The winds were blowing about 6 mph with gusts up to 10 mph, which is typical at the Sea World field in the afternoon. I arrived to an empty field and a locked gate about 4 pm. I used my key to let myself in and locked the gate behind me to prevent any non-members from entering the field. I was able to get 3 flights in on the P51 and 1 on my Convergence (which I bought last year during all the Black Friday deals).
I was able to fly the P51 for about 5 min then land with about 45% capacity left. I guess I can increase my flight time to 6 min and still land with more than 15-20% capacity left, since I was able to land in 1-2 attempts. I was also able to land without tipping over and breaking my prop! :)
The Convergence was fun to fly also! I was really able to get her moving fast since there is so much more space at the field! When it was time to land I switched over to heli mode and she ballooned skyward! I think it was up around 50-60 ft when I was in a stable hover. I had to be careful when lowering the throttle to get down, since if I lowered it too far the plane would drop like a rock to the ground. I flew a few circuits while slowly descending and came in for a soft landing. Whew!
My P51 and new IX12 touchscreen radio!
My VTOL Convergence plane.
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