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Old 12-07-2004 | 07:37 PM
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bdavison
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Default RE: Indoor 3D setup?

I have a shockflyer, and Ive flown(cough) it a couple of times in a high school gym here. Im the laughing stock of all the other flyers when I take it up.

They all land, grab their planes and take cover behind the bleachers. LOL

Im OK at hovering, but not very good at hovering in tight spaces,so I just fly it in tight knife edge circles around the gym.....as fast as I can get it to go. I stand in the middle of the basketball court, and fly it in fast circles around me.

Lemme tell you, flying that thing inside a gym, watching it whip around at about 40-50mph is WILD. I set up my shockflyer for outdoor aerobatics, so its running a 3cell 11.1v LiPo, and a GWS 350. Its a rocketship. I didnt really design it for indoor flight.

I think it scares the local guys too much, so I dont think I will fly it in there anymore. They are all older gentleman that fly butterflys, and SLOW planes.

Right now I just finished a 22" Ultimate biplane and set it up for indoor flight. Im hoping it will be a little more docile, but still allow me to do the aerobatics I like indoors without making everyone want to duck and cover.