Re: Winging it - so to speak...

Hey guys,
Don't do what Bob did, it really isn't THAT hard! In case you have
wondered, I started out where he did but have changed.

I was in west Texas a few weeks ago where the SLOW wind for the weekend was
over 20 mph and saw a Parkzone (I think) F4U Corsair and T-28 READY TO FLY
electric birds doing touch and goes. I gotta have one!

I also saw some foam hacked F-15 electric park flyers that were awesome IN
THAT WIND! I gotta have one!

The F-15 should fly by this time next week since all the little bits and
pieces (outrunner, ESC, battery, nano servos, fancy charger and etc) are
here now. This thing is a profile ship that IN THE AIR really LOOKS like a
F-15 rather than those powered kites most of the older electric stuff is.
The F4U is on back order.

Ed, get new stuff because it is several generations better than what it was
only 5 years ago. I have been wowed and am a fresh convert. That does not
mean I will change to electric, rather I have added electric flight to my
repertoire of things to do to have fun.

Jim Branaum
AMA 1428


"Bob Cowell" <bobc@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:38:03 -0400, "Ed Cregger" <ecregger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


Remember the early competition fun fly models of two decades ago? I was
one
of the early pioneers flying maneuvers that made others run for their
cars.
They were positive that I'd lose control of it and hit one of them. Never
did. Never even came close. One of my first 3D type ships was the Florio
Stunt Wagon. I used to get a kick out of flying control line Stunt
patterns
just a few feet above the ground. That was a lot of fun.

Ed Cregger

Whatever you do,,,
don't do what I just did,,,,

I swore I would never do it,
I looked at the ugly noisy things, and shuddered every time.
I looked at the cost, and knew they cost WAY too much
I looked at the repair costs and KNEW that was WAY too high.
I looked at the time spent in maintenance,
and knew that I didn't have that much free time.
I figured the cost per hour would rival flying the full scale SR-71
but then ,,, alas,,, one day I saw a "good deal" on an electric one
and I figured,,, What the heck, it would be a hoot to try at least once.
So, I spent $x on one, and waited for the brown toy truck to deliver it.
Then I spent my "free" time for the next week doing all the "pre-flight"
checks
and stuff,
and a few hours limbering up my thumbs on the flight simulator,,
At last, the day arrived, with only "moderate" breezes (well,,, moderate
for
THIS part of the country anyway,,,)
So I carry the lot out to fly,
Plug the battery in,
check everything out (again)
and,,,,
the FIRST thing I learn is that if you prep it according to instructions,
it is W A A A A Y nose heavy
Kinda reminded me of a line from Blue Thunder (the movie)
So after fiddling around for a while, moving the battery etc,,
I got it to where is was only slightly nose heavy, and once again
attempted
"flight"
Things actually went pretty well for a while till a honey locust tree took
exception to sharing space with it, and smacked it to the ground.
So, back to the internet,
order $X worth of spare parts, and wait again,
got the parts,
replaced the broken ones,,
and over several evenings managed to get about 16 minutes of "flight"
Got brave last saturday, and went out again,,, fresh battery, the wind
wasn't
TOO unreasonable, and I was having a really good time,
UNTIL
the wind got it again, and I "landed" sideways
which pretty much totally destroyed the landing gear.
So,,,
Back to the internet AGAIN,
order ANOTHER $XX in parts,
and wait for the brown truck again.

I'm thinking only bachelors (who don't have any aggravation in their
lives)
or nerds (who don't have an actual life)
should have these things.

A mistress,
or another wife,
or possibly even an ex-wife
would be cheaper.
and quite possibly more entertaining ;-)

the preceding was written partially in jest,
and partially in fact,
I hope somebody gets a giggle out of it.

and if it offends someone,
I don't want to hear about it '-)

bob

AMA 569137 IMAA 22586
MIL-TDD-41
Sanity does not run in my family,,,it FLEES




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