OliverW
Legendary member
Can't wait to build one!!
What Did You Fly Today
- Thread starter Wildthing
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I can’t wait for you to build one either!
Monte.C
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Killer! You make it look easy.
whackflyer
Master member
Nice flight! What's in it for a power system?
mastermalpass
Elite member
Quick lunch break flight with the Bipe. Winds were much faster than forecast. Flew for a bit, landed (roughly - brought it in nice and slow, but then the wind stopped and it was just dumped from the last six inches).
Snapped the prop on the following take off attempt, so it was a bit of a short session. But, I was at least able to use the rest of my lunch break to put a new prop on and tweak the landing gear. Let's hope the winds are as low as they are forecast to be tomorrow!
Snapped the prop on the following take off attempt, so it was a bit of a short session. But, I was at least able to use the rest of my lunch break to put a new prop on and tweak the landing gear. Let's hope the winds are as low as they are forecast to be tomorrow!
mastermalpass
Elite member
Not sure if its your skills or the character of that airframe but it looked like you had the sky in your hands there. Watching that thing accelerate and decelerate the way it does, it almost looks like an RC Car in the sky! Nicely done!
danskis
Master member
@The Hangar - I predict a lot more of @whackflyer wings will be built after that video. Awesome flying.
I decided it would be a good test bed for one of those AliExpress $14 “power packs.” For $14 with the motor, esc, and servos I was very surprised at the performance! I did use an HQ 6x4.5 prop instead of the included orange one.
Thank you! It’s an awesome plane - it handles really well!
It’s an awesome design and it deserves to be built more! BTW @whackflyer I put the whole plane onto one document and then made a set of tiles plans so if you want to update the resource to include those you can.
Wildthing
Legendary member
JasonK
Participation Award Recipient
I got the last maiden for my FTFC21 in today, the vtail twin. Other then a few exceptions it flew really well (maybe to much elevator rates - or it needs some expo to get some finer control at slow speeds to not pitch up to much).
full build details and my post maiden commentary are in the FTFC21 post here:
https://forum.flitetest.com/index.p...uild-skill-4-pilot-skill-3.66409/#post-637317
full build details and my post maiden commentary are in the FTFC21 post here:
https://forum.flitetest.com/index.p...uild-skill-4-pilot-skill-3.66409/#post-637317
Good job, looks like it cruises around nicely!
JasonK
Participation Award Recipient
One of the only planes that I have looked away for more then a few seconds and the plane was were I was expecting it when I looked back. it few very nicely.. just landings and taking off was a bit hairy... but this is the first thing I took off from the ground instead of hand launching (boy is that different) and the landing gear made landing harder as I couldn't just stick the belly down and let it slide.
GliderFlyer
Elite member
What did I fly today? Let me tell you...
I went out to my regular spot to fly the Dakota in an open space this time. It was about 3:30. The sun was shining, the almond trees were in blossom, and the grass was green every where. It was a good day to go flying. I plugged in my battery and walked out the the center of the field. After testing all the controls, I gave it a toss, and started to turn left. I noticed that it needed a little down trim, so I gave it a few clicks while keeping it level. Then I saw it was kind of far off by then, so turned around and headed back towards myself. There was a tree between me and the plane, and then things got risky. The throttle cut out for some reason, and I was about to hit the tree, when it came back. But I still hit the tree. It got stuck at the very top, and at that moment, I had flashbacks of the last time I had an airplane stuck in a tree. That time took four hours to get down. I walked down to investigate, and the airplane was at the very top of the tree. I'll measure later, but it was way up there. I thought I could climb the tree to get it down, so I started up.(This is getting kind of long, so I'll abridge, if you're still reading this, then congrats). I climbed so high, then I was able to look at it closely. It was only being held on by a twig
. I had previously called backup from home, so I knew that once my brother got there he could use the throttle to pull the plane out (I had left the transmitter on the ground). Once he arrived, that's just what he did, but then the airplane got stuck again, less than 2 feet below where it was before! This time, it was within my range so I knocked it down with a stick. Thank goodness! Now for the hard part: getting down
It was as Tucker Gott says, Risky Biscuits
Needless to say, I made it down safely(with the exception of a many scrapes on my arms) and made it home just an hour later. That went well, I thought. Then I went into my room and smelled that I had left my hot glue gun plugged in the whole time.
There were times climbing that tree when I asked myself, "am I really risking my life for $50 worth of electronics?)
I went out to my regular spot to fly the Dakota in an open space this time. It was about 3:30. The sun was shining, the almond trees were in blossom, and the grass was green every where. It was a good day to go flying. I plugged in my battery and walked out the the center of the field. After testing all the controls, I gave it a toss, and started to turn left. I noticed that it needed a little down trim, so I gave it a few clicks while keeping it level. Then I saw it was kind of far off by then, so turned around and headed back towards myself. There was a tree between me and the plane, and then things got risky. The throttle cut out for some reason, and I was about to hit the tree, when it came back. But I still hit the tree. It got stuck at the very top, and at that moment, I had flashbacks of the last time I had an airplane stuck in a tree. That time took four hours to get down. I walked down to investigate, and the airplane was at the very top of the tree. I'll measure later, but it was way up there. I thought I could climb the tree to get it down, so I started up.(This is getting kind of long, so I'll abridge, if you're still reading this, then congrats). I climbed so high, then I was able to look at it closely. It was only being held on by a twig
. I had previously called backup from home, so I knew that once my brother got there he could use the throttle to pull the plane out (I had left the transmitter on the ground). Once he arrived, that's just what he did, but then the airplane got stuck again, less than 2 feet below where it was before! This time, it was within my range so I knocked it down with a stick. Thank goodness! Now for the hard part: getting down
It was as Tucker Gott says, Risky Biscuits
Needless to say, I made it down safely(with the exception of a many scrapes on my arms) and made it home just an hour later
. That went well, I thought. Then I went into my room and smelled that I had left my hot glue gun plugged in the whole time.There were times climbing that tree when I asked myself, "am I really risking my life for $50 worth of electronics?)
GliderFlyer
Elite member
-video coming soonWhat did I fly today? Let me tell you...
I went out to my regular spot to fly the Dakota in an open space this time. It was about 3:30. The sun was shining, the almond trees were in blossom, and the grass was green every where. It was a good day to go flying. I plugged in my battery and walked out the the center of the field. After testing all the controls, I gave it a toss, and started to turn left. I noticed that it needed a little down trim, so I gave it a few clicks while keeping it level. Then I saw it was kind of far off by then, so turned around and headed back towards myself. There was a tree between me and the plane, and then things got risky. The throttle cut out for some reason, and I was about to hit the tree, when it came back. But I still hit the tree. It got stuck at the very top, and at that moment, I had flashbacks of the last time I had an airplane stuck in a tree. That time took four hours to get down. I walked down to investigate, and the airplane was at the very top of the tree. I'll measure later, but it was way up there. I thought I could climb the tree to get it down, so I started up.(This is getting kind of long, so I'll abridge, if you're still reading this, then congrats). I climbed so high, then I was able to look at it closely. It was only being held on by a twig
View attachment 193709
It was as Tucker Gott says, Risky Biscuits
Needless to say, I made it down safely(with the exception of a many scrapes on my arms) and made it home just an hour later
There were times climbing that tree when I asked myself, "am I really risking my life for $50 worth of electronics?)
FlyerInStyle
Elite member
Nice build. is this what you wanted to enter into my challenge?
JasonK
Participation Award Recipient
I wasn't entering anything into your challenge.
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
Legendary member
That last bit is just the cherry on top to that story, glad you got it back ok. I ended up leaving mine plugged in overnight in my bedroom once, I had a cold and couldn't smell it at the time.What did I fly today? Let me tell you...
I went out to my regular spot to fly the Dakota in an open space this time. It was about 3:30. The sun was shining, the almond trees were in blossom, and the grass was green every where. It was a good day to go flying. I plugged in my battery and walked out the the center of the field. After testing all the controls, I gave it a toss, and started to turn left. I noticed that it needed a little down trim, so I gave it a few clicks while keeping it level. Then I saw it was kind of far off by then, so turned around and headed back towards myself. There was a tree between me and the plane, and then things got risky. The throttle cut out for some reason, and I was about to hit the tree, when it came back. But I still hit the tree. It got stuck at the very top, and at that moment, I had flashbacks of the last time I had an airplane stuck in a tree. That time took four hours to get down. I walked down to investigate, and the airplane was at the very top of the tree. I'll measure later, but it was way up there. I thought I could climb the tree to get it down, so I started up.(This is getting kind of long, so I'll abridge, if you're still reading this, then congrats). I climbed so high, then I was able to look at it closely. It was only being held on by a twig
View attachment 193709
It was as Tucker Gott says, Risky Biscuits
Needless to say, I made it down safely(with the exception of a many scrapes on my arms) and made it home just an hour later
There were times climbing that tree when I asked myself, "am I really risking my life for $50 worth of electronics?)
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