Post by modifiedmustang on Jan 7, 2009 5:59:29 GMT 1
This is a joint post from my son Colby (7) and I.
Santa brought him a Super Cub for Christmas and I was jealous. We went to the local soccer field that was surrounded by tall pine trees. The first flight by my 7 year old son (hand launched by me) was interrupted about 40 ft high by a pine tree. Ouch, and I was concerned his flying days were over. Surprisingly the tree encounter and the plummet to the ground resulted in a diry cowel.
Second flight (approx. 5 min) by my son, a stall from about 30 feet stright down yielded only a broken wing strut. Amazing!
Third flight (approx 5 min) with first attempt to land (full throttle) resulted in cartwheels leaving a broken fuse just fore of the elevator. Apparently a common weak point. No problem, a little glue and package tape, fishing line with swivels for wing attachments and velcro to fuse and we were flying the next day.
5-10 mph winds were no problem on takeoff and my son had trouble keeping into the wind. Several crashes and draining three battery packs resulted in a great day flying with only a protruding battery tray door and loose firewall. More guerilla glue and he was flying the next day.
Colbys best day yet. He was landing and flying in 5-10mph winds. No crashes and nothing for me to do that night. Bummer, fixing was fun too!
Seeing how fun it looked to fly (and the fact that he won't let me fly his), I just had to have my own. It arrived yesterday and I've put it together reinforcing all of the typical areas. I can't wait to get my hands on the controls!
As soon as I figure out how, I'm going to post youtube video of Colby's first landing (with less than a dozen flights/crashes under his belt), in wind I might add (as evidenced by the sound of it blowing on the microphone). Would make a great testament to how easy this thing is to fly!
Santa brought him a Super Cub for Christmas and I was jealous. We went to the local soccer field that was surrounded by tall pine trees. The first flight by my 7 year old son (hand launched by me) was interrupted about 40 ft high by a pine tree. Ouch, and I was concerned his flying days were over. Surprisingly the tree encounter and the plummet to the ground resulted in a diry cowel.
Second flight (approx. 5 min) by my son, a stall from about 30 feet stright down yielded only a broken wing strut. Amazing!
Third flight (approx 5 min) with first attempt to land (full throttle) resulted in cartwheels leaving a broken fuse just fore of the elevator. Apparently a common weak point. No problem, a little glue and package tape, fishing line with swivels for wing attachments and velcro to fuse and we were flying the next day.
5-10 mph winds were no problem on takeoff and my son had trouble keeping into the wind. Several crashes and draining three battery packs resulted in a great day flying with only a protruding battery tray door and loose firewall. More guerilla glue and he was flying the next day.
Colbys best day yet. He was landing and flying in 5-10mph winds. No crashes and nothing for me to do that night. Bummer, fixing was fun too!
Seeing how fun it looked to fly (and the fact that he won't let me fly his), I just had to have my own. It arrived yesterday and I've put it together reinforcing all of the typical areas. I can't wait to get my hands on the controls!
As soon as I figure out how, I'm going to post youtube video of Colby's first landing (with less than a dozen flights/crashes under his belt), in wind I might add (as evidenced by the sound of it blowing on the microphone). Would make a great testament to how easy this thing is to fly!
