You KNEW this was bound to happen

[slngsht]

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

YouTube - 1600watt FunJet Shoots for 140mph at Hermann Airport (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E81Oz20u4RY)

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:

[gjslutz]

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.

[slngsht]

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of planes near people.

[Ian7]

No license required...

no training required...

yeah, what could go wrong ??

[snookwheel]

That does look like an absolute BLAST!!!

Scott

[11Budlite]

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! :)

[ottocycle]

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.

[slngsht]

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.

[slngsht]

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.

[gjslutz]

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.

[slngsht]

plane is here, but no goodies to put in it. :toetap05:

[slngsht]

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.

[gjslutz]

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.