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Flying Thingz - 5/13/2008 6:09:54 PM   
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Status: offline 		Anyone with experience building a Flying Thingz SkyCutter Flying Lawnmower kit?

http://www.flyingthingz.com/products/skycutter_green.html

We (the club) bought one and will use it as a plane in a skit at the upcoming Airfest. Should be a crowd pleaser. We are going to start the build soon and just wanted to know if anyone had any build experiences to share with us.

CGr.

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/13/2008 11:06:54 PM   
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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/13/2008 11:17:51 PM   
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ORIGINAL: Gary L.

I'd like to see one fly..


http://http//www.3d-nut.com/videos/videos/skycutter40.wmv
http://www.3d-nut.com/videos/skycutter_red.wmv

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/15/2008 11:39:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		Hmmm... I was hoping that SOMEONE has some build experience with one of these. Ah well, I will go ahead and start it off. Hey, it's just another plane, right? Well, sort of..

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/15/2008 12:01:29 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thats pretty neat!

Ought to get some interesting comments out of the crowd! If it would only really cut the yard! Reminds me of the Superman airplane someone built from down under that looks like his grandson. I think it was a featured airplane here on RCU several months ago.

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/15/2008 12:07:28 PM   
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Yeah. It ought to get some attention.

I was at an RC air show in Sarasota, FL a few weeks ago. They opened up the event with a flying American Flag. Very touching for a retired mil type. We will be the featured event at the Air Fest that weekend in September and I thought we should do something very different from our normal routine. We usually just go out and fly, and the crowd loves it. We won awards two years in a row for our demonstration flights.

So, I thought we would do something different this year and thought about the "Skycutter". We are going to put on a skit that should get some laughter out of the crowd. It should be fun. But, I would really love to buy one of the flags and fly it as the opener.. my patriotic side is showing!!!

Dick.

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/15/2008 12:08:28 PM   
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According to the pilot the best way to land this is with a relatively high AoA and lots of power he also commented that deadsticks could become a major challenge


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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/15/2008 12:59:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		Hi Steven,

Yeah, I sort of figured that. The wingspan is, what.. 24 inches? ha.. and has a chord of another 24 inches.. a square wing. What a concept. Proof positive that with the right amount of power, a door could fly!! (aka SPAD's.. )

It will be a challenge, there is no doubt about that. I am up to the challenge of flying it under normal conditions. But, with a crowd watching, I am hoping that one of the club "PRO's" will step up for that day... we will see.

CGr.

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/17/2008 5:14:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Is this totally out of the league of someone on their 2nd plane? I am in love with this... thing...

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/17/2008 5:52:40 AM   
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Status: offline 		haha same with me plugin... It may be weird looking but its like the coolest thingive ever seen and it will be sure to bring my popularityt status up in our club =D

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/17/2008 5:58:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		A guy I knew flew one one day (probably not the "flying Thningz" brand but stil...) and he said it wsa the squirliest flying thing he'd ever flown. It looked really cool in the air none-the-less. I will try to find some pics and video for you all.

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/17/2008 6:04:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		In the flying thingz website there are some videos. I still want to know if it's absolutely too demanding for a beginner-intermediate pilot or if its flyable for me.

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/17/2008 6:05:42 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here's the pics of the lawn mower at a fun-fly in Okinawa. I beleive he was flying it with a YS .63 if I rememeber correctly.

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/17/2008 12:51:53 PM   
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Status: offline 		Great pictures. Thanks.

Regarding it being a 'second plane', well, I am in no position to say because I've not flown it yet. But, from what I see, this is most likely a tad bit more than intermediate level. I could be wrong, but I will find out this summer, that's for sure.

CGr.

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RE: Flying Thingz - 5/17/2008 3:01:50 PM   
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