The I'm going out flying thread 2016

[Jetpainter]

Nice! Congrats Bill!

Bill and his son Jordan are always winning something. They one one at the Rolla event a few years ago.

And Mike, thanks for helping out.

 

[Jetpainter]

Another thing I saw at our clubs Warbird and Classics event today was an awesome charger setup. Kelly, one of our club members is the developer of the BumpCharger which is a controller for Revolectrix chargers, mainly the PowerLab 6 and 8 and the Dual PowerLab 8. He and his sons are now doing cases to fit the controller and Revo chargers. It's some pretty cool stuff so I thought I'd share it.
My apologies for the out of frame pictures, but it was so bright I couldn't see the phone screen.

There were even terminals on the back for connecting it to a battery and other inputs and outputs. There was a dual PowerLab 8 in the case with power supplies, bump controller, cooling fans and a Bluetooth tablet for monitoring and setting up the charge.
A link to his page for the cases. http://www.bumpcharger.com/home.html

 

[pawnshopmike]

That's awesome stuff Doug. And thanks for the coverage of the event.

 

[Bartman]

Maiden flight

Second flight.

I realize I really need to work on my throttle control as I'm blipping the throttle way to much. Also this plane is incredibly stable in a Harrier though it may not look it half the time in these videos. The field I'm at always has a crosswind as well as me getting used to the feel of those servos on 7.4V over the usual 6V so they are crazy fast compared to normal.

was that all shot with a gopro clipped to your hat?

 

[Bartman]

No problem, here is the proud Beaver winner.
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how is he going to explain that to his wife?

edit.....wait a second, I just read the ummmm.....just read the box.....nevermind

 

[Jetpainter]

how is he going to explain that to his wife?

edit.....wait a second, I just read the ummmm.....just read the box.....nevermind

Very carefully!

 

[Jetpainter]

That's awesome stuff Doug. And thanks for the coverage of the event.

I did manage to take a few photos of airplanes too, very few.

 

[BalsaDust]

was that all shot with a gopro clipped to your hat?

Not a GoPro but a mobius action camera with standard lens.

 

[Decal Dennis]

Hmm. Wonder how that got there?

Great job on the banner @Decal Dennis. Looks awesome!

Thanks for posting Doug!

Thanks

 

[pawnshopmike]

Stopped by the Sullivan airport after work today. They were having a small fly-in. Friend of mine was there with his 1948 Ryan Navion. He was kind enough to take my wife, daughter and myself for a ride. We had a blast!