SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
Apples?
Still up a tree
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Mr NCT
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See?!! It's not that hard
Baron VonHelton
Elite member
"Come let us reason together the mighty Futaba! Is it a musical instrument? A piece of furniture? Or an electronic device?"
Flite Risk
Well-known member
taper the pipe, 1st section 1/2", 2nd section 3/4, 3rd 1-25 and so on. . you will need a ladder to make it easy to join one piece of pipe to the next. especially if you are short like me 5'5"....
you might think about gluing the pipe as you go too, it willl/could pop out if it starts to bend or fall over.
Mr NCT
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If you were a fan of this thread (and even if you weren't) here is the concluding episode. Remember this spent five months in a tree through Indiana fall and winter, rain storms and snow storms. I tried to keep as much of the original as I could. Ended up replacing the horizontal stab and elevator, one vertical stab and locked the rudders, a new belly plate and swappable power pod housing. I used the same servos, motors and ESCs. Put on new props, receiver and battery - and lots of tape and hot glue.
It's my homage to "Jimmy's World" YouTube channel, hope you like it!
It's my homage to "Jimmy's World" YouTube channel, hope you like it!
FishbonesAir
Active member
When you "fly" like I do, simply avoiding the ground is a challenge. I did think this "landing" was pretty interesting. That's an FT F-22 Mini for scale.
Piotrsko
Master member
After all this, are you going to avoid the edges of the sky?
As a certified geezer, I am well aware that trees and telephone poles can move suprisingly fast to snag an unsuspecting vehicle as it passes by. Don't forget cumulous graniteus which is a huge problem for beech bonanzas but it causes problems for model scale also.
As a certified geezer, I am well aware that trees and telephone poles can move suprisingly fast to snag an unsuspecting vehicle as it passes by. Don't forget cumulous graniteus which is a huge problem for beech bonanzas but it causes problems for model scale also.
Mr NCT
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Piotrsko
Master member
So it didn't fly all that well to start with?I don't know... Being marinated for five months didn't much hurt the way it flies.
Marinated, perhaps not. Aged dry or otherwise probably.
Mr NCT
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cjhagemeyer
Member
I feel y’alls pain at having a plane up a tree for a long time…I’ve had a hobbyzone aeroscout up in a tree since September of 2021 🤣🤣
it’s really hard to see cuz there are leaves on the tree, but its still there……..
Mr NCT
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Don't give up‼️
cjhagemeyer
Member
I’ve given up on it coming down on its own, but a chainsaw could do the trick…🤣🤣🤣
Mr NCT
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All kinds of goodish ideas near the start of this thread. Chainsaws, cherry pickers, trained squirrels........
Mr NCT
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You HAVE to give us weekly updates with pictures! Do you know how high it is?I think this may take a while
luvmy40
Elite member
I have officially given up on recovering the EZ Bronco that the Evil Tree Command captured last summer. After several wind storms and multiple down pours, and 2 snow squalls, there is no evidence of it to be found. We never even could locate it in the trees when it was originally ambushed().
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