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I got some flying in today. It went great, flew around my old Tomhe MiG-29. I am doing alot of research on autopilots and designs for an autonomous uav. I am planning on building a flying wing and using the Ardupilot setup being developed by DIYDrones. It is a pretty nice system. I like the Paparazzi setup too but its a bit costly for me right now.

So that’s my update. I got 4 planes that are still awaiting maiden flights. My Scarm-Blur flying wing, the Talon, a DLG from cliff and the new KFm4 Alula.

I received my new plane in the mail yesterday. I purchased it online and got an great deal on it. It survived the shipping just fine and looks amazing. It is receiver battery ready, just need the wind and I’ll be ready to fly it!

Here are some pictures of the scratch built KFm4 that I have been working on.I finally got the battery for the plane and should have it finished soon.

I have taken the CF and tail from my scratch built alula. The ailerons are balsa this time. At the point the current weight of everything pictured is 2.7oz still need to cut out the top and bottom for the battery/rx area. The ailerons are being held on by masking tape for the pictures.

Well it’s all finished and ready to fly. It weighs in at under 4.5 oz and I can’t wait to fly it. Maybe Monday if the weather is good. Here are some pictures.

The last two images show how I set up the flight controls.

Ever since Weasel Fest I been looking for a nice slope wing under 24 inches. I found through RC Groups SylvanAircraft (website). They have many powered wings including the Scram-Blur, pictured below. My Zagi did so well on the slope as an unpowered glider, I look forward to trying this one. I plan to build it as light as I can we’ll see how it all works out!

The Scram-Blur runs $27  unpowered.

Website Stats with powered setup.

I went out this morning and threw up the ol tomhe Mig-29 for a flight. Despite soccer players around I managed not to crash on anyone. It was light wents and got in two good flights on it.

It has been a while since I flew anything and so I was a bit nervous but a few moments into it everything came back to me and I had alot of fun.

I am starting to sort out all the video from the WeaselFest09 as well as some other footage taken while flying with Cliff and Fred. I will be adding a few new videos starting next week.

I have been working and playing wow a bit much lately but thankfully am burnt out on both so back to flying.

I start school in august and I got the next 3 years at least planned out pretty concrete. After that we’ll see. At the moment the plan is to work towards an Aerospace Engineering degree.  Which fits. Once I get reliable transpertation I hope yo make trips out to Santa Maria to get some flying in.

Stay tuned.

Well I have not gotten much chance to do much flying but I am more or less all moved. I still need a place to work and build and the DIU is just sitting there.

Here are some nice pictures of Montana De Oro, I actually got some flying in today and it was pretty fun, but then the wind went away and I got to take a nice nature hike to go get it. You can see the it down there on the beach, nice lil white speck.

Went out to get some gliding in today, the wind was nice and strong. Cliff, Jan and I all got to maiden flight some of our planes.

Cliff’s Ridge Runner flew great, as did my Razor, once I finally got it in the air. Jan brought out his new Talon with conventional tail and it flew great as well.

Cliff and I tried to hit each other all day but never managed to. However Jan and I managed to touch wings and that was the only “combat” today.

The Stryker never managed to make it out into the clean air. Maybe next time.

Well I get the tooth pulled monday, and for the price I think they are cutting of my arm too! But at least the pain will be gone. Just 2 more days of waking up in throbbing pain and its all over, wait, 3 more days…

On a brighter note I got my DIU kits in the mail yesterday and have begun work on the powered one. not sure  how it will all go since the weight up front is so much that i will have to compensate alot in the back. not so sure how that is going to work out, I may just sand down the other body and make the unpowered one first while i work out a solution for the powered one. Not sure yet, would like to fly something this week end though.

The winds look like they are going to be great for sloping, a little heavy saturday but calmer sunday.