbs, they'd rule the world.