RC carnage, plane edition

[Diesel6401]

First flights with the DX6i this evening. I like it allot. The exponential made the T-28 allot smoother going into the turns. Went through three packs this evening without incident. I have finally learned that if your going to fly stupid, do it at high altitude. LOL If the weather is nice next Saturday and the warm up sessions with the T-28 go good, I'm going to maiden the Spitfire. Early reviews are pretty good. No wing tip stall and I understand she flys like the Corsair. Any tips for tail draggers would be appreciated.

SWEEEEEET good deal buddy. I had the Corsair, it did have a tendency to stall at lower speeds. Glad the T-28 and the dx6i are working well for you now. I see you got the flight bug a little. Onething awesome about flying is it a LOT cheaper then boats especially when u want to go fast. Tips for tail draggers, on taxi and roll out apply a litle ( i mean a little) up elevator and it will help prevent tipping over onto it's nose. On landing it might not gonna glide in as well as the T28 does, you may need to land with a little power, set the mains down first then cut throttle and she should settle down. Get some video

[Diesel6401]

whoa, im famous people are talking about me....
You left out the part where after the MIG french kissed the ground the C-47 went up without a pre-flight and died.
I guess I can share with you all that I have some skills at flying and I'm trying to find truck nuts for my planes so they flap in the wind for the videos.

French kiss... that was more like a hardcore "p0rn session", she (mig) humped the ground pretty hard....

[midnightsabotage]

With any new plane, go into your turns with a little extra throttle. Can't tell you how many times I've buried my Messerschmitt into the ground because of it's tendencies to stall out easier while turning. I'm a decent pilot, but I could never recover from those types of stalls. Finally flew it successfully recently and it's because I remembered to gun it into the turns with that bird.

Different maneuvers at the same speeds with different aircraft can have drastically different results.

Until you get the feel of each new plane down, definitely try to get up there atleast 1 mistake high and give a little extra push when turning her around. Stay high and keep a decent amount of throttle until you can learn it's low speed limits in all directions and you'll be much happier :)

Nearly all of my planes are tail draggers, so I can't give much advice as far as what there is to look out for when transitioning from the other types.
I'd say just flare it up a tiny bit right before touching ground on your landings & you should almost hit a nice 3-point landing if the conditions are right. If you try to bring it in with the tail up, you're more likely to nose the plane over on landing - especially in grass.

Oh, and i'm glad to hear you're enjoying your new transmitter!

[Boaterguy]

Not a plane crash, but close!

[Chilli]

That's a little rigger carnage. Ouch!!

Thanks for the tips guys. I'm probably going to maiden the Spitfire on Saturday. I couldnt wait and just had to put the retracts in her. Schweeeet!

[Diesel6401]

Guy today at the field in a large gaser had his rx pack die and he lost control and buried his plane. Sounded like a shotgun going off when it hit...

[midnightsabotage]

Ouch! The big ones are always worse. Dang.

Had a great time over the weekend at a couple RC swap meets. I sold off a fiberglass EDF plane and also a smaller balsa/covered Extra 330 that I hadn't finished building. That jet was way past my skill set. Managed to end the weekend only about $100 lighter but acquired 5 planes more suited to my flying abilities :D

Already put 3 of the new ones in the air earlier today, VERY happy. Zoomed around an old E-Flite Electrajet (kinda the Striker's predecessor) and had a blast with that one.
Then I took off a P-38, my first twin brushless bird I've flown. Awesome, really quick with the dual motors. Had a rough landing as it stalled out at the end and dropped, but no visible damage. One side of the plane makes a little bit of noise on throttle so I need to investigate if it's just vibration or if the motor has an issue.
After that I had to go with the Parkzone P-47 I just got for an absolute STEAL. Flaps and retracts installed and everything. That one's a blast too. Great flyer! Landings were a little hot as I forgot to try out the flaps, but I didn't have any incidents, and the landings were pretty nice.

So, no crash eye candy for you guys this time, sorry! But I had to gloat. Haven't had a successful flying day like today in a long time. Happy flying to you all!
-Jeff

[Chilli]

I finally got to take up the Spitfire this weekend. We had a group of about 20 people get together from RCgroups and flew at a industrial park that the lousy economy has kept from being completed. Lots of paved roads and open fields. The Spitfire fire flew great. No bad habits. She feels much more solid in the wind and doesnt get blown around like the T-28. Take off wasnt a problem but the I was a little bouncy on the landings (first time landing on asphalt and with a cross wind...and a crowd watching). I havent been using the dual rate but I may turn the elevator D/R on for landing. My expo is set at +30. No damage other than a scratched up spinner and scuffed wing tips.

I also purchased a used Super Cub LP for my son from one of the guys at the fun fly. It came with 4 batteries, floats, drop module and the Spektrum ready reciever. We picked up a buddy cable on the way home and I let me son take her for a spin at dusk when the winds died down. Thats a cool little plane. Very docile. He did very well with it. All in all a good weekend. A dozen flights and nothing worst than a few nose overs.

Just orderd a Watt'sUp Meter and prop reamer. I want to play with a few three blades on the Trojan. I going to try Master Airscrew 10x7/3 and 9x7/3.

Gotta get back in boat mode. Last race of the season this weekend!!

[Chilli]

Flew my first micro a few days ago. My buddy brought in his PZ UM P-51. I didnt think I would like micro's but what a blast. I HAVE to get the T-28. I've already ordered some Hyperion 160's and the 1S parallel balancing adapter.

[Diesel6401]

Flew my first micro a few days ago. My buddy brought in his PZ UM P-51. I didnt think I would like micro's but what a blast. I HAVE to get the T-28. I've already ordered some Hyperion 160's and the 1S parallel balancing adapter.

sounds like your getting bit by the plane bug lol... the umx are fun, i have the t28 and the mosquito (so cool a twin micro) and there awesome. horizon had a sell a few months back where you get 10 of the 1s 150mah batts for like $25 or something. My fpsphoto split it. he has the umx j3 cub, sukhoi, corsair and beast all super cool.

[midnightsabotage]

sounds like your getting bit by the plane bug lol...

Totally agree! There's no hope for him now, haha!

The only Ultramicro I've got is the 4-Site, but dang it's a blast. I've got a bunch of the 160mah nano's - 35c I think. They're like a buck or 2 on Hobbyking. Can't go wrong to add a bunch if you're putting in an order anyhow :D

Is that mosquito pretty awesome? I've been eyeing it since it came out. That and the SBach :)

[Chilli]

I was eye balling the Nano's but didnt know if they would fit under the T-28. I guess it's no biggie if I have to do a little cutting. I've been very happy with the 3S 2200 Nano's so far.

BTW - HK just got the 3S 2200's restocked. All c ratings.

Now my only decisionis is BNF with the DSM2 Reciever or RTF. Hmmm.....

[midnightsabotage]

international or usa warehouse? i'll only buy my 2200s (or any bigger packs of course) from the usa warehouse. shipping costs just kill any kind of a bargain from the international warehouse

[midnightsabotage]

Had some fun flying my E-flite Mini Pulse today. It's the first and only wood & covering model of mine that I've put in the air. So much fun, and really flies great. There's a clear difference in wood vs foam in flight characteristics.

I knew it'd happen, and today was the day:
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She got into a nasty spin and found pavement out of my line of site. Heard a gunshot noise & went to find her. There the bird was, resting as pictured, about 25 feet away from the divot the prop adapter made in the road. The wood motor bracing and everything in the front simply doesn't exist anymore inside that crumpled up fiberglass cowl, lol. Wing is decimated, and the fuselage is busted up in all sorts of places along the length of it. Thick aluminum landing gear is bent real good and the area it's mounted to the fuselage is busted to pieces. Canopy plastic is all cracked up too.

This was a fun one

[Diesel6401]

The micro mosquito is a blast. Its really fun to fly! I been eyeing up the mini pulse xt as well. Sorry to hear yours didn't make it. So many planes on the list. I may grab another 50mm edf soon though. They are a pure blast!

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