Tag: Tiger Moth
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R/C Planes Are *NOT* Soccer Balls
A few weeks ago I was messing around at the park with my Tiger Moth, and a friend and his son happened to be there shooting pictures of his Super Cub. I decided it would be a great idea to try to fly through the soccer goal, but misjudged the depth as the plane was…
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Flying My Tiger Moth In A Big Wind
So I took my moth to the park a few mornings ago – the wind was pretty steady between 20-25 mph, with gusts up above 35 mph. Throwing all caution to the wind (get it? ha!) I buzzed around the skies for a while to see how the moth handled things… Check out the video…
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Tiger Moth Crash!
Here’s a little gem of a video I shot back in January – just after I cut ailerons in the upper wings of my Tiger Moth. This flight started out great – smooth air, clear day, etc. Then I started playing fast and loose with the sticks, tried to go inverted too close to the…
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Tiger Moth With Streamers
Yesterday was great: My in-laws were in town for a visit, and the weather was absolutely gorgeous. Jacob brought his mini cub, so we took it and a couple of my planes to the park to play around for a while. There was a lot of crashing – and one extremely close call. We had…
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Lost In The Clouds
I nearly lost my Tiger Moth in the clouds one day last week… httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1wNxigGUBw
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Tiger Moth Upper Ailerons Modification
A few weeks ago I first flew my new Tiger Moth 400 with the brushless mod. After getting it trimmed well, it flies pretty well with a few caveats: There is still quite a bit of prop torque With ailerons on only the lower wing, this plane does not axial roll very fast, and loses…
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Tiger Moth Maiden Flight
The weather finally cooperated today, and I was able to get out and maiden my new Tiger Moth. While I’ve still got a lot to learn about flying with 4 channels instead of the 3 I was used to on my cub, this plane flies great! httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJb6jfpECk8
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GWS Tiger Moth 400 With Brushless Power
Well, Christmas has come and gone, and I scored a bunch of stuff to feed my RC Planes habit: Keychain FOB Form Factor Camera – Perfect for shooting aerial footage A Bunch of servos Brushless Motor and Speed Control (GH2212-13 Motor) Little Flashlights For Night Flight El Cheap-O 6 Channel Radio System So, now I…