I got them in the air! Maiden 4 planes in one secession.

[droneflyer200]

 Well today being Canada Holiday  with everything closed . I went out to my brother in-laws country Property where I fly and got some planes that have been sitting after I built them In the air. I drove a little off my normal route to go by the local model clubs flying field and it was deserted not a soul it always seems to be that way. I have been thinking of Joining M.A.A.C. the Canadian version of the AMA and rejoining the club after a 30 year absence  some of the guys I use to fly with are around.  It would get kind of boring if there never is anyone else to fly with. The club flying field  is about half way between my place and my brother In-laws. I just don't want to get involved in club politics it just ruins the fun of just going out and having a good time its why I left in the first place. Any how on to the report of how things went.

First off was the FB school boy not really a maiden flight more like a second to dial in a little only to find out one of the 3.7 Gram Micro servos in the wing is stripped I will never buy these things  but I said screw it I can still fly with one working aileron and the rudder and put it up for a very screwy flight but got it up and down in one piece.

Second was the FT Arrow  after doing some repairs form the last time I tried to fly it had to remove more of said 3.7gram servos that stripped and cause a crash into a tree and the ground last time. well after replacing these with metal gear 9 gram servos and adding a little nose weight to adjust the Balance . The first Launch I got into a little tip stall and found the ailerons still too sensitive so I dialed it back and tried again and I got the little wing in the air it was extremely nimble on the roll axis. I managed to get a full battery flight but it was very hectic not relaxing at all kept me on my toes the whole flight but It did fly and extremely fast have to remind myself it is a racing wing. Landed and got a few dents and scratches .

Next Came the Bloody wonder Mark III by Dan Sponholst sorry for the spelling was to lazzy to look it up. I had two crashes trying to get it into the air and broke two cheap Chinese Plastic props and changed to a good 9.45  glass filled prop like I use on the simple Cub and Dialed back the ailerons back to 25% This time the gods were with me and off She went and man does she fly. Alot less stressful then the arrow but just as nimble and quick. I like it! Thanks Sponz she is a great flyer and allot of fun.

Last but not least My adaptation of the classic Mini Fledgling took a little tweaking and also broke a prop but made the necessary adjustments and  got her into the air I soon was feeling nostalgic because she flew Just like I remembered the second Trainer I ever flew. She was stable and responsive the best way to sum it up was she few like the way she was suppose to had a little bit of a rough landing but she will live to fly again after I fix some bumps dents and scratches but oh well that's the hobby!

[Burkeomatic]

Jul 1, 2022 18:56:53 GMT droneflyer200 said:

 Well today being Canada Holiday  with everything closed . I went out to my brother in-laws country Property where I fly and got some planes that have been sitting after I built them In the air. I drove a little off my normal route to go by the local model clubs flying field and it was deserted not a soul it always seems to be that way. I have been thinking of Joining M.A.A.C. the Canadian version of the AMA and rejoining the club after a 30 year absence  some of the guys I use to fly with are around.  It would get kind of boring if there never is anyone else to fly with. The club flying field  is about half way between my place and my brother In-laws. I just don't want to get involved in club politics it just ruins the fun of just going out and having a good time its why I left in the first place. Any how on to the report of how things went.

First off was the FB school boy not really a maiden flight more like a second to dial in a little only to find out one of the 3.7 Gram Micro servos in the wing is stripped I will never buy these things  but I said screw it I can still fly with one working aileron and the rudder and put it up for a very screwy flight but got it up and down in one piece.

Second was the FT Arrow  after doing some repairs form the last time I tried to fly it had to remove more of said 3.7gram servos that stripped and cause a crash into a tree and the ground last time. well after replacing these with metal gear 9 gram servos and adding a little nose weight to adjust the Balance . The first Launch I got into a little tip stall and found the ailerons still too sensitive so I dialed it back and tried again and I got the little wing in the air it was extremely nimble on the roll axis. I managed to get a full battery flight but it was very hectic not relaxing at all kept me on my toes the whole flight but It did fly and extremely fast have to remind myself it is a racing wing. Landed and got a few dents and scratches .

Next Came the Bloody wonder Mark III by Dan Sponholst sorry for the spelling was to lazzy to look it up. I had two crashes trying to get it into the air and broke two cheap Chinese Plastic props and changed to a good 9.45  glass filled prop like I use on the simple Cub and Dialed back the ailerons back to 25% This time the gods were with me and off She went and man does she fly. Alot less stressful then the arrow but just as nimble and quick. I like it! Thanks Sponz she is a great flyer and allot of fun.

Last but not least My adaptation of the classic Mini Fledgling took a little tweaking and also broke a prop but made the necessary adjustments and  got her into the air I soon was feeling nostalgic because she flew Just like I remembered the second Trainer I ever flew. She was stable and responsive the best way to sum it up was she few like the way she was suppose to had a little bit of a rough landing but she will live to fly again after I fix some bumps dents and scratches but oh well that's the hobby!

Congrats on the mostly successful maidens. The problem I usually have on my foam board planes is that while they may look square, sometimes, you still need some trim or adjustment.

I think oliverw or taildragger was telling me that i needed to build the bloody wonder. They told me to put the most overpowered motor possible on it and it is the best. I was wondering how your fledgling turned out. it was a nice looking build the last time I peaked in on it. As far as props go, i have pretty much gotten to where i gave up on the cheaper ones. for the 6 inchers, the azure power props from RDQ are excellent, and the larger ones I like either the APC or the MAS. As a bonus the master air screw ones look great too. The gemfan APC knock offs work well too.

[droneflyer200]

yes I have been finding that the APC  Props the best the grey glass filled nylon ones are really good I also love Master Airscrew props but they are getting hard to find here. I use to use master airscrew 6x3 and 5x4 on all my Cox 049s. Im really impressed with the Bloody Wonder once it gets going it tracks like its on rails but its extremely nimble but I guess it has to be as it was designed for aerial Combat like the good old days when I was in high school and flew control line! Hey I was reading about the plane you lost on the school roof do you know anyone with a quad like a DJI phantom they would be ideal for searches of a roof and perhaps even recovery if the plane isn't too heavy. I saw a video on YouTube of these guys rescuing a cine-whoop from a roof with one! Not to mention I get great video and photos with the 4k cam on my phantom 3.

[Burkeomatic]

i need to get a quad, but i can't find where it went. I did several surveillance flights to no avail. if i would have been able to find it, I know a guy with a pretty big quad he uses for business that he could have probably drug it off with. He is the one that filmed the video trying to chase my mig down. Here is the overhead shots. 



The night I lost it, there was a huge thunderstorm with 50mph winds that probably blew it off. So either some person found it and kept it or threw it away, or it has blown somewhere unfindable. The only thing that is another small possibility is that it got wedged up under one of those HVAC units. They look to be about 6 feet wide, and the plane was about 4 and a half feet wingspan, so it would easily be visible on the video. I've watched it in slow mo several times. 

On a side note a freak deal on ebay showed up and I got another airframe for $100, which is inexpensive for one of those, so I will have another one. Honestly, had I known I would have found that, I wouldn't have bought the airloader. 

[droneflyer200]

yeah the nice thing about a quad is its ability to hover and float over an area and the cams on them that are gimbaled are so much smoother and clearer I will post a clip of a barn I took from my phantom 3 4k. I will have to edit down for size or post it to Youtube and post a link.