well I did it

[Rocketeer]

RE: well I did it

Greetings,

One plane at a time, good buddy, one plane at a time.......  ;) 

Bill L.
In Okla.

[Grossman56]

RE: well I did it

Hey, just had a though XF needs to talk to Bill about an Apprentice, understand he has one still in the box for sale.  That is one heck of a great learning plane.  The wife has started in on hers and its so easy on beginner mode, advanced and she'll do aerobatics.  Quite the plane!


Grossman56

[Flygirl]

RE: well I did it

Jeez I only have 8 or 9 planes, 2 multrotors, and 4 helicopters and my family thinks I'm nuts. Now I can say "I know several with 50!"! LOL! Oh and I probably am still nuts... ;)

By the way Charlie, I'm heading up your way this weekend for two weeks. Anything going on at your flying field July 4th weekend?

[Rocketeer]

RE: well I did it

Greetings,

Yep, still have the Apprentice and the Carbon Z. Both great flyers.
Any interest PM me.


Bill L.
In Okla.

[OV10]

RE: well I did it

Hi Lauren,
The club has no official plans for the holiday weekend and visitors/guests are always more than welcome. PM me your number so that I can touch base with ya about being a guest of the clubs VP(that's me ;) )as your sponsor which reduces restrictions on how many times you can visit before having to join. This weekend there is a fly-in at Harford,PA(35 mi south of Binghamton) at Winemiller RC Airport and I am loading up the trailer and hauling the whole warbird fleet there. Let me know if ya want to fly at the AGS field while your back north.
Best Regards,

[XF-15DCC]

RE: well I did it

50 Planes? Holy Cow! I would be hung drawn and quartered if I go over 5!

But my son mentioned he wants to learn how to fly upon his return from his UCONN travels, he can learn with the 1280 and I can upgrade. Then every hanger needs a WWII aircraft. Then my ultimate goal would be an F-15C to do up in the 36TFW, 525 AMU from Bitburg Germany so we could be at 3. Might need an intermediate aircraft. Might want to try this 3D flying. OK I can see how hangers can grow!

Tiny steps for me, I'll master the 1280 and work on upgrading to a better radio. Two clubs in the area to check out (Nutmeg Fliers and CCRCClub) and I'm helping with pylon racing this weekend at http://www.flywfc.org/PYLON.php .Enough to keep me busy.

Kevin

[Rocketeer]

RE: well I did it

Greetings XF,

The Pylon Racing looks very cool!

Have a great time!!


Bill L.
In Okla.

[stevepmcg]

RE: well I did it

I have 3 planes and 1 Heli. I think the wife will kill me if I even think about another.

Hell I need to get time for the 3 I have. Have a 800 FMS P-40 that I have been tweaking an eagle Gyro on before trying to re-maiden (maiden was a Bust - literally - bust the motor mount loose. fuse and wing a little beat up but still usable). Also just got the Hobbyzone Corsair with Safe (44") that needs to be maidened. For now I have been working out what I need to do to go between the planes (I have a taranis so have an orange DSM module for my 2 SAFE planes and of course they use different module channels)

[doctormike]

RE: well I did it

Holy crap Doc! You're as bad as Bill!!! 46!!

I have over 50 and counting!

Weeeeell.......Aren't YOU speeeecial! I guess I'd better get busy. The old social security deposit is limited. Doc

[Pheonix]

RE: well I did it

Holy crap Doc! You're as bad as Bill!!! 46!!

I have over 50 and counting!

Weeeeell.......Aren't YOU speeeecial! I guess I'd better get busy. The old social security deposit is limited. Doc

I went back and counted yesterday.  It is not as many I thought.  It is only 40.  It just looks like more.  I might buy more now but cannot decide what to get.  My T45 is on order and waiting on the F6F.

[Rocketeer]

RE: well I did it

Greetings,

5 or 50..... we can only fly one at a time......




Bill L.
In Okla.

[Grossman56]

RE: well I did it

Anyone ever stumble across an F8F Bearcat?
That would be an interesting plane in 1400mm.  Not the Rare Bear one that MotionRC has but a real warbird.  Saw one in a vid on You Tube, and thought it would be cool, they didn't give any info on lit though.

Grossman56

[Rocketeer]

RE: well I did it

Greetings GMan,

Usually, the Bearcat's only ever seemed to be offered in the smaller spans, like 800-1000mm.
Not sure why....

But, just to stay within the genre... they offer the Dynam F6F Hellcat PNP in 1270mm (50") and the LX-F4F Wildcat PNP in 1200mm (47") both with retracts and flaps.

Maybe someday they'll bring out the Bearcat in a comparable size.


Bill L.
In Okla.

[Pheonix]

RE: well I did it

I have a 1400 mm Rear Bear that I got some time ago, I think from HK. It is a 5-cell that really flies well. I would love to have a real Bear Cat though.

[Rocketeer]

RE: well I did it

Greetings,

I don't think I've seen too many planes lately calling for a 5-cell..... Interesting.



Bill L.
In Okla.

[Pheonix]

RE: well I did it

May be it is 6. I wllk know when I check my flight log :)

[Rocketeer]

RE: well I did it

Greetings Pheonix,

No problem. There are 18v 5-cell aircraft out there.
Mostly today it seems like it's either 4-cell or 6-cell.

Bill L.
In Okla.

[Grossman56]

RE: well I did it

Might be a great plane to offer, its really the ultimate prop driven fighter plane.  Duplicating the landing gear would be a chore, but I could forgive that not being exactly accurate in favor of everything else looking great.  Maybe a 1700mm just for the fun of it!

Grossman56

[Alpha]

RE: well I did it

The Bearcat didn't see a lot of service compared to aircraft like the P-51 or Corsair, but it is still a favorite of mine as well. Hopefully we'll see it one day in foam electric!

[Grossman56]

RE: well I did it

yeah, that's true.  It came in at the very end of WW2 and was actually on the carriers and heading for what was to have been the invasion of Japan, but the A bomb put an end to that.  I believe it was used to some extent in Korea, but, like all the prop driven planes, it was quickly becoming obsolete.  Too bad, it would have been one dangerous plane to be on the wrong side of.
There used to be a father/son flight demonstration team when I was a kid and they flew two of these, it was pretty cool to see.  Can't recall there names.

Grossman56