Attn: RC flyers!

[Swass]

Tell me about your Bearcat with the brushless and LiPos. Sounds fun.

 

[Tripower455]

Tell me about your Bearcat with the brushless and LiPos. Sounds fun.

It's my favorite one..... It is a Ryan bearcat, with Mega 16/15/6 brushless, turning a 7-5E APC prop, Phoenix 25 esc and Thunder Power 2100 3s Lipo. I also made the rudder active, and it is a real barn burner, even at 21 oz all up!

The thing goes forever on a charge, and will accelerate straight up. I was running a 5 turn in it at first, and it was an absolute rocket, but it was pulling too many amps with the 7-5, and was a PIA to hand launch with a 6-4 and didn't really perform well with a skinny MA 7-4. The 6 turn is a little slower in top speed, but is still fast enough to fly around at half throttle and perform large loops and other acro stuff.

http://home.fuse.net/ryan/

These are not beginner planes, flying wise! They are fairly easy to build if you've built a few balsa jobs, but I wouldn't recommend one as a first plane for either. They do look good, are outstanding flyers, and quite rugged. I planted the bearcat on the prop nut from about 100 feet up when I fried my ESC using the 7-5E on the 5 turn (overdrawn at the amp bank! ), and the airframe was only slightly damaged, and was flying the next day. Not bad for a foamy, but unheard of with a built up balsa plane!

I've got the Hellcat in the box, waiting for some other projects to be done.....

 

[molson247]

You should try a wing! They are indestructable and great for anyone who's starting out in R/C. Here's a link for a beginner one which is ready to fly from the box... http://www.combatwings.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=38&product_name=Ready%20to%20Fly%20XE2%20w/Speed%20400

Also, check out the videos on that website on the wings! Pretty cool!

Good luck!

 

[Big Duke Six]

I started flying RC airplanes about 25 years ago. I haven't flown much in the last 10 years or so, so I bought a GreatPlanes Realflight RC Sim this fall for my computer. I haven't actually tried it yet, but I've played with them at hobby shops etc and they are very realistic, and seem like they would be a great way to learn without busting up some real airplanes. I'm going to set it up soon so I can freshen up my skills to get ready for spring.

Sure beats crashing the real thing, plus, just like in real life, you can try things "in the sim" that you can't try in the real airplane.