So you think you can fly a model plane?

[flying dog]

To all you who may indluge in this, have a look at this:

 

 

Cool.

 

 

 

[perthjay85]

far out that was simply fantastic.

 

some people just have to much time on there hands haha

 

 

[Guest Decca]

Practice = Precision.

 

I couldn't believe the size of the model, which is not apparent 'til the end of the display.

 

The power/weight ratio must be fairly high. In my senior years I feel like I don't know much about anything, but I've never seen the likes of this before.

 

Thanks Flying Dog.

 

Regards, Decca.

 

 

[turboplanner]

Well go out and buy one Decca, molst of the RC guys I know have at least one, and at our field one guy has a spectacular Hercules.

 

The electric motors are gettting more and more powerful, there's no messy oil residue and they are quiet.

 

Pretty much like a J170 to fly - very quick to take advantage of any wind disturbance.

 

The hand/eye skills of the indoor guys are on another level though.

 

 

[flying dog]

Decca,

 

Not to rub salt in, but there are some amazing R/C Helo flyers out there.

 

They do some incredible stuff with the small helicopters.

 

Fly upside down, cut grass!!!

 

Flips, loops, and all that kind of stuff real ones can't do.

 

 

[Guest Decca]

I think I'd rather visit Tooradin again and enjoy the laid-back style of the Wings & Fins restaurant. Can you organise a display I can watch while enjoying lunch?

 

My son flies electric RC (outdoors) & flies innovative models which he's built himself from scratch. He's pretty good at it, I'll have to show him this video.

 

Decca.

 

 

[turboplanner]

SShh! don't tell anyone that we eat Chateau Briand and Crayfish tails Decca - and all they have are those stale buns and cans of coke.

 

 

[planedriver]

That's brilliant.

 

My nephew in the UK spends a not so small fortune on R/C models including overpowered motor gliders and ceiling fans as I call them (hellies), but having seen this reckons that that he'll have to move the dining room outside to the entertainment area to get more practice.

 

It's amazing how far the models have progressed since I was actively involved.

 

He recently sent me these figures of his latest electric-powered motor glider which have a climb rate beyond most RAA stuff.

 

Check this out---------

 

 

Hi Alan,

 

 

Sorry I missed your call earlier, I was out flying hellies and my 'Lift-Off' Hotliner.

 

 

I have attached the graph from the on board data logger.

 

It is basically an overpowered 1.9 meter glider with outragous vertical performance.

 

 

By zooming in I was able to extract the following information.....

 

Max Height: 1800 feet

 

Climb rate under power:-

 

At 21.9 sec height was 301 feet

 

At 31.9 sec height was 1570 feet

 

Therefore in 10 seconds it climbed 1269 feet

 

Multiply by 6 = 7614 feet/min.

 

 

Who said planes are boring!!!

 

Regards Robin

 

I cant afford the real thing of late which makes me think that I should renovate the model I have in the garage that needs some TLC.

 

Kind regards

 

Alan

 

 

 

 

 

[turboplanner]

Why is this thread in Laughter is the best medicine?

 

You aren't having a piece of us are you flying dog?

 

 

[Simonflyer]

For a minute i thought that was footage of me on short final....

 

 

[planedriver]

Why is this thread in Laughter is the best medicine?You aren't having a piece of us are you flying dog?

Tubs,

 

You must have a suspicious mind.

 

Flying Dog would'nt do a thing like that?**#

 

He probably thought these forums were to do with flying and not powerboats with 2,000hp on the tail, but I suppose that would constitute flying, but rarely getting out of ground effect.

 

That things certainly faster than my old egg beater, but then i,m not a drug runner.

 

Though I have been known to pop the odd panadol, or two.

 

 

[turboplanner]

Wouldn't you curse - you'd just spent days tuning all the engines to synchronise full power rpm, adjusted them to get the straight ahead/turn alignment optimised, found a day when the English Channel was flat, and Old Bill taps you on the shoulder and says "I'll ave that!"