Hello everyone!
Thanks for the compliments, I think it turned out pretty good myself. I haven't been able to do any major test flights or a maiden due to winds every day and the school gym not allowing me to fly indoors
. I did ,however, perform a few test hops along the floor of one of my school's buildings. It flies, which I suppose is good
, but from the short, straight-line flights I couldn't really tell how it flew. Here is what I do know: It is very sensitive to changes in power, which I kind of suspected, as this plane was designed for constant speed rubber flight. Also, from the little wallowing I did manage in the tight space, it feels like a Hobbyzone Champ. If any of you out there have flown one of those, you'll know what I mean. For those that haven't, it flies kind of unstable, almost like it doesn't have quite enough dihedral. I suspected this also, considering for FF operations there isn't a lot of turning going on
I will be busy for the next few days, what with a cross country meet 3 hours away and a spot landing competition at my local glider club (hope I win
), and the weather predictions don't look good wind-wise. Sadly these Texas winters are on the windier side, so this thing might not get properly flown until spring
, we'll just have to see.
Thanks,
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