Recent content by iowahill

Many thanks! Another learning curve to climb!

Curious... What software are you using to generate the display?

I created my first Litchi mission for my MP2 about 4 years ago which flew at 165' altitude to my first waypoint of a triangular flight path which is about 1/2 mile, then turns north for about a mile to the site of our former R/C flying field, then returns to home point. We lost the 26 acre...

Surely someone offers a version in kit form! ;}

Bummer! Well, maybe next year...

My P2's are my tugs, but my MP pro does a fair job too!

Besides my MP and Phantom quads I fly R/C planes and had one get stuck about 30' up in the branches of a large oak. Since the tree was on property that will soon be razed and developed I went out on a Sunday afternoon with my $130 Poulan 20" chain saw and cut that puppy down, felling it in a...

Litchi has worked out well for me in mapping a survey work.

If for no other reason than for the insurance. And their Model Aviation magazine that you get just might spur interest in other RC flying too!

Powered hang gliders have been around since the mid to late 1970's, an early example being as when Jack McCormack hung a chainsaw motor on a Mantal hang glider for powered flight. And there are possible even earlier examples. So there should be no surprise to find revivalists doing the same...

Have you given thought to change in lift due to temperature? What seems "balanced" at launch could change rapidly as air temperature varies.

Having the bird with its spinning props anywhere near my face or body on takeoff or landing is not an attractive proposition. I've seen pictures of what a mishap can do to flesh. Just my thought though!

My understanding of the functional differences (other than color) were "improved" ESC's and different props, I tried running the Platinum props on my MP and they seem quieter, but I prefer the Master Airscrew orange props which are my go-to choice.

That's with full charge on the MP1 and 1300's, give or take depending on flight operation, winds, etc.

Couldn't be much easier than using this no-solder setup with a pair of 3S 1300 mAh LiPos. I can get up to 45 minutes of flight time most of the time.