Finally, Me trying out Sanjay Sir's QB 10:

Good job Maahin 

That Avisport is one serious Fun-fly model 

In fact, that was one real Fun-Fly-Sunday 

Yeah, Both the small planes are extremely fun.

That last photo looks like a still photo.
On closer examination, found details like:
Prop spinning
Right wheel just touching the ground
Left wheel just off the ground
Tail wheel clear of the ground
Just a touch of up elevator.
It's actually a fantastic action shot!

Very observant sir 

In fact it was from a sequence of "burst" shots from a DSLR camera (which I have owned for 2-3 years, and necer read the manual. Girish and Maahin figured it out  )

Hi guys, extremely new RC Pilot here. My name is Pratyush and I have been searching for knowledgeable/experienced pilots to learn/build/fly with in Gurgaon till I found this thread. I have been flying beginner stuff since the last few months and can't wait to step it up. I am really in love with flight and am looking forward to getting good on all 3 major flying platforms - Fixed Wing, 3D Heli and Multi-Rotors.

I fly these regularly:
1. WLToys V911 - 4Ch Helicopter
2. WLToys V922 - 6Ch CP Helicopter - Can hover and fly it around, can't do 3D yet but I'm working on it. The non-programmable Tx with this doesn't help learn 3D. I find it too touchy on the Pitch.

Will be getting/building these in January 2015 - waiting for HobbyKing to deliver the electronics for my very first planes ever:
1. Radio System - Tx+Rx - Spektrum DX6 with AR610 Rx
2. FT Spitfire - Foamboard construction -
3. FT Racer (RipSlinger from the movie Planes) - Foamboard construction -
4. Blade Nano CPX - UltraMicro CP Helicopter
5. Most Importantly - Phoenix RC Simulator v5 - Do not have any sim experience but I feel the need. Especially for CP helis.

Please let me know the next time you guys plan to fly in Gurgaon along with the place (sector 29 from what I can see in the thread?). I would love to catch up and fly with you guys.

Also, I happen to have seen a gentleman carrying a big plane around in a red Swift in my neighbourhood (National Media Centre). Would any of you happen to know this person? It'll be great to know someone in the neighbourhood as well.

Thanks a ton in anticipation.

Hi Pratyush,
Welcome to the forum.

You seem to be going good only suggestion is don't be too confident and jump for the ft racer instead get training from Sanjay sir in building and build a trainer model.
Don't get the dx6 from foreign instead get the frsky taranis from  rcproduct.in or Rcmumbai.com

PS I guess that guy was Sanjay sir.

Hi,

Thanks a ton for the reply.

I am quite afraid of the FT Racer myself since it's quite fast. Too damn fast for somebody with no fixed-wing experience at all. Ordering it just so I save on some shipping later. My first choice is actually the FT Spitfire since it manages to be a warbird (\m/ to that!!!) and still keeps the stall characteristics under control for a beginner (Have been talking to quite a few first-time builders of the FT Spitfire across the pond and they seem to love it - It's slow and doesn't stall much).

My intention, first and foremost, is to "build" something rather than "buy" something right now (Though the Bix3 with its pusher prop should be great for crashing ;-)) so I can learn how things work and how to fix them when they do go wrong (and I have learnt enough that things break a hell lot when you're learning)

Also, I had looked at the Taranis X9D Plus and loved it!!!! So much value for money is just awesome to be honest!!!
Frankly, the few reasons I'm going for the DX6 right now (but will eventually move to something like the Taranis or a Futaba or an Aurora 9x):
1. Programming the DX6 took much, much less effort (very important for me since I want to spend time in the air and not looking at screen).
2. I find that a ton of BNF models run DSMX (not too much of an issue with Taranis either because modules can be purchased for almost all Radios these days).
3. Very, very good customer support from Spektrum - A few old friends have been using these for more than 5 years and couldn't go more gaga about customer service from Spektrum.
4. I know I won't need more channels than 6 (since I'm so far away from FPV and 3D at present).

Overall, the Taranis seems like one of the best intermediate/advance Tx out there today. Yeah It's not that expensive but I know that I am nowhere close to using or understanding it fully at present. Also, knowing the geek that I am, I know I'd end up fiddling with the Taranis so much (it has so much to offer) that the focus might just get diluted from becoming a solid pilot first and then anything else. The DX6 keeps it simple and functional enough so you have minimum friction between you and your bird being airborne.

Please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I have been reading a lot about both and the above is just the gist of what I've heard from users of both Taranis and Spektrum.

We plan to fly Saturday & Sunday starting at 8:30-9 am, depending on the weather

PM me your phone number if interested; I'll let you know

The location is the Sector 29 ground, right in front of the RITES building

I don't own a Swift, Red or otherwise 

Hi Mr. Rai,

Thanks a ton for the reply. Will pm you my phone number. It's ok about the Swift. I'm sure I'll be bumping into the gentleman in question soon enough. ;-)

Looking forward to seeing you guys. I just hope my goods arrive till then or I'll be stuck with just my V922 Micro CP Heli which I'm not too good at (Though its a lot of fun whenever I do manage to keep it under control).

Thanks again.

Some general pics

It wasn't a good day to fly.

The (recorded) minimum in Gurgaon hit 0.4 deg. C, and we had heavy fog. Despite good advice I still took off, and crashed 

Then another flier had radio equipment problems and..... bang

Wher is this ground

Sector 29, between Westin and KOD; Right where they sell diwali crackers, if you're familiar with the area. We fly on weekends. Sundays the ground is often filled with cricketers.

sec 29 noida ??

oh gurgaon

ok ..

talked to kalsi sir

thanks for the help

Some posts here after a long time

Had some new fliers on the field today, Nishad (flatspin king) Anshul (Agent 47) and Harshit Batra. Plus Saurabh (Ratsaurabh) came all the way from Noida!

Girish and Maahin flying

Nishad, Saurabh, Anshul, Harshit

My good old QB 10 - still going strong 

Girish wore a striped shirt to match with the Spit!

Suarabh's Paap Wing. He really tore up the skies today....luckily he didn't tear up the ground