Comments on: My home-built radio control flying combat wing http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/ Mike's World of fun stuff (pinball, games, electronics, amusement parks, computers, more) Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:19:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: micsaund http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-8536 micsaund Mon, 10 Sep 2007 20:53:33 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-8536 Also, Alex, you can visit your local hobby store and they are almost always VERY willing to help you and happy to talk and answer questions. In return, they obviously would like you to spend your money there instead of online somewhere like Tower Hobbies. For a total beginner who's not familiar with radio control, you should visit the hobby shop and chat. Also, keep an eye out for any local RC flying clubs. They're groups of (mainly) guys who get together periodically and often have a flying field you can use. Sometimes, you'll find certain clubs are "gas only" or have an anti-electric plane bias, and if so, they may not be that helpful, but usually you'll find other electric fliers (like myself) who are very happy to help you out. Mike Also, Alex, you can visit your local hobby store and they are almost always VERY willing to help you and happy to talk and answer questions. In return, they obviously would like you to spend your money there instead of online somewhere like Tower Hobbies. For a total beginner who’s not familiar with radio control, you should visit the hobby shop and chat.

Also, keep an eye out for any local RC flying clubs. They’re groups of (mainly) guys who get together periodically and often have a flying field you can use. Sometimes, you’ll find certain clubs are “gas only” or have an anti-electric plane bias, and if so, they may not be that helpful, but usually you’ll find other electric fliers (like myself) who are very happy to help you out.

Mike

]]> By: alex http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-8532 alex Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:31:01 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-8532 ok thanks micsaund i will try to do one ok thanks micsaund i will try to do one

]]> By: micsaund http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-8396 micsaund Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:31:59 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-8396 Hi Alex. In the article above, I link directly to the place where you can purchase the Unicorn that I built. Once you have the plane itself, you just buy standard radio control servos, motors, and stuff like that from any hobby shop or www.towerhobbies.com or any other the other online place. Everything you buy comes with instructions on how to put it together. Sometimes, you have to interpret the instructions to get the best results, but that's part of the fun of the hobby: experimenting and learning to make a plane fly the way you like it to fly. Hi Alex. In the article above, I link directly to the place where you can purchase the Unicorn that I built. Once you have the plane itself, you just buy standard radio control servos, motors, and stuff like that from any hobby shop or http://www.towerhobbies.com or any other the other online place.

Everything you buy comes with instructions on how to put it together. Sometimes, you have to interpret the instructions to get the best results, but that’s part of the fun of the hobby: experimenting and learning to make a plane fly the way you like it to fly.

]]> By: alex http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-8395 alex Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:09:09 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-8395 hey guys i wannt to get one of those airplains call combat wing please tell me how do i get one or were or if one of u have the instruction can i get a copy please .thanks alot hey guys i wannt to get one of those airplains call combat wing please tell me how do i get one or were or if one of u have the instruction can i get a copy please .thanks alot

]]> By: nolebotic http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-5082 nolebotic Sat, 31 Mar 2007 04:04:30 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-5082 I recently posted pics of my new micro scale RC glider on http://nolebotic.blogspot.com I’d appreciate any comments regarding radio gear that would work well with it. I’m looking at the cirrus micro joule system. Thanks for the info. I recently posted pics of my new micro scale RC glider on http://nolebotic.blogspot.com
I’d appreciate any comments regarding radio gear that would work well with it. I’m looking at the cirrus micro joule system. Thanks for the info.

]]> By: TheHobbyGuy http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-2792 TheHobbyGuy Tue, 26 Dec 2006 20:48:25 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-2792 My Unicorn is all built and flying. Check it out: http://blog.thehobbyguy.tv/2006/12/25/unicorn-wing-built/ My Unicorn is all built and flying. Check it out:
http://blog.thehobbyguy.tv/2006/12/25/unicorn-wing-built/

]]> By: TheHobbyGuy http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-2106 TheHobbyGuy Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:35:36 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-2106 My buddies have the Unicorn Wing, and I have mine on order. In the meantime, I have built a few wings from FanFold and a CoroPlast (SPAD), both cost under $5.00 - not including the electronics. I have some video of the flights too. Build info: http://blog.thehobbyguy.tv/2006/10/09/5-dollar-wing/ Flight Video: http://blog.thehobbyguy.tv/2006/10/15/corowing-spad-flight-report/ My buddies have the Unicorn Wing, and I have mine on order. In the meantime, I have built a few wings from FanFold and a CoroPlast (SPAD), both cost under $5.00 – not including the electronics. I have some video of the flights too.
Build info:
http://blog.thehobbyguy.tv/2006/10/09/5-dollar-wing/

Flight Video:
http://blog.thehobbyguy.tv/2006/10/15/corowing-spad-flight-report/

]]> By: micsaund http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-2075 micsaund Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:08:07 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-2075 It flies great. The 'corn was my first wing (and second total plane after an EasyStar) and the fact that I've never cratered it really speaks to it's docile nature. I think that if I were to run $100 lipo packs, my runtime issues would be less of an issue ;) However, I've been cheap and stuck to the 10-cell NiMH packs I bought with the initial build. That's pretty cool that your buddies have the 'corn running super fast. A friend of mine runs an eRaider with dual lipos and a huge motor and the thing is twice as fast as mine. However, I've never been after speed but rather a fun, relaxing flight and I've got that -- just in 5 minute chunks lol! Mike It flies great. The ‘corn was my first wing (and second total plane after an EasyStar) and the fact that I’ve never cratered it really speaks to it’s docile nature.

I think that if I were to run $100 lipo packs, my runtime issues would be less of an issue ;) However, I’ve been cheap and stuck to the 10-cell NiMH packs I bought with the initial build.

That’s pretty cool that your buddies have the ‘corn running super fast. A friend of mine runs an eRaider with dual lipos and a huge motor and the thing is twice as fast as mine. However, I’ve never been after speed but rather a fun, relaxing flight and I’ve got that — just in 5 minute chunks lol!

Mike

]]> By: TheHobbyGuy http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-2074 TheHobbyGuy Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:00:20 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-2074 How has the flying been? A lot of guys in my club, MMAC, have put brushless heli motrs in the UNicorn Wing and it is super fast! They are runnning 4000mAh lipos and they get rediculous 20 minute flying times! How has the flying been? A lot of guys in my club, MMAC, have put brushless heli motrs in the UNicorn Wing and it is super fast! They are runnning 4000mAh lipos and they get rediculous 20 minute flying times!

]]> By: Steve http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/comment-page-1/#comment-1983 Steve Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:58:46 +0000 http://www.micsaund.com/2006/09/24/my-home-built-radio-control-flying-combat-wing/#comment-1983 Hay Micsaund, Cool airplane. Cool review. No pictures of it flying? Steve Hay Micsaund,

Cool airplane. Cool review. No pictures of it flying?

Steve

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