Someone asked for pictures of the servo build up. Well, here's a picture of the finished plane, instead.
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A Goldberg Eaglet
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Nifty! Looks great. I'm interested in how it flies. Is the little guy interested in RC? I guess the other Bantam didn't get a pot. mk
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 17:34:33 -0500, "MJKolodziej" wrote in :
Agreed. Beautifully built and covered!
Marty
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The other Bantam got reinspected and declared "good" -- I'll be sure to post the crash pictures if I'm wrong.
When I pointed out the finished plane to #2 son and verified that it was "the trainer" he jumped for joy. For now I think we can mark him down as "interested".
I'm not sure how long the enthusiasm will last, but he has a history of being attracted to airplanes: at 18 months he watched an approach airplane with increasing enthusiasm as it approached our back yard -- until it flew over, whereupon he waved sadly and gave it a disconsolate "bye bye". At about the same age I was peering in the cockpit of a full scale Cub at a fly in, when this chubby little hand reached past my ear (he was in a backpack) and pointed at the seats "one, two ... Airplane Ride!". When I explained that we couldn't go riding in the airplane he started screaming -- we had to leave the show then and there, poor guy.
He's 10 now, so I think that with a buddy box he should be good to fly, if not to land or take off.
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Some time back, there were pictures in Model Aviation of Chip Hyde, who was 8 years old at the time and I believe a 2nd place winner at the Nats in I think RC Pattern. Caption was, "How do you explain to your wife that 8 year old Chip Hyde beat you?"
I am sure your 10 year old would be more than thrilled to fly R/C. Also, there are some entry level RTF R/C electrics that might suit his fancy, and with proper guidance be able to fly and charge in your absence, if you have a decent field near home.
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The back yard is big enough for most anything with a wingspan smaller than 3', if you're _really_ careful about the trees.
But damn, those trees have an appetite for foam and balsa.
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The poor things are probably starving to death because nobody flies kites anymore...
Dan Fubar of The HillPeople