'SPIT' roasted FB

[Wildthing]

what is promised is debt

Nailed it.

 

[Javiester]

Of all the models that I have and that I have had, it is the easiest to land with difference
I went crazy

 

[Javiester]

I didn't want to give it a lot of power until I had the power meter and put the engine in the bank to analyze it

Of all the models that I have and that I have had, it is the easiest to land with difference
I went crazy

 

[buzzbomb]

what is promised is debt

Some nice flying there, @Javiester! She looked really good. She seemed to handle the landing gear really well, too. Took off like a champ, and you landed her beautifully. Well done!

 

[Jimun]

what is promised is debt

Looking good and a beautiful landing.

 

[Jimun]

it is done!

to cut a long story short - I met up with Jono Ashton at his slope site - what a cliff - it was blowing 40-60kph and I thought it was a no go - Jono put one of his ships in the air, a 2kg 1.2m V tail and flew it like there was a light breeze - after that he said lets give it a go - out came the Spitfire and he said it was too light - we added 400g of lead on the wing - after Jono trimmed it he handed me the sticks and here is the video (I actually flew it twice and he landed it both times for me) - KAPOW I can do this!

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Glad you had fun. It was interesting watching it fly with no prop. Good job. I might have to try slop soaring sometime.

 

[BATTLEAXE]

but wait - there's more!

Jono told me the wind would be strong so bring something heavy - why not maiden the Vista (finally) - here is a snippet of proof of flying (my hat cam was set too low so I had 4gigs of nothing) - I will sift through it carefully for some more footage!

the Vista was easier to fly than the Spitfire in the high wind!

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Well done man. That was awesome. The Spit sliced through the air like it was nothing, excellent flying to !

Now it's powered flight?!

 

[BATTLEAXE]

what is promised is debt

That was graceful to watch, nice scale flight, and totally nailed the landing. One day I will be there!

 

[bracesport]

@BATTLEAXE - I should never say never - the thrill of flying off of a 50m cliff is pretty exhilarating!

 

[BATTLEAXE]

@BATTLEAXE - I should never say never - the thrill of flying off of a 50m cliff is pretty exhilarating!

I bet, were you worried of losing it at all?

 

[The Hangar]

Hey guys, you might not know, but a while back (before this thread was started) I built the stock ft spitfire. My tx will be getting here the end of this week, and I’ll throw it in the air and get some video to post here. She’s a fun bird for sure!

 

[bracesport]

how awesome is this thread - spitfires everwhere!

 

[mayan]

what is promised is debt

Nailed the landing! So sweet and genetle. Loved it!

 

[Javiester]

That was graceful to watch, nice scale flight, and totally nailed the landing. One day I will be there!

dear friend, you have arrived
the spitfire lands alone

 

[PoorManRC]

@buzzbomb - go girl really worked for you - these spitfires have all been flying brilliantly - pressures on me over the next few days if this wind would settle down! 😀

These really fly that well? Nice!! Even though I've got THREE Planes that I can't finish yet... I'm always on the lookout for future projects... 😉
Besides, this is one of the most beautiful Aircraft of all time!

 

[bracesport]

@PoorManRC - I can not agree more - such a beautiful wing shape!

 

[buzzbomb]

Hey guys, you might not know, but a while back (before this thread was started) I built the stock ft spitfire. My tx will be getting here the end of this week, and I’ll throw it in the air and get some video to post here. She’s a fun bird for sure!

Yeah, man! Bring it on! You know we LOVE that video!

 

[bracesport]

I guess I will put the prop back on and see what happens at some stage!

 

[The Hangar]

Well here it is guys! I had a ton of fun!

 

[Wildthing]

Well here it is guys! I had a ton of fun!

Excellenty