Canadian Check-in [Archive]

The Enemy

Dec 19, 2005, 11:16 AM

Great idea...

Corey
Guelph, Ontario
26
Flying for 3 1/2 years (always alone...)
Started with a Hitec Neon 3ch, now have Futabe 6EXA <--love it!
GWS TigerMoth, Parkflyer Pete, GWS Me-109, scratch wings 40"-22", Jetset44 parkjets (F-18, F-15, X-29, T-38, soon F-14), Tribute, and more scratch builts... Would like to get into helis...

P-38J-Lightning

Dec 20, 2005, 10:00 AM

Local:Lethbridge AB
14
Flying for 2 years at Windy West
Sig Kadet Special Edition, Scratchbuilt GUillows Corsair Convert finisheing completion. Should be getting into helis.
Radio: (what about this guys) Hitec Focus Four, Getting Futaba 9CHPS
Happy Holidays!
Joel :D

wing clipper

Dec 20, 2005, 05:48 PM

Fort Macleod, Alberta.
flying about 1 year
Hobbico Nexstar; C. Goldberg Eagle II
would like to get into warbirds.

tommyeflight89

Dec 20, 2005, 10:43 PM

London Ontario
16 years old
Flying for about 5 years or so. Started with a nitro trainer, firebird xl, now G Ride, nice T-Rex, Jetset44 F 18 and Talon, geting a Laser Srts P-51. Have a futaba 7ch tx and run all lipos and bls.
No money left!

Btw very little money

Dan_eflyer

Dec 21, 2005, 09:17 AM

Man, I'm still the oldest!

matwiyj

Dec 21, 2005, 09:31 AM

You're not the oldest anymore!

Winnipeg, Manitoba
38YO
Just started flying last summer with a Parkzone Decathlon and now a GWS Corsair. Just bougt an Optic 6 but haven't flown anything with it yet.

Jarod Matwy
Winnipeg, Canada

bobcagen

Dec 21, 2005, 11:18 AM

Local: London, Ontario
Age: 36
Time: Flying for about 2 years.
Birds: Parkzone Stryker, Parkzone Cub, Hobbyzone Challenger, Parkzone Typhoon, GWS Mustang (with Cub guts)

NVMax

Dec 21, 2005, 02:43 PM

Hey Guys.
Local: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Age: 34
Time Flying: Around 2 years
Birds: TRex 450XL, X400

Nice meeting you all!!

p.s. Is there any one else in the GVRD?
If there is, who knows where to get DEPRON in the lower mainland?

An-Lone

Dec 22, 2005, 06:24 AM

Hi Everyone.
Local: Vancouver, British Columbia
Age: 35
Time Flying: 1 1/2 years
Planes: GWS BN2, E-Starter, Feda, FS F-16 (under construction)

Nice meeting you guys! :p

Dan_eflyer

Dec 22, 2005, 08:09 AM

Now that the age is starting to climb, I should add;

Married?
# of Kids?
# of Times wife tells you to stop playing with those things!:

LOL

the_canuck

Dec 22, 2005, 01:55 PM

Local: Johnstown Colorado (Murray River PE is my home town)
Age: 29
Status: Newly Divorced
Kids: 0
Time: Flying for about 17 years. (More than half my life. I'm adicted)
Birds: Right now I'm flying lots of slope gliders mainly LEG designs and own design Lumberjacks. I also fly DLG's, electrics, and glow Helis.
Website: www.canuckengineering.com

wing clipper

Dec 22, 2005, 08:10 PM

ha ha , yes married
4 kids
now I dare tell ya ...37 yrs. young.
wife just says "have fun I'm goin to bed"

Dan_eflyer

Dec 23, 2005, 09:27 AM

ha ha , yes married
4 kids
now I dare tell ya ...37 yrs. young.
wife just says "have fun I'm goin to bed"

LOL.. Nice wife!

Michael in Toronto

Dec 23, 2005, 03:58 PM

Local: Thornhill (just north of Toronto), Ontario
Age: 44
Status: Married 24 years
Kids: 3
Time: Flying electric since 1981
Birds: Sig 1/5 scale Piper Cub and about 15 other planes ready to fly.

can773

Dec 23, 2005, 11:34 PM

Local: Calgary, AB (Crams, Chinook Winds clubs)
Age: 28
Status: Married
Kids: 0
Time: Flying for 16 years
Birds: Currently flying a ZN Line Enigma, Plett 30-10 powered, 2200W input (cover of August MAAC mag)
Trex 450XL, there have been many others but they change all the time :)

Been on a few national teams for pattern flying, best finish 20th overall. This past summer was my first venture into large electrics.

www.f3acanada.org

Chad Northeast

navkan

Dec 24, 2005, 12:42 PM

Ok, let's really raise the bar

2 years back in the hobby, exclusivley electrics, after 30 year pause from being a beginner slimer pilot

Age 63
kids 2
grandkids 3
wife 1

Hobbico Superstar EP (extensively modified)
Multiplex Easy Star (also modified)
Multiplex Magister
Great Planes Esay Sport (under construction, converting to electric)

cheers, Fred

can773

Dec 24, 2005, 03:40 PM

PS: After many years of flying glow and now going 100% electric, if I ever go back please shoot me :)

Chad

Cam Galbraith

Dec 25, 2005, 10:44 PM

Local: Lucan, Ontario(north of london)
Age: 18
Status: Swinger, baby
Kids: 0
Time: Flying for 3-4 years
Birds: Parkflyer stuff, want to get into 2200 watt pattern birds!

Claim to fame - was in MAAC magazine, June I think, with a fleet of Tiger Moths. Can't remember, but the cover was really green.

Cam

Badmana

Dec 26, 2005, 02:48 PM

Local: Toronto (Scarborough)
Age: 27
Status: Engaged
Kids: 0
Time: ~10 months
Planes:Started with a "free" 2 channel toy airplane (turns only by the engines). Became addicted and got a GWS E-Starter, GWS Zero and soon to have E-Flite Tensor.

bulky

Dec 30, 2005, 04:18 PM

Name: Bulky
Age: 47
Status: Married
Fly time: about 5 minutes
Planes: Eagle 2...repaired many times
Live: Waubaushene, Ontario
Hobbys: repairing my plane

Dec 31, 2005, 12:35 AM

Man I'm second oldest right now at 46. I think Rick Page is older (grin) If not I still have him beat by weight. I have a daughter, 13 and a very understanding wife.

Right now flying mostly my Flectrum sp400 built from plans. I have ready to go but not flown, Lets see:

Cloud Dancer 60 with a maxcim Dwind
HVP Catalina with twin sp 480
GWS tiger moth 400 with eflite brushless
Old Davy Systems viper with Maxcim D wind
Simprop Peppo that I seem to have inherited, popped in a plett 200-2-6

Flown:
Tiger moth (unionville kit) electrified crashed but almost repaired
Robbe Gnat ducted fan
Lazy Bee
Electra Glider
Kitfox from Laddie Mickalasko plans.
Flectrum sp400

On the building board close to completion
KA Mig 15 ducted fan with kontronic fun480 42
and Balsa craft easy street.

Oh and the Honey bee FP chopper I got for christmas.
That about covers it, there are still a few odd other hanger queens but I can't remember off hand.

Do you guys all do more building than flying, is it me or is it a time thing?Or is it that the building is way less nerve racking than maidening a new bird?
Nice to meet you all none the less.

wakumann

Jan 01, 2006, 01:13 PM

Local: Comox Valley, Vancouver Island
Age: 44
Status: Married,
Kids: 2 Daughters
Time: 32 years
Birds:
19 Gliders all for Slope, F3F
11 Electrics (eg Hotliners, 80" Piper Cub )

Cheers
Thomas

gtauger

Jan 01, 2006, 02:17 PM

Nice to meet all the canadian members, just got my E-Starter for christmas hope to put it together for the spring season.

Dan_eflyer

Jan 01, 2006, 06:55 PM

Do you guys all do more building than flying, is it me or is it a time thing?Or is it that the building is way less nerve racking than maidening a new bird?
Nice to meet you all none the less.

I tell ya, it's just as much fun building them as it is flying them. Also, I think I want to put landing gear on my new birds. It's a lot of fun taking off and landing too. LOL

Jan 02, 2006, 12:26 AM

I tell ya, it's just as much fun building them as it is flying them. Also, I think I want to put landing gear on my new birds. It's a lot of fun taking off and landing too. LOL
Guess that's it. Speaking of landing gear. I picked up a set of the micro retracts from GWS. Anyone have experience with these in a model? I take it that the GWS Mustang is the only one that really is meant to have them as they specifiy 4-5 channels. Just wondering.

Harv

Jan 02, 2006, 05:50 PM

Hello fellow Canookians. One of the extremely rare Saskatchewanians here...

Local: Rosetown, SK
Age: 39
Status: Married
Kids: 0 (1 cat)
Time: <1 year
Birds: Corona 120, Trex XL, Hirobo XRB

Good to meet all of you, and condolences to anyone who ever has to drive through this barren wasteland we call a province. :)

Cass

Jan 03, 2006, 02:31 PM

Local: Sudbury, Ont
Age: 40
Status: Engaged
Kids: 0
Time: Flying for about 4 years.
Birds: Endless list of scratch builds here....along with several GWS planes including the P51, Corsair, estarter on floats, picomoth,and Dragonfly. Also Stevens Aero RV4 and 3 glow planes that i have had for almost 20 years, finally flew the first last fall.

nice to meet ya's

gtauger: welcome to the zone! you are at the right place, good luck with the
estarter, and welcome to a very addictive hobby.

ededge2002

Jan 05, 2006, 11:26 PM

HEY!

im in Newmarket Ontario same as Dan. dont know if i know dan or if dan knows me lol but seems i live in the same town as he does.

im 36 married and have 2 kids(will trade for a used glow glug LOL)

i fly electric only now but started flying in 1984.

if your interested in flying together drop me an email

ededge2002@yahoo.ca

Peter Mar

Jan 06, 2006, 12:07 AM

Howzit goin eh?

Chuck gliders and rubber in the early 70s
.049 control line in mid 70s
Rockets beginning in mid 70s
R/C Glow late 70s
R/C Electric 1999

Age: 42
2 kids etc...

P-38J-Lightning

Jan 06, 2006, 12:57 PM

how come most of the other countries have PAGES? where are the rest of the canadian flyers!? :confused:

The Enemy

Jan 06, 2006, 01:02 PM

They're all out trying to preserve our National Igloo! Global warming, don'tcha know, eh! (I love that This Hour has 22mins skit...)

Corey

Congratulations Canada on preserving your National Igloo! Hahahahahahahahahaha

Jan 06, 2006, 06:07 PM

how come most of the other countries have PAGES? where are the rest of the canadian flyers!? :confused:

Well we have 3 already! I'm sure there are lots that have not yet responded. Still celebrating our Jr Victory over Russia!

pmackenzie

Jan 06, 2006, 06:39 PM

Age: 46
Flying for more than 30 years.
Started trying even earlier. Guillows kits don't really fly.
Flying electric R/C for more that 20 years
Active in C/L combat and stunt. 10 times Canadian F2D team member at W/C
Helicopters, sailplanes, ornithopters, 3D, sport planes, indoor, outdoor:
If it flies, I want one. As long as it is electric.

Balsa Beavers, EMFSO and TEMAC

Status - Single (obviously)

Pat MacKenzie

P-38J-Lightning

Jan 07, 2006, 12:14 AM

YEA WE RULE!!!!! GO CANADA!!! BOO ON OTHER TEAMS :p

Bluefuzzyone

Jan 07, 2006, 11:21 AM

Dan_eflyer

Jan 07, 2006, 05:48 PM

Just found this site while surfing the Web for part suppliers.
I am 58 and have been trying to (fly) hover a Voyager "E" helicopter for the last 6 months, but the weather has not been kind to my learning skills lately.
I live in Newmarket Ontario also.

Wow, 3 people from the same small town. (well, not too small anymore!)

Took me ages to get my hummingbird FP to hover, but one day it just clicked and bang!... you are hovering. It's good times.

Jan 07, 2006, 09:37 PM

I'm awaiting my Honey bee 2 heli. Were yours Fixed pitch?

Bluefuzzyone

Jan 08, 2006, 09:41 AM

Here is a picture of me and my Electric Voyager. It is bigger than a Micro , but smaller than a 30 size Heli. I use 6000 mah Lipos on it.

Dan_eflyer

Jan 08, 2006, 06:27 PM

Bluefuzzyzone,

Whoa! That thing looks great. Much bigger than my little micro. Guess ya can't fly that one around the basement, although I would probably try it! LOL

paul.m

Jan 08, 2006, 11:00 PM

Age 29
Bradford, Ont
Hawk Pro 30 size Helicopter
Blade CP Micro Helicopter

Paul

ccchris

Jan 10, 2006, 02:30 PM

Age : 34
Richmond Hill, ON
Flying (not often enough) 2 years
Gws Beaver, Dragonfly heli
If there is something informal going on in York region let me know.
Chris

R T W

Jan 10, 2006, 03:54 PM

RTW
married
0 kids
53 to old to rember
Winnipeg MB
2 years trying to solo
Member WRCC
Avistar, Pete 'N' Poke on build board
Hope to get electtic this year

gruntdog

Jan 10, 2006, 05:43 PM

Hi all , quite impressed with the numbers of Canadians here

gruntdog
London Ontario
42 years young
r/c 30+ yrs
control line as kid
electric buggy's as teen
edf jets
e heli's
e airplanes
divorced and working on second

Corona(BT modded), Ark X400 blinged out , E ccpm Raptor in the works .
Northrup F5 edf , EJF f18 edf , FS f16 edf .
Herr P51 e-conversion , Het-rc Yak 1 .

great hobby

would like to find other people in my area
for possible indoor heli fly nights, nothing around here

MT

ggtronic

Jan 11, 2006, 08:01 AM

Grejen

Jan 11, 2006, 03:13 PM

Hi everyone, My name is Greg and I'm ... addicted to R/C airplanes and everything about them including these forums. There I said it.

I live in Gibsons B.C. (remember the Beachcombers?)

42, 2 teenagers (neither of which are into R/C), 1 wife. When she says 'goodnight, have fun' it usually means I'd better come to bed :eek:

Started out glider guiding about 8 years ago. Have an Electra converted to Highstart launch, and a custom job with 100" Windfree wings handed down from a friend.

Bought the GWS Beaver back in '02 and haven't done much gliding since. Now also have a Parkflyer Pete, a Spirit of St. Louis converted from a Guillows kit, a destroyed SE5 scratch built from meattrays and soda straws. A GWS - DC3/C47 I got for Christmas is in progress. Dreaming of an Avro Arrow - one day.

HeliHarry

Jan 19, 2006, 09:13 AM

Dan_eflyer

Jan 19, 2006, 09:32 AM

I'm sure that I'll be the oldest for a while
:cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

Local: St Catharines, Ontario
Age: 53
Status: Married
Kids: 2
Grand Kids: 6
Time: Flying for just over 1 year
Birds: Century Hummingird & Heavily Upgraded Raptor 30V2
Married: Very Much So, but still in Love
# of Times wife tells you to stop playing with those things!: Never, keeps me out of of her hair, bars, etc.

LOL, I tell my fiance the same thing. "Honey, would ya rather me at the bar hanging out, etc."

A bit of an evil look is all I get, but I know that means "No, no... enjoy yourself." LOL ;)

bororin

Jan 19, 2006, 05:13 PM

montreal ( south shore )
industrial electronic technician ( MOLSON plant )
39

TIPSY + PARK SHARK
have not try them yet
new to electric flight...

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=18
i'm watching foamies...

Hi GGTRONIC

Bororin (Montreal)
30

A friend and I we fly foamies and a slow stick... Usually we fly at park Kent near CDN area or in the south shore (There is a park in front of the ST lambert ecluses) Sometimes is pretty windy there. Where do you usually fly?... we are looking for a indoor arena or something like that... just finished a foamie biplane and I am dying to fly it. But it has been pretty windy lately.

Bororin.

vicperry

Jan 19, 2006, 07:04 PM

Vic Perry
Age:44
Moncton, New Brunswick
Kits I've built:Sig Ninja, Spirit 2 meter, Gentle Lady
Its I've flown: Bobkat with .049 on pod. Smacked it up in seconds. Have yet to fly anything else but the ninja will be given a toss this summer.

biggy boy

Jan 19, 2006, 11:08 PM

Hi I'm Glen from Bolton Ont.
Age 43 electrician
I started flying over 20 years ago and flew for about 4 years, then put it aside. I got back into it about 3 years ago. started with a slow stick and am one my third one. Also have scratched Tiny X, scratched foamtana, scratched
foamy Citabria. lost a Yak 55 and a Flatana and a Citabria this year :rolleyes:
I suck at 3D :D

Glen

Helnet

Feb 17, 2006, 11:04 AM

Local: Repentigny, Quebec (near Montreal)
Age; Stop to count

Helicopter since 7 years, plane occasionnal.
Electric heli since 2 years and electric plane since 1 year.
I'm flying at Club M.A.R.S. in Lachenaie

Serge

Come to say hello at my board.

http://www.hobbylisting.com

ggtronic

Feb 17, 2006, 11:38 AM

Jsutherland8

Feb 24, 2006, 05:52 PM

HI: I'm a glow and electric r/c guy, want to try building a gas (weed eater motor) large scale some time, but just getting into scale electric r/c and this r/c groups thing (want to get a picture insert working). Have a GWS A-10 (Warthog) and want to put pics into the string to show some of the problems with the instructions. Also to see if other builders have the same problems or solutions to the questions. I am 42, 1 one year old,wife,4 cats,live in Innerkip close to Woodstock,flying 20 years, not much last 8 yaers. Contact me at : Jsutherland8@aol.com

larry baraniuk

Feb 25, 2006, 12:53 AM

Hi,I live in Banff Alberta.
I've already scratch built six Avro Arrows (pusher prop) 1/25th scale
foamy models.
Right now, I'm working on a 1/20th scale EDF Arrow using 2 - 50mm Wemotec
microfans.
I also have a 1/17th scale Arrow on the drawing board that will be using a couple of Vasa duct fans.
I'm single, 49 years old, work up in the Ft. McMurray old sands projects as an electrician ,member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
My airplane fleet consists of a GWS Pico Cub , GWS Zero, Parkzone Stryker,
2 - Parkzone P51 Mustangs and an Ultrafly F16.
I do my flying in Banff,Canmore,Red Deer, Ft Saskatchewan,Ft. McMurray and
when I visit my family in St. Catharines Ont. I fly a Parkzone Cub.
I also fly a real Piper Warrior at the St Catharines Airport.

biggy boy

Feb 25, 2006, 09:46 AM

Hi,I live in Banff Alberta.
I've already scratch built six Avro Arrows (pusher prop) 1/25th scale
foamy models.
Right now, I'm working on a 1/19th scale EDF Arrow using 2 - 50mm Wemotec
microfans.
I also have a 1/17th scale Arrow on the drawing board that will be using a couple of Vasa duct fans.
I'm single, 49 years old, work up in the Ft. McMurray old sands projects as an electrician ,member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.
My airplane fleet consists of a GWS Pico Cub , GWS Zero, Parkzone Stryker,
2 - Parkzone P51 Mustangs and an Ultrafly F16.
I do my flying in Banff,Canmore,Red Deer, Ft Saskatchewan,Ft. McMurray and
when I visit my family in St. Catharines Ont. I fly a Parkzone Cub.
I also fly a real Piper Warrior at the St Catharines Airport.

Hi Larry and welcome, from one Electrician to another.
You have a nice assortment of planes :D The avro is cool, I'd like to build one
from foam, but too many projects on the go right now.
Do you have any pictures of your Arrows?

Glen

Markz

Feb 26, 2006, 11:33 AM

Local: St-Julie Quebec
Age: 33
Status: Married
Kids: 2 + one in the oven
Time: Flying for ~10 years, but compared to some if I cummulate my flight time it's more like 1 1/2 year ;)
Birds: Formosa, SlowStick, e-Skyward (.40 trainer conversion) + a couple of slimies that haven't flown in ages

I fly in my backyard, it's an empty field at the base of Mont Saint-Bruno (the side facing Beloeil)

Marc

LLoo

Feb 27, 2006, 10:36 AM

This thread is a great idea.

Vitals

Name: Leon
Local: Guelph, Ontario
Age: 40
Status: as good as married
Kids: 1 8year old boy
Time: 2 years, I fly every chance I get, at least once a week even in the winter.
Birds:
-Air Hogs Defender (it actually few pretty good)
-Stryker (Started stock, went brushless (http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22512&sort=1&cat=500&page=1), higly recommended)
-SuperFly-E (Great plane (http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=16558&sort=1&cat=500&page=1), I learned to fly on this one)
-Edge 300S (My first Balsa....still in one peice)
-EZ123 (home made slow flyer (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=484490))
-Aero Ace (Video from this past weekend (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=484493))
-ParkShark (video (http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25397&sort=1&cat=500&page=1))
-ScramBlur (Small J250 wing, now retired)
-BlueFunder (great simple design, video (http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25216&sort=1&cat=500&page=1))

Even though I enjoy building, I enjoy flying much more so I fly mostly foamies. I wish they sold FFF in Canada.

One interesting thing I do is run a site called the EFlight Wiki (www.eflightwiki.com (http://www.eflightwiki.com/)) It's a great place to post documentation related to electric RC flying. Have a look, I'd encourage anyone to help contribute.

One of the things I'd like to try is combat (cut the streamer type). If anyone is in the area and wants to give it a try let me know. I'm thinking of a platform like (http://www.depronlasercutting.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=12&products_id=46) this for combat.

The Enemy

Feb 27, 2006, 10:56 AM

Hehe, I'm up for combat!!! And I'm in Guelph. Streamers to start will be good. But physical contact would be awesome! I've not flown with anyone before, so this will be a good thing for me.

PM me and let me know when I can kick your butt...

Corey

Cracroft

Feb 27, 2006, 08:58 PM

Local: Mississauga, Ontario
Age: 42
Status: Recently Married
Kids: 0
Time: Hoping to get some this year
Birds: Taking suggestions

biggy boy

Feb 27, 2006, 09:39 PM

Local: Mississauga, Ontario
Age: 42
Status: Recently Married
Kids: 0
Time: Hoping to get some this year
Birds: Taking suggestions

Hi Cracroft
Welcome to RC Groups.
If you are just starting out and are interested in electric flight, you may want to check out the GWS Slow Stick, they are great flyers!
I'm on my third one, been flying them for 4 years and still fly one.

Glen

flyingwings

Mar 03, 2006, 10:56 PM

Well at this moment I guess I am the oldest - 64

St. Albert, Alberta

Modelling airplanes for 59 years.

Built many Arrows.

Fly mostly electric flying wings now.

Smallest Arrow flying 1/72 free flight.

Smallest R/C 1/48 scale

2 32 scale pushers Arrows.

13 inch ducted fan Douglas Skyray.

Paul

PokeChop

Mar 09, 2006, 05:03 AM

Toddo giving a shout out from Kelowna, BC

age: 27
Status: free and loving it
been dabbling in the hobby for many years, on and off.. earned my wings 6 months ago..
Flying a Hobbico Nexstar (great trainer.. my third one), a highly modified GWS A-10 going for maiden flight in 2 days, and just doign the covering on my Great Planes Fun-One..
Moving to Calgary soon.. hope my Foamy A-10 will survive the chinooks.. lol

bororin

Mar 09, 2006, 12:32 PM

hello bororin
ggtronic@hotmail.com

i fly in Boucherville , in a small park , thats
what i like about electric , no noise ,
no danger.... quiet :)

has try the PARK SHARK , its excellent for
slow flight ! The TIPSY is too fast for me...
More hard to handle .

i'm actually building a pulling type of SHARK

http://ggtronic.dyndns.org/~ggtronic/1_avion/twin%20shark.wmv

Hey that is a pretty cool plane... What type of motor are you using???

Usually we fly at the parks in downtown or if it is a really nice day we go to a park in the south shore that is in front of the st lambert's locks. It is a soccerfield that is usually empty.

We fly slowstick and a foamie that is quite radical that we called "The door" we found the plans on the web and it flies pretty cool...

I will send you the plans attached here...

Hope to see you flying one day... Hopefully summer will be here soon... And with it a lot of sunny no windy days!!!

Bororin.

flyingwings

Mar 09, 2006, 02:48 PM

Hi,I live in Banff Alberta.
I've already scratch built six Avro Arrows (pusher prop) 1/25th scale
foamy models.

Have you had any problems banking to the right with the Arrow?

Paul

aeronavale

Mar 09, 2006, 09:48 PM

Locality: Quebec city, Quebec
Age: 49
Status: Married
Kids: 2

Time RCing: Since 1971.
Experimented with cars, boats.
As for planes: Was nitro (in an other life...) from CG Eaglet to Byron F-16 and from schluter heli boy to kyosho concept .30
Now flying only slow (AND VERY SLOW) electrics. GWS foamies (pico, p-51,funny park), Century HB B222 scale w/retract.

For those long winter days have to find a place to fly inside.

bororin

Mar 11, 2006, 10:19 AM

Hey Ggtronic

Here is the "Door" finished and ready to try its first flight....

Bororin.

LLoo

Mar 11, 2006, 10:54 AM

bororin

Mar 11, 2006, 01:49 PM

Hi Bororin,

Nice job on that ESPA3D. I built one a while back out of depron, it's been since retired. Do you have a spar in the wing? I didn't have one in mine and the wings flexed like mad.

Good luck with your maiden flight.

Leon.

Thanks Leon.

It was windy and this is radical plane so I flew only 2 packs but it was really nice... Looking forward to a nice summer day.
Instead of a spar I put a lot of tape... that holds it together without increasing weight...

Bororin.

aredman

Mar 15, 2006, 05:16 PM

Hi all

Name: Aaron Redman
Location: Fredericton N.B
Age: 28
Married
1 child
Flying for 15 years
Many glow aircraft 10, 2 Discus hand launch gliders.

Mostly fly gliders now, only two minutes from home and always a challange to hook the big one. Still love powerd flight though, just not enough time to make it to the club field these days.

siavreg

Mar 25, 2006, 10:23 AM

Mike G
Local: Cobourg, Ontario
Age: 33
Kids: 1
Time: Flying for about 10yrs
Birds: 2 x 30 raptors, 1- x-cell 60 and esky CP2

P-38J-Lightning

Mar 25, 2006, 04:34 PM

Welcome to RCGroups.com siavreg! :D

JackDD

Mar 27, 2006, 08:38 PM

Hi Guys
Maritimes Reporting... :)
Better late than Never
Now the ol fellas have reported in ;)

Age: 55
Married: yes
Kids:2 ( I think)
Planes:
Cant report them all the wifes watching me... ;)

biggy boy

Mar 27, 2006, 08:55 PM

flyingwings

Mar 27, 2006, 10:07 PM

Hi Guys
Maritimes Reporting... :)
Better late than Never
Now the ol fellas have reported in ;)

Age: 55
Married: yes
Kids:2 ( I think)
Planes:
Cant report them all the wifes watching me... ;)

Jack

Are you aware of the Canadian rule that all Canadian pilots must have at least one flying wing or delta and preferrably the Avro Arrow. :D

Ol Fella. Your just a baby. Old is defined as over the age where you can't fly anymore. :D :D
Paul

biggy boy

Mar 27, 2006, 10:52 PM

Jack

Are you aware of the Canadian rule that all Canadian pilots must have at least one flying wing or delta and preferrably the Avro Arrow. :D

Ol Fella. Your just a baby. Old is defined as over the age where you can't fly anymore. :D :D
Paul
Hi Paul do you still have drawings for your Arrow, that are available?

Thanks
Glen

flyingwings

Mar 28, 2006, 01:12 AM

Hi Paul do you still have drawings for your Arrow, that are available?

Thanks
Glen

Email me and I will send you the Autocad files and any pictures you might want.

Paul

flyingwings

Mar 28, 2006, 01:26 AM

Email me and I will send you the Autocad files and any pictures you might want.

Paul

By the way I am just building a 16 inch Douglas Skyray.

This will be a ducted motor pusher installation.

Paul

larry baraniuk

Mar 28, 2006, 07:17 AM

Have you had any problems banking to the right with the Arrow?

Paul
I had all kinds of problems flying my 1/25th scale Avro Arrow.
I'm pretty sure that it was the new airfoil design that I tried out.
However my 5th Avro Arrow had no problem with the right turns.
I'm using only elevon controls (using a rudder/elevator mixer).
On my 1/20th scale I'm going to actually impliment a little rudder control surface due to the location of the arrows CG.
Having 2 - Electric duct fans beside each other on my next plane should present some interesting torquing features that I hope ,will not be as much as my pusher prop planes.
Larry

flyingwings

Mar 28, 2006, 10:47 AM

I had all kinds of problems flying my 1/25th scale Avro Arrow.
I'm pretty sure that it was the new airfoil design that I tried out.
However my 5th Avro Arrow had no problem with the right turns.
I'm using only elevon controls (using a rudder/elevator mixer).
On my 1/20th scale I'm going to actually impliment a little rudder control surface due to the location of the arrows CG.
Having 2 - Electric duct fans beside each other on my next plane should present some interesting torquing features that I hope ,will not be as much as my pusher prop planes.
Larry

Just a caution on the rudder throw you use. The rudder deflection is quite sensitive and will create an immediate roll. Suggest using exponential on the rudder until your at altitude.

Paul

JackDD

Mar 28, 2006, 05:52 PM

Jack

Are you aware of the Canadian rule that all Canadian pilots must have at least one flying wing or delta and preferrably the Avro Arrow. :D

Ol Fella. Your just a baby. Old is defined as over the age where you can't fly anymore. :D :D
Paul

Flying wings then...hmmm
I was toying with a Hyperion MISS Hyperion Air Sea Land Hydro does that count...
actually a good time to ask for opinions on this type of Model, any suggestions guys? :)

flyingwings

Mar 28, 2006, 06:59 PM

Flying wings then...hmmm
I was toying with a Hyperion MISS Hyperion Air Sea Land Hydro does that count...
actually a good time to ask for opinions on this type of Model, any suggestions guys? :)

Canadian rule is Avro Arrow first, flying boat second. We have to show our true colours.

I have the Arrows and other wings so I can buy Miss Hyperion. That is a good looking machine.

There is a young Canadian fellow in RC Groups that is selling Arrow kits that are excellent kits. He needs support.

Paul

biggy boy

Mar 28, 2006, 07:57 PM

Canadian rule is Avro Arrow first, flying boat second. We have to show our true colours.

I have the Arrows and other wings so I can buy Miss Hyperion. That is a good looking machine.

There is a young Canadian fellow in RC Groups that is selling Arrow kits that are excellent kits. He needs support.

Paul
Do you have a link Paul to this young fellow I may be able to offer some support. :D

Glen

The Enemy

Mar 28, 2006, 08:12 PM

I think this may be the one... http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482844

Corey

The Enemy

Mar 28, 2006, 10:22 PM

Jack,

I would go with the Miss Hangar One from Red. It's got the best reviews, it's the original and was not rushed to production. And heck, he had the idea originally, so it's probably best to give him your business... JM2C

Corey

Pa0222

Mar 28, 2006, 11:05 PM

Hi All,

Not too much time to write lately. Registered some days ago but as I said...

Location: Montreal
Wings: Slow Stick (2nd) and ESPAD (lost count)
Married, 1 toddler (lots of fun)

Just slowly converting to Lipo and brushless. Just changing to Lipo was a big leap, hopefully the change to brushless is going to give as much satisfaction as Lipo. I just felt to attached to the ground before, like if gravity afected my plane much more than to the rest of us.

Nice reading you all.

JackDD

Mar 29, 2006, 04:50 PM

Jeez guys your persistant,
Actually I spent 8 years working on the English cousin the Avro Vulcan, what a great machine that was... designed to fly just under the speed of sound ..
Boy could that ever fly, hard on the Kidneys tho, it flew about 660Kts at sea level, wish some1 had a kit for that baby. :rolleyes:

JackDD

Mar 29, 2006, 04:56 PM

flyingwings

Mar 29, 2006, 05:35 PM

JackDD

Mar 30, 2006, 06:44 PM

You mean something like this one.

Paul
Wow,
How does it fly... Is it a kit or an original.
How about more info.
:D

flyingwings

Mar 31, 2006, 01:27 AM

Wow,
How does it fly... Is it a kit or an original.
How about more info.
:D

It is my own design.

The wings are EPP foam that I hot wired and then covered with a tissue paper that has strength and elastic characteristics. My wife had bought it as wrapping paper and I grabbed it.

The fuselage is shaped foam glass clothed.

This is a video of it flying.
There is a second video in the same gallery.
http://rcgroups.com/gallery/showpho...&cat=500&page=1

The Vulcan was flying with a Speed 400 in the video.

Since my son took the videos I have upgraded the motor to a Komodo 283.

The Vulcan is an excellent flyer.

If you want the plans and construction photos just send me an email.

Paul

LLoo

Mar 31, 2006, 01:23 PM

Holy smokes, did the cameraman survive the launch in that first picture?

Nice looking plane. I love deltas, fast enough, simple design, stable in the air and very few extremities to be snapped off by unscheduled landings.

Do you have a local (ie in Canada) source for EPP?

(BTW, the video did not work for me)

Leon.

flyingwings

Apr 01, 2006, 01:14 AM

It is my own design.

The wings are EPP foam that I hot wired and then covered with a tissue paper that has strength and elastic characteristics. My wife had bought it as wrapping paper and I grabbed it.

The fuselage is shaped foam glass clothed.

This is a video of it flying.
There is a second video in the same gallery.
http://rcgroups.com/gallery/showpho...&cat=500&page=1

The Vulcan was flying with a Speed 400 in the video.

Since my son took the videos I have upgraded the motor to a Komodo 283.

The Vulcan is an excellent flyer.

If you want the plans and construction photos just send me an email.

Paul

The Vulcan was always at least 15 feet in the air by the time it reached the camera man.

Paul

LLoo

Apr 01, 2006, 09:21 AM

flyingwings

Apr 01, 2006, 12:26 PM

I didn't think cameramen were so disposible. ;-)

This is the link to your gallery, I find the Vulcan videos there.
http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=27266

Looks like a very smooth running plane.

Leon.

It is a very smooth flying airplane. I have been flying it for 3 years now.

I may build another one just to get the weight down. At 26 oz it is still heavier than it should be.

Next time I will use 1.3 lb density styrofoam rather than EPP foam.

The wingspan is 36 inch.

Paul

JackDD

Apr 02, 2006, 06:08 PM

It is my own design.

The wings are EPP foam that I hot wired and then covered with a tissue paper that has strength and elastic characteristics. My wife had bought it as wrapping paper and I grabbed it.

The fuselage is shaped foam glass clothed.

This is a video of it flying.
There is a second video in the same gallery.
http://rcgroups.com/gallery/showpho...&cat=500&page=1

The Vulcan was flying with a Speed 400 in the video.

Since my son took the videos I have upgraded the motor to a Komodo 283.

The Vulcan is an excellent flyer.

If you want the plans and construction photos just send me an email.

Paul

Wow Paul,
Sorry for the Delay, too busy flying, we Had an April fools flyin down here, light winds 14 deg ... ahhhh so nice.
Great stuff on the Vulcan, alas no Video, pages must have changed...
I'll fire of e-mail presently, for the plans.
Jack

steveorbst

Apr 05, 2006, 03:53 PM

Local: Cambridge Ont.
Status: Still married (in spite of the threats about all the time spent building this plane)
Flying: Awaiting first flight any day now.
Hobbies: I told my wife this is the last one(or did she tell me...I can't remember)
Age: 49 (I think, can't remember that either)
1st plane: Cox Control Line PT19 Trainer. 41 yrs ago Anybody remember these?
Never did get it to fly but still have some nice scars from the prop.LOL
Also never got it out of my system, So 41yrs later I'm going to get this PT60 flying!!
Great to see all the 'EH Team' replys Hope to meet some of you fella's this year!
SteveO

Cass

Apr 08, 2006, 08:20 AM

I lived in Cambridge in the '80's' Was a member of the club that had a field on HWY8. Is that still there? I tried to learn to fly, but nobody really wanted to teach then. Crashed my trainer and fixed it several times before giving up for almost 20 years, then got back into it with electrics.

Sorry for the Delay, too busy flying, we Had an April fools flyin down here, light winds 14 deg ... ahhhh so nice.

yeah,yeah, rub it in why dont ya. The wind was howling here all week :D .

LLoo

Apr 08, 2006, 08:56 AM

Hey SteveO,

I had one of those Cox planes too! My parents got it for me from Canadian Tire, it was a Boxing Day sale, I never got mine to run for more than a few seconds at a time. I never figured it out. Like you I picked up the hobby many years later. I started to fly about 2 years ago (I'm 41 now).

I fly all electric in the school yard behind my house. I get together with Corey (aka The Enemy) evey now and then. You're not too far from Guelph if you're interested you could join us some time. PM me for the details.

Leon.

biggy boy

Apr 08, 2006, 09:04 AM

I lived in Cambridge in the '80's' Was a member of the club that had a field on HWY8. Is that still there? I tried to learn to fly, but nobody really wanted to teach then. Crashed my trainer and fixed it several times before giving up for almost 20 years, then got back into it with electrics.

yeah,yeah, rub it in why dont ya. The wind was howling here all week :D .
Hi Cass
I had the same experience back in the early 80's with a sail plane glider club north of T.O. I too gave up and put it aside for 20 years.
what do you fly now a days?

Glen