Capt_Beavis
Posted a thousand or more times
As I have posted elsewhere, I destroyed my first plane (a Champ) very quickly with no reallly successful flights. Gorilla Glue on a servo sealed its fate (although I have the parts to fix it).
I had a Duet sent to my parents for our summer vacation. There are sevral nice fields near their house and I got the Duet flying right away. I lost control a few times but was able to glide the plane down safely. Soon I was doing loops (on purpose) and keeping the plane aloft as long as I wanted. I was enjoying the plane and the neighbors and family watched me fly.
I took the plane out and got hit by some high winds, lost control of it but got the plane down in a neighbors field. Walking back I started a dangerous game. I flew the plane low over the driveway into the wind. It was a good test of elevator and steering but a sudden gust caused my first damage, a little but of nose damage.
Later, after a few beers I decided to see if I get do an inverted loop. Don't try that at home kids. The plane stuck hard with lots of damage but seemed to function.
Out came the glue.
The next day the plane wouldn't initialize. It would just tick-tick-tick. I thought maybe it there was something on contoller and cut it out, but it was clean. Later I tried to rebind and it worked!!. The elevator needs some tuning but I was able to fly it and get it down safely.
I still am very happy with the plane.
I had a Duet sent to my parents for our summer vacation. There are sevral nice fields near their house and I got the Duet flying right away. I lost control a few times but was able to glide the plane down safely. Soon I was doing loops (on purpose) and keeping the plane aloft as long as I wanted. I was enjoying the plane and the neighbors and family watched me fly.
I took the plane out and got hit by some high winds, lost control of it but got the plane down in a neighbors field. Walking back I started a dangerous game. I flew the plane low over the driveway into the wind. It was a good test of elevator and steering but a sudden gust caused my first damage, a little but of nose damage.
Later, after a few beers I decided to see if I get do an inverted loop. Don't try that at home kids. The plane stuck hard with lots of damage but seemed to function.
Out came the glue.
The next day the plane wouldn't initialize. It would just tick-tick-tick. I thought maybe it there was something on contoller and cut it out, but it was clean. Later I tried to rebind and it worked!!. The elevator needs some tuning but I was able to fly it and get it down safely.
I still am very happy with the plane.