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Models:- Over 9 years ago, my curiosity for model aircraft and aviation in general, plus the fact that I was given an old Hustler trainer, got the better of me. Armed with the Hustler, a new Futaba Attack 4 and an OS40 FSR motor, I headed down to the local model aircraft club. The L.D.M.F.A. (Lilydale and Districts Model Flying Association in the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia) After 3 months of valuable flying instruction by one of the dedicated Club members, I received my much longed for wings. After this, the rest is history. Below you can view the aircraft I've been flying over the years.
Originally this model was built in the 70's as a 3 channel. (I built up the 4 channel wing that Aeroflite had put out to convert this model. I found this model to be a very stable trainer as well as a fun aircraft to keep flying as it is fairly aerobatic compared to most trainers. This aircraft, in excess of 15 years old, still gets around the skies at my local airfield with a tuned pipe.
Blue Angel 40 - M.K. (before & after)
This was my first venture into flying a low wing aircraft after learning on the Hustler. As you can see it was too big a step! Unfortunately, while on it's maiden flight and before I had gotten any real feel for this model the motor failed. I had let the model get too far away from me and was not able to glide back to the runway, in fact I landed it on the other side of the Yarra River. After swimming across, I searched for 3 hours without any sight of it. I later paid a fellow member the cost to hire a full size Cessna and look for it from above, as the grass in the paddock was too tall. He did find it and was able to give me some bearings from the dam on the farm property. You might think I'm pulling your leg but, most of the damage caused to the model was from the cows in the paddock, that once they filled their curiosity for my planein their field, went back to grazing and trampled the wings! Next time I lose a model in a paddock, I'll know to start where the cows are!
Hurricane 40L - Cosmo
Toot - Brian Evans design
Blue Angel 40 - M.K. (Rebuilt)
Shriek - Own Design
This Sports Pylon model was designed and built after having a mid-air collision during a pylon race in which my China Clipper was destroyed. It is powered with a standard OS45 FSR with a magic muffler which gives it significantly better performance. The plane itself, is much faster than the China Clipper with a tapered and thinner wing section, larger radii and wing fillets on an essentially box section fuselage.
Viper - Bolly
Extra 300 (40 size) - Hobbico ARF Kit I've always steered away from ARF kits in the past. In a moment of weakness and the frustration of not having a model that I was really enjoying flying, I lashed out and purchased this model.
In general, the Hobbico kit was very easy to build and with the exception of some of the trim finishing, was of a very good quality. Some of the trim wasn't stuck down properly or the trim fell short of what it was covering. This was remedied by adding some extra trim here and there as well as ironing down a few areas.
I was very pleased with the finished result. Unfortunately On the maiden flight, I suffer from some sort of radio interference and the model was destroyed. I was heart broken as I was looking forward to some great flying with this model. Back to the building board!!!!! |
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