SALMONBUG:

Could you possibly post a video of the "flat spin" described earlier in this thread? (I think that was in one of your posts).

I have a Delta Vortex that I bought severely damaged at a regional swap-meet/auction that's held every year in Perry, Georgia. My Vortex had been crashed, and the engine box was completely destroyed. The leading edge of both wings was missing from about half-way back on one side and one-third of the way on the other, and there ware several broken and damaged ribs. Fortunately though, the spars were all intact and undamaged. I downloaded the instruction manual from the BTE web site, and using the photos and descriptions there I repaired all the damage and rebuilt the plane. Then I stripped it completely, added my own custom navigational lights, which include blinking strobes on the verticle stabilizers, landing lights and wing tip lights, and then recovered it. (I only paid $30 for the plane, and it had 4 Hitec BB servos in it, two of which were high-torque!) I've got an OS91FX with a tuned pipe on it, and it really scoots.

Anyway, I've got over 20 planes now, from warbirds to giant scale 3D planes, but the Vortex is still one of my favorite planes to fly. I take it to the field almost every time I go, and it's one of the most popular from the spectator standpoint, too. I've read how other guys have managed to get their planes to do some kind of flat spin where the plane spins around on a wing tip, but I've just never been able to get mine to do it. I'd love to see a video so I could figure out how to do it. If you have one, or could make one, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks,

David