BP Cub landing gear mod
My BP Cub has been such a great little airplane for almost a year now...I love everything about it except the landing gear, until now. It's a little tall for scale, but it should be quite an improvement over the wire gear setup that comes in the box. It lasted all this time with many repairs, but it was time to create what I've been contemplating ever since I opened that box to build her.
One change I've made since taking these pix was to cut the crossmember CF and add fuel tubing to add some shock absorbtion.
The Dubro 3" foam tires are big, and again the stance is taller, but I think it works well. Now gotta make sure the skis will mount. :-)
One change I've made since taking these pix was to cut the crossmember CF and add fuel tubing to add some shock absorbtion.
The Dubro 3" foam tires are big, and again the stance is taller, but I think it works well. Now gotta make sure the skis will mount. :-)
Aerocam on a YardbirdRC camera mount
YardbirdRC has come out with a neat little rotating camera mount for the Aerocam. I had a few flights on it yesterday, it works great. Mine needs a little tweaking, but I managed to get some good video on the first few flights. I installed a servo slower to make it pan a little more gracefully. More later, here are a few stills.
Have a good week. I'm outta here. Headed for MSP, SLC, then Aspen...no, not on vacation. My vacation is now OVER.
Have a good week. I'm outta here. Headed for MSP, SLC, then Aspen...no, not on vacation. My vacation is now OVER.
JCSF Electric fly-in fun.
While I am new to the group, it is obvious that JCSF is a great bunch...like family who all love building and flying R/C, and enjoy each other's company. The field is a beauty, and yesterday was a great day for the club to show it off once again while enjoying some GREAT fun. One brief heavy rainshower was all that interrupted the fun...oh and the mid-air caused a delay as well. Wow....
This day was definitely one of the highlights of my year so far.
This day was definitely one of the highlights of my year so far.
Some lazy Cub flying around the field
Flying the electric BP Cub yesterday with the Flycamone on board. Dodging rain showers and mosquitoes, having more fun than a human should be allowed to have just flying a lazy pattern.
More great flying today
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers is the new "CAVU" here in the northeast. Had some great flights today with the CG Cub, TF 182, Yardbird F15, Yardbird F18 and ExceedRC F35. What a day!
ExceedRC F-35 video
| Exceed RC F-35 EDF w/onboard video multiple views... tailcam, left and right wing, and nose cam. (4 min 14 sec) |
If this were any more fun......
Some recent pictures
Sunny days have been few and far between lately here in NJ. That does not keep us from flying, however.
I have been getting some pretty good ground and inflight video of the TF 182, Exceed RC F35 and the BP Cub. Here are a few stills from video.
I have been getting some pretty good ground and inflight video of the TF 182, Exceed RC F35 and the BP Cub. Here are a few stills from video.
Top Flite 182
This is my first blog entry. Slow to catch up with the times I guess. Better late than never...
Finally, the Top Flite 182 that my father started building 14 years ago is ready for flight. Can't wait for that day, although the thought has crossed my mind that perhaps I should leave this model as a static display only because of it's special history. However, I am a pilot, and aircraft are built to fly.....therefore.... stand by for more pictures and maybe a video or two.
Finally, the Top Flite 182 that my father started building 14 years ago is ready for flight. Can't wait for that day, although the thought has crossed my mind that perhaps I should leave this model as a static display only because of it's special history. However, I am a pilot, and aircraft are built to fly.....therefore.... stand by for more pictures and maybe a video or two.
