RC Flying Things (was Re: New toy on order...)

[Martin Naef]

Hi Jay

There is balance to be found: Large planes are actually a lot easier to fly than the small ones, the only hard part is landing them - more weight means more speed and energy, hence there is no room for mistakes. Today you can get a lot of foamy planes with about 1 to 1.5m wing span for about €200. That's a very good compromise between difficulty to fly and "crashability". We are also flying that category of planes for our formation flying team, where mid-air collisions are a regular part of the routine...

I have been teaching Pascal to fly for a while now, starting with a 1m Multiplex Shark (he's flies this one comfortably himself) and a 2m Multiplex Easyglider. It's all about working the way up. I expect he'll be flying my old Parkzone Corsair next year and probably some of the lighter gliders.

And yes, losses are part of the hobby. I have been rather lucky for the past years with barely any heavy crashes, just some small accidents that are fixed within an evening's work. Today, you can get very high quality planes for not that much money and very little time needed to build.

Martin


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From: music-bar [mailto:music-bar-bounces at lists.music-bar.org] On Behalf Of Jay Vaughan
Sent: Sonntag, 10. September 2017 11:31
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Subject: Re: RC Flying Things (was Re: New toy on order...)

> Looks like a quick to build and fun to fly :) Marek



Yeah, I've been following the "Build .. Fly .. Crash .. Build .." routine for decades now, so the smaller and easier to build, the better.

I mean, I have a huge amount of respect for the big-model guys.  Always love the dedication and respect these things command at the field .. and what you guys have shown us is in a different league, entirely.  Thoroughly enjoy seeing the craftsmanship and dedication you put into things, guys (especially Mr. Naef's builds)  

But those are not as fun to crash as my KF-wing light-bodies .. :)

A neighbor is a big-model builder .. he showed me a model P38 once, on his way to the car, which he'd been working on for 2 years.  It was beautiful, simply a work of wonder - as you might expect a 70-year old Austrian ex-engineer might build.  I drooled over it in the parking lot, and almost cried when, later that day, he pulled it out of the back of his car in pieces, tattered and torn.

My next build is going to be some sort of mini-DLG (discus-launch glider), since my current DLG (factory-made Libella) is really big and awkward, I want something a little easier to tote.  And get in the air.  And keep in the air.


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