The Second Part of my Journey - The Diary

mayan

Legendary member
Hey there friends, I know I haven't been active on the forum a lot but thats really because I am busy building and flying and didn't find much time to post things. I will though be trying to get back to writing some posts about some stuff I've been working on and flying.
Here is a little bit of things I will be writing about.
1) The first trash plane that I've built.
2) A bit about my regular flying buddies and our saturday meet ups.
3) Copying a model's parts to making long term plans for it.
4) Some events that i've been too.
5) some FT sbuilds with friends and alone
6) A recycling project I've been part of and my hopes of making it into a course for schools.
8) My expreince with a few jets
9) A bit about my expreince and desire to also learn to fly drones like a pro.
10) Nitro planes and my expreince with a it.
11) Repairing a few models and flying them some that will never be seen again.
12) A few 3D printed projects that I've been working on planes, parts, and more.
13) A few original flite test kits that I've recieved and my exprience with them
14) A few ARF planes that I've recieved and put together.

I highly recommend you stay tuned for the posts to come soon.
 

mayan

Legendary member
For a while now I've been gathering parts to build a trash plane.
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playing around with the parts that I saved for this project, and this is what I came up with.
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ths wing that i was going to use as the wings for this plane need quite a bit of repair. I had to re-construct the main section of it, add ailerons, and winglets.
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If we are going tesh then its trash all the way, so we will be using dental floss picks as control horns.
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And this is how it looks a moment before a test maiden!
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The full video of me building, and flying this weird beast is here.
 

Mr Man

Mr SPEED!
For a while now I've been gathering parts to build a trash plane.
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playing around with the parts that I saved for this project, and this is what I came up with.
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ths wing that i was going to use as the wings for this plane need quite a bit of repair. I had to re-construct the main section of it, add ailerons, and winglets.
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If we are going tesh then its trash all the way, so we will be using dental floss picks as control horns.
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And this is how it looks a moment before a test maiden!
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The full video of me building, and flying this weird beast is here.
Looks great!
 

mayan

Legendary member
My first RC jet—an F-15 gifted to me by my good friend Amnon—was where my journey into flying RC jets began. I never found much info on the manufacturer or model, but that didn’t stop me from having an absolute blast with it!

At the time, I was so excited to fly that I didn’t even think to record my first flights (or the inevitable repairs that followed). But thanks to my son, my wife and my friend Yakov, I do have some amazing footage of this jet in action—both from the ground and some epic air-to-air drone shots!

After many flights, I ended up breaking one of the fan prop blades. Instead of letting the jet sit around, I passed it on to my dear friend Yaniv, who had a spare motor ready to bring it back to life. It was the perfect way for this F-15 to keep soaring.

Hope you enjoy the footage! Let me know if you recognize this F-15 model—I’d still love to know more about it.

 

mayan

Legendary member
My first RC jet—an F-15 gifted to me by my good friend Amnon—was where my journey into flying RC jets began. I never found much info on the manufacturer or model, but that didn’t stop me from having an absolute blast with it!

At the time, I was so excited to fly that I didn’t even think to record my first flights (or the inevitable repairs that followed). But thanks to my son, my wife and my friend Yakov, I do have some amazing footage of this jet in action—both from the ground and some epic air-to-air drone shots!

After many flights, I ended up breaking one of the fan prop blades. Instead of letting the jet sit around, I passed it on to my dear friend Yaniv, who had a spare motor ready to bring it back to life. It was the perfect way for this F-15 to keep soaring.

Hope you enjoy the footage! Let me know if you recognize this F-15 model—I’d still love to know more about it.

I have been told that this model is T-38 Talon Jet by Hobby King, a product that is discontinued.
 

mayan

Legendary member
Hey everyone!

I wanted to share a project that has been both exciting and a bit challenging—my scratch build of the FT Tubby B17, designed by Josh Bixler (J Bix). This build is my way of saying thanks to Josh for all the inspiration he's given to the RC community.

This was a full scratch build, meaning I started from just the plans—printing, taping, transferring, cutting, and assembling everything from raw foam board. It was a fantastic experience, and I documented the whole process in a video, including:
✅ The full scratch-build process
✅ A satisfying build montage
✅ The maiden flight
✅ Painting & detailing the plane
✅ A re-maiden flight after the paint job
✅ …and an unexpected ending that I definitely didn’t plan for! 😅


Check out the full video here:




Build Process & Photos


📌 Printing & Cutting the Plans
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"No kits here—just a printer, tape, and patience!"


✂️ Foam Cutting & Assembly
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"Measure twice, cut once… or at least try to!"


🛠️ Bringing It Together
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"Slowly but surely, the Tubby B17 takes shape."



🚀 Maiden Flight!
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"Moment of truth! Will she fly?"


🎨 Paint Job in Progress
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"Adding some personality before round two!"


🛫 Re-Maiden After Paint
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"Looking good… but will she still fly well?"


😲 The ‘Unexpected’ Ending
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"Let’s just say… things didn’t go exactly to plan."




Next Steps


I’ll be posting a follow-up video soon on repairing the FT Tubby B17 and what I learned from the whole experience. If you’ve ever had a less-than-perfect maiden (or re-maiden), you might want to check it out!

Meanwhile, I’d love to hear from you:
➡️ Have you built the FT Tubby B17 or any other scratch builds?
➡️ Any memorable maiden flight stories—good or bad?
➡️ What’s your favorite Flite Test design?

Let’s talk foam, flights, and lessons learned! 🚀
 

mayan

Legendary member
Hey everyone,

I put together a short highlights reel from our very first Saturday gathering on September 23, 2023—when a handful of us RC enthusiasts decided to make weekend fly‑ins a regular thing. No fluff, just raw footage of our early line‑ups:
  • A mix of trainer birds and sport models
  • First attempts at formation “maneuvers”
  • On‑field chatter about setups, batteries and landing strips
  • A few nose‑dives (lesson learned: S‑turns aren’t just for full‑scale!)
If you’ve ever wondered how a casual meetup turns into a weekly ritual, this clip shows the spark that kicked off our Flying Team. Would love to hear how your first club or group session went—what surprises did you run into, and what kept you coming back?

▶️ [Check out the 3‑minute recap here]