Went plane flying at the field again!

After doing some laundry in the morning while charging my batteries, I headed out to the field for some afternoon flying around 2:30 pm, arriving right at 3 pm.  There were some other people there this time, but they weren't flying.  They were all looking at some other member's plane?

I brought out the P51 and Habu micro jet.  I wanted to try using the flaps to take off and land on the P51 and just fly the Habu around some.  Well I had way too much elevator mixed in with the flaps and as soon as the tail lifted off, the plane nosed over and the prop hit the ground!  I lowered the elevator mix and tried again a few more times, but still found it way easier to land without using flaps?  For the rest of the session I didn't use the flaps, as with the wind it was really difficult to hold a steady descent.  Maybe I'll try it again next time, but after the wind dies down?

I also need to add some down elevator trim on both the P51 and Habu.  Flying into the wind I need to hold down elevator on both to just maintain a level flight path.  Also, the controls are way to sensitive on the Habu out of beginner mode.  I need to adjust the expo and use low rates to make it easier to fly.

Oh ya! I finally did a barrel roll in real life with the P51!  I’ve been doing them in the sim forever, but was always chicken to try it for real since its usually windy when I fly in the afternoon.  I got some extra altitude and rolled all the way around! 😎I think I did it like 4 times?  One time I lost orientation after exiting the roll and heading back into the wind.  Then the plane did something I wasn’t expecting and dove towards the ground!  I think I might have rolled too far and went inverted when I was thinking it should be upright!  Luckily I kept rolling and pulling up until the plane went back up into the air then I got it back under control  Whew!

New Planes to Purchase!

After flying my P51 Sunday I've gotten the bug to get new planes! LOL!  I wanted another prop driven plane with tricycle landing gear for awhile and was considering the Trojan, but it didn't have a self-leveling gyro.  But, the P39 Airacobra was released recently and has these features!  It also uses the same batteries as my P51.

I'd also like a jet (EDF) plane!  I have the UMX Habu, but I'd like a standard size one also!  The Viper has flaps, retracts, and runs on a 3300 mah 6S battery with an EC5 connector.  With spring wire landing gear I should be able to land it on the rough dirt runway at my field.  It also has a top speed near 100 mph!

I'll probably end up getting the Viper next, since I already have a prop driven plane.

Flying at SEFSD! (to use my membership here)

I finally headed to the field this past Sunday to get some flights in on my neglected P51 Mustang!  I've been wanting to go out for the last month, but something always seemed to get in the way.

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.

Goblin 650 Maiden!

Wow! I haven't posted here in 2 years!?

I finally finished building my Goblin 650 and flew it’s maiden flight last Sunday September 15, 2019.   The same day as when I flew the maiden flight of my Trex 550 in 2012!

First SEFSD visit of 2017, 3/18/17

I finally got around to flying at the AMA club I belong to, the Silent Electric Flyers of San Diego, located next to SeaWorld.

I brought out my P51 mustang and Vortex for an afternoon of flying fun!  It was windy (as usual on the afternoons here), while I can fly the P51, I'm usually just keeping the plane in the air and not crashing vs having fun flyin around. The wind also makes it challenging to land!

The Vortex was a blast to fly!  Wind? What wind?!  This thing just punches though the air with no care!  There's also so much room to fly around!

Close up of my P51 flying by!  I need to get out here one day and fly while the wind is calm. 

BTW, I still like flying helis!

Lately my blog has been dominated by my quads. I still like to fly helis though!  And planes for that matter!  But when I started this blog all I flew were helis. Thus, the title of my blog. Lol!

I'm working on getting my 230s back up and flying, but now with night flying capability!  I also need to install the electronics in my Goblin 650. I have everything I need, but haven't gotten around to working on it!  I want to have it flying before spring comes around though :)

A real Tiny Whoop?!?

I finally decided to build an actual custom Tiny Whoop Quad vs my modded BNF  FPV Blade Inductrix!

My Tiny Whoop (left) has the clear stock Inductrix frame, blue Blade quad props, Newbee Drone 19,000 kv motors, Beebrain FC, 3D printed light gray camera mount, and a Spektum VA1100 camera. The Beebrain is running Betaflight with Mr Steele's PIDs.

My other Tiny Whoop started out as a BNF FPV Blade Inductrix. It now has a black E010 frame, green Blade quad props, Furious 17,300 kv motors, Inductrix FC, camera mount, and camera. 

I haven't flown the Beebrain Whoop much yet, as I'm waiting for my friend to solder the camera power leads to the board.