Category Archives: R/C Planes

ESC Fire!

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Mark

There’s a first time for everything and today that thing was my ESC spontaneously breaking into flames. I took my GWS Tiger Moth, Ella, out for some flying today for the first time in a couple of months. I mounted … Continue reading →

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Crack Turbo Beaver

Posted on February 21, 2014 by Mark

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

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Mark

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

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Scratch-built Antonov An-2

Posted on December 17, 2013 by Mark

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

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Mark

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

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Adding a little shine.

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Mark

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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The new Dynam Gee Bee Sportster flies

Posted on July 22, 2013 by Mark

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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Dynam Gee Bee Sportster

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Mark

I just bought another plane (surprise, surprise!) It’s the 1270mm wingspan Dynam Gee Bee Sportster.

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Gripon re-maiden and crash

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Mark

I remaidened my Gripon after implementing my battery mod (seen here) and it went poorly. A few seconds into the flight, I lost power to the motor and the plane went it hard. I’m afraid it’s bent pretty far out … Continue reading →

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A flying … me? RCFlyGuy build thread

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Mark

In the quest for something a little different, I came upon these Depron kits from Hoosier Cutout Service. You can download plans for free and cut your own, but I opted for the laser cut kit to save me all … Continue reading →

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A little night flying

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Mark

My lite Stryker, lighting up the night skies.

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Zombee – Night Flyer Mod

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Mark

Zombee hasn’t been getting much air time lately, so I decided to turn it into a night flier. I added a few strips of green and white LEDs, which plug into the balance port on the battery. (Early tests showed … Continue reading →

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