Zen Flying

...having fun learning to fly radio control

Welcome to Zen Flying. Join us having fun flying a variety of radio controlled planes; gliders, pushers, mini-fighters, quadcopters, taildraggers, floatplanes and EDF jets.

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It's been a while

...happily flying the Phoenix

I've ordered what I hope will be a suitable set of replacement pushrods for the battered Floater Jet, along with an LED night-fly system true to my previously-stated ambitions for the craft.

The Phoenix 2000, against the odds, has proved true to it's name and arisen again from shredded foam to fly again, as well as ever. 

Happily, my initial fears over the robustness of the repairs proved groundless; the Phoenix soaring into loops, regularly attempting but never achieving barrel rolls (I get halfway if I'm lucky) and enjoying slow majestic wing-overs.

I've been running the Phoenix almost exclusively with the larger 2200mAh battery quite contentedly, although I've once used the maximum-specified 1800mAh unit which makes the craft very floaty. However I'm quite happy with the nose-taming weight and extra power to extricate oneself from tight spots. 

I'm also waiting on an 11x6 carbon prop for the Phoenix, slightly larger than the standard unit which should compliment the setup quite nicely...

Quiet Morning Cruise

...amid gathering clouds

The Phoenix 2000 is now sporting new colour-themed dorsal artwork.

 A rush of blood to the creative hemisphere? No actually more an effort to cover over a rough patch of reinforcing mesh tape on one side, an attempt to cover up the gap behind the canopy as a result of too many high-speed shunts.

Nevertheless it looks alright...

Zen



A meditative state



Absorbed in the present

Mindful awareness