What Did You Fly Today

[Brian B]

Just make it about flying. I've always been a loner in my other hobbies, but this hobby can benefit a lot from shared ideas. And not just social media. Seems the majority of flyers are ARF, which means in clubs too the % will be high. And experienced flyers gravitate to fuel. That's the way it is, but that's cool. But go out there and fly anyway. You do you. Since I joined a year ago, within 6 months of joining my club, I got with one of the ARF guys and we built two new FT Cruisers, at the field on the bench with tools and hot glue gun, and maidened them that afternoon. Lots of curious looks. With my FT planes (barely) flying around, one of the older guys brought out his 10 year old foamboard SR-71 (!) and zipped that thing around like a stunt rocket. Had no idea.

There are other guys around that club besides that blowhard, so go hang with them.

 

[The Hangar]

Flew three packs through the JTA extra jd, I absolutely love this thing. I’m trying to decide which one to get next, maybe the Gamebird…

 

[Matthewdupreez]

Flew three packs through the JTA extra jd, I absolutely love this thing. I’m trying to decide which one to get next, maybe the Gamebird…
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Ft spitfire.... You need another ft spitfire

 

[The Hangar]

Ft spitfire.... You need another ft spitfire

Yes, I agree. I’ve been wanting to make another for a while. I also need a Gamebird though…

 

[Matthewdupreez]

Yes, I agree. I’ve been wanting to make another for a while. I also need a Gamebird though…

NO You Don't Need A BirdGame, You need a spitfire, the most ICONIC WWII Fighter, IT IS A WORLD RENOWNED CLASSIC!!!

 

[FlyerInStyle]

NO You Don't Need A BirdGame, You need a spitfire, the most ICONIC WWII Fighter, IT IS A WORLD RENOWNED CLASSIC!!!

Yes, I agree. I’ve been wanting to make another for a while. I also need a Gamebird though…

NO!!!!! you need a 13th squadron zero!!!! or their at6 Texan!

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

I have been off work 3 days yet never got to fly once , wife and weather both hindered me .

 

[The Hangar]

NO You Don't Need A BirdGame, You need a spitfire, the most ICONIC WWII Fighter, IT IS A WORLD RENOWNED CLASSIC!!!

How can you say no to a beautiful bird like this!

 

[The Hangar]

NO!!!!! you need a 13th squadron zero!!!! or their at6 Texan!

Those too.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

How can you say no to a beautiful bird like this!
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Like the black and green colour scheme, green is my favorite and lucky colour.

 

[The Hangar]

Like the black and green colour scheme, green is my favorite and lucky colour.

It’s such a beautiful scheme, the colors look fantastic together!

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

NO You Don't Need A BirdGame, You need a spitfire, the most ICONIC WWII Fighter, IT IS A WORLD RENOWNED CLASSIC!!!

Sorry disagree, as a true Brit I need to point out that the Hurricane actually shot down more enemy aircraft than the Spitfire, more over the most successful British squadron was made up of Polish pilots flying Hurricanes.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

Actually the early Spitfires suffered from a carburetor fault which caused the engine to cut out. The German Me109 was far more efficient with its fuel injection system.

 

[FlamingRCAirplanes]

Actually the early Spitfires suffered from a carburetor fault which caused the engine to cut out. The German Me109 was far more efficient with its fuel injection system.

Ayyy How many of y'all are fake historians? I have read just about every book on WWII.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

The real un-sung hero of the RAF was the De Havilland Mosquito which was actually 20mph faster than a Spitfire, they scared the out of the Germans who struggled to intercept them.
Sadly the British introduced the Hornet in 1944, otherwise that would have been even more devastating than the Mosquito. It was a twin engine single seater long range fighter.

I am very fortunate to have one full balsa construction hung in my bedroom

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

During the Battle of France and Battle of Britain in 1940, RAF pilots discovered a serious problem in fighter planes with Merlin engines, such as the Hurricane and Spitfire. When the plane went nose-down to begin a dive, the resulting negative g-force would flood the engine's carburetor, causing the engine to stall.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

The real un-sung hero of the RAF was the De Havilland Mosquito which was actually 20mph faster than a Spitfire, they scared the out of the Germans who struggled to intercept them.
Sadly the British introduced the Hornet in 1944, otherwise that would have been even more devastating than the Mosquito. It was a twin engine single seater long range fighter.
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I am very fortunate to have one full balsa construction hung in my bedroom

Scaled down version I might add.

 

[FlamingRCAirplanes]

Ahh!

During the Battle of France and Battle of Britain in 1940, RAF pilots discovered a serious problem in fighter planes with Merlin engines, such as the Hurricane and Spitfire. When the plane went nose-down to begin a dive, the resulting negative g-force would flood the engine's carburetor, causing the engine to stall.

I think I read something about that.

 

[TheFlyingBrit]

That must have been worrying when think that the Spitfire was designed primarily as a high level interceptor, so dives would have been an integral part of its maneuvers.
The Hawker Tempest is another great plane that could easily out run the Spitfire, the only difference being the Tempest was a low level fighter at altitude the Spitfire had more superior speed.

 

[MCNC]

Just took a friend out to the hayfield and let him quickly crash my tiny trainer... Np will use a diff approach next time. Get it high and hand him the controls.