Hi guys...
Just got back from some very nice flights with the UCD. You know...they more I fly that plane the better I like it. I just keep getting smoother with it. I was doing the nicest rolling circles and some great hovers today. I'm not into tail touching but I was about 15' up and just holding it there. I thought about going for lunch while I continued to hover but thought better of it. Also this plane will do great waterfalls and flat spins are so easy. Today I was doing them at idle from way up high. I was using full rates on everything and it would just go totally flat and drop in a beautiful slow turning slow falling flat spin. About 20' off the ground I'd snap the throttle on and she's spin like crazy and go up about 20 - 30' and then I'd pull into a hover. It was just flat fun. I don't know what you could ask a plane to do more than that. There is no way I'd even atempt that with my Showtime. Maybe my Mayhem, but that's about it.
The more I fly it the more precise I am with it too. I was doing some pretty good knife edge also. My KE needed very little rudder to hold pretty high alpha. Of course the less rudder you use the less coupling you have. I was able to KE the entire length of the field.
Anyways, just can't get enough of the Do this year. I have 5 other planes but still fly this one the most.
I'm done with the wings on the Giant and have started the fuse. Did I mention this thing is HUGE! Wow! I'm starting to get interested in finishing this thing. I'll probably have it done for next weekend. I need to break in the engine and then go fly it.
In a stupor of stupid I ordered a 12Z yesterday. Got it from Chief Aircraft. I didn't need this or even think I wanted it, but suddenly I had punched enough buttons that it was coming. I been reading the manual. I don't even think I'll be able to program it. One thing though, it'll make programming the Giant with the flaps, ailerons, spoilerons and other stuff with 8 servos a bunch easier. Now I just need to get rid of my 9 before my wife finds out I ordered the 12.
Thanks
Barry