R/C Models - Arizona Bucket List Trip 2017
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One of Jim's several R/C aircraft...this one with an electric motor,
the one I was going to fly later
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In his shop
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Getting everything ready in the back of the truck
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Out to the field
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His most recent gas powered plane
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Jim Flying his Tiger
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Jim was going to treat me to "buddy boxing", where 2 controllers are connected together. Just as years ago in his full-size Citrabria - I'm the student and Jim's the instructor.
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We were going to fly this electric plane. I got a few seconds of flight, but...
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...Unfortunately, there was a connection problem....
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...and by the time it was fixed, the windspeed increased too much.
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Another's Pitts model, sitting in their well-equipped "clubhouse". You'll see its flight in the video coming up.
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Earlier, Jim did fly the electric plane. The video is next...
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(Select Next to bypass the video.)
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Back Home. Next trip I'll get to "buddy box" and
mount my GoPro on one of the planes.
The End