Jade_Monkey07
Well-known member
Hey everyone, Mike here. I'm glad to find a nice active forum to share some ideas with and ask some questions.
I've been flying for years but just got back into it recently with the purchase of some new toys.
I love what flight test has done for the community. Ive always loved airplanes and flight in general but I fell in love with the hobby when I was 8 or so. In the early 90s, going to air shows was my favorite part of the summer. It turned out my cousin lived next to a club field in Ontario and my first introduction to rc flight was there. I just happened to be at his house one day when they were holding a big flight fest like event. I was so enamored by all the different planes. I clearly remember the big Lancaster that had to be carried out to the field by 4 guys, the ww1 biplanes that played dogfight, the crazy flying lawn mower the epic crashes, I was hooked! Got a job helping out at a local farm and saved up for a few years when I turned 12 I picked up a used Sig Kavelier, and a new reciever and went to the local club to learn how to fly.
Mine was grey but you get the idea. Sadly all of my old gear is gone. Life happened and the planes got destroyed in a shed collapsing. So I didnt have anything for ages.
When covid was coming around and lockdown looming I decided to order a cheapo foam rc plane and jumped on the powerup 4.0 kickstarter too.
I flew the plane a few times in the summer but it was un inspiring going from nitro planes to a dinky differential thrust plane. So it got shelved(also I broke both my legs in the spring but that's another story)
The powerup 4.0 arrived recently and I got the paper airplane bug pretty big. I'm pretty sure I made every design on the internet in a span of a week or 2. These are just the best or neatest ones I kept around for the niece and nephew to play with
Theres so many more in a pile in the corner lol
I'll post up my review of the power up soon in case anyone is curious
After a while of messing around with mini chuck gliders and the FT f22 that comes with the kit I got the foam board bug. Went out and bought a couple sheets and started building wings for the powerup.
I ended up gutting the other plane I had in the garage. It controls the same as the powerup but has it's own controller and it's more powerful. So now I can fly one around while one is charging.
It's still not the same a having 4 channels of control but it's pretty satisfying building something from internet photos and no measurements and having it fly really well.
I'd love to get back into this a bit deeper but my knowledge of current electric motors and battery tech is limited for now and I have space restrictions. Im currently living in my van with the girlfriend and I'm gonna have to keep it small and portable. Like balsa chuck glider disassembled small. Hence why I thought the power up would work well for me. Just a tiny box and some paper. But the more I build the foam planes the more I want to pull a trailer for all new gear haha
Well that's enough ranting for now I guess.
See you on the pages!
I've been flying for years but just got back into it recently with the purchase of some new toys.
I love what flight test has done for the community. Ive always loved airplanes and flight in general but I fell in love with the hobby when I was 8 or so. In the early 90s, going to air shows was my favorite part of the summer. It turned out my cousin lived next to a club field in Ontario and my first introduction to rc flight was there. I just happened to be at his house one day when they were holding a big flight fest like event. I was so enamored by all the different planes. I clearly remember the big Lancaster that had to be carried out to the field by 4 guys, the ww1 biplanes that played dogfight, the crazy flying lawn mower the epic crashes, I was hooked! Got a job helping out at a local farm and saved up for a few years when I turned 12 I picked up a used Sig Kavelier, and a new reciever and went to the local club to learn how to fly.
Mine was grey but you get the idea. Sadly all of my old gear is gone. Life happened and the planes got destroyed in a shed collapsing. So I didnt have anything for ages.
When covid was coming around and lockdown looming I decided to order a cheapo foam rc plane and jumped on the powerup 4.0 kickstarter too.
I flew the plane a few times in the summer but it was un inspiring going from nitro planes to a dinky differential thrust plane. So it got shelved(also I broke both my legs in the spring but that's another story)
The powerup 4.0 arrived recently and I got the paper airplane bug pretty big. I'm pretty sure I made every design on the internet in a span of a week or 2. These are just the best or neatest ones I kept around for the niece and nephew to play with
Theres so many more in a pile in the corner lol
I'll post up my review of the power up soon in case anyone is curious
After a while of messing around with mini chuck gliders and the FT f22 that comes with the kit I got the foam board bug. Went out and bought a couple sheets and started building wings for the powerup.
I ended up gutting the other plane I had in the garage. It controls the same as the powerup but has it's own controller and it's more powerful. So now I can fly one around while one is charging.
It's still not the same a having 4 channels of control but it's pretty satisfying building something from internet photos and no measurements and having it fly really well.
I'd love to get back into this a bit deeper but my knowledge of current electric motors and battery tech is limited for now and I have space restrictions. Im currently living in my van with the girlfriend and I'm gonna have to keep it small and portable. Like balsa chuck glider disassembled small. Hence why I thought the power up would work well for me. Just a tiny box and some paper. But the more I build the foam planes the more I want to pull a trailer for all new gear haha
Well that's enough ranting for now I guess.
See you on the pages!
