First Flights, First Crashes! (No, it wasn't the radio!)

The first flights on my brand new, arrived today, iX12! I actually had already bound and set up the Hangar 9 Pulse XT60 and the Sbach 10cc, but wanted to fly the UMX Pitts S-1S as soon as I could, and have the UMXs to fly in the yard.

This was all me. Flew around a bit then got sun blinded, same as the other day, but this time flew her under my daughter's car. Broken wings.

And with that, I reset the Crash Clock!

Not to be discouraged I flew the UMX into my neighbor's house. The house didn't notice. Broke the front end off and split the battery cover in half. This plane flies fine, but the elevator has had issues.

This was the issue. I've adjusted this a couple of times, hoping each time is the last.

Already have the wings fixed! The top wing was split in half, and came off the plane, the left wing broke off the fuse, and both of the super fragile wing struts broke off. And they broke on installation, just like last time. I used CA hinges to join the broken halves of the upper wing with Beacon 3-in-1, and to join the lower left wing to the fuse. Will be ready to fly as soon as tomorrow.

Epoxied the Timber's nose back on, using a popsicle stick end to support the bottom.

Ready to fly! Letting the epoxy cure. Can be ready as soon as tomorrow.

Up close she has war wounds, but is flight ready!

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!

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! 

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...).