I have been flying RC for 35 years, thought I had seen everything and done most of them, but yesterday was a first. I was flying my
trusty Naruki designed Kyosho G-Trick with a YS 110. I have it set up like an
F3A airplne and am trying to generate some interest in smooth precise flying among a club full of stick banging sport 3D flyers and was
having some success. I was about halfway through the flight, model was flying
well. I did an inside outside horizontal eight with full roll and exited right, pulled vertical and climbed straight up about 800 feet. I did a
very nice clean stall turn, hit the down line, did a snap, pulled
level, and HIT A TURKEY BUZZARD head on. The front of the model disintegrated
back to the wing saddle, the buzzard dropped like an anvil, and I managed to "fly" the remains of the model down with 3/4 down elevator to a pretty good "landing." We found the model, totalled, we found the buzzard, also totalled, but cannot find the YS110, so it turned into a
very expensive incident.
I am starting to look for a replacement. Since I do primarily helicopters and really don't have time to build a kit model, so I need an ARF F3A style model suited to a YS 110. Does anything pop into your head?
thanks,
Gordie