On Mon, 26 May 2014 14:12:02 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:

On Mon, 26 May 2014 10:02:14 -0400, Poquito Loco
wrote:

...and an airplane with everything working. Got in five or six flights this morning, only one of
which ended up in a tree. Luckily, it was a small tree so I could reach the airplane. No damage
either. Flying is fun, even if it's just a model airplane. The wind came up so most of the flying
ended.

One guy had a beautiful model A-10, which he could fly much like the real A-10 flies. However, as he
was trying to land it, a gust blew it off the track into a soccer goal post. Busted a wing, landing
gear, and a few other assorted pieces. Hopefully it's fixable.

Lot's of fun!

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John, I forget whether your plane is battery operated or not, and if
so, what kind of flight time do you get?

Yes, battery operated. Flight time varies greatly with speed, etc, but the average is about ten
minutes. Today I had three take-offs, flying, and landings on one battery which took it down to
about 30% charged. With the LIPO batteries you never want to totally discharge them. A friend who
owns the same plane says he got 17 minutes on one flight. I have this airplane:

http://www.horizonhobby.com/products...rtf-EFL3100#t2