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Planes, Anybody Do RC Planes?
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hpiguy
Rock Crawler
Tomorrow should be my first day on high rates, so knife edge will happen hopefully. Been putting in some sim time this week getting ready, planes are weird to me, I'm way more comfortable with helis, since I've had way more stick time with them. Supposedly this plane with hover with the mods I plan to do, but that's beyond my skill set right now. But I agree, watching a plane, especially the big gassers the guys at the club have hang on the prop is a sight to behold.
I'm just excited about a facet of RC that I haven't tried, I've done pretty much everything else but boats, and have zero interest in those.
I'm just excited about a facet of RC that I haven't tried, I've done pretty much everything else but boats, and have zero interest in those.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
Damn straight it is, no way I could do it with that kind of money on the line. I have all my camera gear charging, hoping the big boys come out to play tomorrow. Stan's got a 50% Yak 54 with a 275cc twin in it. :shock:
jeff22
Pebble Pounder
I had a couple helicopters like the blade sr120, no collective pitch stuff. I never felt like 10-12 minutes was enough flight time and crashing them got too expensive. Rockcrawlers are cheaper and hour run times are nice. I'm happy keeping my rcs on the ground.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
10-12 minutes? I think my 450 heli timer is set at 4:30 and it feels like a long time. LOL
Just got done a with a little tinkering that should put a bit more sport in the sport cub.
Out with the old, in with the new.
Old prop was a 9x6, new prop is a 10x7
Had to trim the spinner, but it's all done and ready for my first morning at the club tomorrow!
Just got done a with a little tinkering that should put a bit more sport in the sport cub.
Out with the old, in with the new.
Old prop was a 9x6, new prop is a 10x7
Had to trim the spinner, but it's all done and ready for my first morning at the club tomorrow!
STANG KILLA SS
~THE SCALE SHOP~
that's a heavy nitro prop.
I would highly suggest getting a proper electric prop. it will but a lot of strain and heat on your motor. also its designed to be spun at very high nitro rpms. electric props are much lighter and a totally different profile.
while it looks great as a scale prop, the performance isn't all it could be, and gonna really tax that little motor.
I would highly suggest getting a proper electric prop. it will but a lot of strain and heat on your motor. also its designed to be spun at very high nitro rpms. electric props are much lighter and a totally different profile.
while it looks great as a scale prop, the performance isn't all it could be, and gonna really tax that little motor.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
Thanks Cory, I'll order an APC e prop for it then.
I took to the plane pretty quickly, learned some basic aerobatics like flying inverted, knife edge, etc. BUT, today during a low altitude high alpha turn, I had a failure of some sort (think one of my old packs failed), and it stalled and went in hard nose first. Gotta survey the damage, but it's fixable I think. Oh well, so it goes. I will say, planes are a lot of fun in a different way, and I already have my next bird picked out. Going to Joe Nall next month too. "thumbsup"
I took to the plane pretty quickly, learned some basic aerobatics like flying inverted, knife edge, etc. BUT, today during a low altitude high alpha turn, I had a failure of some sort (think one of my old packs failed), and it stalled and went in hard nose first. Gotta survey the damage, but it's fixable I think. Oh well, so it goes. I will say, planes are a lot of fun in a different way, and I already have my next bird picked out. Going to Joe Nall next month too. "thumbsup"
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
After a dumb thumbs mishap a couple weeks ago, me and fixed wings are finally starting to click better. I had a lot of trouble initially coming in low enough for landing approach, my brain simply didn't want the bird that low, it was counter-intuitive. Getting that down pat now, and really enjoying it more and more. Spent most of today playing in the wind with half flaps, seeing how long I could sit there and keep it from stalling. Got two more planes on the way also, I'll post up build threads when they get here.
Also, my new user title is pretty damn funny, was that you EeePee?
Also, my new user title is pretty damn funny, was that you EeePee?
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
What's weak about it? I don't understand.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
LOL, no fixed wing means airplane, as in the wings are fixed to the bird. Helis and quads don't have wings, that's where the term came from I assume, and I've heard them called planks also. The Sport Cub has both ailerons and flaps, and both the planes I have coming are 4 channel, ailerons but no flaps, although they're optional on one of them.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
Dumb or not, that's the terminology. I generally just call them planes. But, since I've been a rotorcraft guy for years, it's a hard habit to break to not use the other two terms.
Been flying planes for 8 years now. This was my last purchase a 90mm Stinger. Not scale at all but it flies great and has a nice sound. ITT that your title under your name changes automatically with you post count. Mine just changed after hitting 50 posts.
STANG KILLA SS
~THE SCALE SHOP~
yeah fixed wing means airplane. it comes from the term Roto wing which is a heli. so fixed wing being the opposite of roto wing, like airplane is the "opposite" of a heli.
we actually shot some video this morning flying on my phone, Ill see if I can upload to youtube.
we actually shot some video this morning flying on my phone, Ill see if I can upload to youtube.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
That Stinger is cool as hell, scale or not!
And StangKilla post up those vids, I'd love to see it.
I shot some video today, but it's hard to see when I get the plane far away making my circuits. Going to work on flying closer in tomorrow and try again.
And StangKilla post up those vids, I'd love to see it.
I shot some video today, but it's hard to see when I get the plane far away making my circuits. Going to work on flying closer in tomorrow and try again.
Thanks- downside to these edf's is that the batteries are expensive ($80) and you only get about 4-5 minutes of flight time.
hpiguy
Rock Crawler
Yep, big LiPos aren't cheap at all. Been eyeing the larger version of my cub, the carbon z cub, but having to upgrade the ESC and cost of packs scared me off it. When I make the jump to giant scale later this year (I fly with a lot of giant scale gas guys), it will likely be gas powered. Much, much cheaper in the long run, and long flight times.
