Another necro bump

I’ve returned to RC after two decades of raising a family. My old Vmar Bird Dog is again flying after 18 years of hanging on my bonus room ceiling; she still has an outdated Spektrum OG DX6 that’s working just fine (my new FMS T-28 has a RadioMaster TX16s MkII).

She’s a little tired looking, and the covering is sagging and yellowing, but the wood has held up nicely (I do like that Vietnamese wood smell ). I replaced the stock tires with some 2.5” foam ones, and also upgraded the ESC to a Hobbywing 40A. Also put in a new 1000kv outrunner.

I’ve put a dozen or so flights on it in the past week, with a 3S 2200mah pack. She still floats wonderfully. Taking off is still a challenge and she likes to dance all over the place.

A free Carbon Cub S2 followed me home yesterday, so it’ll share the brunt of learning to really fly well again, and hopefully relegate my old Bird Dog to back up plane and keepsake.