FT What Did You Do RC Today : Caution Offtopic At All Times
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jaredstrees
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You could probably build that goblin in an evening, Slingshot!
jaredstrees
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She keeps on flying. 250 flights today. In 15mph winds. Love landing her in these conditions!
SlingShot
Maneuvering With Purpose
What is that?
Hai-Lee
Old and Bold RC PILOT
Here is the thread which includes the links to the plans.
https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/das-little-stick-parkflyer-plans.14491/
It flies brilliantly!
Have fun
jaredstrees
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Hai-Lee is correct on all accounts! Build one, you will not regret it. If it looks too dodgy to fly, I can still usually coax a flight out of the lil stick! Simple tough design that is forgiving yet can be acrobatic.
SlingShot
Maneuvering With Purpose
Nice. You can see the inspiration in the design.
I had a .40 size nitro Middle Stik once upon a time. A solid, safe ride that encouraged trying things in the air. Looks like this one is definitely worth a try.
jaredstrees
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You won’t regret it. This is the plane that truely taught me to fly. I’ve tried all the acrobatics I know on this plane before anything else. Still the only one I’ll fly inverted. And with all the crazy stuff, I’ve never crashed it. A few hard landings for sure. As long as you’re a few mistakes high you can correct it out of almost any problem.
PsyBorg
Wake up! Time to fly!
I did a second round of taxi tests on the edge 540 today trying to figure why it wont hop off the ground like every other one I have seen does.
Damo gave me a clue to try so round three tomorrow. Here is the video and if you have any other ideas please feel free to post them in my build thread to keep them all in one place.
Damo gave me a clue to try so round three tomorrow. Here is the video and if you have any other ideas please feel free to post them in my build thread to keep them all in one place.
b-29er
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So, bit of a story, i went to my local RC airshow last year, and got an interesting nickname from the announcer..p-factor. And i do not believe they were talking about torque. So this year, i got a Strix Goblin, the full size, "please reinforce the elevon hinges if you go over 200mph in a dive" goblin at Flite Fest. I finally maidened it today, ripped a decal off the wing at full throttle straight and level, and seeing the impressive speed and bright orange shape, i coined a name: The Nuclear football.
So of course, with the nickname last year, i also decided "lets put an n-number, call it P-FACTR. It'll be fun." So i cut out these nice looking decals on the vinyl cutter, put them on the aircraft, and they look great.
Only one problem, i didn't do my homework
After applying these decals to the plane, i decide "hey, lets see what country uses P as the lead for their n-numbers. I'll save you the trip to wikipedia, its NORTH KOREA.
So, now i have a plane that flies faster than any plane i have piloted before, including full scale, that is called "the nuclear football" and has a North Korean identification number on the tail, by sheer coincidence. Oh, and to top this all off, this goblin is going to be going to this year's airshow...which is tomorrow.
So of course, with the nickname last year, i also decided "lets put an n-number, call it P-FACTR. It'll be fun." So i cut out these nice looking decals on the vinyl cutter, put them on the aircraft, and they look great.
Only one problem, i didn't do my homework
After applying these decals to the plane, i decide "hey, lets see what country uses P as the lead for their n-numbers. I'll save you the trip to wikipedia, its NORTH KOREA.
So, now i have a plane that flies faster than any plane i have piloted before, including full scale, that is called "the nuclear football" and has a North Korean identification number on the tail, by sheer coincidence. Oh, and to top this all off, this goblin is going to be going to this year's airshow...which is tomorrow.
CarolineTyler
Legendary member
Had first ever flight of my quadcopter in FPV. Masses of transmission breakup of the video made me give up.....think the arial on the goggles is poor quality, so replacing it to see if my guess is right.
Still, got my heart rate up
Still, got my heart rate up
Seahunter
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Don't forget to use a spotter, even if you land out there; dis-orientation is easy when you take off the gogglesHad first ever flight of my quadcopter in FPV. Masses of transmission breakup of the video made me give up.....think the arial on the goggles is poor quality, so replacing it to see if my guess is right.
Still, got my heart rate up
CarolineTyler
Legendary member
I was on my own, no-one available to spot so kept flights quite close in, well within the mowed flying field, hence I was annoyed with the video break-up.Don't forget to use a spotter, even if you land out there; dis-orientation is easy when you take off the goggles
Just went back to line-of-sight so I could enjoy myself!!!
Seahunter
Active member
It is easier when you are alone to stay oriented using a monitor mounted on your transmitter. Lots of affordable ones out there now. I have both, goggles are way more immersive and draw you into the moment. Beautiful up there!
Reasonably good day at the field yesterday except for one thing.
My handsome Canuck.....
....took a full on nose dive after I gave it a terrible launch (launching was always a butt clencher because she is a little over 4 pounds and I am not getting the thrust I should be getting from the twin 70mm EDFs).
To be fair - she took the hit pretty well and only a couple of sections in the nose were trashed - these came off pretty cleanly.
Problem is, did you ever build a plane with which you have a love-hate relationship? The Canuck is one of mine. I love how it looks and how it cruises in the air but I have always been disappointed with the performance. So I will let it sit for a couple of days before deciding to fix it or just reclaim the parts and hang the carcass on the hall of fame.
DamoRC
My handsome Canuck.....
....took a full on nose dive after I gave it a terrible launch (launching was always a butt clencher because she is a little over 4 pounds and I am not getting the thrust I should be getting from the twin 70mm EDFs).
To be fair - she took the hit pretty well and only a couple of sections in the nose were trashed - these came off pretty cleanly.
Problem is, did you ever build a plane with which you have a love-hate relationship? The Canuck is one of mine. I love how it looks and how it cruises in the air but I have always been disappointed with the performance. So I will let it sit for a couple of days before deciding to fix it or just reclaim the parts and hang the carcass on the hall of fame.
DamoRC
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