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I'm a very low time pilot. I.e., 3-4 hours total over the last two years on computer simulators, and literally 5 minutes in the air.

I'd bought a couple of those low/slow "trainers" (E-Starter and Slow Stick). With brushed motors and such they were sluggish pigs, slow to respond, and I thought very hard to fly and not much fun. guess I needed something with more pizazz!

I got the Quick Build because I didn't want to spend another 10-20 hours or so (I'm a bit of a perfectionist) putting together a trainer that would end up mangled and unsatisfying anyway. The QB went together well and I headed out to find a place to fly it.

Various potential sites (no clubs in my countryfied surroundings) proved too small or were in use. I went up to the park on the hill overlooking the highway (Chatham, NY) where there are three little league parks. No one was there, and although there are fences, buildings, obstructions and the like, it was the best shot I had.

Although I'd flown the E-starter into a fence there on its maiden a couple years ago (been away from the sport for awhile), I thought with the recent practice I had earlier today in the Clearview simulator on mycomputer, flying a Yardbird Su-27 i think it was (it would be great if someone would do the F-15 for Clearview), I'd give it a shot.

I throttled up to about 1/2 (Grayson power module they sell here is what I have, along with a Zippy 1300 mah, 3S 11.1V battery). I tossed her out in front of me. Trim was a little down and she flew toward the grass but I got enough (over)control and jammed in throttles and zammo!, she was rocketing for the sky. wow!

I throttled back and she politely nosed over. I got her flying hands off nice and level with little trimming needed. Very stable, no turn tendencies, easy to fly.

I made one circuit of the field, even zooming over a roof once, then cut power to see how she glided in. Smooooth and stable even at lower speeds. And a perfect landing, absolutely no sweat. Remember, I'm a novice.

Three more flights, more confidence with each one. She's a sensitive bird in that it's easy for a novice to overcontrol, very responsive with just the elevons, but not overly sensitive. And she'll slow down nicely and float along.

I got careless on flight #5 and beaked her in, so I'm looking for some scrap Depron now but can't wait to go out again. it's a real cool airplane, if you're looking for a confidence-building way to get into prop jets, this is a great place to start. Very stable, responsive, fun plane to own and fly. I'm going to order another QB, they're really a blast.

Fly safe!

Jim]]>Gary PrinceMon, 15 Sep 2008 23:35:25 +0000http://www.6mmflyrc.com/flyblog/2008/9/15/the-microjet-has-left-the-building.html#comments33618:556635:comment/1993539
Gary]]>Gary PrinceWed, 27 Aug 2008 21:40:31 +0000http://www.6mmflyrc.com/flyblog/2008/8/1/bd-5-long-is-gone.html#comments33618:556635:comment/18496656mmFlyRCWed, 30 Jul 2008 23:00:50 +0000http://www.6mmflyrc.com/flyblog/2008/7/22/web-site-issues.html#comments33618:556635:comment/1680477TorstenSWed, 30 Jul 2008 10:47:25 +0000http://www.6mmflyrc.com/flyblog/2008/7/22/web-site-issues.html#comments33618:556635:comment/1679092
Thumbnails on the AIR VIDEOS main page are not linked to the appropriate video pages like the titel above does.]]>Bob757FlThu, 10 Jul 2008 23:33:45 +0000http://www.6mmflyrc.com/flyblog/2008/6/5/quick-build-f-22-low-slow.html#comments33618:556635:comment/1610648Gary PrinceMon, 31 Mar 2008 03:28:56 +0000http://www.6mmflyrc.com/flyblog/2008/2/8/customer-f-4-phantom-extreme.html#comments33618:556635:comment/13888756mmFlyRCMon, 21 Jan 2008 19:24:48 +0000http://www.6mmflyrc.com/flyblog/2007/12/30/new-decals-added.html#comments33618:556635:comment/1237709
Thanks, we love offering these decals for free. As for the scale, they are designed for our "100%" jets. I'm not sure if they could be scaled at a kinko's or other printer. I know that the designer wants to maintain control, and rightfully so, as he did all this work for nothing.

Not sure what you mean by "updated" jolly rodgers, as this is the scheme, done properly.]]>Bill O'NeillMon, 14 Jan 2008 05:55:35 +0000http://www.6mmflyrc.com/flyblog/2007/12/30/new-decals-added.html#comments33618:556635:comment/1223699