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Same here. I love graceful flying. But it's all good.
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mdcerdan
Elite member
What is the AUW of your Gentle Lady?
OliverW
Legendary member
That's a good question. I'd have to say it's probably 2.5-3lbs
Man, I'm itching to get mine in the air!
That's a hard question for me to answer! I'm a big fan of bush flying, but recently I've really really enjoying the mini nemesis on 4s which is just insanely fast for it's size! But I think my favorite type of flying is the big 3D stuff - it's just such a special type of expierence!
FlyerInStyle
Elite member
Wow that is crazy. that glider must be gigantic to see it up that high! sorry, I cannot judge size by photo.
danskis
Master member
The Gentle Lady has a 2 meter wingspan. Its not uncommon to get these planes so high up in a thermal that they just disappear. In fact thats one of the skills of flying small gliders is to know when high enough is high enough so you can still get it back. @SquirrelTail - what are you using for an altimeter or is it a variometer?
FlyerInStyle
Elite member
That is a gigantic glider! I am looking forward to later making a bird of time from foam ofr a power pack a.
danskis
Master member
I found a pic of my Gentle Lady. This was one of my first planes when I started 2 years ago. A guy in the glider club gave it to me along with the motor and esc. I had to cover the fuselage and tail surfaces and cut the nose off (it was unpowered at the time) and put the motor on. The wing is not original and someone else gave me that wing (which flys a lot better)
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L Edge
Master member
1) Get yourself a folding prop for the "Lady". It greatly improves L/D which allows you to stay up there using the wind.
2) Get yourself an altimeter and you will be surprised how many pilots don't know altitude when there are no references. I always pick around 1000 ft to 2000 ft. By the way, doesn't matter what color you make it, the bottom is black. Use reflective material on top only one wing so I can tell in a turn which way I am going when sun is out..
OliverW
Legendary member
I wish I knew exactly how high it went. I eyeballs it more than anything after my friend flew a plane to 600' based off the altimeter through his FPV goggles, and the GL looked like it was at a similar altitude
OliverW
Legendary member
Yeah I thought about getting a folding prop but I just don't have the funds for one. My 30cc Yak took all my spare change lol
FlyerInStyle
Elite member
Well then I hope that your yak flies better than anything you have ever built!
(and also does not crash, by the way)
OliverW
Legendary member
Thanks! I hope it will fly nice, but I have no idea. It's super heavy for the size
FlyerInStyle
Elite member
how big IS a 30cc plane? never seen a gas plane, and do nto know the sizes, as I have been building the power pack a sized planes for now.
OliverW
Legendary member
72" wingspan.
FlyerInStyle
Elite member
Whoah!! were do you fly that?? how does anyone except for flitetest have enough space to fly such giant machines?
OliverW
Legendary member
I fly at it my local flying field.
Taildragger
Legendary member
Wow! your awesome on those sticks!
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