slngsht Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 After a successful first outing with my son and the glider, I went nuts and ordered the multiplex funjet. The power pack I will be using with it is exactly like this one I have a feeling this may be a one and done experiment. LOL I will be spending alot of simulator time with this plane before its first outing. :willy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjslutz Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Be careful. I'm not sure how it happened but a local guy took out his son a few years ago with an RC. This one looks as it can go about as fast as you can think. I sure would not be standing when it made some of the low passes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Yeah, I'm not a big fan of planes near people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian7 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 No license required... no training required... yeah, what could go wrong ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookwheel Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 That does look like an absolute BLAST!!! Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11Budlite Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 That has to be one of the best bargains in $$$/mph that I've seen yet! I have a feeling this may be a one and done experiment. LOLLet us know how you make out Mazda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ottocycle Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 That thing is FAST. I was in a model store recently getting some balsa strips for a frame model and saw some model jets. I had not been around model RC in years and was amazed at the models. The guy told me when they fly them they have to have the fire brigade at hand and can only use a special field. They are expensive and are for serious modelers. They are fast. Check them on You Tube. .....I better stay away from them..I can get in enough trouble with cars.... Cheers- Dermot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 That thing is FAST. I was in a model store recently getting some balsa strips for a frame model and saw some model jets. I had not been around model RC in years and was amazed at the models. The guy told me when they fly them they have to have the fire brigade at hand and can only use a special field. They are expensive and are for serious modelers. They are fast. Check them on You Tube. .....I better stay away from them..I can get in enough trouble with cars.... Cheers- Dermot. Yeah, nitro planes have to be at an air field - they are loud and carry some fuel... For electrics you can go anywhere. obviously with a faster plane, you gotta get some wide open space. I found a place near Poolsville that's flat and wide open, and got permission from the workers there to fly there - at least for the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 That has to be one of the best bargains in $$$/mph that I've seen yet! Let us know how you make out Mazda! It'll be a few weeks before all the pieces get here. The plane was $72, all the rest of the supplies, including spare battery pack, a few spare servos (for my kids to play with around the house), higher end Lipo charger, watt/amp meter, etc... was $230. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjslutz Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 My 8 year old grandson received a trainer RC. for Christmas. I have a few friends that will teach him to fly it. I can't fly anything I can't sit in! As we live on an airport he will be doing all of his flying here. He has always been very responsible. There is a local RC club that we allow to use the airport one day each year. They have a great group and a pleasure to have each year, I sure envy their skills. Last year 2 RC's got away from them. As we have homes and A/C along the runway, I held my breath. Both missed doing any property damage though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 plane is here, but no goodies to put in it. :toetap05: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slngsht Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 a little more than half way through the paint job. Elapor is apparently difficult to bond to. We'll see how this paint holds up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjslutz Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 The paint looks good. KRYLON FUSION paint is the only good plastic paint I know of, ACE Hardware. I only shop for paint in rattle cans though. Most paint will melt Poly Styrene (P.S.) foam. I spent several hours making an mold for a airfoil out of P.S. foam. As soon as I placed the fiberglass W/ resin over it, it melted. I sure had my head up my A on that one. At one point in time I molded about 6MM LBS a year of that resin. Yesterday I downloaded a few trainer RC A/C for the grandson, The Pitts and SU-26 flew like the real A/C and were too much for him, on his simulator. The Super Cub and T-28, just like thr real A/C are much better for entry level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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