So I crashed my Christmas Present...

[FlyingPieceOfSt]

Dog Fighting RC's

I have been to the Carlsbad,CA area and found these triangular, B-2 looking rc's with no engines using the wind off the Cali cliffs near the ocean to keep them moving.

I even had the chance to fly one by just be an observer for 10 minutes! It wasnt too hard to fly and it was my first rc a/c attempt. Just flew it along the ridge line about 75 feet each way and the turns were easier than you think. The kid even caught it with his hands so I did not have to attempt to land it in the parking lot area we were near.

These are inexpensive to make and they actually dog fight each other to where they try to crash into each other in mid-air. They usually can be repaired right there on the spot. The only thing on this delta winged looking rc is a battery and servos for the elevons. Real simple concept and only had one stick on this particular remote control. Left-right and up-down.

Has anyone else seen these or have a sight to check them out?

You are limited if you dont have a place like California's ocean cliffs to fly them all day.

 

[FlyingFisherman]

www.jkaerotech.com

Best little easy to build and unbreakable suckers out there.

1/12 scale warbirds. I have 2 F4Us, 2 P-51s, 1 A6M Zeke and 1 FW-190.

 

[fr8mutt]

I,ve got a blade CP RC copter and am having a tough time getting it to fly over a minute

 

[Flyin Tony]

I got a POS on the danm engine wouldnt start so i tossed it off my roof and it only went up once befor it went into the trash

 

[Gorilla]

I got a POS on the danm engine wouldnt start so i tossed it off my roof and it only went up once befor it went into the trash

That's why electrics are great for noobs. Many of us grew up with Cox .049's. If you can start a babe bee or a tee dee, you can start a .40 glow 2 or 4 stroke. But if you've never messed with these little engines before, it can be intimidating and tricky. I always hated the goo (castor oil) deposited all over the model, and even muffled, the noise can irritate neighbors. I've always thought if I get back into gas engine R/C, I'd go giant scale spark engine, using a gasoline/oil mix - no "goo" to deal with.

If anyone decides to go electric, skip NiCD and NiMH batteries and go right into LiPo batteries. Just watch out for fires when you recharge! Get a charger specifically designed for your LiPo pack(s). LiPo's have phenomenal energy densities and seem far more reliable than the others.

 

[CDogg]

I learned to fly with a Superstick 60" wingspan and a Saito .80 on it. I have an Aeroworks Edge 540 with a Saito T130 in it now. It's not light and doesn't perform like if it had an OS .91 2 stroke in it, but it sounds/looks awesome, sounds like a real airplane, and at sea level, still has amazing performance.... used to have a 1/5 scale Spitfire with a gasser in it, was a blast, still some structural failure on the elevator occured while on a high speed pass and it lawn darted.

Never got into electrics, but it seems it would be a lot easier on the pocket book!

 

[Wankel7]

Found a picture of my cracked up plane...poor thing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v238/rotaryr/Meh.jpg

Yey, it flies again! I finally finished the ARF model this week. Only got one flight on it. It always forkn' windy here so I have to wait for calm winds. But I flew it for at least 30 minutes with three landings...guess that covers me for recency. and I didn't ball it up!

Wankel

 

[Gorilla]

Yey, it flies again! I finally finished the ARF model this week. Only got one flight on it. It always forkn' windy here so I have to wait for calm winds. But I flew it for at least 30 minutes with three landings...guess that covers me for recency. and I didn't ball it up!

Wankel

Nice! You'll REALLY begin to have fun when you have the skills so when you begin a flying session, you're not worried about crashing, and you have every expectation of taking home an intact model. Then you'll buy more, and have a whole fleet to choose from.

 

[Wankel7]

Nice! You'll REALLY begin to have fun when you have the skills so when you begin a flying session, you're not worried about crashing, and you have every expectation of taking home an intact model. Then you'll buy more, and have a whole fleet to choose from.

Dude, you are so right about that. The whole time I was soooo nervous about crashing it was hard to enjoy the moment. Can't wait to get back out there!

I can't wait for the reckless spending when I get hooked!

Wankel