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Category Archives: My Planes
New Toy! The Blade mQX ultra-micro quadcopter.
I couldn’t long resist having my own tiny little quadcopter so when the new Blade mQX showed up at my local hobby shop, I bought one. I’ve taken a long break from helicopters and it shows but, nonetheless, this is … Continue reading
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ThinkGeek Micro Metal Gear Helicopter
I got this tiny guy from my brother-in-law for Christmas. It’s a ThinkGeek R/C Micro Metal Gear Helicopter. I am really surprised at what a sweet little flier this bird is, especially given its tiny size and its $30 price tag. … Continue reading
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Oh no, Pierre!
I had a particularly stupid crash yesterday, brought on by bad depth perception and poor situational awareness. I was flying my 26″ Tiger Moth at a nearby school when I made a pass over the parking lot and caught a hanging power … Continue reading
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New tail gear for the Micro Moth
When I originally built my Micro Moth, I used a bent finishing nail as a cheap and easy, lightweight landing skid. This seemed to work okay, and it was certainly strong enough, but the sound the plane made on the … Continue reading
Micro Moth upgrade ready to fly
My original build of the Micro Moth used a EMAX CF2805 0.9 oz 2800kV outrunner motor I had lying around. This motor is designed for small pusher jets so it wasn’t really appropriate for a slow-ish biplane. This week, I … Continue reading
Tiger Moths, side-by-side
Here are some photos of my two Tiger Moths. The small blue on is my scratch-built 26″ Micro Moth, made from blue foam and packing tape. The larger yellow bird is my 38″ 400-size GWS Tiger Moth.
Micro Moth landing gear mod
The landing gear on my new Micro Moth biplane are stolen from a HobbyZone Mini Super Cub. After a few landings, they had gotten pretty floppy and were tending to fold backwards under the plane. I should have braced the … Continue reading
Crazy Pierre – Micro Moth Pilot?
I took a walk through Toys-R-Us today, looking for a pilot for my new Micro Moth. I found this guy and thought he looked just about perfect. We’ll see if he weighs too much. I hollowed him out as far … Continue reading
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Micro Moth – 26″ scratch-built Tiger Moth biplane
I love my GWS Tiger Moth 400 so much, that I really wanted another. But I also wanted a small plane, one I could fly in my street. At the same time, I’ve also had a growing urge to try … Continue reading
FFF Micro Moth Build
I decided, on a whim, to attempt a simple little scratch-built biplane. This is my first ever scratch build so, to ensure my eventual failure, I decided to eschew plans altogether and just sort of make it up as I … Continue reading
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Parkzone Ultra-micro J-3 Cub
This little guy, a Parkzone Ultra-micro J-3 Cub, is one of my favorite airplanes. It’s easy to fly yet astonishingly nimble for a 3-channel plane. I got tired of replacing motor shafts and propellers every time I nosed over on landing, … Continue reading
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