- Sat Oct 21, 2017 7:22 am
#400709
My cure for insane high winds is an RC glider, of the slope-soaring (rapid) species. RC gear is cheap, lately; DIY Coroplast designs can be tough, swift, and cheap. You can fold up a Zagi or Mugi clone in one or two evenings. Coroplast is that plastic signboard that politicians use for lawn signs, or you can buy it in big sheets. Have an RC ace check, test and trim your RC wing. The RC computer simulators, and an RC ace with a buddy box, can make learning RC fairly painless, especially if your first RC planes are tough and cheap. Check out the S.P.A.D. designs. More from my web page:
http://user.xmission.com/~red/RCbeginners.htm
If dollars are no big obstacle, you can get virtual-reality goggles and a camera in the pilot's position, to put yourself right into the RC cockpit. This set-up is called FPV (First Person Viewpoint) in the RC world. This FPV stuff has come 'way down in price lately. I'm saving up my coinage . . .
flybop wrote: ↑Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:38 pmNow the windy fall season is in full swing. The fall brings strong south winds to Paradise Valley and Livingston. Winds were over 50 mph in Livingston today.Campers,
With a bit of optimism I loaded the wing to meet some visiting pilot friends at the Hog Back. We never untied our wings. The high winds is the price we pay for warm days this time of year. It was close to 70 today.
My cure for insane high winds is an RC glider, of the slope-soaring (rapid) species. RC gear is cheap, lately; DIY Coroplast designs can be tough, swift, and cheap. You can fold up a Zagi or Mugi clone in one or two evenings. Coroplast is that plastic signboard that politicians use for lawn signs, or you can buy it in big sheets. Have an RC ace check, test and trim your RC wing. The RC computer simulators, and an RC ace with a buddy box, can make learning RC fairly painless, especially if your first RC planes are tough and cheap. Check out the S.P.A.D. designs. More from my web page:
http://user.xmission.com/~red/RCbeginners.htm
If dollars are no big obstacle, you can get virtual-reality goggles and a camera in the pilot's position, to put yourself right into the RC cockpit. This set-up is called FPV (First Person Viewpoint) in the RC world. This FPV stuff has come 'way down in price lately. I'm saving up my coinage . . .
Cheers,
........Red.........................
Pssst! New pilot? Free advice, maybe worth the price,
https://user.xmission.com/~red/ <<--COPY & PASTE this URL into your browser
H4, Moyes X2, Falcon Tandem, HES Tracer, Quantum 'chute. USHPA #28198
........Red.........................
Pssst! New pilot? Free advice, maybe worth the price,
https://user.xmission.com/~red/ <<--COPY & PASTE this URL into your browser
H4, Moyes X2, Falcon Tandem, HES Tracer, Quantum 'chute. USHPA #28198