How I got into flying

[Trains1213_YT]

If anyone is wondering why im getting into this hobby is because I like desining and building rc's and my grandpa does rc jets and has disinged a lot of planes. so I thought it would be fun to do instead of rc cars. heres some pictures of them.

 

[FastCrash45]

If anyone is wondering why im getting into this hobby is because I like desining and building rc's and my grandpa does rc jets and has disinged a lot of planes. so I thought it would be fun to do instead of rc cars.

Ive owned just about everything in rc. Boats, cars, motorcycles, helicopters, tanks, trucks, don't have a drone, yet. Just seems to me that planes just offer more excitement. Slow flyers to jets, they all have that unique feeling. Welcome to this fun world, especially when designing your own and it flies.

 

[Trains1213_YT]

Ive owned just about everything in rc. Boats, cars, motorcycles, helicopters, tanks, trucks, don't have a drone, yet. Just seems to me that planes just offer more excitement. Slow flyers to jets, they all have that unique feeling. Welcome to this fun world, especially when designing your own and it flies.

I agree LOL

 

[Trains1213_YT]

I agree

If anyone wants to see the biggest wing and fusalauge you have ever seen I can post some pictures of the 1third scale dauntless my grandpa is building.

 

[Mad_Mechanic]

Welcome to the community! Those are some pretty sweet jets!

Everyone has an entry to RC and everyone I have met branches out at some point. I started with cheap RC cars when I was young, the ones that were either 49 or 72 MHz, I then tried planes, and then helicopters and I am now going back to planes.

It's a fun journey and even more so when you build your own!

 

[Hyper46havoc]

If anyone wants to see the biggest wing and fusalauge you have ever seen I can post some pictures of the 1third scale dauntless my grandpa is building.

Please show or even a video looks like he's a very good builder

 

[FastCrash45]

If anyone wants to see the biggest wing and fusalauge you have ever seen I can post some pictures of the 1third scale dauntless my grandpa is building.

I'd love to see that!!

 

[FastCrash45]

If anyone is wondering why im getting into this hobby is because I like desining and building rc's and my grandpa does rc jets and has disinged a lot of planes. so I thought it would be fun to do instead of rc cars. heres some pictures of them. View attachment 125605 View attachment 125601 View attachment 125602 View attachment 125603 View attachment 125604

Those are some beautiful jets!! Some darn fine builds!

 

[Mad_Mechanic]

If anyone wants to see the biggest wing and fusalauge you have ever seen I can post some pictures of the 1third scale dauntless my grandpa is building.

A Dauntless? Like an SBD Dauntless dive bomber?! I'd love to see that!

Does it have working dive flaps/brakes?

 

[Hyper46havoc]

That must be about a 4.2m wingspan if I'm looking at the correct information

 

[Trains1213_YT]

A Dauntless? Like an SBD Dauntless dive bomber?! I'd love to see that!

Does it have working dive flaps/brakes?

yes it does or it will and wheels are as big as my face.

 

[Trains1213_YT]

If you want to look at some of his stuff go to http://www.jetmodelproducts.com/

 

[Trains1213_YT]

The thing is that he doesent fly much anymore but me and him want to get his firebird( I can give pics if you want) flying again this year and I want to see it fly because I have never seen one fly before.

 

[Trains1213_YT]

Heres some older pictures of the dauntless but I will get some new ones and mabey a video that show the flaps and other thing acctually on the wing the next time I go to his shop.

 

[FastCrash45]

Heres some older pictures of the dauntless but I will get some new ones and mabey a video that show the flaps and other thing acctually on the wing the next time I go to his shop. View attachment 125622 View attachment 125623 View attachment 125624 View attachment 125625 View attachment 125626

Almost can get in that beast and fly it yourself instead of rc. THAT is a beautiful big beast of a plane. Your grandpa has amazing build skills!!

 

[rockyboy]

Welcome to the forums!

Really like the look of the Hustler - lots of additional great pics on your grampa's site too. I think that design would translate well as an EDF or pusher prop model out of form board....

 

[Trains1213_YT]

Almost can get in that beast and fly it yourself instead of rc. THAT is a beautiful big beast of a plane. Your grandpa has amazing build skills!![/QUOTEA
A few years agao I could fit in it.

 

[Trains1213_YT]

Welcome to the forums!

Really like the look of the Hustler - lots of additional great pics on your grandpa's site too. I think that design would translate well as an EDF or pusher prop model out of form board....

I want to make replacas of those planes but im not that good of a bulider. I could make a scaled down hustler or firebird and then chuck an edf into it.

 

[Trains1213_YT]

Depending on how much I have to scale it down I might need some much bigger motors than I would ever own.

 

[Trains1213_YT]

I think I have made a desision.
I am going to make a 1/2 scale hustler and maby put an edf in it im not sure And if I dont i will make it a pusher.