Quote from: Pikle6 on September 08, 2009, 08:48:50 PM
ok guys i came back from kerala this sunday ...........
subbu

I thought you will be coming to Chennai as well

oh sorry sai uncle i will come in 2010 after my board exams and stay there for 2 months


subbu

tomorrows test flight is canceled  i cant go to pramod bhaiya's house as my car is in workshop


subbu

Today was a very eventful day for us at Kovalam , Saju and me started seriously Learning to Fly with my son Venkat as our teacher  around June Mid , till then we used to fly in spurts but only a few circuits in the air and then would hand over the Tx to him to land that too when ever we got time , hence effectively our learning interest was very limited .
Around June  it dawned on us that Venkat being in Xth  we would  get stuck and our Sunday Morning flying would completely halt  when he started concentrating on his boards and his flying reduced .
So we started right earnest trying to learn  flying  .

Today was eventful because for the first time  three of us were flying independently  and three of our planes were in the air at the same time , we repeated it twice  as below :

Sortie 1 : Saju : Slow Stick , Venkat : Twinstar , myself : Easy Cub  : around 15 mins of Joint flying
Sortie 2 : Saju : Easy cub  , Venkat : Slow Stick, myself : twin star  : again around 15 mins

Venkat also flew 2 sorties on the FPV on the twin star..

sai

A mixed day, after almost 6 weeks of no flying.  Other than the usual heli flying (my brother's HK450 Trex clone  and couple of batteries on the Trex 500), test flew 4 other planes (one small electric Cessna, one Kyosho Calmato 40, another plane which seemed to be built from parts of two separate planes and looked like a T-34, and finally a Rascal which looked like 60 size). 

It was satisfying to detect the cause of instability (it is like random aileron input being applied to the plane) on the Calmato ! It was a case where the decals/color scheme trims would come off during flight, causing massive drag on one of the wings.  Some tape took care of it, much to the delight of the owner of the plane who is a veteran "aeromodeller"  from the early 80s (who builds much more than he flies!). 

On the flip side, I crashed my brother's Tiger 60, when my right finger slipped off the stick while flying low   I am seeking consolation in the facts that 1) it was I who bought it for him at a great deal from a friend and 2) it can be rebuilt fairly easily as the wing etc are intact. Yet it feels that the whole incident was avoidable

The local hobby store was getting a new set of Calmato 60s, and they are similar in flying characteristics to the Tiger 60.  So we may go for one of those regardless.

sat at home and tried repairing my heli scratching my head

To all those in Chennai. Head to Raceway 112 for all the RC car action you can get! For more info please visit www.raceway112.com

The last week has been very hectic.

Beginning with 25th Sep, we ( Mr. Sai of RCFORALLIN, his son and self) had an aeromodelling workshop we were conducting called "FLYSPAD" at MIT campus of ANNA UNIVERSITY, in Chennai, for 2 days. We had 37 teams (of 3 persons per team ) participating from various colleges including IISc, Bangalore, and NIT, Nagpur etc. Each team was guided to make their own Mr. Moss out of Corroplast. We provided all the electronics including TX, RX, motor, ESC, servo, battery, charger etc. Out of the 37 teams, 36 teams completed the building and the test flying was done by Venkat (Mr. Sai's son). All of them flew and each individual team member was highly thrilled to see their handiwork taking to the air. Out of the 37 teams, there were 2 all girls teams and there were a few other teams with some girl team members. Some of the teams even made some brave effort to fly their handiwork themselves after the test flight. All of them were very confident and exhilirated by what they had done.

On 2nd of October, we (Mr. Sai, Venkat and self) had active participation in the IIT-AEROFEST at Chennai IIT. This was a grand show with about 20 planes being showcased. We flew our Multiplex Sqaudron (Easy Cub, TwinStar, Easy Star). TwinStar and Easy Cub had the honour of inaugurating the show with streamers and the AEROFEST banner.

Saju

28 Sept went practicing for IIT aerofest at IIT campus. Oct 1st had a great show at Tambaram air force station. October 2nd had a great show (again) at IIT aerofest and oh! my God the crowd loved it all. The best part was the last when a 50 cc Yak and a Groovy were flown by Guru and Chan and they gave what the crowds wanted. And oh yeah! the week is still not over with Sunday yet to come.
On a side note, I see some one has still not recovered from not being tagged a " A true aeromodeller"

Quote from: flyingboxcar on October 03, 2009, 03:24:01 PM
On a side note, I see some one has still not recovered from not being tagged a " A true aeromodeller"

Thank you Captain for being active on the forum, despite me totally resisting your authority/decision to "tag" people summarily   

The quality of information you are posting in the various threads will help a lot of people for a really long time    , and are reason enough for you to feel you had that authority   You have certainly earned the respect of people who do not know you in person !

Quote from: flyingboxcar on October 03, 2009, 03:24:01 PM
The best part was the last when a 50 cc Yak and a Groovy were flown by Guru and Chan and they gave what the crowds wanted. And oh yeah! the week is still not over with Sunday yet to come.

Wow!.. should have been a great day...  Videos please.

The week from 25/9 till 4/10 was hectic in terms of aero modeling  with the workshop and air shows all around .
On 2/10 we had 2 secessions of flying with :
1st one at Saju's company L& T  some basic flying  for a family day function  it really gave us an understanding of the communities exposure to this great hobby.The idea here was nothing spectacular  but was part of  our effort to reach out to the community and observe the  general reactions  to aero modeling and I must say there were quite a few who had never known of such possibilities .This included a lot of technically qualified persons even at senior levels of management . They were surprised at the speed at which models fly especially considering that their previous impression was that these were some toys . Seeing even basic models like the easy star and Easy cub take off and land opened their eyes to the fact that these far from toys  .

After this I really agree with TG that community reach out initiatives even without spectacular elements is essential to push this hobby forward.

The afternoon the big one at IIT Shastra 2009  .
Apart from what Capt Manish has mentioned there were the following as well which in my opinion need mention  :
1)  Arvind did some great Heli flying with  the Augusta Scale Heli and some breath taking flying with the Raptor
2) Capt Velraj and Alex did some very precise flying and put up a great effort in getting the crowd to understand the nuances of various aerobatic moves  clearly showing what professional qualified Pilots can do with their models they flew for short while but precision was evident .
3) Mr Shridhar with his Auto Gyro was another unique air craft : possibly those from Sholavaram have seen it so often they don't feel its uniqueness
4) Capt Manish and Meenakshi did some great combination flying with a scale P51 and a sport plane .
5) Venkat flew  to Music with his acromaster with streamers opening with an Enrique number , it was something like sky dancing for the model  with  free style aerobatics .
6) Vivek from IITM opened the show with the Multiplex easy cub with steamers attached to it  accompanied by  the twin star towing an Aerofest Banner which was longer then its length
7) Prabhakar with his scale Cessna was  flying exactly like a real one.

After all this aero modeling we decided to do some relaxed flying with the Easy Star , Easy Cub and the Twin Star and had a great time today with tension free flying despite  heavy winds.

sai

OK, from here on, anyone attending any event has to report with pictures and/or videos, or they face the hammer    

The ones who did not get to participate in person have the right to get a glimpse of such good news !  Anyway it is great to see the hobby being showcased to the public often   

Actually the Ground at L& T was an open bus parking lot next to the factory , some locals  were playing cricket there as well so not much is needed to show case the hobby at its basic level I was surprised that  they were awed even with  simple beginners planes    there was nothing sensational at the L&T event  but that itself was good enough

There is a difference between everyday (or weekly) flying, versus an organized demo/event.  And it is the pictures/videos from such events that I was mentioning earlier

I suppose Mr. Sai and Mr. Saju have some videos to share !! My camera was not even unpacked on that day!!

Or lemme get some vids and pics from the IITians!

- Chan

Quote from: flyingboxcar on October 03, 2009, 03:24:01 PM
The best part was the last when a 50 cc Yak and a Groovy were flown by Guru and Chan and they gave what the crowds wanted.

Thanks Capt.  am still hunting for a video of that sortie!

- Chan

Maiden my Blazee Bee .............But  ...something wrong.....didnt fly ......thrust was good but as soon as i hand launch the plane it wooble in air and crashed....it danced in air approx 6 mtr above ground level and crashed like a plane without vertical stabilizer. i think Subu was rt about short Vertical stabilizer. will increase the height and design of VS and will maiden again.....

Tried my E-Starter Low winger..... again something went wrong....it tilted to left after hand launch and crashed....might be due to some weight towards left wing...will check and do a test flight next Saturday....Guanli Thunder Bird flew very well again.....although flight time with NiCd apck is approx 5-10 min.....but i am happy...will convert it to Lipo and brushless.....

Quote from: sandeepm on October 05, 2009, 12:43:31 PM
Maiden my Blazee Bee .............But  ...something wrong.....didnt fly ......thrust was good but as soon as i hand launch the plane it wooble in air and crashed....it danced in air approx 6 mtr above ground level and crashed like a plane without vertical stabilizer. i think Subu was rt about short Vertical stabilizer. will increase the height and design of VS and will maiden again.....

as i said that there would not be much vertical stab and i was busy last whole week with space shuttle and vtol and ordered the pulama shockie today as i want to start learning some basic 3d above loops and rolls will get it tomorrow and start work on it

subbu

QuoteBeginning with 25th Sep, we ( Mr. Sai of RCFORALLIN, his son and self) had an aeromodelling workshop we were conducting called "FLYSPAD" at MIT campus of ANNA UNIVERSITY, in Chennai, for 2 days. We had 37 teams (of 3 persons per team ) participating from various colleges including IISc, Bangalore, and NIT, Nagpur etc. Each team was guided to make their own Mr. Moss out of Corroplast. We provided all the electronics including TX, RX, motor, ESC, servo, battery, charger etc. Out of the 37 teams, 36 teams completed the building and the test flying was done by Venkat (Mr. Sai's son). All of them flew and each individual team member was highly thrilled to see their handiwork taking to the air. Out of the 37 teams, there were 2 all girls teams and there were a few other teams with some girl team members. Some of the teams even made some brave effort to fly their handiwork themselves after the test flight. All of them were very confident and exhilirated by what they had done.

On 2nd of October, we (Mr. Sai, Venkat and self) had active participation in the IIT-AEROFEST at Chennai IIT. This was a grand show with about 20 planes being showcased. We flew our Multiplex Sqaudron (Easy Cub, TwinStar, Easy Star). TwinStar and Easy Cub had the honour of inaugurating the show with streamers and the AEROFEST banner.

Saju

darn i miss being a student,i wish wish.............................

Hi Guys,

Heres my first submission of the IIT Aerofest 2009..

This video is of the combined flying done by me and Guru..

I was flying my 50cc Yak and Guru was flying his Groovy 90 powered by an OS 1.20 pumped 4 stroker!

The main part is that we both were performing whatever the crowd was asking for and we were requested for a Shakira move as a leg puller by the crowd..

Capt. Manish and Alex immediately prompted me to do a tail wag in front of the crowd to simulate the infamous Shakira belly dance!!

It was an instant crowd puller with the audience asking for a repeat!!

The only sad part was the outstanding short landing of the Groovy by Guru was not shot in the video!!  It was a tight field and landing the 50cc was also quite a deal there!



- Chan

Great work
The Highlight of the show is chan s shakira move best move in the show
i wanna be a aeromodeller lik u chan ..........
U ROCK.............

Quote from: Vasudev on October 07, 2009, 09:46:05 AM
Great work
The Highlight of the show is chan s shakira move best move in the show
i wanna be a aeromodeller lik u chan ..........
U ROCK.............

Thanks a lot Vasudev!! Were you there for the show??

- Chan

yes i was there
i have seen u flying in sholavaram
but this one is a outstanding performance ........