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Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
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Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
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TLAnderson- Gold Member
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Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
Snows gone here in WV TL, dozens of Robins in the yard and I'm sending some up your way.
Nice looking airplane.
Bob
Nice looking airplane.
Bob
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Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
Nice try any hoo , thats funny Bob you say about Robins there were at least 10 in my backyard yesterday as i was outside suning in the 60 * weather . Actually planting some mator seed to get a jump on things
Snow Snow go away so i can fly today


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Finally got some airtime
Got the Skyray in the air Friday evening. First flights of the year. I made an attempt on May 28th, but failed to get the plane in the air.
I was trying an elevated launch platform to get the plane out of the grass, and allow me to start it without having to get down on the ground. (Getting old sucks)
The first version of the platform was too short so the plane just dived into the ground on launch.
So here's version two.





It was a nice evening to fly, and I got several glitch-free flights in. Can't wait to do it again.
I was trying an elevated launch platform to get the plane out of the grass, and allow me to start it without having to get down on the ground. (Getting old sucks)

The first version of the platform was too short so the plane just dived into the ground on launch.
So here's version two.





It was a nice evening to fly, and I got several glitch-free flights in. Can't wait to do it again.

TLAnderson- Gold Member
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Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit






getback- Top Poster
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Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
Yeah Man! Great fun with a classic...and REALLY great drop-off landing gear mod !!!
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Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
Just curious.. how it felt.. I mean flew.. with its' nuts hanging-out in the breeze..?

Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
@roddie wrote:Just curious.. how it felt.. I mean flew.. with its' nuts hanging-out in the breeze..?![]()
Those nuts might have had something to do with the plane diving into the ground back in May. They got cut off before the latest flights.

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Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
@TLAnderson wrote:@roddie wrote:Just curious.. how it felt.. I mean flew.. with its' nuts hanging-out in the breeze..?![]()
Those nuts might have had something to do with the plane diving into the ground back in May. They got cut off before the latest flights.


Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
@roddie wrote:@TLAnderson wrote:@roddie wrote:Just curious.. how it felt.. I mean flew.. with its' nuts hanging-out in the breeze..?![]()
Those nuts might have had something to do with the plane diving into the ground back in May. They got cut off before the latest flights.
oh.. I see. Maybe we can call that a castoration.
![]()

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Re: Ordered a 1/2A Skyray kit
Got a bunch of good flights in on July 30. I swapped the engine from the PT-19 onto the Skyray just to see which one pulls it better.
Started heading for the handle, and realized I hadn't removed the battery leads.
The red ribbon is on the takeoff gear so I can find the gear in the grass after it drops off.

She's ready to go, stooge line is pulled tight.




Gotta get the flights in now. It's August already. Winter is coming
Started heading for the handle, and realized I hadn't removed the battery leads.
The red ribbon is on the takeoff gear so I can find the gear in the grass after it drops off.

She's ready to go, stooge line is pulled tight.




Gotta get the flights in now. It's August already. Winter is coming

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