Rc plane in a small field?
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I've recently moved into a house with a bit of land on the back to play in (1.5 acres ish). Now I haven't flown planes for years but became reasonably proficient with std high wing and low wing ic engined models. What I'm after is a bit of advice of what electric powered models might be useable in the space I've got. I've houses to one side or rather their gardens and open fields the other and end so over flying I'm thinking wouldn't be a problem.
Any ideas please people?
Cheers
S
Any ideas please people?
Cheers
S
Can highly recommend one of these - Parkzone Trojan T-28:
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parkzone t28 is very good as a trainer; performs well slow speed as well.
you could also look at a smaller model called a Wing Wing Z84. It's a flying wing from hobbyking; it's small, agile (if needed) and bullet proof.
I've been flying for several years and i still have fun with the little Z84 every time i take it out. Flys slowly or fast, batteries are cheap. The model only cost £40!
you could also look at a smaller model called a Wing Wing Z84. It's a flying wing from hobbyking; it's small, agile (if needed) and bullet proof.
I've been flying for several years and i still have fun with the little Z84 every time i take it out. Flys slowly or fast, batteries are cheap. The model only cost £40!
banx22 said:
parkzone t28 is very good as a trainer; performs well slow speed as well.
you could also look at a smaller model called a Wing Wing Z84. It's a flying wing from hobbyking; it's small, agile (if needed) and bullet proof.
I've been flying for several years and i still have fun with the little Z84 every time i take it out. Flys slowly or fast, batteries are cheap. The model only cost £40!
Excellent thanks looks just the job!you could also look at a smaller model called a Wing Wing Z84. It's a flying wing from hobbyking; it's small, agile (if needed) and bullet proof.
I've been flying for several years and i still have fun with the little Z84 every time i take it out. Flys slowly or fast, batteries are cheap. The model only cost £40!
Any of the Parkzone warbirds would do really, they are very forgiving flyers. I have the P51D Mustang, P47D Thunderbolt (with flaps/retracts), MK IX Spitfire (with retracts), Corsair and the Visionaire (3D).
The Trojan is good, but the nose wheel is a bit of a weak point. Personally I prefer the Corsair (both are easy flyers - so it may be down to aesthetcs and whether you want a tri-wheel or tail dragger), the only thing you need to be wary of is that it floats (glides) for ages! So you may run out of room for landing.
The Trojan is good, but the nose wheel is a bit of a weak point. Personally I prefer the Corsair (both are easy flyers - so it may be down to aesthetcs and whether you want a tri-wheel or tail dragger), the only thing you need to be wary of is that it floats (glides) for ages! So you may run out of room for landing.
You'd be surprised how much space the larger Parkzone models use once airborne.
I have several (Mustang, Spitfire, one other I can remember the name of + an F14 and Other ducted fan) and a couple of ducted fans. I fly them in my next door neighbours field which s about 4 acres and I can very easily use all of that and more. I appreciate that may not be a problem but your garden will shrink rapidly, especially when something goes wrong!
I have about the same size land as your garden myself and when I'm not in the next field I fly Parkzone micro models quite happily and they have more than enough room.
I have several (Mustang, Spitfire, one other I can remember the name of + an F14 and Other ducted fan) and a couple of ducted fans. I fly them in my next door neighbours field which s about 4 acres and I can very easily use all of that and more. I appreciate that may not be a problem but your garden will shrink rapidly, especially when something goes wrong!
I have about the same size land as your garden myself and when I'm not in the next field I fly Parkzone micro models quite happily and they have more than enough room.
I have the parkzone spitfire (the IX) but the weather's too crappy to fly it at the moment. It needs a fair bit of room for me as I'm newish to planes although I have a year or so of flying helis. I did also buy the parkzone micro spitfire also to practice for the big one and that is awesome - flies amazingly well in a surprising amount of wind (due to built in gyro...) and will bounce a fair bit before breaking. I reckon one of those would be a good bet 
A few years back I took this video from my Trojan T-28 in the field next to me. You can see you will cover ground (or air) very quickly. Take off is dead easy, full throttle and up it goes. Landing is a completely different story!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7W7t4Birw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh7W7t4Birw
Edited by Viper_Larry on Wednesday 15th January 01:08
As other posts have suggested most of the Parkzone/E-flight micro planes should be fine, thats what I use in small areas. The only exceptions might be the EDF models like the Mig as these tend to required more space to get the most out of them.
I also have the UMX SBach which is a very good plane both for just keeping your eye in with basic flying and for more advanced routines.
I also have the UMX SBach which is a very good plane both for just keeping your eye in with basic flying and for more advanced routines.
If you only have a small amount of room then perhaps a micro RC plane would be a wiser purchase.
The "full" size models can very easily cover lots of ground and as they are not really that large in the first place, it's easy to lose orientation, which if you don't have a lot of room to recover from will almost certainly end in a crash; probably beyond were you can see as well!
You want something that flies ok at slow speed. The T28 is excellent (just take the wheels off of it) or that little Wing Wing Z84 I mentioned earlier. The T28 flys like a powered glider to be honest it's so floaty and stable. I'd take the Z84 over the T28 though as its cheaper and from my experience more durable and you will progress quicker through being able to fly it more without having to repair it as frequently.
I have the Parkzone P51 and it really needs quite a bit of space to fly as its a bit or a handful when flown slowly. Once you become more experienced it is a pussy cat and you will be able to fly it in smaller fields without issue.
Avoid EDF jets unless you have a lot of room; they are significantly quicker that prop driven planes and can cover a huge amount of ground without much effort. They are typically a bit smaller than their prop driven counter-parts and can become very small, very quickly!
I have the Phase3 F16 and it's a great flyer, I'd definatley recommend one once you get the hang of it.
The "full" size models can very easily cover lots of ground and as they are not really that large in the first place, it's easy to lose orientation, which if you don't have a lot of room to recover from will almost certainly end in a crash; probably beyond were you can see as well!
You want something that flies ok at slow speed. The T28 is excellent (just take the wheels off of it) or that little Wing Wing Z84 I mentioned earlier. The T28 flys like a powered glider to be honest it's so floaty and stable. I'd take the Z84 over the T28 though as its cheaper and from my experience more durable and you will progress quicker through being able to fly it more without having to repair it as frequently.
I have the Parkzone P51 and it really needs quite a bit of space to fly as its a bit or a handful when flown slowly. Once you become more experienced it is a pussy cat and you will be able to fly it in smaller fields without issue.
Avoid EDF jets unless you have a lot of room; they are significantly quicker that prop driven planes and can cover a huge amount of ground without much effort. They are typically a bit smaller than their prop driven counter-parts and can become very small, very quickly!
I have the Phase3 F16 and it's a great flyer, I'd definatley recommend one once you get the hang of it.
With regards to spares; I've not had a problem. I nosed in my P51 on the first flight! completely snapped the whole cowl/engine off. Couple of bamboo skewers and some epoxy and I was good to go again. I bought a replacement fuselage but have never bothered moving the stuff across as the original is fine.
The beauty of foam planes is that you can repair them very quickly and it's quite amazing how much abuse they can take and still fly OK.
I've not had a go with the small micro planes. They look like fun but I've got a few flying fields near to me that are huge so bigger planes are my thing really.
From my experience, the T28 is a great first plane. Have somebody with you that has maybe done it before as it will surprise you how fast it will go (it isn't that fast but it will feel like it is at first). Get used to landing and flying in nice, controlled figure of 8's. once you have that down you will be able to fly anything; really that is just the tip of the iceberg. stunts, etc. are a whole different ball game.
You will crash; but you will quickly get over this part.
The beauty of foam planes is that you can repair them very quickly and it's quite amazing how much abuse they can take and still fly OK.
I've not had a go with the small micro planes. They look like fun but I've got a few flying fields near to me that are huge so bigger planes are my thing really.
From my experience, the T28 is a great first plane. Have somebody with you that has maybe done it before as it will surprise you how fast it will go (it isn't that fast but it will feel like it is at first). Get used to landing and flying in nice, controlled figure of 8's. once you have that down you will be able to fly anything; really that is just the tip of the iceberg. stunts, etc. are a whole different ball game.
You will crash; but you will quickly get over this part.
Depends on how small your field. I thought I'd be fine on Christmas day, never flown any RC plane before. Thought the garden must be BIG enough, wrong, wrong, wrong.... Spent must of the time concerned about, tree, house, tree, another tree, ground, oh damn it...! http://youtu.be/VcaoyBYrs0g
Didn't fair to better after I repaired it (not flying right at this time though). Found a bigger field though, oh damn it where did that dual carriageway come from, another tree, fence, ground, damn.... Not again....!! http://youtu.be/ThQI1p-qPls
Have now brought another plane. Anyone around MK wants to show me how to fly it, it would be much appreciated...!?
jj
Didn't fair to better after I repaired it (not flying right at this time though). Found a bigger field though, oh damn it where did that dual carriageway come from, another tree, fence, ground, damn.... Not again....!! http://youtu.be/ThQI1p-qPls
Have now brought another plane. Anyone around MK wants to show me how to fly it, it would be much appreciated...!?
jj
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