Jones'in for some flight time
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Jones'in for some flight time
It was/is a wet dreary morning, heavy mist ,windy, cloudy,, But I went flyin anyway
the first flight was fun, but hairy, the second flight went straight from my hand into the ground,, the third flight was too scarey..I struggled the whole time to keep it in the air and after about 1 minute of fighting the wind the engine cut out,,,, man was I glad to hear that...it was too windy for flying.. so I packed up and beat the rain by about 60 seconds
Still flying the cox spyder, and working on the SS Cap 21, I just realized it almost identical to a Sig 4 star but with a 35" wingspan.....I had to use regular Rx, mini servos (4), and using my .074 on it, hope its not too heavy, dont want a flying brick...may be able to finish it up today.....Rog
the first flight was fun, but hairy, the second flight went straight from my hand into the ground,, the third flight was too scarey..I struggled the whole time to keep it in the air and after about 1 minute of fighting the wind the engine cut out,,,, man was I glad to hear that...it was too windy for flying.. so I packed up and beat the rain by about 60 seconds
Still flying the cox spyder, and working on the SS Cap 21, I just realized it almost identical to a Sig 4 star but with a 35" wingspan.....I had to use regular Rx, mini servos (4), and using my .074 on it, hope its not too heavy, dont want a flying brick...may be able to finish it up today.....Rog
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RE: Jones'in for some flight time
I know the feeling. I went out to the park today to look at my Piece o Cake. My girlfriend landed it in a 100 foot tree three days ago. It sure looks good, I like that color scheme a lot. Its amazing how firmly planted in the tree it is, the wind has been gusting over 20mph at night, the darn thing hasn't moved a bit.
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RE: Jones'in for some flight time
I've yet to get a ROG with my Cub. Just not enough power to be yanked off the ground after 50 ft. It runs off the pavement before getting enough speed. I'm flying off a two lane street in a very open industrial park with unlimited north/south pavement,but the wind has been blowing out of the east and southeast all week....wind looks calm today, I'll try it one more time. Hand launches are good.
Update: Still no luck with a ROG.Not enough power to pull through a headwind and gain enough speed. I'll just have to hand launch it.
Update: Still no luck with a ROG.Not enough power to pull through a headwind and gain enough speed. I'll just have to hand launch it.