KIWI RC

Tokoroa Fly-in 11th July 2010

Administrator — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:28:48 +0000

This weekend Just gone, myself and my daughter drove over to Tokoroa for an impromptu fly-in , organised on the Parkflyers site as a preliminary to a Pro-Bro event later in the year.

Note : a Pro-Bro (short for Profile Brotherhood) website here is a gathering of guys who just want to fly 3D, normaly profile fuselage planes, no flying in circles (called ‘CJ flyers”), planes get up to all sorts of cool tricks, and the guys have allot of fun.

Anyway , we drove over, leaving Hawera at 5am, arriving at Tokoroa just on 9am, the drive was frosty, -7 thru bennydale.

Chris J, Siang and Gordon all drove down from Auckland, Heather and Ian from WattsUp in Hastings drove over as well, and we all met up with the local SWMAC club members

Great day, few crashes (me), great combat flying (superflys and Yaks), 3D action, one turbine jet, some very fast ritewings and hotliers/pylon racers.

I also had 3 flights on the AT40 trainer, with 1400 watts of electric power, couldnt keep up with Bruces nitro powered AT40, theres always next time

Below are some videos from the day

ParkFlyer/Indoor Electrics

Administrator — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 21:50:59 +0000

have just stocked a bunch of electrics suitable for indoor/parkflying.

The ever popular Turnigy version of the “blue wonder” 1500 kv 24 gram motor , Click Here!

GWS 8 by 4 BB props in BLACK, Click Here!

9 grams servos ? sure, Click Here!

Brushless Speed Controllers ? have them too , Click Here!

If you are not comfortable with on-line purchasing, or have any questions, just email me mathew@kiwirc.com or look me up on skype ( I think its mat_wellington )

Customer Review – IYF44 built by KiwiRC

Administrator — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 11:18:09 +0000

Heres the original article at www.parkflyers.org.nz

and I have re-printed it below

Not so long ago I bought an IYF off Mat from KiwiRC (matwelli on the forum). I took up his free build offer because my building skills are abysmal. Mat has put up the build process over here for those who are interested. Click Here.

Being quite new to wings, and just getting back into the hobby I had a lot of questions. A quick check of Gmail shows we have exchanged 88 emails since the beginning of May. Mat has always answered all of my questions quickly and he’s given me a lot of advice which I am really grateful for.

Onto the wing itself; it arrived via courier in a massive box, carefully packaged. I had been following the build process here on the forums, but the first thought I had was how big the wing is. Mat kindly loaned me his gear: an AR500, MD 2900kv motor, 40/50Amp ESC and BEC so I didn’t have to wait for the slow boat from China/and the US for my MD motor. After binding my TX to the AR500 and following the TX instructions Mat put up in the build thread I went down to LEP.

It was pretty windy that day, maybe 15 km/h and a bit gusty. I probably wouldn’t have got out the Parkzone planes in that wind, but Mat’s emails had promised exceptional wind performance, after all flying on windy days was the whole point =). So after doing the pre-flight, I hit the throttle and launched the wing into the air. The scream of the MD motor with the 6×4 prop pierced the silence at LEP. I didn’t even notice the wind at all, flying was a breeze. The wing really can move, much faster than the T28 or Corsair and real quick it was nearly down to a dot. Quickly I brought her back around and attempted a landing. On the final turn before approach I gave too much elevator and stalled leading to a spiral into the dirt. Most of the way across the fields, the IYF was on the grass and nobody could have been the wiser. I was expecting at least a wingtip to have broken off, but no. Everything was pristine, bar some mud on the underside. Thus ended the IYF maiden.

Since then I have had about 15 flights and am impressed with the capabilities of the wing. I have put in my own gear bar the motor as mine is on its way. The IYF is really tough, goes fast and can slow down well (when you don’t give full elevator with no throttle). Now I can fly slowly around the park marginally faster than my floaty Corsair or much much faster if I engage the MD. =)

Really happy with everything, and Mat has been a great help.
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Demon Lite 40 CG location

Administrator — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:32:36 +0000

Ritewing DemonLite 40″ CG location – thanks to Jacko
Click here to open the CG calc preloaded with the Demon Lite 40″ settings

Slope soaring in 8 km/hr and less wind

Administrator — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:50:52 +0000

Heres a Video of the Jacko built Updraft 48″ (a cut down 60″) flying at Mt Wellington a week or so ago, wind speed 8kmhr or less !

37.5″ Demon Ritewing Maiden

Administrator — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:18:22 +0000

Well, maiden time (finally)
The servos have been replaced (one failed on Jacko).
Motor test run, amps are down a bit on max, mid 30′s on the 6 by 4, this motor is designed to run a 7 by 4.

Lets set the scene.
Last of the rain has just finished, it started at 9:30 am, its now 10:45 am.
Bit of a breeze
Friggin cold
The sky on one side is black, hard to see and the landing aproach is filled with the sun, perfect.

Mikey B is with me, launch here, she rolls left and climbs, do a few circuits, trimming, trimming, woohoo shes flying level.

My throws on low rates are still heaps, I find i am moving the stick 5mm from centre = 1mm at the elevons ! for normal flying.

1/2 throttle only, cant see this thing head on with the bad light, suprisingly the yellow/black bottom is just black, the silver/red top also looks black – perfect.

Punch full noise and point straight up, 399 feet or so, chop throttle and do a couple of power of circuits, after diving 200 ft……man this thing is fast, power off she would keep up with the lightning 48 ! (well almost )

Time for landing, fly out to the right…..fly into the sun !!!…call out to mike “cant see it”, “neither can I ” he replys, just hold on untill she is in view 2 seconds later…..swing her around for the aproach, to high, too fast , power back on and climb……..OK lets not do that again we decide on a cross wind landing so as not to fly past the sun sgain.

Comming in from the left, 150 ft up or so, maybe 500 ft out chop throttle…….too fast, come around again…..this time chop throttle before final aproach and grease her in, land on the strip,covered in mud from the worm holes

loved every second of the 4 minute flight, dident get to relax at all – show this one alot of respect.

Many thanks go to Jacko for building such a sweet wing, and thanks to Mikey B for standing by with calming words, spotting aircraft etc (we fly with Full size planes)

20″ Nutball

Administrator — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:22:18 +0000

Back in stock !
$56.00 NZD Click here to visit the shop

The 20″ NutBall..Its what you get when you
combine a Pizza Box
Flyer with a Smart Dart,

Get the best of both worlds. Its round, and it flies
like crazy; hence the name.
It can be set up for flying from mild to wild. Its an
easy quick build, so any repairs are a breeze.
Theres no nose or tail to break of, and the wing
cant fold. As a trainer it can fly slower than slow,
super stable and no bad habits. Turn up the volume
for advanced flying or silly fun. It flies almost as if it
has aileronsrolls, loops, snaps and spins both
ways, it flies inverted, the prop hangs like a full
blown 3D machine, and it has no pitch problems
at high speedThe Nutball is the Solution
to the everyday Boring Foamie.

Designed by Frank Weaver, the Nutball is an outstanding trainer that is exceptionally easy to Fly. But if you’re a Nut, just turn up the throttle and the controls, and your heart rate is Guaranteed to Rise. I am totally amazed at how maneuverable this plane is, much more than most combat planes. Hovering and Harriers are a breeze.
Lightweight Flexible EPP Foam Airframe
Bounces Back from Mishaps with the Ground.
Less Repair, More Flying!
Extremely Easy to Repair at the Field using Standard CA.
Repairs are Fast, Simple and Invisible.
Very Easy to Assemble. All Parts Lock in Place.
Build it Quick, Go Fly!
Kits Contains All Control Linkages.
No Need to Run to the Store.
Lots of Carbon. Engineered to be Flexible, yet stiff, in Flight.
All Control Surfaces come Pre-Beveled.
Spend your time FLYING not BUILDING!

Here’s What You Get:
9 mm EPP Laser Cut Parts, Slot and Tab Construction
Wheels
Wire Landing Gear
Control Rods
Control Horns
Wood Motor Mount
All the Carbon you Need

Requires
Brushless motor, 20-30 gram
2S 500 to 800 mah lipo
10amp esc
2 of 5 gram servos
Plus 4 chan TX/RX (dont need no fancy mixing or expo ! )

Zip V – new design from Budget RC

Administrator — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:57:36 +0000

Zip V
Introducing the New Zip V by BRC. The Zip V is like a Nutball on Steroids.
The Zip V is constructed from Depron to give crisp response at high speeds.
With the throttle up it’s a wild and crazy ride, and yes that’s a huge functional
rudder on the back. It’s slow speed performance is outstanding ( a real Floater).
Perfect for any experienced pilot. Kit comes unpainted with optional Decals.

Price is $64.00 NZD, New Zealand Customers only
Click Here to go to the shop

Made from 6mm Depron, lasercut, also includes all needed hardware, motor mount, control horns/rods and Landing gear.

Weight RTF (minus battery) is 195 grams
Wing Span is 825 mm

Lil Moe V3 – 3mm Depron 737mm wingspan

Administrator — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 07:49:27 +0000

Excellent lil 3D Flyer, super lightweight, 119 grams RTF using the recomended gear, not including battery.

List Price $68.00 NZD Only available to NZ Shoppers
Click Here to go to the store

One of my customers commented on the V2 Lil Moe that the distance from the tail to the wings was a bit short (thanks Sarge), you will be happy to note that that was one of the areas changed on this V3 update.

The V2 version was screen printed with Graphics, this version has them as stickers, your choice to use them, or do you own custom design.

LiL MOE from Budget RC is designed
for intermediate pilots who enjoy indoor
or outdoor flying.
These Pilots must also enjoy Easy to fly,
Easy to assemble and Easy to manage
Crazy Aerobatics.

This kit features

Interlocking Depron Parts
Wide Fuselage (Loves Knife Edge)
Large Rudder (Turns on a dime)
3D Capable
Small enough to go Anywhere, Anytime
Kevlar string to reinforce the wings
All the Carbon you need
Wheels
Control Linkage

Thats what I love about the kits from Budget RC, they include everything you need, wheels, motor mounts and control horns/linkages – no scavenging around your bits box trying to find those little bits to complete the build.

This kit requires a 2S 300 to 500 mah battery, 3 of 3 to 5 gram servos, a 15 to 20 gram 1700 kv motor, 8 by 4 DD prop, 10 amp brushless ESC and depron safe glue. Also a 4 channel TX/micro RX and I definatelly recomend some expo for this machine

Here is a video of the Lil Moe V3 in a 10 mph breeze !

New Stock From Budget RC underway

Administrator — Fri, 28 May 2010 11:03:12 +0000

More stock on order,

The ever popular Nutball 20″ RET trainer / stunt plane , the Arrow V2 ETOC winning bipane, the revised Lil Moe and the Newly released ZipV , should be here early June 2010