Category Archives: My Planes

Bippa bipe – late afternoon flight

Posted on November 20, 2016 by Mark

For a while, I despaired of ever getting this plane up in the air, but it seems I’ve finally gotten most of the kinks worked out!

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The Bippa scratch-built biplane

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Mark

The Bippa, is roughly based on Flite Test’s Baby Blender, although the construction method, airfoil and empennage are entirely my own. The Bippa gets her name from her pilot, Peppa Pig. Each wing is created from a single sheet of … Continue reading →

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Fall Colors – onboard the Papa Divine flying wing

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Mark
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The Bippa is back in the air

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Mark

After so minor-to-major mishaps, Peppa Pig returns to the air.

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Papa Divine – Night Flight (video)

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Mark
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Onboard the Double Down

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Mark

All footage shot with my RunCam 2.

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RunCam 2 – first footage

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Mark

Here is the first footage from my newest camera, the RunCam 2, hoisted aloft on the Papa Divine.

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Papa Divine leaving trails in the night sky

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Mark

I actually captured the first meteor of the Perseids with this video. 🙂

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Papa Divine – night flying

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Mark

The Papa Divine, doing a little night flying:

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Second flights with the Kung Fu

Posted on July 13, 2016 by Mark

After a somewhat shaky maiden flight, I got my new plane, the Kung Fu, trimmed out and balanced pretty well for a second series of flights.

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Making a cooling scoop mod for the Kung Fu

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Mark

My Kung Fu flies great and climbs like a rocket but, with everything enclosed in the fuselage, the battery and ESC get a bit warm at the end of long flights. I decided to add some cooling holes and, since … Continue reading →

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Maiden flight of the Kung Fu

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Mark

The somewhat shaky first flights of my Kung Fu.

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