rc planes

[leroydb 0]

woo hoo was doing figure 8's, landing approaches (with 2 landings), and 2 take offs.
couple more flights and i will be able to solo...

this is the 3rd day of flying for me (estimate 10-15 flights)

Leroy


..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio...

[cvfd1399 0]

I want a twin otter rc , I found ONE guy that makes them, but I am still wondering the quality, and he uses electric motors b/c he said they are easier to match rpm's.

[kallend 2,026]

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I want a twin otter rc , I found ONE guy that makes them, but I am still wondering the quality, and he uses electric motors b/c he said they are easier to match rpm's.

They are, but the high performance brushless motors, controllers, and LiPo batteries cost a small fortune. I have well over $300 of electric power stuff in a small electric helicopter.

ps my avatar is a r/c rocket plane that I designed.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[cocheese 0]

F%@K !! I just crashed a relatively new plane. Stripped the gears on the servos and toasted the battery. $50 and a few hours of swearing can fix it. Was doing low and fast inverted circles over a parking lot and "dumb thumbed" it....slpattttttt
If you're not crashing, you're not flying hard enough. You know you should take a break if you're ducking from your own fly bys.

[skybill 22]

Hi Leroy Bob,
One difference between flyin' R/C aircraft and skydivin'. There isn't an R/C plane crash that I have "Not" walked away from. Can't say that about some parachute landings!!!!!

SCR-2034, SCS-680

III%,
Deli-out

[kallend 2,026]

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F%@K !! I just crashed a relatively new plane. Stripped the gears on the servos and toasted the battery. $50 and a few hours of swearing can fix it. Was doing low and fast inverted circles over a parking lot and "dumb thumbed" it....slpattttttt
If you're not crashing, you're not flying hard enough. You know you should take a break if you're ducking from your own fly bys.

Don't know about that. I don't crash very much any more. However, I have been doing it since 1964, so I have a little experience.

www.iit.edu/~kallend/rcmod.html

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[TEB6363 0]

Leroy.. I'm posting here a little late.. But Congrats..
Remember to practice take-off and landings from right to left AND left to right before your instructor goes away.. The reverse direction sometimes gets your reflexes confused..

Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!!

[Ron 10]

I have been flying for a while...Then took about 10 years off, and now Im back.

If you come to Zhills I have about 15 planes we can play with.

List and pics http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1355845#1355845

"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

[loumeinhart 0]

I've been doing planes since I was a kid, - recently started to play with my dad's heli - what a mindjob just trying to hover!

anybody out there fly mode 3?

[freeflycracker 0]

http://www.barstoolap.com/movies/DSCN0625.wmv

friend sent this to me yesterday

[Slappie 9]

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http://www.barstoolap.com/movies/DSCN0625.wmv

friend sent this to me yesterday

I got this.....

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Musta been Dropzoned

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[freeflycracker 0]

Sorry. some guy just mounted a vid camera on his RCP for some nice visuals.

[loumeinhart 0]

RCP - RC Plane?

[leroydb 0]

yes

Leroy


..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio...

[Superman32 0]

Congrats on the plane.
If you want to spend lots of money, spend most of your time adjusting or checking somethingtry helis.

Inveniam Viam aut Faciam
I'm back biatches!

[leroydb 0]

na, to much fun with plane now

Leroy


..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio...

[loumeinhart 0]

yea my old man flies helis, He's real patient and has time to burn at the bench plus he's a machinist and makes many of his own parts. Me, would rather flip start my prop, hand launch it, then fly'er till she deadsticks!

I want to find a stretch of road about 5 miles long with no utility lines / trees, then from my pickup bed (going about 20mph) I'd fly my plane in right above the cab then grab the fuselage under the wing...........then do it inverted!!!

[Ducky 0]

Cool, congrats on the learning, unfortunately I have been flying for 6 months and not muc past you in progress!

Limited time crappy weather and a bum engine kept me from flyin much.

Oh and BTW Tower Hobbies SUCKS ASS, they still owe me a back order from August!


kwak

Sometimes your the bug, sometimes your the windshield. Sometimes your the hammer sometimes your the nail. Question is Hun, Do you wanna get hammered or do you wanna get nailed?????