The I'm going out flying thread 2016
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Snoopy1
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Yes it is well packed in there not much space left for any more planes. It seems you are limited to 2-50cc planes at this time.
BalsaDust
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Pretty much. I could squeeze a couple 40 size profiles as well but I don't like stacking them on top of each other where they can cause damage in transit.
Jetpainter
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Well after more than 3 1/2 years since the day I glued the first pieces together, my scratch build project "Miss Moana" flew today!!!
When I got to the field this morning the wind was barely blowing. I assembled the airplane and the second I hit the switch on the fuel pump to fill the tank the wind started blowing. By the time I rolled it out to the starting area the wind was blowing pretty good. A bunch of people had showed up to see the maiden, so I decided I was at least going to start it and let it run for a bit and wait for the wind to die down. It took forever to start. Way harder than usual for a DA50. We flipped and flipped for quite a bit and finally it popped on the choke. Turned the choke off and flipped and flipped and flipped and it just wouldn't start. My partner in crime Tony suggested we let it sit for awhile, so we stopped for a few minutes and rested our weary arms. When I turned everything back on and he gave it a flip, it started right up. Crap like that only happens when you have an audience.
We let it run for awhile and it seemed to run just fine. I shut it off and we were standing around talking when I noticed the wind had died down. I asked Tony what he thought and he gave me the nod so I told him lets give it a try.
It started right up and seemed to be running great, so it was time. I taxied out and pointed it into the wind and started to roll on the throttle. I let it take off when it wanted to, since it weighs as much as a small anvil and horsing it off the ground could possible go badly. It took off just fine and wasn't horribly out of trim which was nice though it did need some right aileron and a click or so of down.
In the air it's a bit elevator sensitive, so it could be a bit tail heavy, but I forgot to do the 45 degree inverted climb test to see. After flying around for awhile I decided to make a few approaches and see how it felt. After the first slow pass I decided since the wind was picking back up again I shouldn't push my luck and go ahead and land. I came back around and made my approach . When I got it lined up I slowly came off the throttle and and it settled in nicely until it was about 3 feet off the ground and it just kept floating with all that headwind. I didn't think pigs could float that well.
It finally made a nice smooth touchdown and I was a very happy camper.
I wasn't all that nervous before the flight, but my thumb was a bit shaky after takeoff, but that went away after I could tell it was flying well. But after I landed I could barely get the pin flag back in the hole to shut it off.
It was pretty windy so I only flew it once, but I was very happy with how it did. There are so many things going through your mind on a project like this. Did I get the thrust right, the incidence, the balance and a hundred other things when your the guy that designed it.
There are a few things I need to look at. I need to take a look at the wheels because it really doesn't roll all that well for some reason. I had several clicks of right aileron trim in it, but it still needed a little more. I looked after I landed and you could barely tell I had put any trim in it. I was expecting to see a lot. The trim steps must be set pretty small in the transmitter. It needs more expo on the ailerons and elevator.
All and all I'm extremely happy with how today went. It flew well and nothing blew off.
I have no video, but a friend did take some in flight pictures that he's going to email me, so I'll post them when I get them. Here is a before and after picture , I'm very happy that they look so much alike.
When I got to the field this morning the wind was barely blowing. I assembled the airplane and the second I hit the switch on the fuel pump to fill the tank the wind started blowing. By the time I rolled it out to the starting area the wind was blowing pretty good. A bunch of people had showed up to see the maiden, so I decided I was at least going to start it and let it run for a bit and wait for the wind to die down. It took forever to start. Way harder than usual for a DA50. We flipped and flipped for quite a bit and finally it popped on the choke. Turned the choke off and flipped and flipped and flipped and it just wouldn't start. My partner in crime Tony suggested we let it sit for awhile, so we stopped for a few minutes and rested our weary arms. When I turned everything back on and he gave it a flip, it started right up. Crap like that only happens when you have an audience.
We let it run for awhile and it seemed to run just fine. I shut it off and we were standing around talking when I noticed the wind had died down. I asked Tony what he thought and he gave me the nod so I told him lets give it a try.
It started right up and seemed to be running great, so it was time. I taxied out and pointed it into the wind and started to roll on the throttle. I let it take off when it wanted to, since it weighs as much as a small anvil and horsing it off the ground could possible go badly. It took off just fine and wasn't horribly out of trim which was nice though it did need some right aileron and a click or so of down.
In the air it's a bit elevator sensitive, so it could be a bit tail heavy, but I forgot to do the 45 degree inverted climb test to see. After flying around for awhile I decided to make a few approaches and see how it felt. After the first slow pass I decided since the wind was picking back up again I shouldn't push my luck and go ahead and land. I came back around and made my approach . When I got it lined up I slowly came off the throttle and and it settled in nicely until it was about 3 feet off the ground and it just kept floating with all that headwind. I didn't think pigs could float that well.
It finally made a nice smooth touchdown and I was a very happy camper.I wasn't all that nervous before the flight, but my thumb was a bit shaky after takeoff, but that went away after I could tell it was flying well. But after I landed I could barely get the pin flag back in the hole to shut it off.
It was pretty windy so I only flew it once, but I was very happy with how it did. There are so many things going through your mind on a project like this. Did I get the thrust right, the incidence, the balance and a hundred other things when your the guy that designed it.
There are a few things I need to look at. I need to take a look at the wheels because it really doesn't roll all that well for some reason. I had several clicks of right aileron trim in it, but it still needed a little more. I looked after I landed and you could barely tell I had put any trim in it. I was expecting to see a lot. The trim steps must be set pretty small in the transmitter. It needs more expo on the ailerons and elevator.
All and all I'm extremely happy with how today went. It flew well and nothing blew off.
I have no video, but a friend did take some in flight pictures that he's going to email me, so I'll post them when I get them. Here is a before and after picture , I'm very happy that they look so much alike.
Xpress
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Well I wanted to fly the Edge again today but to make a long story short, I left my Tx case at the field for the Edge and I had to make an emergency trip out to our vacation home last night to bring my dad a spare key for his truck (2.5 hours away) since his was no longer working. Decided to bring the Yak instead so I could at least fly.
Got to the field just before 7am this morning since it was a nice cool 96 degrees outside and flew until about 8:30 then packed up. My buddy Jeff Pfeifer was nice enough to snap this pic.
Got to the field just before 7am this morning since it was a nice cool 96 degrees outside and flew until about 8:30 then packed up. My buddy Jeff Pfeifer was nice enough to snap this pic.
stangflyer
I like 'em "BIG"!
No photos tonight fellas, but I did get out with my friends today to get in a few laps. My friend Aaron made it out after two months of not flying. My friend Tom brought his 40 percent DA170 powered Pilot Sbach. What a nice flying plane that is. I think I would like to have one with a triple deuce with canisters on it. Man it's a floater. Another friend brought his Jet out and burned off a couple of laps at 200mph plus. Dang, I am thinking I may buy me some jet fuel and find a plane to put it into. LOL. I think I got the need for some speed. Ah but alas, I was stuck flying a ridiculously under powered terrible looking two winged Pitts. Naa...not really. I put four good long flights on her today. The more I take it out, the more I hate to pack it up and go home. It really does "pop" well in the air. The contrast of the Purple, Red and white really make it stand out. And the two wings just...well, they just look cool as heck in the air. I am finally starting to get her figured out a little. I have always prided myself on my landings once I get a plane figured out. Heck, I practice with the 260 trying to set it down so lightly that you can't put a piece of paper between the wheels and the runway. Smooth as silk and glass. Third flight on the Pitts today the wind was just right...straight down the runway. Not too many unsettled desert air pockets. I brought her around on approach, cut my throttle down to just a few clicks above idle. I let her coast on in and once she started losing altitude and lining up with the runway....I click, click, click the throttle down all the way to slow idle. (I've started using an idle up while flying) Set on mid-rates I eased into the elevator when she was about six inches to a foot off the deck and what do you know about that? That landing with that Pitts was as competitive for glass smooth as the ones I make with the 260. All in all, the 10 flights I have on it now have made me fall in love with it. Much like @Jetpainter and his scratch build design, I am just beaming from the fact of flying such a sweet looking plane that I have labored over for months.
stangflyer
I like 'em "BIG"!
Speed racer!!! That thing looks like it is going Mach 9 just sitting still.Well after more than 3 1/2 years since the day I glued the first pieces together, my scratch build project "Miss Moana" flew today!!!
When I got to the field this morning the wind was barely blowing. I assembled the airplane and the second I hit the switch on the fuel pump to fill the tank the wind started blowing. By the time I rolled it out to the starting area the wind was blowing pretty good. A bunch of people had showed up to see the maiden, so I decided I was at least going to start it and let it run for a bit and wait for the wind to die down. It took forever to start. Way harder than usual for a DA50. We flipped and flipped for quite a bit and finally it popped on the choke. Turned the choke off and flipped and flipped and flipped and it just wouldn't start. My partner in crime Tony suggested we let it sit for awhile, so we stopped for a few minutes and rested our weary arms. When I turned everything back on and he gave it a flip, it started right up. Crap like that only happens when you have an audience.
We let it run for awhile and it seemed to run just fine. I shut it off and we were standing around talking when I noticed the wind had died down. I asked Tony what he thought and he gave me the nod so I told him lets give it a try.
It started right up and seemed to be running great, so it was time. I taxied out and pointed it into the wind and started to roll on the throttle. I let it take off when it wanted to, since it weighs as much as a small anvil and horsing it off the ground could possible go badly. It took off just fine and wasn't horribly out of trim which was nice though it did need some right aileron and a click or so of down.
In the air it's a bit elevator sensitive, so it could be a bit tail heavy, but I forgot to do the 45 degree inverted climb test to see. After flying around for awhile I decided to make a few approaches and see how it felt. After the first slow pass I decided since the wind was picking back up again I shouldn't push my luck and go ahead and land. I came back around and made my approach . When I got it lined up I slowly came off the throttle and and it settled in nicely until it was about 3 feet off the ground and it just kept floating with all that headwind. I didn't think pigs could float that well.
I wasn't all that nervous before the flight, but my thumb was a bit shaky after takeoff, but that went away after I could tell it was flying well. But after I landed I could barely get the pin flag back in the hole to shut it off.
It was pretty windy so I only flew it once, but I was very happy with how it did. There are so many things going through your mind on a project like this. Did I get the thrust right, the incidence, the balance and a hundred other things when your the guy that designed it.
There are a few things I need to look at. I need to take a look at the wheels because it really doesn't roll all that well for some reason. I had several clicks of right aileron trim in it, but it still needed a little more. I looked after I landed and you could barely tell I had put any trim in it. I was expecting to see a lot. The trim steps must be set pretty small in the transmitter. It needs more expo on the ailerons and elevator.
All and all I'm extremely happy with how today went. It flew well and nothing blew off.
I have no video, but a friend did take some in flight pictures that he's going to email me, so I'll post them when I get them. Here is a before and after picture , I'm very happy that they look so much alike.
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Snoopy1
640cc Uber Pimp
Well after more than 3 1/2 years since the day I glued the first pieces together, my scratch build project "Miss Moana" flew today!!!
When I got to the field this morning the wind was barely blowing. I assembled the airplane and the second I hit the switch on the fuel pump to fill the tank the wind started blowing. By the time I rolled it out to the starting area the wind was blowing pretty good. A bunch of people had showed up to see the maiden, so I decided I was at least going to start it and let it run for a bit and wait for the wind to die down. It took forever to start. Way harder than usual for a DA50. We flipped and flipped for quite a bit and finally it popped on the choke. Turned the choke off and flipped and flipped and flipped and it just wouldn't start. My partner in crime Tony suggested we let it sit for awhile, so we stopped for a few minutes and rested our weary arms. When I turned everything back on and he gave it a flip, it started right up. Crap like that only happens when you have an audience.
We let it run for awhile and it seemed to run just fine. I shut it off and we were standing around talking when I noticed the wind had died down. I asked Tony what he thought and he gave me the nod so I told him lets give it a try.
It started right up and seemed to be running great, so it was time. I taxied out and pointed it into the wind and started to roll on the throttle. I let it take off when it wanted to, since it weighs as much as a small anvil and horsing it off the ground could possible go badly. It took off just fine and wasn't horribly out of trim which was nice though it did need some right aileron and a click or so of down.
In the air it's a bit elevator sensitive, so it could be a bit tail heavy, but I forgot to do the 45 degree inverted climb test to see. After flying around for awhile I decided to make a few approaches and see how it felt. After the first slow pass I decided since the wind was picking back up again I shouldn't push my luck and go ahead and land. I came back around and made my approach . When I got it lined up I slowly came off the throttle and and it settled in nicely until it was about 3 feet off the ground and it just kept floating with all that headwind. I didn't think pigs could float that well.
I wasn't all that nervous before the flight, but my thumb was a bit shaky after takeoff, but that went away after I could tell it was flying well. But after I landed I could barely get the pin flag back in the hole to shut it off.
It was pretty windy so I only flew it once, but I was very happy with how it did. There are so many things going through your mind on a project like this. Did I get the thrust right, the incidence, the balance and a hundred other things when your the guy that designed it.
There are a few things I need to look at. I need to take a look at the wheels because it really doesn't roll all that well for some reason. I had several clicks of right aileron trim in it, but it still needed a little more. I looked after I landed and you could barely tell I had put any trim in it. I was expecting to see a lot. The trim steps must be set pretty small in the transmitter. It needs more expo on the ailerons and elevator.
All and all I'm extremely happy with how today went. It flew well and nothing blew off.
I have no video, but a friend did take some in flight pictures that he's going to email me, so I'll post them when I get them. Here is a before and after picture , I'm very happy that they look so much alike.
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Well you bid it and all went well, congratulations on the flight and on your accomplishment of building and flying a plane you developed. Hope that makes you proud and you should be.