Author Topic: OT, not CL. First test flight of peewee 020 powered FF. Crash..... (Read 701 times)

Dane Martin · « **on:** May 11, 2020, 03:06:36 PM »

Surprisingly enough, no damage. It popped my little nose block out but that was an easy fix. When the wind dies down a little, I'll try it again.

Just posting the video here as a bit of comic relief....

Dane Martin · « **Reply #1 on:** May 11, 2020, 03:17:00 PM »

Haha. Yes, farther south Chief. It's Eldorado dry lake, near boulder city. South of Vegas

Dane Martin · « **Reply #2 on:** May 11, 2020, 04:16:22 PM »

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on May 11, 2020, 03:31:27 PM

Go to the mountains, add six camels, three white Toyota trucks, five adobe buildings and you are in Afghanistan.

Lol. It was a rather warm day!

Fingers crossed on the next run

Tim Wescott · « **Reply #3 on:** May 11, 2020, 04:55:41 PM »

Dane, I think you've just summed up my whole free flight career!

Mike Scholtes · « **Reply #4 on:** May 11, 2020, 05:08:29 PM »

That's what's SUPPOSED to happen on the first test flight of any FF model! At least you didn't have to chase it very far.

Dan Berry · « **Reply #5 on:** May 11, 2020, 06:05:23 PM »

That plane will be happier going left under power.
Some left thrust and tab will help.
It's always fun when you hafta duck.

Dane Martin · « **Reply #6 on:** May 11, 2020, 06:15:19 PM »

Quote from: Dan Berry on May 11, 2020, 06:05:23 PM

That plane will be happier going left under power.
Some left thrust and tab will help.
It's always fun when you hafta duck.

Those poor free flight club members had no idea! Ha

Gerald Arana · « **Reply #7 on:** May 11, 2020, 07:17:31 PM »

DANE,

do you know that they make itty bitty receivers and servos for planes like that? They are lots of fun to steer around and not crash!

Cheers, Jerry

pmackenzie · « **Reply #8 on:** May 11, 2020, 07:18:17 PM »

Assuming the glide is OK, I would add a bit of wash-in on the right wing panel.

Dane Martin · « **Reply #9 on:** May 11, 2020, 07:22:56 PM »

Quote from: Gerald Arana on May 11, 2020, 07:17:31 PM

DANE,

do you know that they make itty bitty receivers and servos for planes like that? They are lots of fun to steer around and not crash!

Cheers, Jerry

Ha! Takes the guess work out. That's no fun

Dan Berry · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2020, 07:53:22 PM »

Quote from: Dane Martin on May 11, 2020, 06:15:19 PM

Those poor free flight club members had no idea! Ha

It's hard to believe that none of them knew to fly a Cabin model left under power.

kenneth cook · « **Reply #11 on:** May 11, 2020, 07:54:08 PM »

Dane, you have a real sweetheart of a place there to fly. Way cool I must say. Ken

Dane Martin · « **Reply #12 on:** May 11, 2020, 08:07:45 PM »

Quote from: Dan Berry on May 11, 2020, 07:53:22 PM

It's hard to believe that none of them knew to fly a Cabin model left under power.

They're simply very polite. They possibly thought I knew what I was doing? Haha

Dan Berry · « **Reply #13 on:** May 11, 2020, 08:19:01 PM »

Quote from: Dane Martin on May 11, 2020, 08:07:45 PM

They're simply very polite. They possibly thought I knew what I was doing? Haha

Well, polite is nice but a plane in the ear makes a statement.

Dane Martin · « **Reply #14 on:** May 11, 2020, 08:39:34 PM »

Quote from: kenneth cook on May 11, 2020, 07:54:08 PM

Dane, you have a real sweetheart of a place there to fly. Way cool I must say. Ken

Yes, it is a very nice LARGE area. It's so fun to fly free flight, CL, RC... lots of activities all the time

john e. holliday · « **Reply #15 on:** May 12, 2020, 10:18:04 AM »

You are lucky to have a site like that. I am getting ready to start a rubber powered kit that gaurantees flight if instructions are followed.

Scott Richlen · « **Reply #16 on:** May 12, 2020, 11:45:14 AM »

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They possibly thought I knew what I was doing?

But what would be the fun in that? Model airplanes are always more fun when you don't know what you are doing.

And like Dan said, you need for it to circle to the left. Next, you need to add some lines....

Dane Martin · « **Reply #17 on:** May 12, 2020, 11:50:03 AM »

Quote from: Scott Richlen on May 12, 2020, 11:45:14 AM

But what would be the fun in that? Model airplanes are always more fun when you don't know what you are doing.

And like Dan said, you need for it to circle to the left. Next, you need to add some lines....

Haha!! Dan actually called me and straightened me out. I believe we isolated the problem and as soon as some wind drops of, it'll be tested again. Sans lines for now... lol

Scott Richlen · « **Reply #18 on:** May 12, 2020, 12:53:35 PM »

Film at 7?

Phil Spillman · « **Reply #19 on:** May 12, 2020, 02:05:33 PM »

Hi Dane, Sometime in the mid-60"s I sent off a high thrust Viking with a Dynamic Models .049 and time tank up front. the timer didn't work and that sucker went OOS! got it back a week later from a pig farmer! The Viking was OK but it did smell rather strange! That's why if it ain't got strings I ain't a gonna fly it!

Phil Spillman

Ken Culbertson · « **Reply #20 on:** May 12, 2020, 02:20:46 PM »

Quote from: Dan Berry on May 11, 2020, 06:05:23 PM

That plane will be happier going left under power.
Some left thrust and tab will help.
It's always fun when you hafta duck.

I had a blast with these as a kid. Trim it to glide whichever direction wants to then use thrust trim to get a gentle spiral up in the direction of the glide turn. A touch of up or left thrust and you would have been violating FAA limits and hoping the engine quit. Watch out for thermals! I lost some out there in the 70's that probably still haven't come down.

Ken

Brett Buck · « **Reply #21 on:** May 12, 2020, 04:21:30 PM »

Quote from: Dan Berry on May 11, 2020, 08:19:01 PM

Well, polite is nice but a plane in the ear makes a statement.

And an awesome Youtube video!

Brett

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #22 on:** May 12, 2020, 04:52:18 PM »

While it's true that the convention is for cabin models to turn left and pylon models to turn right under power, I had a pylon model that flew perfectly to the left. Of course, I insisted otherwise and it crashed to the right. I got looking at the wing (a Starduster X wing and stabilizer), and it had wash-in in the left wing. I'm not huge on FF gas experience, but I'm wondering if the wash-in makes more difference than the fuselage configuration? I've got a 1/2a Mini-Pearl downstairs that needs a TD .049 and a Seelig MiniCombo....or a new home. It flew ok, except it glided about as well as Howard's Impact.

Steve

Dane Martin · « **Reply #23 on:** May 12, 2020, 04:59:34 PM »

Steve, my wing looks completely unwashed

Dan Berry · « **Reply #24 on:** May 12, 2020, 05:03:42 PM »

Quote from: Steve Helmick on May 12, 2020, 04:52:18 PM

While it's true that the convention is for cabin models to turn left and pylon models to turn right under power, I had a pylon model that flew perfectly to the left. Of course, I insisted otherwise and it crashed to the right. I got looking at the wing (a Starduster X wing and stabilizer), and it had wash-in in the left wing. I'm not huge on FF gas experience, but I'm wondering if the wash-in makes more difference than the fuselage configuration? I've got a 1/2a Mini-Pearl downstairs that needs a TD .049 and a Seelig MiniCombo....or a new home. It flew ok, except it glided about as well as Howard's Impact. Steve

i didn't look at nor notice washin.
If it has washin on the left wing it is surprising that there is anything left of it after going right under power.

TDs are easy to come by. Seeligs ... different story but a MiniPearl doewsn't need a seelig Minicombo. A Tatone and a fuse will do fine.