Thanks, I'm not the first to do that, but it really helps in this case, the Wisp rudder could really use some more area, and this way you don't really see it.

Thank you for the suggestion! I have other things sitting around, particularly a lot of flying videos, but I'd rather get some new ones, maybe this Fall...

domoremath Most welcome. I look forward to seeing those come fall. P

Yes, the smaller planes fly faster and are trickier in the wind, which is why I've gone back to a slightly larger size.

Thank you and thanks for that information, I'll check them out. Trimming, the rubber/prop combo, and smooth prop functioning are the key factors, I've had lots and lots of trial and error over the years!

Thank you. The Gipsy is a nice plane, should fly great. I've heard this about single lipos many times, however I think it's just armchair speculation - they haven't actually tried it. A fully charged lipo is around 4.2 volts, and in my experience you can get an 'on' time of about 30 min before you get down to 4 volts, so that's an easy 3-4 flights right there before you even hit 4 volts. The one time I had an inoperative receiver was when I flew 6 flights with my Lanzo, and it went out just as I was landing, so after that I've always changed the battery after 4 flights, and that's with the 70 mAh battery, which is what I use. Checking the battery, it was less than 3.8 volts (3.5 is listed as the inoperative point on Lemons and Orange). Let's just say in the last 9 years I've had 1000+ flights with a single lipo (70 mAh) and have had no receiver problems whatsoever, I would have reported it if I did. When I want to save weight, I've even used the 30 mAh many times, but you only get about 20 min with that one, so 3 flights and it's battery change time, but just bring a few. So you don't need any heavy packs, and you can't do that on lightweight rubber models anyway, 6-8 grams is the max.

@@domoremath Thanks, for the great reply I will certainly go ahead with the lipos 👍😀

@@oldAdger Have fun! Just play it safe and check the voltage at the end of each flight, then you'll get a pretty good idea of how much 'on' time you have. We're not driving a motor, just a servo, and only once in awhile, so you have much more time for rubber RC.

Yup, good old DeWitt Clinton! I lost flying time last year because it was closed for quite a time while they resurfaced it (the new astroturf seems softer), and this year go messed up with the pandemic, so I'm hoping maybe the Fall when it cools off a little I can get back out, indoor is probably off for the Fall.

@@domoremath always looking forward to your videos 👍

It's the wing/stab ribs and any fuselage/rudder formers, you provide the strip wood. I'm using 1/4 or 1/3 mil Mylar, which adds some strength, but you have to make sure that your structure is nice and stiff, the covering will not cure a floppy wing!

Thanks. Yes, I lost the Tubestake when it went out of the field, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b9qTn7h22tXMnXk.html Never got it back, I even got on the roofs of the buildings it went over but never found it. Lost my Bob White Coupe on a building roof, but actually got it back after about 4 days of asking supers to check the roof, and it still flies: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/etZ4n9GBp9iYlXk.html I lost my Comet Pepper in a tree, beyond reach of my 50' pole and I never got it back, I think I have a video of it somewhere hitting the tree, though I try to put up more pleasant videos!

Then get building, that's the only way to scratch that itch. Would be a good choice for RC rubber, equipment weight is negligible (like in my Wakes). I like that Taylorcraft as well, but its too big for my tiny field (and people in the field might complain about something that size) and my airplane-filled storage cages!

I usually launch a little left of downwind, like in this video, or directly downwind if it's really windy, so the plane picks up some speed and then turns into the wind during the climb. It gets a little tricky in this field because often the wind is coming in more than one direction, but I usually launch anywhere from a little right of into the wind to directly downwind. Windy days are tough because, as you can see in this video, when you make a turn the planes go way downwind out of the field.

Ouch I hate to hear that, these small receivers keep disappearing. I checked their site and I see you can get the top pin version, slightly heavier at 3.84 g, or you could actually go lighter by getting their no-pin version, 2.47g, then you just add two or three pins for the battery, servo, and maybe altimeter. Problem is that I have about 12 orange receivers and probably 10 Lemon receivers so I'm set for awhile since they don't seem to break, I'd have to check the market to see what else is available these days in the under 4 g range, I think the problem there is the demand is low.

Plenty on eBay UK. I’m pretty sure redcon receivers are lighter and cheaper. Banggood sell them.

Bill, see my post. Redcon Rx 2.4g and dirt cheap. Banggood sell them. Ideal for rubber models with 1.7g servo. They need a Spektrum Tx. I’ve used them and they just work fine. However, I find RC on small rubber models just shortens their already short flights, unless you can fly like domoremath.👍Better to find a big field, wind on lots of turns, wait for good air and dt.☺️

@@jimbo2629 I will look for that one. I used UMX Radian receiver in a P30 that works well except does not penetrate any wind at all. My field is small but on some flights you do not have to touch RC at all. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNN1eb1pqJemhIE.html

It tends to be the other way around in this field - 100 feet or below it tends to be windy, I think it's a layer of wind coming off the Hudson River. Once you get over about 150 feet, that seems to be where the thermals are!