The I'm going out flying thread 2016

[stangflyer]

Sunday was a good day for a few shenanigans with my son. The best video didn't get captured. But well, yeah...ya'll get the idea.

 

[Xpress]

We're going flying!!! Edge is going to maiden!!!!

 

[Jetpainter]

We're going flying!!! Edge is going to maiden!!!!

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I'm GREEN with envy!

 

[stangflyer]

I'm GREEN with envy!

 

[Yakman]

I bought this a bit older 3DHS Edge 540 a few weeks ago. Bought a DLE 35 and Hitec Servos and misc to finish it off. It is ready to get engine running and initial adjustments. Hopefully get to put a couple flights tomorrow.

 

[stangflyer]

I bought this a bit older 3DHS Edge 540 a few weeks ago. Bought a DLE 35 and Hitec Servos and misc to finish it off. It is ready to get engine running and initial adjustments. Hopefully get to put a couple flights tomorrow.

Very nice.... Looks like it was well taken care of. Hope it flies really well.

 

[stangflyer]

The weather looks to be a bit crappy tomorrow, but I am going to chance it anyway. I think the Pitts is needing a little more wringing out. Changed the weight to get a little bit more on the tail and had to do a minor thrust adjustment. I was also quite impressed with the battery usage from the initial Maiden flights. As many of you may remember, I went with twin PULSE 2s 3600mah Lipos to operate everything including ignition on the "dub" 70 twin. My goodness, she is a little miser. Barely 400 mah used on both packs for three really good flights. Is that about normal for Lipos guys? I am used to the Fromeco Lion Relions I use in all my other birds.

 

[Snoopy1]

Got a good days flying in, was at the field at 9am and left at 7 pm. Enjoyed the whole day had the usual first day miner problems but it all got sorted out. Put 8 flights on the Aeroworks 260 Pro. And is fly great now I can focus on getting my next plane up in the air which will be the new Sportster. Very windy to day winds form 30 to 50 mph a bit much to try out a new plane will have to wait for some better conditions, getting anxious.

 

[Snoopy1]

The weather looks to be a bit crappy tomorrow, but I am going to chance it anyway. I think the Pitts is needing a little more wringing out. Changed the weight to get a little bit more on the tail and had to do a minor thrust adjustment. I was also quite impressed with the battery usage from the initial Maiden flights. As many of you may remember, I went with twin PULSE 2s 3600mah Lipos to operate everything including ignition on the "dub" 70 twin. My goodness, she is a little miser. Barely 400 mah used on both packs for three really good flights. Is that about normal for Lipos guys? I am used to the Fromeco Lion Relions I use in all my other birds.

Now that you mention the battery capacity, it is a question I always ask myself when I see the size or better said the capacity size of the battery's people are installing in there planes. Of all my planes I have never been able to use more than 380 mAH per flight and that is in a 40% plane weighing 40 lbs. at 5 flights the most you will need is 3000 mah. That leaves you with a 30% plus safety margin so two 1500 would be sufficient or at most 2 -2000 mAH packers. I must say spending sometime at the 3 D line at JoeNall most the planes had 2-5000 mAH packs. But a few were running what I believe to be some what better and one of them was Jase he was running two 1300 mAH packs I believe. Or am I missing something.

 

[Jetpainter]

30 to 50 mph

Wow I thought the 20+ were having here was bad, 50 miles an hour would blow your plane away before takeoff.

I just checked our weather station at the field, 21mph average, 29 top speed.