28-03-2011, 08:21 PM
I made a quick trip down to the field this arvo on the way to work when I had a few mins....I haven't flown for a good month so was desperate to get a little stick time.
I brought my HK Coota a few months ago so thought it best to give it a try...checked online wind speeds at about 8k/h before setting off and of course when I got there it was starting to brew up towards I rekon 20k/hr however I was determined still to maiden.
I ran a 3S pack even though HK reccomend a 2S, went for a 3S after doing much reading up on the RC Groups Coota thread.
Wheels are way too small for a grass take-off so I went for the routine hand lauch into wind......she climbed well enough without too much trouble and battled into wind and threw her round down wind where she flew pretty quick....it's a fairly small model with a 1M or so wing span so it comes on pretty quick to loose profile.....it's also not that forginving and prone to tip stall so you really have to keep the power on into the turns.......
I made 3 flights...the last one turned into a semi nightmare as upon the desent for landing into wind I desended too quickly and too far away and lost her into reeds/bush towards the right hand side of the field...after much throttle blips and bush walking I found her after 20 or so mins luckily with no damage due to the soft, reed-like landing...I called it quits then and went to work with 'trench-foot' due to water!Current sat here typing this barefooted!
Can't wait to try her off the water but need more stick time over land to get confidance up....
ALL in all quite pleased and relived!
Simon