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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Sean McEntee on July 27, 2016, 11:01:10 PM
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Headed out right at first light to the site to pick up the model and my flight bag and caught the bus to Ali Al Salem International Flying Site....at least that's what I now call the weird patch of concrete that looks almost like a parade field. Nice, flat, clean blacktop :)! :)! Didn't want to bore people with an 8-minute video of a pattern that everyone has seen hundreds of times, so the attached video is a sufficient 20 seconds of "proof it happened".
I figured that if I couldn't put a ringmaster together, and fly a pattern with it right off the board, then it's time to hang it up and pick up golf, so that's what I did. Temp was a pleasant 103 degrees with wind around 10 gusting 15. Model is kinda heavy--it weighed out at 33 oz with battery and pinned together when I test fitted everything at home, and after assembly and some beefing up of the nose joint, I estimate it's about 34-35oz now, and it showed in the air with the higher DA. Controls were a bit quick so a line spacing adjustment might help the stalling. Otherwise the model flew well and the electric setup worked just fine. Didn't really notice anything spectacular other then I could hear a lot more stuff going on with the model (e.g. Wind buffeting the covering, prop noise changes going into and with the wind) that the engine noise usually covers. Got 4 patterns in, and before I was wishing that I brought more batteries, but after being up for 18 hours and fighting the wind, I was pretty beat! Nonetheless, had a blast. Very quiet morning with not allot of air or road traffic, so the "zen" aspect of modeling was strongly felt; just being alone at the field and enjoying some piece and quiet! It was a fun "build"...nothing too complicated about a ringmaster, or an ARF for that matter, but the challenges of getting models to and from the states and flown on very limited resources is a ton of fun, and the first flight made me feel like I just won a contest...and perhaps I did against the obstacles H^^
This guy is ready for the ringmaster fly-a-thon!! Are you? S?P
PS: Already got one concerned email. Don't worry, someone would need much more than this thread to get to me ;D
https://youtu.be/kdrcOJB4Rhk
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right on man, well flown.
glad you could enjoy some quality handle time, especially in the 'world " your in now
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Nice Sean.
Question.
Have you ever done a barrel roll with your big grey plane? 👍🏽
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Hi Sean,
Looking good man...
BTW my son Walt is there in Kuwait.
maybe you guys can hook up and..
maybe you can teach him the ropes.
(no pun intended)
Be safe we're praying for you guys..
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That's great you can get out and fly. Nice landing for a Ringmaster on pavement, but I know you are experienced with them Rings.
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Hi Sean,
Looking good man...
BTW my son Walt is there in Kuwait.
maybe you guys can hook up and..
maybe you can teach him the ropes.
(no pun intended)
Be safe we're praying for you guys..
Walt I sent you a PM on that
Joey don't feel too bad for me. This is the best deployment I've been on yet. The work is good and the facilities are great. Went and saw the new Star Trek movie today at the movie theater they have here. Ticket, snacks and drinks for about 8 bucks. Can't even get through the front door at a movie theater in the states for that!
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YOU WERE DUE FOR A GOOD ONE SIR!!
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YOU WERE DUE FOR A GOOD ONE SIR!!
Absolutely! H^^ Steve