RC Piper J-3 Cub water trials. This was the maiden flight for an E-Flite 60" wing span Cub. The floats are a little undersized and the takeoff speed was scary. It flew very well but the stall speed was much higher than I was used to and I stalled it in straight and level flight resulting in a ripped off float and broken prop but no other damage. many thanks to Jim Stuart for shooting the video.
This is the maiden flight of Jim Stuart's KMP CL-215 waterbomber. With a wingspan of 80", a weight of 13lb and two 1300W Turnigy SK4250-650 motors. The flight took place in one of the well protected inlets on Jordanelle Reservoir in Park City, UT. Jim didn't go over half throttle and is planning on installing two smaller 770W motors. The first in a series of Canadair (Now Bombardier Aerospace) waterbombers, the CL-215 was designed to operate at low speeds in harsh wind conditions one might ...
Andy Manilla flying his Extra through the trees in Park City, UT. The camera is a KX191 with two 900mhz receivers linked to a Oracle Diversity receiver and recorded on a Sony DVR.
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Take a look at "FPV - Precision Aerobatics Extra 260 with Diversity Receiver) for a higher resolution and audio track. Andy Manilla flying his Extra through the trees in Park City, UT. The camera is a KX191 with two 900mhz receivers linked to a Oracle Diversity receiver and recorded on a Sony DVR.
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This video is a tribute to Jim's persistence in getting a marginal plane to fly well. Over the years it has self destructed it's fan and more recently suffered enough structual damage for most people to have thrown away.
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After a very successful maiden FPV flight the second 4S Zippy 2200mah exploded while Andy was tightening the safety belt. It was incredibly hot and had thick acrid smoke. Andy burnt his hand while trying to get the battery out and save the plane. Other than some holes in the covering and a blackend interior there appears to be no other damage.
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Precision Aerobatics Katana MD on floats. This is Jim Stuart's maiden flight of the Katana using e-flite fiberglass floats designed for the 60" Cub and Beaver.
Polaris RC plane built and flown by Jim Stuart. This is the third flight at the Big Lake. All the flight went very well.
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Andy Manilla maidening his new red Extra in a howling gale. Fortunately no damage was done and the new motor/ESC/battery combo worked well.
After much experimentation with motors, batteries and floats Jim has enough power to fly the Katana with authority notwithstanding the two pound floats. Initial flights have been off a wet grass field.
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