Since the past 3 or so summer I have been so busy with other things (in my modeling, that would be jets, IMAC flying and my Fly RC work) I have let my small planes (I have a number of .02/049/061/.10/.15 powered models in my fleet) take a rest.
The other night, spurred on by my testing of the two CS 061 engines, I took out my LCB (the carbin wing I built for the 1st RCC 1/2A design competition) and my Ace Whizard for a test run.
The LCB, which has one of my three VA MKII RC engines on it fired right up and flew awesome! I had forgotten how sweetlyit flies out of a gentle underhand toss and really whips around the sky.
I put three flights on my WHiz, powered by a DIckeybird TD 049. The plane actually can taxi out on the grass, get enough speed to take off and I landed under power and taxied back to the pits, to the amazement of the other guys flying their .40 + models (some of who were complianing the grass wasnt cut short enough!
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I am readying my little TD 020 stick to get flying, and some of my other models. I guess I had forgotten how amazingly FUN flying small planes is.
AJC