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GIANT SLOWPOKE FLIGHT REPORT - 5/3/2004 7:37:02 PM   
TOMMYSTA


 

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From: SOBIESKI, WI, USA
Status: offline 		ABOUT A MONTH AGO I POSTED SOME PICS OF A "JUST FOR FUN" SCRATCH BUILD PROJECT....AN ALL FOAM GIANT SLOW POKE....WELL NOW THAT WE FINALLY HAD SOME NICE
WEATHER HERE IN WISCONSIN I FINALLY GOT THE INNAUGURAL FLIGHTS. ON SATURDAY, I GOT 5 UNEVENTFUL FLIGHTS....THE FIRST FLIGHT LIFTED OFF IN ABOUT 30 FEET AND JUST NEEDED A LITTLE UP ELEVATOR TRIM FOR STRAIGHT AND LEVEL FLIGHT. LANDING WAS SO EASY IT JUST MUSHED ALONG AND VERY SLOW LY TOUCHED DOWN. THE ENSUEING FLIGHTS WERE MUCH THE SAME, I PASS THE TRANSMITTER ALONG TO ANOTHER PILOT WHO WAS OUT AT THE FIELD AND HE COMMENTED HOW STABLE THE PLANE WAS. THIS MAKES A NICE GIANT SCALE TRAINER. THIS PLANE IS BIG!!!!!!! WITH ITS 92" WINGSPAN AND 27" WING CHORD ITS HARD TO MISS OR LOSE TRACK OF..........I WISH I HAD SOME INFLIGHT PICS OR A VIDEO BUT I DIN'T TAKE ANYTHING OUT TO THE FIELD WITH ME........MAYBE NEXT TIME....
THANKS FOR LOOKING.
TOM

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RE: GIANT SLOWPOKE FLIGHT REPORT - 5/4/2004 12:37:51 PM   
rjbarthel



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From: Minot, ND, USA
Status: offline 		wow thats cool ! I love the slow poke sport 40 I have ! they are very laid back flyers ! what engine are you running in that giant ?

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RE: GIANT SLOWPOKE FLIGHT REPORT - 5/4/2004 12:48:19 PM   
TOMMYSTA


 

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From: SOBIESKI, WI, USA
Status: offline 		The final weight came out to around 20 lbs.......I installed a MDS 2.18 spinning a 18X8 prop.....
It hauls the plane around at 1/2 throttle. It looks a little odd in the air, I mean here's this large "chubby" plane flying around so slow . But I think it'll definitely draw attention this summer
at the field............
Tom

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RE: GIANT SLOWPOKE FLIGHT REPORT - 5/7/2004 12:45:21 AM   
imsofaman



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From: Hawthorne, NJ, USA
Status: offline 		Wow!!!!! That is truely awesome!!!! My hat is off to you, great job! I would like to scale up a Speedy Bee....not as large as yours but at least 52" so I use my Saito 80 four stroker. Post some flying pics if you have a chance.


Dave


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