more electric details

 After the news about our electric Willow I’ve been asked for some more details-

To start with where the servos and receiver are fixed- so here are a couple of detailed pictures of this. 

The Electric Willow will be in it’s customer’s hands by the end of this week- so keep an eye out for news on it’s flight performance.

Of course the model uses the same wings as the glider version- so if you fancy an electric hot liner at a budget and you have a Willow already you can have the best of both worlds

we've gone electric!

The first Willow electric is about finished and it looks like it's going to be a belter.  A 5S 2700mah power pack driving a B50 8L fits comfortably and delivers 500W per Kilo.  The final model has come out at 2.9kg.  With the willow wings the strongest I've come across they're taylor made for the job.

The only extra part needed is a motor mount as the internal servo tray and inner nose are reversed and slot together perfectly.

The Willow has established itself as the best value F3F model out there but now it's got to be the best 3m hot liner out there now.

A great day and a race

Yep I forgot my camera but a great day's flying at whitesheet.  It was great to have some time just flying and a few tweaks.

  Its the first time i've been able to compare the Willow against other F3F models in light and moderate conditions.  I know the Willow flys fantastically well in big air but I was really suprised how well she flew.  The thermal variantion is always a huge factor at whitesheet but I have no doubt the Willow was up with the pace- smooth and very eficient- making up for my over ballasting and distraction from running the comp.

Pics from slopejunkies and a great day.

Shhh- don't tell the missus I drove back

  I couldn’t quite believe it myself either but after driving back from Cornwall with a car full of kids/missus/nappies yesterday I was heading back to Aggies for a morning’s Northerly flying.  The sun was out, the skies blue (ish) and a light breeze coming up the cliff face.  It was great to see Roger and a smattering of other local flyers- this is as friendly a flying site as I can remember.  I know this is the Willow blog but the first job of the day was to launch Rogers 2.5m(guess) Blanic ,  A jog to make sure there were no obvious pitch issues and she was away. I have an increasing itch to scratch when it comes to a heavy composite scalie and seeing this one really got me thinking.

  Time for some set up and fun flying with my new Willow.  Light silky smooth air is great for some set up and confidence building flying but mainly it’s a great thing to be doing in a stunning location.  Subsequent flights had me putting more ballast in the Willow- and then leaving it in as the air got lighter.  I have this Willow set up with quite a bit of diff and it really worked well to get the nose coming down around the turns and keep the momentum going.

  After a few more flights I remembered that last time I was up I’d forgotten to let Roger get his thumbs on a Willow and so I heaved off my main Willow and handed over the controls.  The most nerve wracking part for me was having to launch and fly without a neck strap- has to be a vote of confidence on the pilot and model!

  It’s always great to see such a wide range of models on a slope and enjoy some light hearted modelling banter.  Thanks for making me feel so welcome lads!

Don't you wish your local site was like this?

Concreteman has sent this vid in of his last flying trip.


http://youtu.be/9W0_mVNuX50

I'm going to have to fly more!

Supporting Team GB

F3F this time.  It's good to be able to help out and support the lads heading off to Germany.

  It's now official the prizes for the team GB raffle are:

a Willow- you have to support them with the best stuff don't you

4 (I think) MKS servos

A Multiplex Cularis

Tickets are £5 a strip and can be bought through this blog or soon through the T9 web site.

Fun Morning at Aggies.

  A Sunday morning pass and forecasted northerly winds had my car full of Willows and heading for Aggie(St Agnes head to you) to meet up with  F3F mate Roger and some fun.  The winds were light at the start and so I left it to Roger to test the air with his Baboon’s arse.  It’s didn’t take long before I had the Willow going (sorry I forgot to hand the transmitter over Roger- next time). 

  After the usual amount of head scratching and discussion on Snapflap and the like that’s inevitable when you meet up with a fellow moldie flyer we’d decided that – that “do what you like and enjoy it” was the answer just as more pilots started to arrive.  It’s great that the Slope can accommodate such a variety of models, from foamie powered gliders to scale and F3X toys, all with good humour and all the time in the world.

  After chatting to a couple of the foamie flyers after they had been surprised at the weight of my  Willow and Rogers’s baboons arse still flying in some light sea lift I offered to launch a 4m Condor semi-scale model- big heavy toy that but it was flown beautifully and ate up the sky.

  The Willow, as ever, took the light lift wonderfully well and a couple of flights with my re-maidened racer just felt on rails.  I just love having that confidence from knowing the model will fly in just about anything and won’t bite.  Roger and his Caldera could be one to beat in the next race or 2!

  No Pictures of the Willow but a few snaps of a great morning- I’ll be back for more.