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Old 05-30-2005 | 10:12 PM
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11x5 prop + long grass = weedwhacker!

Took me 20+ minutes to get the plane cleaned up -- but what a great day to be flying!

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Old 05-30-2005 | 10:16 PM
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Bigger wheels or a smaller prop will help that
Glad you had a Great Day!!
Old 05-30-2005 | 10:19 PM
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Did you try to mow your yard with it? Why 2 switches?
Old 05-30-2005 | 11:37 PM
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Why 2 switches?




Most likely One switch and one charging port.

Rubberduck don,t ya just love days like that. Hope ya were using more rubber on that wing when you were mowing the grass
Old 05-31-2005 | 07:58 AM
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Yep - one charge port and one switch.

Had 8 rubberbands on it - had just taken them off when I realized that I had my camera in my truck!
Old 06-02-2005 | 01:55 PM
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I run 11-13x props offgrass field, no problems. But , we keep our grass cut pretty short.
Old 06-02-2005 | 02:21 PM
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i should try that sometime... mowing my lawn w/ my airplanes... [>:]
Old 06-02-2005 | 02:23 PM
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That's the easy way out of pushing a lawnmower

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