Category Archives: My Planes

My Three Moths

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mark

Here are my three Tiger Moths: 38″ GWS Tiger Moth 400 (top, yellow); 32″ GWS Pico Tiger Moth (bottom right, red); 26″ scratch-built blue foam Tiger Moth (bottom left, blue).

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I love biplanes, especially Tiger Moths. This is my 3rd Tiger Moth build. This one is from a GWS Pico Tiger Moth kit (slope glider version). I’m adding full-strip ailerons on both sets of wings, and planning on using a 1700kV … Continue reading →

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Monday in the park.

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Mark

I went out to fly with my brother-in-law. I took both my light and heavy Strykers, as well as my new P115 flying wing. He brought his Dynam Hawk Sky and a Champ. Unfortunately, the Hawk Sky developed problems, but … Continue reading →

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P115 Flying Wing build

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Mark

This is my P115 wing, hot wire cut from blue insulating foam by RCGroup’s papo. The wing showed up in two halves of slightly uneven dimension – a couple of inches of wing had to be removed to fit things … Continue reading →

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P115 Wing

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Mark

This is my P115 wing. The wing itself was cut out of blue foam by RCGroups’ Papo. You can see some build pictures, here. Wingspan 32″ AUW approx 10.5 oz. CG – 7 1/8″ from the nose. Elevons 1/4″ balsa, … Continue reading →

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GWS Slow Stick

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Mark

My GWS Slow Stick from Headsup RC. I’ve added ailerons and LED lights. You can read more about the addition of lights, here. 2x HK15168 Coreless Analog 8g servos. (Elevator/Rudder) 2x HXT900 9g servos (Ailerons) Mystery brand 20A ESC HURC 2410-09Y outrunner … Continue reading →

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GWS Slow Stick – Night Flyer

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Mark

I just finished adding LED strip lights to my GWS Slow Stick. It has 318 LED lights, in white, pink, red and green. The white LEDs on the bottom shine up through the wing to product a light blue glow … Continue reading →

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Sopwith Triplane rebuild

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Mark

After a disastrous maiden crash (see the horrifying video below), it was time to take the pieces apart and put them back together again. All three sets of wings were broken and the motor mount busted loose but, other than … Continue reading →

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UMX J-3 Cub mod – flying wires

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Mark

Today while pulling some high-gee stunts, I managed to fold the port wing on my ultra-micro J-3 Cub. After gluing it back together, I decided to add some wing wires – inspired by my recent work on a scratch built … Continue reading →

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Mr. Angry Quad

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Mark

During the family’s weekly pilgrimage to Freddy’s Frozen Custard, I spotted these lids and wondered if they might not make suitable alternate bodies for my mQX quadcopter.

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The Frankenstick (RETIRED)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Mark

The last time I reorganized all my boxes of parts, I realized I had enough bits and pieces to put together a plane. Thus the Frankenstick was born. The wing is from an old HobbyZone Mini Super Cub. The fuselage … Continue reading →

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Blade mQX Quadcopter – simple onboard camera mount

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Mark

One of the big attractions of the new Blade mQX quadcopter, to me, was its potential to carry my little keychain cameras around. I’m using the crudest of mounts – a piece of 3M Heavy Duty Fastener (e.g. Velcro) stuck … Continue reading →

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