After my recent success with my new Kyosho Phantom 70 and its weird landing gear modification, I promised myself that I'd bring it and no other model to the field if I were to go flying this morning.
Who am I to break a promise to myself...?
The only problem with the club field is the fact it tends to be windy when the surrounding areas aren't. Perfectly calm at home, blowing pretty hard there.
Undaunted, I bolted the wings and struts to the thing and waited.
When the wind had diminished sufficiently, in went a tank of fuel and on came the engine.
As always, it was ballistic on takeoff, but even with some increased aileron throw, I still hadn't dialed in enough travel to roll it. The friend who fixed it later reminded me that the Phantom is a pylon racer and not an aerobat.
I knew that (blush).
In any event, I kept it within sight and under fairly gentle throttle to get the feel of it since it becomes darn near invisible too far out.
Oh, what a sweetie this bird is. Even with limited aileron travel, she turns in hard, fast and accurate. It's exceptionally realistic in flight as well.
Landings were the reason I went to the field in the first place, so I turned from base to final, all the while concentrating on the plane's attitude; remember, the thing becomes almost invisible when viewed head on.
I was coming in a bit too hot on the first approach, so I gunned the throttle, brought it around and lined up once more.
This time, I was
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