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#4108851 - 04/20/15 05:35 AM Back to Basic -- Pattern RC plane  
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Howdy All,

Decided to return to basic and proper graceful-flying biggrin .



Maiden flight was yesterday, no nasty habits, it had been trimmed by an experten on Saturday.
Couple of passes along the runway with airbrakes down indicated that the thing had a fast sink-rate, and needed much more throttle than I had anticipated.
First landing was far from graceful, the next 4 landings got much better, even with a tricky crosswind.
Next real round loops... and staying in the box !

I'll write down all specs on a later post if anyone is interested, can't remember top of mind. This is my first large e-powered plane.

Cheers,
Slug

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#4109040 - 04/20/15 01:47 PM Re: Back to Basic -- Pattern RC plane [Re: Sluggish Controls]  
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very nice plane, I need to get my RC quad out. Buying in the winter wasn't the best move I've made.

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#4109477 - 04/21/15 10:02 AM Re: Back to Basic -- Pattern RC plane [Re: Sluggish Controls]  
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Nice!
Bet it was a bugger to sneak past the missus.

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#4110577 - 04/23/15 01:22 PM Re: Back to Basic -- Pattern RC plane [Re: Sluggish Controls]  
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#4156963 - 08/13/15 05:46 AM Re: Back to Basic -- Pattern RC plane [Re: Sluggish Controls]  
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wow, this is enormous rc plane.
#4157034 - 08/13/15 01:00 PM Re: Back to Basic -- Pattern RC plane [Re: Sluggish Controls]  
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Nice! Such classic lines, everyone should own a pattern ship!

Hoping to get back into the hobby next spring! (A wedding to pay for this year apparently takes priority over hobbies rolleyes), as a local club just put in a paved runway (!!!!!!) EDF ROGS FTW!

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#4157108 - 08/13/15 03:46 PM Re: Back to Basic -- Pattern RC plane [Re: Gordon82]  
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Originally Posted By: Gordon82
wow, this is enormous rc plane.


Hehe, it's kinda funny... when I was still flying (almost 20 years ago) that size was the norm, as were petrol engines. Nowadays with the styroform quickbuilds and electro it's a monster.
#4157500 - 08/14/15 03:41 PM Re: Back to Basic -- Pattern RC plane [Re: RSColonel_131st]  
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Originally Posted By: RSColonel_131st
Originally Posted By: Gordon82
wow, this is enormous rc plane.


Hehe, it's kinda funny... when I was still flying (almost 20 years ago) that size was the norm, as were petrol engines. Nowadays with the styroform quickbuilds and electro it's a monster.




Ironically though, "big foam" seems to be becoming more popular:

http://www.e-fliterc.com/Products/Default.aspx?ProdID=EFL1375#home

My Rig:i5-3570k @ 4.2 GHZ W/ Corsair Hydro H110 Cooler / Asus Sabertooth Z77 Mobo / GTX 1070/ 16 Gigs DDR3 RAM / A Few SSDs, and a Bunch of HDDs / All held together by: Corsair C70 Case

Other Assets Deployed:
HOTAS: Thrustmaster Warthog SN#22621/CH Throttle Quad/MFG Crosswind Pedals SN#0004 smile
TrackIR TIR 5 w/ TrackClip Pro biggrin
Simpit: Obutto R3VOLUTION



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