Author Archives: Mark

Double Down – maiden flight

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Mark

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I saw a photo on an RC forum which intrigued me. I thought it was a cool-looking, unique design but, when I examined it more closely, I realized that it was two differently sized flying wings, sitting next to each … Continue reading →

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Shensei Voyager – should I rebuild it?

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Mark

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Sunny day flying

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Mark

I took an afternoon off and trucked down to a nearby park with some planes including my SkyBuggy, Gee Bee Sportster, Sparrow and (the always problematic) Mustang pylon racer.

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Stevens Aero SkyBuggy 300

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Mark

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Dynam Gee Bee Sportster: Back in the air

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Mark

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A fairly terrible maiden.

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Mark

Well, I had a fairly disastrous maiden today with my Skybuggy 300. Balanced on the main spar, near the rear of the recommended CG range, the plane was uncontrollable. On take-off, it went straight up… … and came straight down. … Continue reading →

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FT Sparrow

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Mark

Here’s my FliteTest Sparrow, built as a project with my granddaughter. This was my first Flite Test build, and I used one of their speed build kits, rather than cut everything out myself. Setup: 3000 kV KEDA outrunner 12A Turnigy … Continue reading →

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Video: Full-on night flight of my SkyBoy

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Mark

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Night Driving

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Mark

A little nighttime fun driving my Animus 18TR with a flashlight strapped to the top.

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Well that could have been packed better. :(

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Mark

I received my first speed build kit from Flite Test today and I was pretty disappointed. All the bubble wrap was laid in the bottom of the box, then the kit was placed on top of that. While their wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Dynam Gee Bee Sportster – rebuild

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Mark

I crashed my Dynam Gee Bee hard last year. I decided to buy a new fuselage, rather than try and piece together all the bits of the original. The cowling was also badly crushed and no amount of steam seemed … Continue reading →

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