Third time lucky! After two failed attempts that nearly made me give up on this plane entirely, the Dancing Wings Hobby Stick 14 is finally in the air - and it flies beautifully now it's set up following #BrianPhillipsRC build videos. In this video, I take you along for the successful maiden flight, and break down the two critical newbie mistakes I made during my first two setups so you can avoid making them yourself. Lessons Learnt: You must always level your plane before programming SAFE, and if you reverse a channel on your transmitter, you need to re-setup your reciever before making a AS3X Flight! #RCPlane #MaidenFlight #DancingWingsHobby #Stick14 #SpektrumRC #AS3X #BalsaPlane #RCFlying #RCModelAirplane #AviationHobbies
Successful Maiden Flight of my Dancing Wings Stick 14 - third time lucky!
This is the third maiden as the other 2 were not successful at all. But I learned a lot and now I know why :-D
Successful Maiden of my rebuilt Dancing Wings Hobby 1.4M Stick 14 #rcplane
Well done @julietalexandernz for passing your restricted motorcycle license! It was a particlarly hard practical driving test too. On to more Adventuring in New Zealand and beyond!
Look who past the rather vigorous Restricted License Pratical Test - Bye Bye L-Plate #hondact125
Took on a half marathon loop around Lake Hātumā with my wife. Not a race - just a personal challenge to get around the lake and see how we'd hold up. Rolled over the Hātumā mountains ;-) and then on to the halfway mark feeling surprisingly good, and somehow kept talking to each other all the way to the finish. A energy gel or two definately helped. Filmed as we ran — raw, unfiltered and a bit of a laugh!
21km 1/2 Marathon Challenge around Lake Hatuma
This old UMX Turbo Timber has had a rough life… plenty of crashes, repairs and hard landings So I finally stopped talking about rebuilding it and just did it. Everything from the old airframe got transplanted into a brand new fuselage and wing - servos, electronics, lights, the lot. I even cut my own vinyl graphics and added a simple landing gear fix after getting sick of replacing them. This is the true maiden of the rebuild. A few CG tweaks, long grass takeoff, and thankfully… she flies beautifully. Really happy with how this one turned out but here's a pro tip for you: I have learnt that it is cheaper to purchase a brand new plane than it is to replace all the bits and pieces ... by heaps! :-)
UMX Turbo Timber Rebuild and First Flight
We did NOT expect it to fly this well ... This Christmas present build really surprised us how good it was! For a rubber band glider, this thing can actually FLY. We think it definitely needed adult help to build but a great project with my Grandson Toby
Light Knight II Rubber Band Glider Build & Maiden Flight with Toby
First launch, zero drama. Love this #rcplane
UMX Conscendo Maiden Flight - Best Christmas Gift Ever!
We made this paper plane following a tic toc channel @foldable.flight and we are very happy with them! Let us know if you want more of Toby test flying more paper planes. You can even comment and leave us suggestions to make and test fly.
The Worlds Best Paper Plane test flight by Toby
To be fair, it was the dog's fault and I didn't hit it, my Radian Pro did. Ruined my perfect landing LOL
"I can't believe you hit my dog!" - with that #rcplane!
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