Model Airplanes & R/C Flight

Extra 300 Profile with KFm-4 Airfoil

2013-05-04T18:28:00.000-07:00

Recently there has been a revolution within the model aircraft community surrounding the KF airfoil. One day while surfing the Flite Test site I ran across an interview that was done with...

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Foam Airplane Construction Techniques

2013-04-30T13:49:00.000-07:00

Profile planes are fun to build due to the simplicity of construction, however they lack a certain aesthetic appeal. Quite a while ago, I started experimenting with several different...

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National Naval Aviation Museum

2013-04-02T16:26:00.000-07:00

For Thanksgiving 2012, we decided to drive to Florida to be with my wife family for the holidays. From our current home in Texas this is only a ten hour drive, and we thought it would be a nice...

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Parkzone Ember 2

2013-03-30T16:55:00.000-07:00

I've started to pick up on a trend with the Parkzone airplanes, especially the ultra micros. They make a good airplane, and then they refine it and make a great airplane, and they charge the...

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The Museum of Flight

2013-03-02T15:01:00.000-08:00

As you may have noticed, recently I put up a few posts about the local aviation museums I used to frequent. I was noting while looking for pictures for those posts that we have been to several other...

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Evergreen Aviation Museum

2013-02-28T14:19:00.000-08:00

In April we moved from Yamhill, Oregon to Willis, Texas. One of the things that we miss about back home is the fantastic aviation museums that we had within a short driving distance of our...

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Tillamook - NAS (Naval Air Station)

2013-02-27T14:47:00.000-08:00

My hometown back in Oregon is fairly famous, due to the local population of cows that produce milk that the local creamery turns into all sorts of dairy based goodness, and then markets all over the...

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The Smithsonian - National Air & Space Museum - Museum on the National Mall

2013-02-23T15:56:00.000-08:00

Shortly after graduating from high school, I took a trip to Pennsylvania to visit distant relatives. While visiting, one of the memorable places we went was Washington D.C., which aside from...

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Micro EP Tx-R Model's Flight Review

2013-02-22T14:59:00.000-08:00

In my post on the Albatros ultra micro, I mentioned that I'd purchased two more. I ended up with a Nieuport 17 and a Playmate. One can not deny that both planes have good...

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Albatros Micro EP Tx-R

2013-02-17T16:35:00.000-08:00

Aside from one foam glider and one balsa glider, I haven't had any airplanes from the Tower Hobbies\Great Planes brands. With the recent release of transmitter-ready aircraft from Flyzone, I...

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Introductory Flight - Hooks Field - Spring, Tx

2013-02-17T15:16:00.001-08:00

For Christmas my wife purchased me an introductory flight off of Groupon. I finally got around to redeeming my flight, and I have to say it was a great experience. Lake...

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Radio Upgrade - Spectrum DX7s

2013-02-02T13:31:00.000-08:00

Needless to say, the radios on the market today are a far cry from what they where even 5 years ago. The main difference, of course, is that now everything has gone the path of 2.4ghz....

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Blade MSR-x

2013-01-01T12:59:00.001-08:00

Helicopters and I have had an iffy relationship for several years now. While it's so enticing to see them in their shiny boxes on the shelf at the local hobby shop, the first hand experience of...

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Time Flies

2013-01-01T12:09:00.001-08:00

The year of 2012 flew by fairly quickly with relatively few blog posts. My year was spent mainly in front of a computer, writing pages of code, so I didn't have quite as much time to fly as I'd...

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2012-06-08T18:27:00.003-07:00

Built this Focke Wulf FW-190 this winter. I only manged to get around 10 flights on it before we moved to Texas. It'll be nice to get settled in again and get back to flying! Here...

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Wheels on the Extra 300

2012-01-07T19:17:00.000-08:00

My Extra 300 is starting to show signs of its many no-wheel landings, especially from the ones where I landed nose first, tail first, and wing tip first. However, being that the plan still has...

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The Blue Wonder

2011-08-08T19:31:00.000-07:00

A few months back, in the AMA Park Pilot publication, I saw plans for the Blue Wonder and decided it'd be the perfect first flying wing build. You can find the plans here Blue...

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Foam Wing - Full Fused Plane

2011-08-01T21:01:00.000-07:00

While visiting in Minnesota, my brother-in-law and I built a few airplanes. He bought 1 inch foam insulation at the local hardware store, which we fashioned into wings with real airfoils....

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Blu Dart Painted

2011-06-06T16:26:00.000-07:00

After finding out that spray paint eats into blue foam, I decided to start painting my planes with acrylic paint. Here is what the Blu Dart looks like with a few coats of acrylic paint....

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Blu Dart - FT Flyer

2011-04-30T19:55:00.000-07:00

One flitetest episode detailed the construction of what is commonly known as the Blu Dart, another blue foam airplane designed by Gene Bond. This airplane has a unique design, and the design is...

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XT60 Adapter

2011-03-31T22:21:00.000-07:00

I have only one airplane still using NiMh batteries, and it connects to the ESC using Deans connectors. Since switching to Hobbyking for most of my supplies, I've switched over to XT60...

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Airplane Storage

2011-03-30T18:00:00.000-07:00

As my number of planes grows, I'm finding that I have to use storage space more efficiently. I've always favored hanging my planes from the ceiling to get them out of the way. The problem was, when...

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Extra 300 Flight Video

2011-03-23T20:46:00.000-07:00

Here is a quick video of the Extra 300 flying around by the house. You'll note that there is plenty of power to take off vertical, and to exit a hover when things go wrong.

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Finishing the Extra 300

2011-03-23T20:21:00.000-07:00

I started working on the Extra 300 back in November of 2010, and I finally got the electronics that I've been needing from HobbyKing to finish the project. When buying items from HobbyKing, try...

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Gym-Blu Maiden Flight

2011-03-22T14:27:00.000-07:00

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