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Sport Wing V1

I just got back from doing a test flight with a wing design I am calling the sport wing for now. Needless to say, it didn't go so well! The plane (I used the Gamma 370 made by Ares) unfortunately ended up in a tree but was quickly recovered with a pole. Although the plane crashed, I won't blame the wing design just yet as I might have messed up the center of gravity. Typically on any non swept wing, the center of gravity (CG) is about 1/3 of the wing from the front and this is where I started. the plane reacted like it was very tail heavy though, so I will continue to experiment!

STATIK

Update: 1/6/16: I tried out both wing designs last weekend and neither was very successful. They both made the plane seem sluggish in the air and tail-heavy. I will try designing anti-stall wingtips to see if this improves performance. Plans will be posted when a good formula is found!

DYS 250 flight montage

Just finished editing a video about my second 250 quad session. Enjoy!

Frame: DYS 250- stock from HobbyKing-find it here
Camera: Go Pro Hero3 White edition
Battery: 2200mah 3c
Receiver: FrSky X8R 8/16ch S-BUS ACCST telemetry receiver-find it here
Transmitter: FrSky Taranis- find it here

STATIK

What is FPV?

Many people get easily confused when I talk about FPV. It essentially is this: seeing from the cockpit of the plane. FPV  means that you are seeing what the plane is seeing through a live video link. Sound simple? It is, but many people are easily confused by it. FPV (first person view) uses video signals (we will be going over these in a couple of weeks) to allow the pilot to possibly get further range than typical line of sight pilots. Also, in my opinion, FPV flying is more fun! This will be a once a week series talking about what FPV is and how it works. Stay tuned for next Wednesday, because that is when it really starts!

WARNING

Just a quick warning: I will be changing my blog address in about a week to statikrc.blogger.com. Don't worry! I haven't stopped blogging, I am just updating my address.

STATIK

Just ordered: FrSky ACCST TARANIS X9D PLUS

I just ordered the FRSKY Taranis and I hope to be doing some reviews and tips on it soon. This will be a nice upgrade from the ORANGE T-6!

DIY tricycle landing gear

Just a quick note: I moved the DIY Tricycle landing gear post to its own page. The post was so big and in depth, I thought it would be more fitting there.  Sorry for any confusion I may have caused!

StatiK