Relaxed flight

[Twisted]

On sunday went flying with an old work friend. he had a few planks with him a EDF Saber and a Fokker wolf both great aircraft, he also had this mustang did not fly well in the wind, he let me have a go, omg the thing wanted to fly all over the place apart from where you wanted it to go lol.

He also had this powered glider, now this was great to fly, at the back of the field there is a load of trees and the wind hits the trees and you get a nice updraft, he was flying over there and all of a sudden he puts the TX in my hands, what a great feeling... it just sat there flying slow and smooth. responce is very slow but you do not need it, was a great feeling.

still saving up to get my extra 300 but after that going to get a ST Models DG1000 EP ARTF

loving the planks at the mo :D

[jakegazzard]

Planes = WIN!! the st dg1000 is awsome!

[spunkmyer]

Sounds like a great day.. I Met up with a mate today and we had a fly with my heli's and his plane....

Great fun!!

[Hangar-7]

One good thing about flying a fixed wing is that it does not cost a lot compared to a heli and you can get the same amount (at least I do) of enjoyment. Flying a glider or PSS on a slope is fantastic! You can stay up there for hours at a time....in heli terms you'll need a tanker load of Optifuel or shed load of lipos to do that amount of flying in a day....

[Twisted]

Thats whats great about this hobby is meeting up with friends and go fly.

Hangar-7:
yes hence why i am looking at getting one now :D the freedom is great :)

[Hangar-7]

If you're seriously thinking of going to fly fixed wing then it might be a good idea to get an ARTF 2metre powered glider. You can fly it on a flat field and try and catch thermals which is a great fun. On a slope, you'll have the option of either using the power or not depending on the wind conditions. On a light wind condition, a power glider is an asset because once you climb up a certain height, you're likely to find some good air/ thermals and turn your glider into a little do in the sky - it'll make you appreciate the massive power of wind and thermals.

Glad you're getting into flying fixed wing.

Cheers:cheers2:

[Twisted]

yup loving it love flying helis but fix wing is great to... and going to get the ST Models DG1000 EP ARTF here a vid of one.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQi0CKQBpyA]YouTube - HOBBYFLY DG 1000 EP RTF with retractable motor[/ame]