Re: [RCSE] Happy Air Hog Day

[Skip Miller]

The aero ace is a GREAT product!   I have a 2 year old son  Max Miller. He has soloed with the aero ace in the back yard! His  twin sister Gracie gets upset when he  doesn't let her fly it The XMTR is perfect size for his two year old hands....walks out , pulls the antenna out, turns on tranny!!! proud daddy launchs and stands back......he has had some amazing flights.....he was inspired by the 3 year old who is doing aerobatics!!   I was amazed .........amused...and proud....now he only wants to be in"airpane shop"...COOL!!!!   Skip     ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom H. Nagel To: RCSE Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:48 AM Subject: [RCSE] Happy Air Hog Day     The sun was out and it was about 45 deg F when I left the house this morning, and my Air Hog saw it's shadow.       Six more weeks of GPS.       So I stopped at a little park in Grandview on my way to work and flew the Air Hog Aero Ace in the still morning air.       In case you have been living in a cave, the Air Hog Aero Ace is that rarest of commodities, a $30 toy radio control airplane that actually flies pretty well.  For $30 you get an all EPP airframe, a small lipoly battery and two motors with pusher props that serve as both power and controls; and a small but decent transmitter that also serves as the battery charger.       They all are tail heavy, or have too much decalage, so I added nose weight in the form of landing gear, making my Air Hog a tail dragger.       OK, Gordy, here is the soaring connection.  I have learned that once you launch the Air Hog and get the throttle trimmed out, you can fly the little plane with the steering trim knob.   I set up a nice thermal turn, and watched the Air Hog circle itself into the sky.    I have watched Mark Gellart do this with his RES/NOS planes at the NATS, and that's where I learned this technique.       Stupidly I let it get so high I lost orientation, and the Air Hog drifted over the tall woods on the big hill behind the park.   I had a tense few minutes before I managed to bring the plane down low enough that I could steer it and get it back over the field to a happy landing at my feet.       Happy Air Hog Day everyone.   Tom H. Nagel   Judicium Procurator Recuperatio