Wow great to hear that both are well .I maidened the Mustang and the Storch yesterday, and very happy with how both fly.
And very happy that neither crashed.
Hello, I am super new to the hobby amnd the forum. That being said i have enjoyed building several of the speed build kits (storch, cub, bushwhacker, and explorer).I am currently working on a scratch build of the sportster. to see how that comes out. Actually flew the bushwhacker today and it was great until the esc overheated and down she went. this is fun trying to figure out how to get them to fly. I do struggle to get the FT planes off the ground for take off but they hand launch very well.
Adding just a bit to JennyC6's advice above, I've found with the Scout, Storch, and Mustang from Flite Test, that they will take off fine at around half-throttle or so. With the Scout, when I went full throttle, I would lift off quickly, but with serious "torque roll" to the left. Going half-throttle, she rolls forward, stays fairly easy to control, and lifts off nicely.Hello, I am super new to the hobby amnd the forum. That being said i have enjoyed building several of the speed build kits (storch, cub, bushwhacker, and explorer).I am currently working on a scratch build of the sportster. to see how that comes out. Actually flew the bushwhacker today and it was great until the esc overheated and down she went. this is fun trying to figure out how to get them to fly. I do struggle to get the FT planes off the ground for take off but they hand launch very well.
Even my comparatively heavy and underpowered balsa glow birds usually lift off fine around half power or so. I seldom jam my throttle wide open for takeoff. Can also see how, in your maiden takeoff, the plane veers hard left before it even leaves the ground, whereas in the later flight it tracks true.Adding just a bit to JennyC6's advice above, I've found with the Scout, Storch, and Mustang from Flite Test, that they will take off fine at around half-throttle or so. With the Scout, when I went full throttle, I would lift off quickly, but with serious "torque roll" to the left. Going half-throttle, she rolls forward, stays fairly easy to control, and lifts off nicely.
This was one of the latest flights with the Scout (*grumble* 7 weeks ago *grumble* quarantine...):
Compare the take-off with the one from the maiden flight, where I went pretty much full-throttle. I managed to recover from the torque roll, but I find it a far more relaxing flight when I don't have to deal with it.
My FS26 is swinging a 9-6 TF wood at around 9800 static. Should be more than enough poke to go Space Shuttle Status on a simple scout as long as I don't build too heavy. Should also look quite snazzy on the nose. Debating if I wanna run a spinner or not. Spinner makes starting it easier, but itt'l look more 'correct' without one. Decisions decisions...In my Scout, I'm running an Axi 2212/20 Goldline motor that I got in a box of surplus parts from essentially an estate sale. I think it has enough power, that I could do a vertical take-off if I wanted. I think it's seriously overpowered, but as nice as it flies, I'm not going to complain. I have a bigger Goldline motor that came in the same box of stuff, that I keep thinking about building a 180% Scout for it to power.
Right now, though, I'm focusing on the Trimotor project.
That looks amazing!New plane arrived this week. I had some Motion RC gift cards to spend, and decided to pull the trigger on another EDF. Here's the new bird, a Freewing 70mm Rebel V2, posing with her smaller sister, the Freewing 64mm Stinger. No flying this weekend, but maybe I'll get her up for a maiden next weekend.
The Rebel has retracts and flaps, and flies on 4S power.
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Looks awesome!I commented to my wife a while back, that I should start logging my RC flights, mostly for my own use. I'm sometimes curious as to how many times I've flown a particular plane, and jotting down what I flew that day would keep a record of that.
She made me a logbook cover, keeping with my Air Hooterville theme. Machine-embroidered vinyl, and holds a small notebook available from department stores for under a buck.
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WOW that's beautiful .I commented to my wife a while back, that I should start logging my RC flights, mostly for my own use. I'm sometimes curious as to how many times I've flown a particular plane, and jotting down what I flew that day would keep a record of that.
She made me a logbook cover, keeping with my Air Hooterville theme. Machine-embroidered vinyl, and holds a small notebook available from department stores for under a buck.
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Hog Wild my wife liked it, she was a pig farmers daughterI commented to my wife a while back, that I should start logging my RC flights, mostly for my own use. I'm sometimes curious as to how many times I've flown a particular plane, and jotting down what I flew that day would keep a record of that.
She made me a logbook cover, keeping with my Air Hooterville theme. Machine-embroidered vinyl, and holds a small notebook available from department stores for under a buck.
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Ooh, those look really good!The Mustang received a landing gear upgrade on the latest repair. Shock-absorbing struts. Added about 10 grams of weight to the plane.
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