for adding navigational lights
please refer to "tip of the week" 3rd week /
Jan 2005
adding nav lights to your rc plane gives realism and romance
to dusk flights.
i am a late afternoon flyer so i need to lit up my plane
6:30am in Buen Retiro, Brgy. Bubog, Silay City - a spot
famous for the "three sisters" enchanted willow
tree.
it makes sense to test the rudder response to controls
before flying the plane.
i checked the tail wheel and made sure it is well mounted.
this baby can do a rolling take off on a flat soil
inset shows plane picking up altitude. the rising may be
a little slow but the powerful motors at full throttle will
bring this baby up in the air at no time.
i made a return for a spiral flight
plane continued to pick up altitude
in few minutes, plane was almost like a speck of dust
in the upper winds.
plane begun loosing altitude after some glide and it is
now ready for a landing.
slow and clean descent
heading to a residencial area for landing sequence
going straight
ontop some houses
after making a turn, plane is now slowing down with only
the rudders being active.
passed by
and into the runway
perfect!
that was one nice morning flight!
this plane sure is a real glider and it takes skill to make
a spot landing.