The VictorValley High Desert Flying Aces

[Rolling Thunder]

Well its officially unofficial.Or is it unofficially official....

Welcome all to the unclub for the victorvalley area (victorville,applevalley hesperia,lancaster) Im probably missing a few areas so chime in with them

We are a small group who fly electrics'.We are located on the southwest corner of bearvalley & central behind the ultra star theaters (a big red & white building)& just passed apple valley highschool (you will see newton t bass stadium off to the south of bearvalley)

We only have two rules
1-electrics only please
2-have fun (MANDATORY!!)

Of course any & all wattflyers are welcomed to post here & hopefully come out & fly with us!!
I hope to hear from all my fellow wattheads soon

[Rolling Thunder]

of course since Im the only one up here who knows about this site I'll probly just be talking to myself for a while

[CHELLIE]

Hi RT Sign me up as a Club member

[Rolling Thunder]

Hi ya Chellie...thanks for stopping in to say hello
Guesss its just you & me till I can get out to the field to spread the word
Im usually only there on weekends but Ive heard theres a few pilots that get out every morning

Its pretty cool out there.Lots of wide open spaces
Even a seperate runway for paragliders.We have no problems flying together with all the space

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by Rolling Thunder

Hi ya Chellie...thanks for stopping in to say hello
Guesss its just you & me till I can get out to the field to spread the word
Im usually only there on weekends but Ive heard theres a few pilots that get out every morning

Its pretty cool out there.Lots of wide open spaces
Even a seperate runway for paragliders.We have no problems flying together with all the space

Yes i know where thats at, i see them flying the paragliders there all the time, Hopefully i will be moving next week, depending on my lender, they are slow Take care and have fun, Chellie

[Rolling Thunder]

hmmm...I just noticed something

there is no direct link to informal clubs on the wattflyer home page
why is that???
this makes it very difficult for new members to find a club in their area

waddya say administration.how bout' a link....

[Rolling Thunder]

wadya' say admns
I know you're watching
you're always watching.....like a uav predator drone.Ready to zap us into oblivion

[Rolling Thunder]

well I spoke to the powers that be & they said they might do some tweaking on it

Chellie by any chance would you happen to know what size bearings are in this motor & are they replaceable-TR 35-36B 1300kv Brushless Outrunn

[Alpea42]

Steve , James and I are members we went there on a Saturday....TWICE

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by Rolling Thunder

well I spoke to the powers that be & they said they might do some tweaking on it

Chellie by any chance would you happen to know what size bearings are in this motor & are they replaceable-TR 35-36B 1300kv Brushless Outrunn

Hi RT you will have to take the bearings out and measure them, the ID is 4mm, you need to measure the OD and width, and call King Bearing, or look up the bearings on line after you get the measurements, hope that helps, Chellie


maybe here, Use a Digital Caliper, I hate trying to read a metric none digital Caliper
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...ings&search=Go

[Rolling Thunder]

Originally Posted by Alpea42

Steve , James and I are members we went there on a Saturday....TWICE

lol,I was just thinking the same thing Al
yep,anyone who comes flying with us are officially high desert wattheads

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by Alpea42

Steve , James and I are members we went there on a Saturday....TWICE

Well RT, we were trying to keep out the Riff Raff/Rift Raft, but no such luck Just kidding, Take Care, Chellie, Im Bad

[Alpea42]

Riff Raff LOL

[Rolling Thunder]

man I got some repaire work to do.I punched in two of my balsa planes destroying the nose sections.Both times was due to elevator failure of some sort
oh well,at least the wings are in pretty good shape.A little damage to the wing saddle of one but otherwise ok

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by Rolling Thunder

man I got some repaire work to do.I punched in two of my balsa planes destroying the nose sections.Both times was due to elevator failure of some sort
oh well,at least the wings are in pretty good shape.A little damage to the wing saddle of one but otherwise ok

where were you flying at and what radio & receiver were you using, there are some areas in Apple Valley where there is high RFI, one area is between the high school and rabbit dry lake bed, you may have flown there, its on the north side of hwy 18 at milpas i belive, Take care, Chellie

[Rolling Thunder]

Originally Posted by CHELLIE

where were you flying at and what radio & receiver were you using, there are some areas in Apple Valley where there is high RFI, one area is between the high school and rabbit dry lake bed, you may have flown there, its on the north side of hwy 18 at milpas i belive, Take care, Chellie

Im pretty sure it was bad prep work that did it
This happened over the course of a couple weekends
I use a junior fm radio.My yak on top had a berg micro rx in it.I think the servo wire just came unplugged.at least it was the only one unplugged when I looked at it after the crash.I'll tape it down next time

The aileron trainer plane on bottom had been crashed once before
When I screwed the clevis back to the pushrod it felt pretty loose.I was hotdoggin' it pretty good in flight.I think it just stripped out of the pushrod.I should have ca'd it in place
Live & learn eh

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by Rolling Thunder

Im pretty sure it was bad prep work that did it
This happened over the course of a couple weekends
I use a junior fm radio.My yak on top had a berg micro rx in it.I think the servo wire just came unplugged.at least it was the only one unplugged when I looked at it after the crash.I'll tape it down next time

The aileron trainer plane on bottom had been crashed once before
When I screwed the clevis back to the pushrod it felt pretty loose.I was hotdoggin' it pretty good in flight.I think it just stripped out of the pushrod.I should have ca'd it in place
Live & learn eh

Thats not bad, just get some 3/32 or 1/8" balsa sheet, and make a new Boxed Fuselage, cut off the elevator and rudder and glue them to the new Fuse, should Only take you about 1/2 Hr to Do LOL Take care, Chellie

[Rolling Thunder]

yep,that what I was thinking too,Cept' I'll just cut it off where the carnage ends

[Rolling Thunder]

holly smokes....has anybody tried these motors
they look pretty nice & the price is crazy low
I got 3 just because Im a sucker for a steal
>
A1.Hobby Group >

[Alpea42]

If you keep nosein em in you might need 4.

[Rolling Thunder]

lol,you got that right
either that or get me anti-gravity planes

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by Rolling Thunder

holly smokes....has anybody tried these motors
they look pretty nice & the price is crazy low
I got 3 just because Im a sucker for a steal
>
A1.Hobby Group >

They look nice, Sooo, I just Out Bid you on Ebay Just Kidding, Take care, Chellie

[Rolling Thunder]

Originally Posted by CHELLIE

They look nice, Sooo, I just Out Bid you on Ebay Just Kidding, Take care, Chellie

Ive never tried bidding,figured it was just a gimmick
well no flying for me this weekend.got actual responsibilities..daangit
Chellie when do you think you will be getting out here flying?

[CHELLIE]

Originally Posted by Rolling Thunder

Ive never tried bidding,figured it was just a gimmick
well no flying for me this weekend.got actual responsibilities..daangit
Chellie when do you think you will be getting out here flying?

Hi RT the lender called me today, needed more info, and said they were going to try to fund the loan tomorrow, so i might get the keys to the house on friday, then, its going to take me a few days to move all my stuff in, so very very soon i hope Take care, Chellie

[CHELLIE]

Hey RT do you know anyone that has a quad runner thats cheap, about 250cc or bigger, i need to get a good used one to pull a chain link gate with some blocks on it to drag the weeds in my back yard, i have a 1/2 acre lot, and some weeds