please share your shortcut to success

[Ted Edwards]

i am a modestly skilled r/c flyer and am interested in building or buying a slowflyer.

i would appreciate any advice on which plane to buy, i can build, but of course, arf's are ok, but would like to keep price down, at least on first couple of electrics.

i would like a plane capable of modest aerobatics, but still be able to fly in the schoolyard or football field (conveniently located 1/2 block away.

are there any plane/motor/battery combinations that will allow me to use standard (cheap) rx, servos, etc.

if this is not a reasonable request, please advise about cheap flight packs.

thank you for your support.

ted edwards
p-ville, ohio

[pease1]

If you don't mind building from balsa, Todd's models tiny (plans free on this site even if you're looking to save money) it a great acrobatic indoor/parkflier that can run on GWS gear (the most affordable micro-rc equipment available).

Also built-up is AZ Chuck's Wing thing which is also acrobatic for a flying wing and runs off of GWS gear.

If you want something easier on the building side go for the flitter-B, it's a 2-hour build even for a novice and also will run off of the affordable GWS gear.

I've built and flown all three and can recomend them all. Best bang for the buck/labor is The wing thing, best flier the tiny and easiest to build is the Flitter.

Photos and more information on my builds of all three can be found on my website: Al's Electric R/C Page (http://pease1.sr.unh.edu/aew/rc/)

[nolasco]

The IFO and mini-IFO (www.flyifo.com), or any of their "cousins" (i.e. Mouse, Mini), are a hoot to fly. You can easily scratch build one of your own, especially if you have experience building kites. Given practice, you can even fly and perform acrobatics right in front of you.

Check out the videos available from the site given above to see what I mean.

Finally, which ever one of these you decide to build or buy, I recommend using the very affordable GWS products for your RC needs. Those are mostly what I use these days.

Jun Nolasco


Originally posted by Ted Edwards:
<STRONG>i am a modestly skilled r/c flyer and am interested in building or buying a slowflyer.

i would appreciate any advice on which plane to buy, i can build, but of course, arf's are ok, but would like to keep price down, at least on first couple of electrics.

i would like a plane capable of modest aerobatics, but still be able to fly in the schoolyard or football field (conveniently located 1/2 block away.

are there any plane/motor/battery combinations that will allow me to use standard (cheap) rx, servos, etc.

if this is not a reasonable request, please advise about cheap flight packs.

thank you for your support.

ted edwards
p-ville, ohio</STRONG>

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[hugo_sd]

Ted,
You may check out the following German webpage:

web page (http://www.gigapolis.com/slowflyer/slowfly_acrobat-baubeschreibung.htm)

I built this plane and power it with an GWS A Motor and a 9x7 prop. This is the best slowflyer I have ever built and it is nearly unbreakable.
The only disadvantage is that the instructions are in German but you can get it translated over the web.

Wolfgang