HOBBY KING - BUSY BEE Glider plane

Would like to thank to our friendly local flier for giving away one of his used FPV plane as my first step towards flying an aeroplane. I made my successful first flight on FPV glider plane "Hobby King - BUSY BEE" without any problem only just minor noob on landing of course. Flying an a glider plane seem to be more relaxing and forgiving than my helicopter. I can enjoy much of the sky scenery with this. When i received this plane it was just bare kit, with servo, broken front gear and mess up physical appearance. I've paid extra for the brushless motor which is a good deal, I took two nights to refurbish and mods the aeroplane back to its best condition and finally it looks good on its fourth maiden flight in very gloomy windy morning...still the landing was a rough ride but acceptable.

Specification:
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Kit: HOBBY KING - Honey Bee
Motor: TOWER PRO - Brushless outrunner
ESC HOBBY KING 40/50A - Opto/No BEC
BEC: HEXTRONIC 5/6V
Servo: 3x HEXTRONIC HXT 900
Receiver: TURNIGY 9x V2. Mode 2.
Battery: TURNIGY 2200mah 25C 3s1p
Battery checker: HK Wireless tracker
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Despite having overall almost bad review over the internet about this pusher type glider plane i still think it has a decent handling yet i have no problem flying nor not much complain about how it flies...most probably i flew my helicopter pretty much manouver like an aeroplane which makes this flying more easier than i thought it would be. It flew sweet and just need to spent time to get to know it before i could tame into a friendly horse. Between my heli and this plane i have no intention to segregate them because both seem to have different role and ability in its very own field of expertise. Helicopter is thrilling + adrenaline while plane are mentally relaxing and sight seeing joy. Having both of them flying machine every afternoon put a huge smile for eternity. I will post some on board cam videos on this glider once i found a sweet spot to place it on the chassis.

My flight deck

I manage to get some super cheap (some are free) resources for my flying hobby and populate my room since i get myself some good bargain from close friends and local flyer rather than spending much over online shop which is 95% far cheaper, you can say i was walking around asking for bargain and the effort was paid off.  Never hurt to ask around. *wink*.  At the end of the day i got to enjoy my flying hobby without burning a hole in the pocket and still cheaper than spending a meal at fast food outlet, lol.  Now i got bunch of heliopters, kits, bulk load of parts and planes.  

Comparison to previous year where i used to enjoyed mostly on ground based models such as car, trucks, buggy both off-road and onroad models.  Shfiting myself to flying took me a big leap and change my perspective about this hobby.  Its far cheaper, less hassle to maintain, clean, super fun, very mature oriented hobby, more socialized activity and get to make friends with new crowds of people everyday.  This activity bring positive than cons. Thumbs up,

TAROT 450 SPORT helicopter

This is my third R/C Heli. A quality well know clone of ALIGN TREX 450 SPORT under the name TAROT branding.  Overall workmanship quality and built almost makes me wonder and asume both TAROT and ALIGN was made under the same factory.  Anyway it was cheaper by 50% getting a TAROT than ALIGN since both perform the same.  As for me if it flies good then it does the job well done. All blue alloy parts and quality carbon fiber built.

It was easy to fly, more stable and high precision in handling. I can do much stable acrobatic move in the air suc as loop, inverted, fast 360 flips, Immelman turn some stuff than what a HK450 GT (aka SE V2). Almost 95% of the parts in SPORTS interchangeable and usable in SE V2 and vice versa. Such improvement include bigger rotor disc, wider swash plate for acrobaticagility, frame mountain simplicity, narrow frame and less slop on the rotor head and tail rotor.

Flying everyday

Life is great these few months, every since i'm into flying R/C helicopter and joined groups of local flyers in town my everyday life seems to be more adventurous and interesting daily. Flying activity tooks a few slot in my daily time table but it doesn't affect my other interest and daily chores such as cycling, office working, surfing internet, family and friend socializing. With a good time management i able to enjoy my flying hobby before and after office hours. Was at time where i suppose to stuck in the traffic jam inside my car but now i spent time more on nearby flying field while awaiting for traffic jam to clear off before i drove home from and fro from work place on clear street. Smart eh?.

TRAXXAS STAMPEDE!!

Now a happy man owned a rugged durable monster machine to kill his spare time,  i'm glad to found it over the internet at very good bargain price through local seller.  Behold Radio Control 1/10 TRAXXAS STAMPEDE XL-5.  Its 2WD and it can wheelie!!  I couldn't imagine how awesome this machine could do having being outdoor wheelie all day because in the past i hardly could wheelie any of my r/c models full time even after some mods.  This guy was pretty huge for a 1/10 scale, huge wheels, fat suspension system,  simple tub chassis design, 2WD for wheelie and cheap maintenance cost and great thing about the electronics is its waterproof!..yup from servo, esc to motor so i have no worry being under the rainy days.. yiippeeee!!.  Having a famous name like TRAXXAS comes with quality high impact resistant plastic and very tough drive terrain gear system could withstand harsh bashes and less pocket burning for parts.  I think it was a good investment since i looking forward to put some experimental video works with Mini DV MD80 cams mounted on this truck for First Person View driving and to fill some void during my passive spare time for example when i'm not cycling or day off relaxing my legs under the sun.  Will post some video of Pede in action soon.

Got me ALIGN Trex 100

It was a nice summer like day  as i head towards my friends bike shop, park and walk my way to R/C Hobby shop for minor parts mods to welcome my upcoming r/c monster truck.  In there i was about to made a purchase when suddenly in the corner of my eyes caught my attention on something looks familar from Youtube. It was that instant moment i knew i must have one,  Its ALIGN TREX 100s micro heli, hobby grade! Stuff is for pro and not something to be called kids toys..its serious stuff for adults. With my mind instantly erased i've paid $500 and sped on my bike towards home like little kids with birthday present. Unpacked, lots of touching and hugging and then straight for outdoor after the battery was fully charged.   Was an awesome heli being outdoor, this little critter wants to be outdoor even it was recommended indoors and did well going against moderate winds (if you're good pilot).  Durable, less parts assembly, cheap parts, its a bash, crash and fly heli that doesn't burn my pocket and gets me going even in my work place.  I could have gone with Blade MSR but my local hobby shop and nearest online shop supply bulks of Trex 100 parts so i couldn't complaint much.  After weeks of flying i think it was money well spent and good skillset earned.  I have gain some tech knowledge consider useful for real world application plus a good karma for my soul after seeing something flying freely up into the blue sky and white puffy clouds.  Its was beautiful experience!

Kitty desktop

Now i don't feel bored looking at my desktop at my workplace now, 2 cheerful and cute kitties runing around the desktop to keep me entertained. My friened foward few kitties in my mail. Thanks.

The adrenaline night

I keep my budget low on my r/c activity by going virtual with friends online. The feeling, handling and excitement almost the same as real world except you won't able to crash anything physical. After few run i'm still at 3rd place average. Ouch! that guys was good! Will see him on next challenge tomorrow. hahahaha.

ooooo...Its Sunday

Ahh...Sunday is my special day. Morning always been the best for me as i'm ready to fill my stomach with vast amount of high calories of food for extreme outdoor activity workout in the afternoon...yup mountain biking. In the city it looks really hot and sunny in the early morning but by 11am it started to get gloomy and huge down pour in just a second like huge tsunami without warning. I was expecting to be extreme wet when we reach the Bakam jungle trails but surprisingly the black cloud prefer to storm directly over the city. Hmmm.. must be urban polution factor. I rode with our fellow biker from 3.00pm till 5.00pm much faster than usual because we're doing it at racing pace to clock out time trial speed. Its was all extreme climbing, speed and death defying ride but those thrill enough to give me a big smile and huge laugh when i get back home.

Critic resistant

What is “critic resistant”? Means your are mentally strong not to be let down when people critic about your doings. Not to be influence by people command to jeopardize your physical and mental state. Things like this always happens when you’re happy doing something you like but someone oppose to it because of jealousy and not able to get along with it. One good example is that when you’re working on your hobby during your lunchtime and someone criticized your doing some immature hobby, just let it goes in and out of your other ear, Let the annoying sound be a passing gush of winds. Just enjoy your own life, Its non of their business to know what you’re doing. Besides, we’re not salve to others. Live freely and enjoy every minutes of your life to the end. Let those critics shame on their life living useless gossiping and doing nothing good for the world. Be proud you’re doing something fun to keep the world more cheer full. I did and I live very much in happiness..yeah!

Full Sunday-morning

Today we got a local nitro engine powered radio control buggy race start at 9am. After sunday church i went straight to the jumpy dirt race track with my buggy but unluckily the engine gave up on me not even reaching the pit stop. So i just help out taking photo's and video of the race to keep my time well spent and occupied. Also brought along a mountain biking friend and his daughter to watch the show on the 2nd trip. The sound of high reviving engine, racers shoutings, nitro smokes, clunking tools, stage av system and crowds beside the fences makes the scene like live parade of fun fair. The weather almost reached 28 degree hot by 10am. I'm very much sweaty under intense hot weather, even i could my PSP video record camera felt steamy hot like touching a boiling kettle.