The Second Part of my Journey - The Diary

[bisco]

more to learn

 

[Houndpup Rc]

more to learn

No it's just like flying a wing...

 

[bisco]

i've never flown a wing, are they easy?

 

[Mr Man]

i've never flown a wing, are they easy?

If you pick the right one, Yes. I've heard the Spear is good...

 

[Houndpup Rc]

i've never flown a wing, are they easy?

The Millennium flerken is a joy in the air!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

If you pick the right one, Yes. I've heard the Spear is good...

I am building that right now so I can report back on how easy it is to fly!

 

[Mr Man]

I am building that right now so I can report back on how easy it is to fly!

Oh, nice!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Yeah, I am hoping to do some LONG range FPV with it and hopefully it will pick up my 6500mah...Then I would probably get like 45min flight time!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

i've never flown a wing, are they easy?

So I should have the spear done by the end of the week and hopefully fly it on Saturday or else Monday and I will report back to you!

 

[mayan]

The simple scout is my brothers and my favorite trainer/cruiser plane! (And I like the Xl even more!)

The Super Scout XL is amazing just saying. It became my all time favorite.

 

[mayan]

thank you!
would the simple scout be 3 or 4 channel for practicing?

my recommendations is four channels and add to the expo a bit on the lower rates but not to low to lose total control of the plane.

 

[mayan]

i've never flown a wing, are they easy?

I find them very easy, glide very well. but as @Mr Man mentioned if you have the right one. I didn have much success with the flite test ones, but have the unicorn wing which is super amazing, but can't be found anymore.

 

[mayan]

So… it finally happened. After insisting for months, my good friend Yaniv got me to actually put my hands on the transmitter.

Most of you know I’ve been an electric flyer through and through — clean builds, quiet flights, and no glow fuel on my fingers 😅
But Yaniv grew up on nitro, and he’s been slowly (and very enthusiastically) trying to convert me.
This time around, I didn’t just stand by and film.
I flew it. Just for a bit. Just enough to feel the madness.

🛩️ Here’s the video:

Not gonna lie — it was chaotic, noisy, messy… and kind of amazing.
I still love my electrics, but now I understand the appeal of glow engines in a way I didn’t before.

Would love to hear your thoughts — anyone here made the leap from electric to nitro, or the other way around?
Let’s discuss (or confess 😄).

 

[bisco]

as a boy, it was all gas, and that's all there was. i thought it was pretty cool.
coming back to the hobby a few decades later, i discovered the beginnings of of electric. i think we used cobalt batteries in the late 80's, early 90's iirc.
i fell in love with all things electric. cordless power tools, lawn mowers, and eventually cars.
when i think back on glow plugs, fuel, batteries, and etc., i have no desire to return.
at my age, charging a couple batteries and running over to the local sports field when the weather is good suits me perfectly.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

as a boy, it was all gas, and that's all there was. i thought it was pretty cool.
coming back to the hobby a few decades later, i discovered the beginnings of of electric. i think we used cobalt batteries in the late 80's, early 90's iirc.
i fell in love with all things electric. cordless power tools, lawn mowers, and eventually cars.
when i think back on glow plugs, fuel, batteries, and etc., i have no desire to return.
at my age, charging a couple batteries and running over to the local sports field when the weather is good suits me perfectly.

I have always wanted to try a gas one but first you have to NEVER crash....and have a little more money than I have!

 

[mayan]

as a boy, it was all gas, and that's all there was. i thought it was pretty cool.
coming back to the hobby a few decades later, i discovered the beginnings of of electric. i think we used cobalt batteries in the late 80's, early 90's iirc.
i fell in love with all things electric. cordless power tools, lawn mowers, and eventually cars.
when i think back on glow plugs, fuel, batteries, and etc., i have no desire to return.
at my age, charging a couple batteries and running over to the local sports field when the weather is good suits me perfectly.

I hear you. Nitro/Gas it’s work and that’s what brings it down for me. I ain’t old but don’t want to waste 50% of my time on trying to get things to work, 20% cleaning and fly 30%. With electric I change as much batteries as I want to fly and don’t charge at the field. I take more than one plane as well and that way I am covered. If something crashes ohhh well we’ll fly something else and repair at home. As for batteries I usually don’t fly all the batteries that I charge anyhow.

 

[mayan]

I have always wanted to try a gas one but first you have to NEVER crash....and have a little more money than I have!

Gas is also something I promise to try but it’s a bigger project and like you said if you want it right also more expensive. So it’ll come.
I have two airframes that are suitable for this one that needs repairs and one that just needs the mechanical components.

 

[Mr Man]

I love tinkering with engines, also know how to fix/build them. But would I want one on a rc plane?…. Maybe 😉 But electric is way better for how I fly.

 

[Mr Man]

Not to mention cheaper.

 

[mayan]

So can we settle up the Nitro vs. Electric debate as so?
electric- cleaner, faster to setup, less pricy.
nitro- messy, loud, alive, takes longer to setup, more pricey