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E-flite DHC-2 Beaver 25e ARF
$159.99
Platinum Series scale 25-size ARF model. Float mounts built in. Change the landing gear to the optional float set for on-water take-offs and landings.

Product Announcements

E-flite Deuces Wild 25e2 ARF
$229.99 Due June
Sport plane capable of aerobatic maneuvers and designed to be easier-to-fly than other similar size twin engine models. Flyable even with the loss of an engine. Retract-ready.

Product Release Updates

E-flite Taylorcraft 450 ARF, Due April E-flite F-15 Eagle ARF, Due April Hangar 9 Pulse XT 60 ARF, April E-flite Blade 400 3D PNP, Due April E-flite Blade 400 3D ARF, Due April E-flite T-34 Mentor 25 ePTS RTF, Due April Hangar 9 B-25J Mitchell ARF, Due April Hangar 9 Alpha 40 DSM2 RTF, Due April E-flite Hawker Sea Fury 400 ARF, Due May Hangar 9 Piper Pawnee 40 ARF, Due June Hangar 9 Fokker D VII 60 ARF, Due June

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Product Announcements

Alpha 40 DSM2 RTF Hangar 9 $299.99 Due May Updated version of popular high-wing trainer. Includes free additional propeller and spinner. Hawker Sea Fury 400 ARF E-flite $109.99 Due May Electric-powered injection-molded foam model of famous British fighter. Numerous scale details.
Product Release Updates
E-flite DHC-2 Beaver 25e ARF, Due March ParkZone Ember RTF, Due March E-flite Taylorcraft 450 ARF, Due March E-flite F-15 Eagle ARF, Due March Hangar 9 Piper Pawnee 40 ARF, Due March Hangar 9 Pulse XT 60 ARF, Due March Spektrum DX6i 6 Channel TX with AR6200 RX, Due March E-flite Blade 400 3D PNP, Due April E-flite T-34 Mentor 25 ePTS RTF, Due April Hangar 9 B-25J Mitchell ARF, Due April Hangar 9 Fokker D VII 60 ARF, Due June
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Flight Log 03.21.08

Flew the Blade CP Pro, at the Duck Pond...Acquired more flight damage: Landing & Canopy thrashed. I was flying pretty good, but the whole craft was kindof twitchy the whole flight -- probably some adjustment to the gain or something needed :) But, the thing was that I was practicing low and circling around the field area in front of me...when all of a sudden there was this yappy Chihuahua just under the copter...barking at it. I kinda freaked out, because I needed to land, because batteries were low, but it was following it and I didn't want to chop it's head off (well, now I do want to chop it's head off). So I sped up a bit and threw the heli down to the cement landing pad, pretty hard, and the landing gear snapped and the already cracked canopy completely busted apart :(

I think I may be at the point where, though I love flying heli's...I don't think I'll invest anymore $$$ in keeping this Blade Up-n-Running.

The Ultimate Flight Simulator Setup

My wife found this picture for me...Isn't it awesome!

Flight Log 03.12.08

Flew the Blade CP Pro at lunch today! Didn't really have an exciting flight because the battery was a little low, dang it, but I hovered around a bit and did a couple circles around the field I was in.

I guess the major accomplishment was that never once did I lose control and break anything...I was flying it, and it wasn't flying me!

Warning for Airline Travelers With Lithium Batteries!

Effective January 1, 2008, airborne travelers can no longer pack loose Lithium batteries in checked luggage, except as specified in the following.

Tests conducted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proved that fire-protection systems in passenger airplanes' cargo holds cannot extinguish fires that Lithium batteries create. The tests led to promulgation of a rule prohibiting stowing loose Lithium-containing batteries in luggage.

If the battery is contained in an electronic device, such as a laptop, camera, or cell phone, it is acceptable for travel, whether packed in checked or carry-on luggage. Any individual Lithium packs that are not installed in a device will probably be confiscated.

Although only contained batteries are allowed in checked baggage, a traveler is allowed to take loose Lithium batteries with him or her in a carry-on. However, the amount a traveler can transport has limits.

The maximum is two batteries per passenger if the spare battery exceeds 8 grams of Lithium content. All batteries found in cell phones and nearly all those in laptop computers contain less than 8 grams of Lithium, so most travelers with standard devices should not have to worry.

For every 100 watt-hours, there is an average of 2 grams of Lithium in a Lithium-content cell. A 3.7, 1800 mAh battery has 6.66 watt-hours (3.7 x 1.8 = 6.66) of power, which works out to just 0.03 gram of Lithium. A three-cell, 1800 mAh, 11.1-volt pack contains less than one-tenth of a gram of Lithium. It is no big deal unless you try to carry a 10S pack of 4.8 Ah cells!

The concern is that this new study may cause the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to be overly cautious about those who travel with any sum of Lithium batteries that aren't recognized as related to cell phones or laptops. It would be a shame to have a battery seized, even if the content were well less than the allowable limit.

It will be proposed to the AMA Executive Council that the Academy conduct a test case to carry cells in an AMA-approved "Laptop Spare Pack Carrier" that makes the Lithium batteries as safe as if they were installed in a laptop or other accepted device.

For the time being, mail ahead, by surface, any batteries you need for an event you will travel to by airliner until the situation is clarified by the AMA and the FAA in such a way that the TSA will accept it without question. MA

—MA Staff

Taken from http://www.modelaircraft.org/mag/MARCH08/onthefly.htm

Finally, the Blade Lives Again!

Yep, tonight I put in a couple hours of work on my Blade CP Pro and install a new Main Shaft and a new Tail Boom...another $9-10, and she's ready to fly again, Yeah! Maybe tomorrow even? Hmmm, that would be too cool. I'm so wanting to fly a non-simulated helicopter again :)

Here's a picture of its restored glory...next to my copy of last months Model Aviation -- I'm a little behind on my reading again. If you haven't joined the AMA yet, you should give it some thought...the magazine subscription alone is worth it plus, you can fly at all the AMA sponsored Fun Fly's too...you get legal backing for your hobby, etc. etc Join Today!