Hi from West Sussex, UK

[SussexFlyer]

Hi! Just to say hello from a snowy West Sussex in the south of the UK.

A brief intro about me and my flying. As a kid I made and flew countless free-flight models (mostly rubber-powered) then learnt to fly RC aged 30 in 1990. Life sort of got in the way around 2000 - no excuse but I'm sure I'm not the only one - but planes are in my DNA so resurrected one of my models a year ago. Despite having previously flown aerobatics etc it was obvious I was very rusty, proved by a very dodgy 'arrival' with terra firma, breaking the prop and nose of my Precedent Electra-fly.

Confidence shattered, the months passsed until I decided a few weeks ago the sensible thing would be to start at the beginning and so I bought a Super Cub Li-Po from Wonderland Models - great price and a large box arrived arrived just 2 days later. Wow! Battery technology has certainly come on leaps and bounds, the Li-Po pack is so small and light! In fact, the whole plane is very light.

Although I have only had four flights so far (only had one calm day since the SC arrived) my confidence has returned. This is a truly great plane and I have definitely made the right choice. About halfway through the second flight I was doing lovely slow (my pet hate is scale models flown at non-scale speeds!) figure of eights. All four landings were great too. I didn't turn on the ACT btw.

So that's where I'm at so far. Have just discovered the club when Googling. Amazed the model has such a strong following. Some great planes on here and love some of the mods. First on my list will be the strut attachments to the fuz - having to screw them on every session is a pain. Velcro seems the way to go.

Anyway, next stage is to gradually move the clevises in on the horns one hole at a time. Oh, and I've sent off for a keyfob camera from eBay.

Grahame

[renard80]

A warm welcome from one southerner to another.

You seem to be doing very well indeed.

Glad you managed to find at least one calm day. Most of 2012 was lousy flying weather in UK. Let's hope we can all get out more often this year.

Good luck with future flights, neighbour.

[SussexFlyer]

Thanks renard80.

Hopefully my keyfob cam will come soon and I can take some snow vids.

[iandhunt]

Welcome to the super cub club! These boards are a wealth of information, hope you find what you are looking for!

[hounddog]

A warm welcome from oop north in Yorkshire. In my view you have made the best choice for a starter plane, but I warn you.....it will lead to wanting more.

I got mine at the beginning of January and already have my eye on a 6ch A1 Skyraider model.

My wallet has now resorted to taking Valium. ;D

[SussexFlyer]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Flying the Cub reminded me of my Junior 60. This is a classic Vintage design which, like the SC is 3-channel, slow and stable. Very relaxing to fly on a calm summer evening. But the beauty of the SC over my J60 is that it is electric. It's great to be able to glance at the weather, charge it for an hour (actually, it seems to take less than the hour it suggests in the instructions) and fly. No messing about with starter batteries, prop flicking, fueling up, etc. No noise and no oily residue all over the airframe. (Of course, another difference is that the J60 is built from bits of balsa and fabric and takes many hours to construct, but that is a subject for another thread!)

As for a future plane (don't get me wrong, I am not talking about a REPLACEMENT plane!) perhaps an electric WOT4. American members may not be familiar with this plane but it is a great second model with a very wide flight envelope. It will stooge around or, if the mood takes you, perform great aerobatics and, having no dihedral and a symmetrical wing section, will fly inverted all day. In fact, I have done more flights with this plane (the original glow-engined version) than any other. I only recently discovered there is now an electric version. Anyone tried it? Better stop now as this is the Super Cub Club!

[kaptainken]

Just out of interest, as a second plane, take a look at the Seagull E-pioneer, a balsa and ply plane built solely for electric power. Its big too:)

[ginginho]

Jan 20, 2013 12:06:36 GMT 1 SussexFlyer said:

Thanks for the comments guys.

Flying the Cub reminded me of my Junior 60. This is a classic Vintage design which, like the SC is 3-channel, slow and stable. Very relaxing to fly on a calm summer evening. But the beauty of the SC over my J60 is that it is electric. It's great to be able to glance at the weather, charge it for an hour (actually, it seems to take less than the hour it suggests in the instructions) and fly. No messing about with starter batteries, prop flicking, fueling up, etc. No noise and no oily residue all over the airframe. (Of course, another difference is that the J60 is built from bits of balsa and fabric and takes many hours to construct, but that is a subject for another thread!)

As for a future plane (don't get me wrong, I am not talking about a REPLACEMENT plane!) perhaps an electric WOT4. American members may not be familiar with this plane but it is a great second model with a very wide flight envelope. It will stooge around or, if the mood takes you, perform great aerobatics and, having no dihedral and a symmetrical wing section, will fly inverted all day. In fact, I have done more flights with this plane (the original glow-engined version) than any other. I only recently discovered there is now an electric version. Anyone tried it? Better stop now as this is the Super Cub Club!

No personal experience of the leccy WOT4, but there's plenty of talk of it over on RCMF.

As an aside, I'm considering reducing my fleet (probably my Twinstar) due to space in the house so as and when you a thinking of getting a second bird, let me know. We may be able to sort something out if you are interested in it.

[Crazy Horse]

Hi Sussexflyer,
Really pleased for you how things are progressing, as you say, this is a great forum. I have been reading it for a few weeks now and the learning curve is steep but very enjoyable. I am in East Sussex so a near neighbour perhaps, but it is a big county. I wish you light winds, clear skies and the most gentle of landings. This aircraft is the most wonderful addiction!

[SussexFlyer]

Hi crazyhorse

Thanks and nice to hear of another Sussex member. Have been doing some flying in the recent snow until I couldn't feel my fingers! Have just bought a keyfob camera which I'll try when I get a day with light winds, of which there have been very few recently!