Giant RC Planes

[COndor06]

Here is my scale mustang video. She is a blast to fly.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N65U10CJFv8

[cpxxx]

CP,

U got that report?

Sure here it is:

http://www.aaiu.ie/AAIUviewitem.asp?id=3606&lang=ENG&loc=1280

[Babalonian]

Sure here it is:

http://www.aaiu.ie/AAIUviewitem.asp?id=3606&lang=ENG&loc=1280

"The report finds that the probable cause of the loss of command was the exhaustion of the receiver battery."

     Someone had fun at work that week.

[Buckaroo]

Found on another board:

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zYPag3LuKlA

There is a guy in my town with an enclosed utility trailer with this name on it

J'Tech RadioWave

http://www.jtecrc.com/

Looks to be 1/4 scale.

There is a members' airfield for RC in the farmlands of the area near Pine Island, NY

Members pay a fee for maintaining the field, taxes, insurance, etc.

The turf area where the modelers airfield is, the area around it, grows turf for homeowner's new lawns.

There is one guy I know flying Aces High that is in to the RC hobby.

[TheMercinary60]

this is another of those hobbies id like to start in on, how hard is it to get the hang of and *gulp* what are we looking at for start up cost?

[Gman]

Merc60, if you've never flown R/C before, you're in luck as it has never been cheaper to learn how with the electric planes out there now.  I'd buy a decent 4 ch electric high wing trainer and a decent 6 or 8 channel Spektrum hopper radio, and then just head out to your closest field and ask for an instructor.  For less than 4 or 5 hundred you can have an excellent beginners set up to learn with.  Even getting into gas/other fuel powered stuff isn't nearly as bad as it was when I first tried my had at it back in the early 90's, at least 2x cheaper now IMO.  Also, if you've got some guys and xtra $ you can be self taught to a certain extent, get a 3 channel electric "throw away" type trainer and just go out and fly it.  If you can fly AH decently, you should pick it up fairly quickly, and the planes are tough to kill beyond repair.  You'll eventually want some instruction though, I sure did.

As far as getting into large scale or jet stuff...hah...the one guy I know with a scale jet fighter could buy my car with what he's got into everything.


edit: Condor, that P51 is a beauty, you should build a nice 109 at that scale .  Nice landing too, very good video.

[TheMercinary60]

rgr that Gman, i think i remeber there being a field about an hour away from where i live, if i ever get some money its something im definitely gonna look into it 

[Shuffler]

I want that Yellow Cub. Some of them are huge. In some countries once above a certain weight and size. They have to be registered like full size aircraft. That's the rule here in Ireland. There was a case here some time ago when a big model got away from it's owner and flew off. Sometime later at the airport an airline pilot reported a model aircraft parked on a taxiway. Somehow it ran out of fuel over the airport and made a passable landing almost making the runway. Clearly there might be a bit of AI in that model.

The whole incident was the subject of a full accident report which is almost funny to read. Yet the potential for disaster was there.

I presume there's some form of failsafe in those big models.

I did some wing work on a cub about that size. The guy gave me another plane with a 6' span complete with radio, servos, and engine.

[MiloMorai]

You need one of these engines for your WW2 airplanes.

http://www.artus-motor.com/en/artus-v12-motor/

[perdue3]

I will be there (Joe Nall) with a 1/4 Luscombe 8E. Ill try to find you Condor.

[COndor06]

I will be on the 3D flight line on the southern end of the property right next to the huge gazebo. Heres a picture of my trailer.

Look me up when you get there.

Fred

[PFactorDave]

I will be on the 3D flight line on the southern end of the property right next to the huge gazebo. Heres a picture of my trailer.

Look me up when you get there.

Fred

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Very nice Condor.   

[PFactorDave]

I like to scratch build...  This is a company with a wide variety of plans available which they will scale up or down for you.  An experienced builder will adjust the plans as needed to give the strength needed in critical areas.

http://www.clevelandairline.com/default.asp

[dirtdart]

Man I miss pica. I wish someone would pic up producing their kits. I had a 1/5 scale ymf with a Tt .91 four stroke. Wonderful plane, fun to build.

[COndor06]

Man, I used to love the Pica Duellist. That was a bad twin machine.