RE: "old" 1/2A planes and weights... interesting
XJET,
I'm with you on the deadstick thing. I cut my teeth on schoolyard 1/2a's, and deadstick was EVERY FLIGHT!
My favorite was when a spectator would show up and ask the question "what happens when the engine quits?"
I would answer "Don't know, first time I've flown one of these things" Then proceed to
gain a lot of altitude towards the end, and when the engine quit, put her in a nice spiral dive, "zoom"
the pull-out, knock of two loops, and glide it in at our feet. That always got a reaction.
And that was the great thing about flying at the local schoolyard, people ALWAYS would stop around
(especially kids) and ask all the usual questions:
How much did it cost?
How Far away can it go?
How fast can it go?
Can I try it?
Anyway, that's my trip down memory lane. And I can't tell you how happy I was to have a 2 channel
Cannon flight pack that weighed just 6 ounces. I had an RCM "Hornet" that was 15 oz ready to fly.
Great little plane that one, just like the 1/2a SST Hobby Shack used to sell
Dave