Author Archives: Mark

Well, that’s not good.

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Mark

Yesterday, I took my Blade 350 QX out for the first time in … forever. It’s developed the nasty habit of flipping onto its back and crashing. I upgraded the firmware to 3.0 (a story in itself) so that I could … Continue reading →

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Papa Divine night flight long exposure photos

Posted on June 17, 2016 by Mark
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Onboard the Papa Divine 60″ flying wing

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Mark

 

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Rebuilding the Papa Divine

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Mark

My big flying wing, the Papa Divine, proved a difficult beast to get dialed in but, much experimentation and a complete tear-down and rebuild seem to have solved its problems. That’s good because the first few flights ended nose-first in … Continue reading →

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Papa Divine MkII – night maiden video

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Mark
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Papa Divine 60″ megawing (MkII) (RIP)

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mark

This plane is, sadly, gone. The newest version is here. My 60″ scratch-built flying wing, the Papa Divine. Papa’s built from four sheets of ReadiBoard (Dollar Tree Foamboard) covered with Dollar Tree celophane gift wrap and decorated with colored packing … Continue reading →

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Maiden flight of the 60″ Papa Divine MkII

Posted on June 12, 2016 by Mark

Once I got my original Papa Divine wing flying pretty well, I tore the whole thing apart and rebuilt it from scratch with a different, thinner airfoil. This is the first flight of the new wing, made in moderate (12-18MPH) … Continue reading →

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First night flight of the Papa Divine mega-wing

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Mark
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Papa Divine mega-wing is flying better

Posted on June 6, 2016 by Mark

 

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Onboard the Double Down

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Mark
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Maiden flights (and crashes) of my scratch built megawing

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Mark
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Papa Divine wing – build thread

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Mark
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