Author Archives: Mark

Crack Turbo Beaver

My newest acquisition is the Twisted Hobbys 35″ EPP Crack Turbo Beaver. I built it using Twisted’s “Standard” power combo: Crack Series 26g 1450kv Motor Crack Series 12A Esc (4) 5g Micro Servos I’m currently running 450mAh 3-cell LiPos 8043 slow-fly … Continue reading

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2013 Crash Compilation

A few of my less-than-perfect flights from the last year.

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Scratch-built Antonov An-2

Here is my scratch-built, 41″ Antonov An-2 (The World’s Biggest Biplane.) Current Setup: HobbyKing HKU5 5V/5A UBEC 20A ESC salvaged from my Gripon EDF jet (2x) Tower Pro SG92R 9-gram high torque servos. (2x) HK15178 10-gram analog servos (2x) HXT900 … Continue reading

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Scratch-built Antonov AN-2 – maiden flight

My scratch-built AN-2 took wing briefly today. Scroll down for video.

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Replacing a broken flap switch on my DX7.

Quite some time ago, the FLAP switch on my DX7 transmitter just broke off. Horizon Hobby was willing to fix it – if I sent it in – but I was unwilling to live without my Tx for several weeks. … Continue reading

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Antonov An-2 scratch-build

It was time to do another build, but what? I gave some thought to doing another Tiger Moth or similar – I love biplanes! But I also really wanted to do a ‘bush plane.’ Most bush planes, though, are Cubs … Continue reading

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Downtown Wichita, Above the West Bank Stage

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Fluffy Bunny – AMX 50mm EDF

This is my J-Power / SkyAngel 50mm EDF AMX ‘jet’, the Fluffy Bunny. Originally intended to house the electronics and other guts from my Gripon, it’s actually ended up being built from all new parts. I first decided to upgrade … Continue reading

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Adding a little shine.

I’m trying out some water-based polyurethane on my new Dynam Gee Bee Sportster, to improve the look and protect the paint. It really looks good.  

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New calipers

For the past few years, I’ve been making do with a cheap, Imperial caliper but no more. I just got in my new digital vernier calipers from HobbyKing. At the price – 13 bucks – they’re probably not the most … Continue reading

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Laundry room workshop

One of the advantages of having my work table in the laundry room is that these handy cart/basket/trolley things are conveniently near. They’re the perfect place to set a plane while glue dries. I can always get them in there … Continue reading

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The new Dynam Gee Bee Sportster flies

I got in my maiden flights with this new plane and I absolutely love it! It has almost no negative characteristics. It’s sporty and responsive, yet slows down to a crawl without incident. Video below the photo.

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