FishingMEDIC
Junior Member
Weather was GORGEOUS here in S.E. Texas. 60 degrees, not a cloud and barely a wisp of wind. Went over to my dad's house and loaded his and my planes and off to the field.
My dad flew his apprentice and once again, he crashed. LOL, unfortunately I didn't get that on video.
Next was my FT spitfire and my completely scratch built " big fugly ".
The Spitfire is a dream to fly! These FT guys did an amazing job setting these kits up! It flew like a champ, very predictable and stable. I wasn't sure how I would do, being this was my first low wing plane, and my 2nd rc plane EVER. Simply amazing! I will definitely be ordering some more swappable kits!
On with the spitfire video!!
http://youtu.be/5eDlOKptDy8
At the end, apparently my left aileron servo wire wasn't secured properly and came off. I was stuck in a right turn. I say rudder first in the video because that was the first thing I could spit out. LOL. No harm done with the landing thankfully. Just needed a new nut, and back in business.
Next was my scratch built. 2-3 sheets of dollar store foam ( I can't remember exactly ). I made the fuselage using Experimental airlines technique, and made the wing using what i learned on FT. This plane was tail heavy from the beginning, but not terribly so. I figured I'd try it anyway.
What a blast it was!! Tail weight made it want to go nose up, but was correctable. ( CG was about 3/4 inch back from center of the wing ) with stubby wings and rather large control surfaces, she flew like a true sport plane. Awesome rolls and loops! Only future adjustments on this plane will be to adjust the CG, and strengthen the motor mount.
http://youtu.be/ag8TwVOrGWw
Thanks for watching!! I love this new hobby, and hope to play for years to come!!
My dad flew his apprentice and once again, he crashed. LOL, unfortunately I didn't get that on video.
Next was my FT spitfire and my completely scratch built " big fugly ".
The Spitfire is a dream to fly! These FT guys did an amazing job setting these kits up! It flew like a champ, very predictable and stable. I wasn't sure how I would do, being this was my first low wing plane, and my 2nd rc plane EVER. Simply amazing! I will definitely be ordering some more swappable kits!
On with the spitfire video!!
http://youtu.be/5eDlOKptDy8
At the end, apparently my left aileron servo wire wasn't secured properly and came off. I was stuck in a right turn. I say rudder first in the video because that was the first thing I could spit out. LOL. No harm done with the landing thankfully. Just needed a new nut, and back in business.
Next was my scratch built. 2-3 sheets of dollar store foam ( I can't remember exactly ). I made the fuselage using Experimental airlines technique, and made the wing using what i learned on FT. This plane was tail heavy from the beginning, but not terribly so. I figured I'd try it anyway.
What a blast it was!! Tail weight made it want to go nose up, but was correctable. ( CG was about 3/4 inch back from center of the wing ) with stubby wings and rather large control surfaces, she flew like a true sport plane. Awesome rolls and loops! Only future adjustments on this plane will be to adjust the CG, and strengthen the motor mount.
http://youtu.be/ag8TwVOrGWw
Thanks for watching!! I love this new hobby, and hope to play for years to come!!
