That plane you have, but never fly
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kacknor
Build another!
The season is shorter in some places than it is in others. I am in Columbus Ohio. As I type it's about -15c but the wind has calmed down to about 15 kmph so technically, it's possible. But my toes might get cold so I'll wait.
I'm lucky, there is a dome in town catering to golfers, an indoor driving range. Every two weeks one of the local clubs rents it for three hours and we get to fly inside. Large enough for a 28" wingspan Speedster I just built but mostly used for smaller stuff. Every two weeks... Sigh. Still, it's better than frozen toes.
http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?24409-80-Old-Speedster-with-Extras
Life is good!
JD
Wow! I didn't realize those were that cheap. $11 receivers were a major factor in me choosing FlySky gear. Well, I suspect price is *the* major factor in anyone choosing FlySky gear.
I can put whole new plane in the air for less than some people spend on a receiver. If I had $1000+ of fiberglass and balsa (and hundreds of hours of my time) in the air, then I'd make a different choice. I think the cheap receivers are well suited for FT planes, though.
This is like a true confessions thread. Ok here it goes...
The West Michigan Parkflyers Mako XL.
I have flown it in Real Flight. My friend has flown it several times. It's trimmed out out and flies beautifully. I don't get much flight time in and I'm still new to 4 channel. I can't seem to bring myself to fly it.
The West Michigan Parkflyers Mako XL.
I have flown it in Real Flight. My friend has flown it several times. It's trimmed out out and flies beautifully. I don't get much flight time in and I'm still new to 4 channel. I can't seem to bring myself to fly it.
It's in the mail, let me know when you get it.
The Flying Brit
Junior Member
The first plane I bought was a dynam sbach 342 With a 1250mm wingspan , and as your already thinking it was probably the worst thing to buy as a first plane. But as a young kid I just thought it looked cool. It's been a few years now and i am still yet to maiden it. I think it was that moment when I pulled it out and sore the size of it I just thought yeah, that's not happening. To this day I am yet to fly it even thought II'm capable. What a shame!!!
Techno
Sunny Day Park Flyer
I have pretty nice season (March-November the past few years), but a big disadvantage of having few places to fly. My main park is technically a baseball/soccer field which is used a lot in the spring after school, and intermittently in the summer. All the other fields are too small to fly anything substantial, like a glider; part of why I can never use it. Also, I can only fly after school, and the SHORT days with daylight savings are taking their toll: weekends only until the clocks change back, or the days lengthen
ridepate
Junior Member
Model-Tech P-51, 60-inch. Signed by three of the Tuskegee-Airman at an airshow at Maxwell-Field in Montgomery,Alabama in 1996. Flew it 3 times and after it was signed. Could not bring myself to fly it again. Stripped it out except for retracts and retract-servo. Been a wall hanger for 20 years now. Charles "Chuck" "A-Train" Dryden is on there. I cannot remember the other two. I'd have to get it down. It's been hanging in this house for 14 years.
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kacknor
Build another!
Wow! I didn't realize those were that cheap. $11 receivers were a major factor in me choosing FlySky gear. Well, I suspect price is *the* major factor in anyone choosing FlySky gear.
I sure had it in mind when I chose Spektrum. The TX are high, but I've never issues and help is only a video away from just about any questions. The Lemon RX are inexpensive, but I'll not call them cheap.
JD
Theflyingfoam
New member
I have a plane i got about a year ago and have only flown once since. Its some generic A-10 somebody gave me. The plane flies great but its an awkward size. Too big for my field next to my house and too light to fly at my bigger field with the wind.
Theflyingfoam
New member
DSM2 Receivers
For those who havent seen these. This is the reason I still use DSM2
http://www.banggood.com/REDCON-2_4G-6CH-Microlite-DSM2-Full-Range-Receiver-CM621-p-1007463.html
I sure had it in mind when I chose Spektrum. The TX are high, but I've never issues and help is only a video away from just about any questions. The Lemon RX are inexpensive, but I'll not call them cheap.
JD
For those who havent seen these. This is the reason I still use DSM2
http://www.banggood.com/REDCON-2_4G-6CH-Microlite-DSM2-Full-Range-Receiver-CM621-p-1007463.html
JohnRambozo
Posted a thousand or more times
Wow. You can get 8-10 of those for the price of a spektrum receiver. Thanks for sharing.
