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Category Archives: My Planes
Nico Hobbies profile F-22
In looking for a home for a leftover 17 gram, 2400kV motor, I happened upon Nico Hobbie’s little profile F-22 and decided to give it a try. The battery ended up very close to the CG of the plane, which I … Continue reading
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Blade Out!
I purchased a Venom V40 motor with an eye toward running it in my Stryker. To get an idea about amp draw, etc., I plugged it into my stock setup, clamped on my stock propeller, advanced the throttle to about … Continue reading
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Radian Remaiden
A smarter pilot would have waited for a day with less lightning to try the first flight of a newly re-built plane. But that guy wasn’t around, so I flew it into the storm. It went fine. Thanks for your … Continue reading
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(Yet Another) crash of the F8F Bearcat “Monkee Shines”
I have a love/hate relationship with this plane. The kit itself is crap. The foam is too soft and the only way to get to the battery is by unbolting the wing. (Just yesterday, I spent close to an hour … Continue reading
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Gertrude 2 – The Rebuildening
Gertrude, my beloved Radian glider, suffered a terrible mishap during a night flight and lost her entire nose. I searched and search, but wasn’t able to find them in the flying field. So it was off to the local hobby … Continue reading
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Ultra Micro T-28 Trojan
My bone stock, out-of-the-box Parkzone Ultra Micro T-28 Trojan. This plane is a lot of fun but, man, is it quick. I’m currently running Lectron Pro 150mAh 25C batteries in it and, while I haven’t been keeping any hard data, I’m … Continue reading
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Maiden of the Light Stryker
I took the new lightweight Stryker out to a nearby schoolyard and tossed it into the air. After some tweaks to the CG by moving the battery around, it flew pretty great! I can’t wait to get in a real … Continue reading
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Always screw down your servo arms
My attempt to maiden my new brushless setup on my Bearcat went quickly awry when the arm came off the elevator servo mere seconds into the flight.
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