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Category Archives: Custom & Modified
OrangeRx Stabilizer V2 – Delta Wing Setup
I’ve spent hours fighting with the HobbyKing RX3S OrangeRX 3-Axis flight stabilizer. I just could not get the gyros running in the right direction. Well, I think I’ve finally solved it. My current testbed for the gyro is the SnowDragon wing. … Continue reading
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The SnowDragon (Retired)
A friend of mine ran for Senate this year (and almost won!) I collected a few yard signs at the end of his campaign with the idea of building something out of them. The SnowDragon, based on the Draco, is … Continue reading
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Glassing the Wings – trying to save the Pico Moth
Here is my GWS Pico Tiger Moth after nearly every flight. Profoundly tired of constantly repairing the plane’s over-brittle wings, I decided to try adding some fiberglass for strength. I’m only glassing the wings out to about 1/3 – 1/2 … Continue reading
FPV Stryker
This plane started out as something else altogether. It was originally intended as a ‘3D’ mid-weight Stryker. It was a total failure. Instead, I have made it into an FPV / aerial video platform. Current setup: Emax CF2822 outrunner 20A … Continue reading
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The Arlene Turner Memorial Moth build
The GWS Tiger Moth 400 was the first plane I built. My original Moth still flies and looks great, but I’ve decided to give it another go and see if two years of building and flying experience can’t produce an … Continue reading
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The Dabbling Teal – Scratch-built Sporty Little Plane
My Sporty Little Plane, “The Dabbling Teal,” is a little low-wing sports plane with a 25″ wingspan, made from blue Dow fanfold foam. See video of it in the air at the bottom of this post. Heavily influenced by StevensAero’s adorable … Continue reading
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The Sporty Little Plane flies!
The wind was down today, so I braved the cold and maidened my sporty, little plane, “The Dabbling Teal.” The first flight went great! Video below the photo.
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Sporty Little Plane – from concept to reality.
I finished the initial building phase on my Sporty Little Plane and thought I’d compare it back to my initial concept renders, done in modo. Pretty close.
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PinkBat & BlueBat, my matching combat planes.
These are my matching Funbats, christened PinkBat and BlueBat. Thanks to Bloody Mick for the plans. BlueBat was completed first. You can watch its maiden flight, here. Want to see how I built them? You’ll find my Funbat build log … Continue reading
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The Funbat Flies
My first Funbat has successfully made its maiden flights! The ESC was awkwardly taped to the side of the fuse with the intention of remounting it more permanently, once I got the CG dialed in.
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Twin Funbat Build
I am building recently finished a matched pair of combat planes, based on the Funbat plans from Bloody Mick’s. I made a silly mistake with the first plane, cutting the wing way too long. I had to excise a section to … Continue reading
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