Morris Russell brought a squadron of micro models to E-Fest. His 12-inch wing span Constellation (above left) was Don’s favorite. Powered by four Havoc helicopter motor/tail rotor assemblies. The Great Planes F-86 Sabre (above right) performed like a model ten times its size with its 15-inch wing span. HyperFlow 30mm fan and a 11,500 KV inrunner brushless motor on a 2S pack.
Featherlight RC has some really slow flying 3D models (below left). Check their site for some flight video. Don’s Tri-Pacer will use a Cobra 41mm 305 KV C- 4130-20 (below right) from Innov8tive Designs, teamed with a Castle Creations Phoenix Ice 75-amp, data logging, 5-amp BEC brushless speed control. Dependable Thunder power G6 Pro Lite 25C 5000 mAh Li-Pos will power it.
A Castle Creations
www.castlecreations.
com ultra-reliable Phoenix Ice 75-amp data logging, 5-amp BEC brushless speed control was used. Connectors were attached and the Phoenix performed perfectly thus far in ground tests. Ken Myers, editor of the Am- peer, gave me permission to reprint this from their club meeting. “There was a general discussion about
speed controls and many members noted that they have tried several different brands, but they have now settled on Castle Cre- ations. Ken noted the excellent service he got on the replacement of his HV-60 and the $22 exchange for his broken Thunderbird 54.” Thunder Power RC
www.thunderpower-
rc.com provided two G6 Pro Lite 25C 5000 mAh batteries capable of 125 amps contin-
June 2–3
June 22–24 July 7–8 July 7–9 July 28
Aug. 5–8 Sept. 6–9
Sept. 14–16 Nov. 9–11
FLYING MODELS
Keith Shaw’s Birthday E-Fly NEFI
Mid America E-Flies
Annual JCSF Electric Fly-In 13th Annual E-Fly
Electric NATS Events E-Jets International NEAT Fair
JR Indoor Festival
2012 Electric Fly-Ins Coldwater, MI
Muncie, IN
Northville Twp., MI Colts Neck, NJ
Banshee Reeks Park, VA AMA site Muncie, IN Columbus, OH Downsville, NY Columbus, OH
uous. Thunder Power RC backs their packs with an industry leading 2-year warranty and a 50% off crash damage replacement. G6 Li-Po packs deliver more power and it is suggested to check your amp draw to as- sure you are operating within your systems limits. The covering is Hangar 9 white with red trim from Horizon Hobby www.horizon
hobby.com. Till next time fly safely!
Dave Grife,
grifesd@yahoo.com Jay Smith,
jays@modelaircraft.org Ken Myer,
kmyersefo@theamper.org Rob Kallok,
robkallok@comcast.net Brian Allen,
allenbw@verizon.net www.modelaircraft.org www.torks.com www.neatfair.org
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