cant fly in hurricane force winds
10-24-2005 | 08:10 PM
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From: d.f.s.,
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cant fly in hurricane force winds
earlier this summer hurricane dennis came up near the panhandle of florida, so i decided to get rid of my g.w.s. slow stick ive had in the garage hanging on the wall for two years that a neighbor gave me. during landfall i opened the garage and put the plane out in the street and watched it do the most extreme 3d flying ive ever seen. it leaped off the ground and flew in all directions around the neighborhood. it went from zero to 100 mph in two seconds. its 3d capabilities will never be duplicated. lastly it was seen with its wing folded in half at about 300 feet in the air heading north over the trees in the neighborhood. what a laugh it was.
10-25-2005 | 05:07 PM
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RE: cant fly in hurricane force winds
lol. thats the only thin the GWS kits are good for! I had 3 and none of them flew right. GOOD way to get rid of garage clutter!
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10-26-2005 | 08:39 AM
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RE: cant fly in hurricane force winds
Didn't fly right?
Apparently you didn't build it right. The GWS slow stick is a great flying airplane. They fly themselves! Perfect for training yourself how to fly r/c. I took mine and installed a brushless motor and a set of LED lights, great fun! I flew that thing close to it's structural limits, but it's still in my hangar ready to go. I replaced the vert stab with balsa, and used fiberglass reinforced packing tape on the wings and control hinges. Great fun to tinker with.
Junk? Hardly.
Apparently you didn't build it right. The GWS slow stick is a great flying airplane. They fly themselves! Perfect for training yourself how to fly r/c. I took mine and installed a brushless motor and a set of LED lights, great fun! I flew that thing close to it's structural limits, but it's still in my hangar ready to go. I replaced the vert stab with balsa, and used fiberglass reinforced packing tape on the wings and control hinges. Great fun to tinker with.
Junk? Hardly.
10-26-2005 | 07:25 PM
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RE: cant fly in hurricane force winds
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Didn't fly right?
Apparently you didn't build it right. The GWS slow stick is a great flying airplane. They fly themselves! Perfect for training yourself how to fly r/c. I took mine and installed a brushless motor and a set of LED lights, great fun! I flew that thing close to it's structural limits, but it's still in my hangar ready to go. I replaced the vert stab with balsa, and used fiberglass reinforced packing tape on the wings and control hinges. Great fun to tinker with.
Junk? Hardly.
Didn't fly right?
Apparently you didn't build it right. The GWS slow stick is a great flying airplane. They fly themselves! Perfect for training yourself how to fly r/c. I took mine and installed a brushless motor and a set of LED lights, great fun! I flew that thing close to it's structural limits, but it's still in my hangar ready to go. I replaced the vert stab with balsa, and used fiberglass reinforced packing tape on the wings and control hinges. Great fun to tinker with.
Junk? Hardly.
. I like REAL AMERICAN MADE kits.
