I
thought you might be interested in my experimental control
line Precedent Fun Fly model.
The reason for the model is that, on my return to control
line flying, in my late middle age, I find that I fall over
too easily so I needed a control line aerobatic trainer that
could either slow down for a while or land easily. I
also wanted something modern, all control line kits look as
though they were designed in the fifties. The Precedent Fun Fly kit was mostly balsa and best
of all cheap. I enjoy building so it was an ideal
choice for conversion.
Modifications are - fitting a large alloy bellcrank, linking
the flaps to the elevator push rod, fitting a lead out guide
to the inboard wing and reducing the size of the huge fin.
The motor is a new OS40LA. I fly it on 65 foot
lines of 25 thou braided steel (for strength and
reliability). The first flights were at
a recent control line club meeting in front of a VERY
sceptical crowd of dedicated control line team racers.
The model is a real pussy cat, stable and soft on the
controls and we amazed the control line guys with stop and go
landings and taxiing demos, not the sort of thing usually
done by control line models. It is a
great success but needs bigger elevators and flaps to be
really aerobatic, it's a bit heavy.
The radio gear is Futaba Skysport 6, the TX is
clipped on to my trouser belt, see pic.
Hopefully I will re-train to achieve my
real ambition, to fly a competitive class B team racer.
Article by Keith Bolas for Bumpy Green Model Aerodrome