The flying monkeys got me...

Helis, Fixed Wing, RC Sailing

AMA 957918

Pirate Kid Skeleton by RadDezigns.

Thursday, March 26, 2020

My iX12 Is In The House!


No, I wasn't looking out the window waiting... Who does that?



COVID-19 Protocol, no touchy!



My wife pulled this off the Blink!



A box of happy!



Comes with a neato hat!



Ah, my precious!



Scha-wing!



Sweet baby Jesus, I love this thing!



New Badness.            Old Badness.



Installed the updates, made a few system preference changes. I likey the English woman's voice set!



First Flight!

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Spektrum Tx Box



One of two FedEx deliveries arrived today. Alas, it was just the sweet Transmitter box. The iX12 is supposed to arrive by 8pm tonight, but I don't see that happening. It was in Newark, NJ, at 1pm yesterday but didn't make it today, and they have been here twice already.




Ver nice! I am very glad to have it.

First Flight SNHRCC Hudson, New Hampshire 3/25/2020


Heading out to check out our club field with the Big Stik RCGF 10cc, and the Pulse XT60 RCGF 26cc. First flight at the field for me this season.






SNHRCC is on the city of Hudson's closed trash mountain, I fondly call Mt Hudson. We have to drive thought the city dump. That's it, up there on top of the that hill.



Winds are common here. 



The Electruc side winsock needs replacing.







Hot footing it out! Wonder what they were up  to?










Waaah! The Tx Case arrived, but the Fx hasn't. I expect it tomorrow! 

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Waiting to fly...



Pocket RC Flight Sims, Tablet and Phone Flying

Sitting around socially isolating, flying my RF8 and Phoenix RC Flight Sims on the Bat Cave computer, but sometimes I find myself elsewhere. I have a couple of "pocket", or tablet/phone flight sims. There are a lot out there, only two worth really using.

ABSOLUTE FLIGHT SIMULATOR SERIES
By Happy Bytes, LLC

This is simply the best pocket flight sim out there. Steve has done a magnificent job with this product, in terms of functionality, graphics quality, flight simulation realism, and variety of aircraft. He has several, but I have the heli sim and there are planks in there too. The download is free and provides a heli and an airplane to try out, additional aircraft are available for purchase at about $2. 

I think Steve was the maker of Clear View RC flight sim, the very first RC flight sim I ever used.



You can get Absolute at Google Play Store, and the Apple Store, as well as see more on his website.



Start up page, heli.



Planes



Game start screen.



Flight screen start up. The help disappears.






In flight. Look at those graphics!



REAL FLIGHT MOBILE    
By Hobbico (Horizon Hobby)



Also available at Google and Apple.



This is a nicely designed sim, but needs a little tune up. The flight sim is good, the graphics sweet, and it provides airplanes and drones, but no helis. There are 4 fields, the Green Hills RC field being the default that comes with the download which is free and comes with two planes, a Stearman and a NextSTAR trainer, and one field.



4 fields.



Planks and drones.



A $12.95 bundle gives you them all.



The stock Stearman at Green Hills.

Thesexsims are very good, fun, affordable, and easy to use! Get one!


The RC Pilot's Lament

Low winds, comfortable temps, and this white crap all over the place. Sitting here, eating my Captain Crunch with one of my cats (who, incidentally, just stunk up the Bat Cave litter box with a funky turd), after snow blowing this heavy white crap off the driveway wondering why Nature chose to tease me with acceptable flying conditions covered in show stopping white crap.

(Man, Zaphy... If I am going to stay down here I have to do something about your stinker...).



Monday, March 23, 2020

RCGF 10cc and 26cc Engines Up, Pulse XT60Ready!



After breaking the sparky on the Stik's RCGF 10cc engine, I replaced it, and she started right up, runs sweet! Ready to take her back out again!



Next order of business was getting the Hangar 9 Pulse XT60 out and get the engine started. After a bit I sprayed some gas into the carb air inlet, and she started right up! Yes, that's snow on the table. 



Checked out the engine, fuel system and battery. After the engine run I discharged the receiver-ignition pack and am recharging it. I am hoping to get a break in the weather tomorrow and get a flight in at SNHRCC.



All back together!



My favorite aircraft!





Running the engine up. The idle is tuned a bit better. She runs perfectly! I had to keep my foot on the back rung of the table to keep the engine from  pulling it off the ground and dragging it off! Power baby.

Day after tomorrow the Spektrum iX12 arrives!