Something relaxed to fly from the backyard, EZG

[atmosteve]

Sometimes when you get home from work wouldnt it be nice just to unwind with a quiet fly of something without going to the hassle of packing gear and taking your chances at the local slope? Luckily I have a bit of space around where i live, but the little east facing slope that is my backyard facing over the sandy straits doesnt offer lift unless you get above the trees, then its a bit dirty too.

With that in mind i just bought an electric easyglider from modelflight, price was pretty good and it could fit the bill. Anyone tried an easyglider? They look super simple and very easy in the air in the video's, and it looks like it would make a nice relaxed sloper with the electrics removed too.

One thing I have wanted is a cruisy plane that handles light air and actually looks like a conventional/scale glider. Like most guys here I am naturally attracted to speed, but also like to waft about the sky on occasion and take time out to smell the roses.

To make up for this indulgence (i feel a bit ashamed that I am not buying a mouldie rocket and am being unfashionable) I will be working at finding a suitable slope in the surrounding area and buying a quick mouldie (maybe a carbon mini-blade) during the year to fly it. Until then I am looking forward to flying Sean's berzerker bat and the S15 at any suitable front and backsides i can find.

Being all arcel foam construction the easyglider might need hardening up, if I need to do anything innovative to get the glider to fill my needs i'll post it up, the build threads have been quiet of late.

Steve.

[Vanders]

Looks like some pretty chillin out fun, very interested in how it goes. I've got a suitable park just up the road that would do nicely.

[atmosteve]

Hi Vanders i reckon it will be too, sometimes its just nice to see docile glider floating around in no hurry, then you have time to reach over and grab that cold beer as the sun sets.
Theres a wealth of threads on the easyglider over at RCgroups, it appears to be a universal trainer of sorts but has the manners to entertain any pilot that wants a chill out fly.

[Vanders]

Mate as I read your last post I could picture myself doing exactly that, in the Colman chair with the 6pk esky sitting beside me...........now I'm keen!

[ding]

A dull plane with beer on board sounds like a recipe for fun.

Back when I was learning to fly in the 80's there was this guy who used to come out to the field and sink cans and fly his chopper. He said that 1 to 3 cans (no lights back then) and he actually improved. 4-5 cans it sort of stayed about the same. 6-7 it tailed off rapidly to the point where after 7 he pretty much couldn't fly. At this point he would jump in the car and drive home! Those were the days.

Personally I reckon he's a super hero because ...
A. That was in the day when only real men flew choppers and flying aids such as mixing, expo, and gyros (some were around but they were primitive) were still to come.
B. The one time I've sunk a few and flown was combat at Fraser and by the time we'd had 2 or 3 things were getting a pretty wild. After a mighty midair my plane was left half way up a very difficult cliff so we said f**k it and came back and got it in the morning!! I seriously doubt I could fly anything after 7 cans. Actually I don't think I could have climbed down from the hill after 7!

[skyboyken]

You don't 'climb' down the hill after 7 cans!!!

Don't ask me how I know .

[felix]

yeah don't climb down after 7 cans,much easier to just roll ;D

i also find my flying skill improves remarkably after 12 cans along with dancing,singing and social skills (all of which were crap in the 1st place)

[atmosteve]

LOL, i dont doubt a word from all of the above.

As a teen I talked a mate into driving a few of us out to the club flying strip on a quiet weekday afternoon for some powered flight, i.e me showing off to my curious mates what I can do with a particular model. A few beers were had and of course my flying skills improved exponentially with every tin. I flew for too long, ran out of fuel and had to deadstick- What to do to make this interesting my fertile young mind thinks- now this flying field had a few dozen cows roaming it, and one, daisy, was very tame, always close to the electric fence and looking for a pat.
As I banked for the west end of the strip, I noticed that daisy was only 15 metres from the end and standing side-on , hmmmm, would there be enough space for a bovine 'fly under' before floating in for the perfect stall landing? OF COURSE THERE IS!!

I almost made it, the blue angel, powered by an OS 45 FSR ABC, was a inch longer in wingspan than the space between the hapless daisy's legs. I clipped one of her front legs and the plane got a bit out of shape and ended arse up just before the strip. Daisy was to dozy to notice a silent blue angel approaching her so the light impact freaked her right out, she bolted in fright.

My mates were rolling on the ground by now, spilling their beer with laughter, but wait it got better.
One of the guys had gone to the thunderbox just behind the strip while all this happened, and when he opened the door of the dunny he found this wide eyed cow staring straight at him, it was seeking safety behind the loo.
The look of confusion on his face as he walked out just spurred on more laughter. The cow stayed behind the toilet until after we left.
Without beer, this never would have happened. ;D

[atmosteve]

ding said:

A dull plane with beer on board sounds like a recipe for fun.

Back when I was learning to fly in the 80's there was this guy who used to come out to the field and sink cans and fly his chopper.
Personally I reckon he's a super hero because ...
A. That was in the day when only real men flew choppers and flying aids such as mixing, expo, and gyros (some were around but they were primitive) were still to come.

Ding! you old sedge-aholic in fine form as usual . Sounds like someone needs an airbourne can of butt-whip opened on them.

I to remember the beginning of the RC chopper days too, the damn things were scary, it took a special (partially mad) kind of pilot to tackle them, it was mostly voodoo to fixed wing pilots back in the 70's and 80's, and i recall seeing more than one come to a spectacular ending, but even then they lent themselves to repair. Yes those were the days when our radios didnt do so much of the thinking for us.

[atmosteve]

Easyglider? it does look that way when shaking everything out of the box. It becomes very obvious that Multiplex has sold a squillion of these when you see the kit. The detailed instructions are quite impressive as is the general quality of the PS injected moulds. There is even a flashy CD-ROM seemingly designed for the sole purpose of raising the pilots adrenalin with sheer sight and sound excitment.. lol..you have to give them points for trying.

Cant see myself being able to leave the injection point surfaces as is, that would be a crime in fashion. Not sure what yet, profilm or a more liquid approach.

I can picture that lazy chair, a foot stool and a coldie in one hand, radio in the other already.

[Vanders]

First flight report due by this Sunday please!!!!

[atmosteve]

I'm getting there...

This stage of assembly did take 14.82 seconds, but i reckon the seasoned EZ glider builder could have it down in 11.5

[atmosteve]

How can it possibly be left and flown like this;

[Vanders]

That would be criminal!!!!!!!!!! At least tape it...........................hee hee hee.

[ezza]

Hey Steve,

It is something relaxing to fly so be relaxed about the build.

You won't see all those bumps as soon as it is 5m away and you have a beer in your hand.

What do the instructions say to do about it?

Eric