R/C Flying

[Short Circuit]

Anybody here fly radio controlled airplanes?
I was surfing the net a little while ago and came upon a site that was dedicated to electric airplanes.
I thought it might be kind of cool to try it out so I read alot about the different models and how to fly and decided to get a SuperCub Trainer.
I never really thought about doing this before with the glow or nitro engines as it seemed to me a big expense to get started. But with this electric for $250 I was up and flying with a spare battery to boot.
I get a 12 to 15 minute flight out of 1 battery which doesn't sound like much but when you're concentrating on flying a plane that for me it plenty long.
I was nervous for the first flight about crashing but I did ok and have 1/2 dozen flights under my belt now with no major catastrophes.

 

[HotRodCarts]

I used to be into the RC cars. I always wanted to try the planes but I figured I'd crash land on every flight...

We need some videos of your landings.

 

[Short Circuit]

I tend to nose the plane over on landings in my yard.I bought some bigger foam wheels today to see if that helps.
I have yet to take off and land on asphalt. I throw the plane to takeoff.
Videos of my landings would not be pretty

Mark

 

[OlBoy]

Nice looking plane. Nice guitars too.

 

[Short Circuit]

Thank you OLboy,

The bigger foam wheels and cutting a landing strip in my lawn at the lowest setting on my pushmower has let me takeoff and land instead of throwing the plane.
No more handlaunches for me !!!!

 

[OlBoy]

Cool pix. Those things look like they could be addicting.

 

[Short Circuit]

They are addicting.
I want to mount a video camera to it sometime. I have read that CVS Drugstores sell a small one time video camera that you take your video and then send it in to get processed onto disc. But there are no CVS Drugstores here in Canada so I will have to look for something else.

Mark

 

[matt75]

cvs does sell one. i looked at one after reading your post. its $29.95, 4.5" tall 3"wide and .5" thick. in other words it would be like putting an air brake on wour plane.

 

[Short Circuit]

I looked at those cameras too and some other ones but haven't got anything yet.
I went over to a flying field near me a little while ago and got addicted to Glow planes instead of electric.
Love the sound and the smell

Learning on the high wing, and will fly the low wing in a month or so.

 

[HotRodCarts]

Hmmm, It looks like the addiction has grown since the last time you were here LMAO.....

 

[Short Circuit]

Yep, dove in headfirst as usual !!

 

[matt75]

be careful using the term headfirst when talking about flying

any luck finding a camera yet?

 

[Short Circuit]

I never thought of that

I haven't really been looking for one lately

Mark

 

[matt75]

a friend of mines father in law is a scale pilot, ill ask him where to find them if you'd like.

 

[Short Circuit]

Thanks Matt, but don't worry about it.
I have found a few places on the net last night that sell them, but it's just not a priority for me right now to get one.

Mark

 

[Short Circuit]

I have one more plane to add to the addiction.
A Sig 4 Star 40 kit.
My wife got this for me for Christmas. I have been building it throughout the winter and I am to the point of choosing an engine for it.
I think I am going to go with a 4 stroke for this plane.

 

[OlBoy]

Very nice

I have always wanted to try my hand in model airplane flying but something tells me I would be picking up a lot of broken pieces. Whats the average price of a decent kit? Any recommendations?

 

[COPB]

Don't they have trainers that can fall apart and be put back together again.

 

[FBJR]

RC planes are made to fly, some crash better than others though.

This is my real passion!!! IN fact the reason I got a cart is for support at fun flys. I go to Canada, San Diego and other places in between for the fun of it.

No better cleaner fun either

 

[FBJR]

Oh, and I fly nothing but electrics. This includes helicopter that weigh in the 10lb region.