Oh no. Even LESS space in the model room

[Cyclicscooby]

My Heli is in bits being re-vamped, and the urge to fly was so intense that I bit the bullet and flew my Eflite Extra 260 480.. (I'm still finding the courage to fly the 64" Cessna.. !?)

I mowed a 'strip' in the field, but i'm realising, just now, how much room you need for a plank.. And that applies to the model room too.. All that delicate skin n balsa sticking out, its a mare...

Even so, i've had 7 flights so far, and 3 bad landings, that 'removed' the legs.. :( But atleast i'm 1 up at the mo.. :D

The hedge is also more of a problem than I thought, so i'm going to wait for the grass to grow back, and mow one at 90degs, so there's no hedge at the end..

This was my 2nd EVER plane flight, which went ok, but that damn hedge ruined the landing.. NOT pilot error.. Noooo.. LOL.. :)

Movie 2.1 - Takeoff -
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4eVjHEZulM]YouTube - E-Flite Extra 260 flight 2 - 1.MOV[/ame]
Movie 2.2 - Real heli distracted me -
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZi48qHwieg]YouTube - E-Flite Extra 260 flight 2 - 2 real heli inway.MOV[/ame]
Movie 2.3 - Unsuccessful Landing -
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlH5D-rGhn0]YouTube - E-Flite Extra 260 flight 2 - 3 Unsuccessfull landing.MOV[/ame]
Movie 2.4 - Results of the above -
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssdImivamqI]YouTube - E-Flite Extra 260 flight 2 - 4 Results of unsuccessfull landing.MOV[/ame]

And a Flycam clip, from inside the Cockpit of the 3rd Flight..
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc4uGcrQAxs]YouTube - E-Flite Extra 260 Flight3- In Canopy 18-05-10.AVI[/ame]

I moved the FC underneath afterwards, between the legs, but it was getting late and was too dark..


Luv
Chrisie... xx

[rhysduk]

Some great flyign there Chirssie. :)
What camera is it in the last vid? Need to get some of my SS vid's up on Youtube!

[Hangar-7]

That looks pretty good pity about the bad landing. you say its your second ever flying a fixed wing - well all credit to you. The loop looked good.:)

Slight power on landing might help you to avoid the hedge.

Happy flying -:cheers2:

[Mart61]

Looking good! I had a few similar flights and landings on Saturday but not quite as controlled as yours. Wellm the last one was but it wasn't caught on camera.

:D