Lil Stinkpot
Lucky Greenhorn
A while ago I was given a nearly finished remote controlled sailplane. All I had left to do was install the electronics and cover it. Well, I was reading up about the old silk covering method, and thought I ought to give it a whirl. The only difference was that I tie dyed the silk.
The maiden flight was this past Wednesday, July 4th. We had the day off, so we invited the RC soaring club to come over and help me out. A couple guys helped me fly it, so that I could take some pictures and videos. I still need to get a bottom picture, but it shows well in the videos.
Launch:
Yep, that's me standing with the radio. The guy launching the plane for me is Rich. This shot is the first flight. The videos came on flight 2 and 3.
A short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5kSZZwQL0U&list=UUQ0m7cmqixaBamEMkmEeCKQ&index=5&feature=plcp
A longer video. Same first minute of the shorter video, with more footage added after.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYREWq3OoQU&feature=relmfu
The maiden flight was this past Wednesday, July 4th. We had the day off, so we invited the RC soaring club to come over and help me out. A couple guys helped me fly it, so that I could take some pictures and videos. I still need to get a bottom picture, but it shows well in the videos.
Launch:
Yep, that's me standing with the radio. The guy launching the plane for me is Rich. This shot is the first flight. The videos came on flight 2 and 3.
A short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5kSZZwQL0U&list=UUQ0m7cmqixaBamEMkmEeCKQ&index=5&feature=plcp
A longer video. Same first minute of the shorter video, with more footage added after.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYREWq3OoQU&feature=relmfu