New F3A designs

New/updated F3A designs at the 2019 World Championships

Team USA

USA F3A World Championship Team and misc pics

Invitation G2 flight trimming

G2 trimming continues...made adjustments to:

• CG (more nose heavy)
• Wing incidence (more positive incidence)
• Travel volume and exponential adjustments
• Throttle curve fine tuning and idle up speed for stall turns

Jan 15th, 2020

• With the added positive incidence the plane feels more locked
• Radio has been upgraded to 32MZ
• Hysteresis on Aileron and Elevator has been increased to 4 then to 8. I am detecting a noticeable change of feel around the stick center. Not sure if this is good or bad. Further testing is required...

PLProd Partner

PL Prod Partner, what a cool plane...

New BJ Craft designs

Updated Invitation G2 from BJ Craft, Epilogue..like the wing platform and removal of the rudder counterbalance.

Make the white cub yellow, the orange dark red and you got a winner color scheme in my book.  😎

At the 2019 WC

BJ Craft Invitation G2

Test flight of the recently completed BJ Craft Invitation G2 was flawless.  Only had time to log a  small number of initial flights.  Had to cut the flying day short to attend an event with the wife.  Looking forward to trim flights and getting the  G2 competition ready.

BJCraft Invitation G2 ARC.

Radio

• Futaba 18SZ 70th anniversary
• Futaba R7008SB Rx
• Futaba digital HV servos

Motor / ESC

• Hacker C50 14XL
• Jeti Spin 99

Batteries

• TP 2x5s 5000mAh
• TP 910 2sp Rx

Misc.

• Tech-Aero PLR5W-E voltage regulator
• Tech-Aero Throttle-Tech System
• Budd Engineering motor mount / rear brace
• Falcon carbon spinner
• APC 21x13.5 carbon
• Falcon Carbon landing gear / pants
• Maxx 2" wheels
• Cenral hobbies axles

Ready-to-fly weight - 4890gr

First contest in four years

2019 Space City RC Club's Pattern Classic Final Results







CAModels Epic +
Futaba 14MZ
Futaba Digital Servos
Hacker C50 14XL
Castle HV 80 Lite
Tech-Aero Throttle-Tech System
ThunderPower Motor and RX
APC Carbon 21.5X13
Falcon Spinner

Practice at SCRC Club

Had a productive practice session this evening. Light variable winds enabled flying L-R and R-L sequences.   EPIC + is performing very well

Prophecy, 1998 Advanced National Champion

Memories