Mark's Super Flying King Maiden Day

[@homienat3374]

Nice flight lads well done 👍👍👍👍

[@SunDevilPilot]

Beautiful plane! Congratulations on the successful maiden flight! From the video it looks like it may need a bit of right rudder trim.

[@deanedeane4318]

She's a thing of beauty ! Great job Lads... 😉🙃😎 NZ

[@Capgains7777]

Fair dinkem. Someone told me that means the equivalent of “you betcha” in NZ. Thanks for watching mate.

[@DuffusMonkey]

It's nice to hear an engine that is fuel powered even If I personally don't want to mess with it

[@RubyS.1]

Amen 🙌

[@Capgains7777]

The cool thing about this hobby today is, we’ve all come from different start ups. So if you got your start in electrics, going over to a fuel can be intimidating. Me however, I started up in glow fuel engines. Electrics now that they have evolved from the days of can motors and Nicads to lithium and out runners, well that intimidates me. What speed controller rating? What battery size, what prop size so the whole thing doesn’t catch fire? And that pop, the big batteries make when you connect them to the ESC… makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. Gas engines are easier if you have used glow, just a different carburetor to tune. I’ve gotten used to the way that electrics sound now with bigger props. I think it’s kind of funny the way some guys put sound systems in their electric planes though.

[@johnnichol9412]

@@Capgains7777 Started off over 40 years ago with glow. Now like electric at 1200 to 1600 span. Fit a couple in the car, with one piece wing 1200s go in one piece. At the field a couple of bolts and plugs, connect the battery, a flight check and in the air.

[@DL6UK]

crazy, how loud this thing is. How about a silencer??

[@johnnichol9412]

@@DL6UK Do you mean that round thingamajig on the right hand side with two whatsimacallits pointing up?

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

Got a used glow that I re covered wit fresh mono kote. One day I'll learn to fly it. I have a few lectric birds that I fly for fun.

[@randynelson1769]

That chainsaw engine sure sounds great!

[@randynelson1769]

That engine sounds so great! Of this plane and the Ryan's Rebel, which of the two flies most stable in wind and hands off? The BTE Flying King looks a very difficult assembly!

[@Capgains7777]

@@randynelson1769 Well Mark's plane in this video is the SUPER Flying King which is a very big airplane. Because of its size it is most likely more stable in wind despite having a large lifting wing. But it is a big plane, and lot of work and a lot of additional costs (big engine, big wheels, 10 rolls of covering, higher output servos etc. ) Not to mention it's quite a feat to get it to the field. So I don't consider it equal or comparable to the Rebel. That said, if you were to compare the Rebel to the standard sized BTE Flying King, that's a different thing. They are both similar in wingspan, size and weight and both are good flyers. The FK has more of a lifting wing design with a poly hedral joint on the ends of the wing panel which provide some self recovery characterists desirable in trainer type planes. The Rebel is a straight wing with a semi semetrical airfoil meant for manuverability. If wind is an issue, I would probably fly the Rebel. Hands off... Let me say, you will probably be working the sticks less with the Rebel every time you turn into, and downwind of the wind direction. But I don't know if it is that big of an issue. Flying in wind however will make you a better pilot with time. It's a thrill to land in a steady wind down the runway where the plane is moving 5mph ground speed because the wind is providing 10mph of additional flight speed. Nice slow touchdown. Hope this helped you.

[@kevoyhei]

I just bought two plans sets from Bruce about a month ago. So sad he’s not making kits anymore but I’m scratch building a Reaction 54 jet as we speak and next is the Venture 60. I should get the plans for all his airplanes. They’re pretty easy to scratch build and the plans are well drawn. Nice flying king!

[@Capgains7777]

I’m glad he is selling plans. His kits, if you can find one in the wild are truly the best documented instructions, plans, and the quality and completeness of the contents is first rate. Plus they are great flying machines.

[@tthulsey]

Beautiful that was butter

[@n1114v]

Such a cool plane!

[@Capgains7777]

Almost as boring as one of your maidens Andy. Did you see after the flight, he wasn’t even shaking. Great Bruce Tharpe design.

[@n1114v]

@@Capgains7777 love his designs. This weekend I get do maiden a Jerry Bates Boeing F4B biplane, should be exciting

[@Capgains7777]

@@n1114vGotta love a busy summer!!!! Jerry has a bunch of great designs. I’ll have a few of them coming across my table in time. Kind of excited to see your Cap take form. Mark and I are gathering up a bunch of parts for a team build Sarpolus Prime Cut. Raw foam stock takes up a lot of space!!!😝

[@n1114v]

@@Capgains7777 I had a prime cut with a G45, fantastic flyer!

[@edmartz5308]

@@Capgains7777 I did the Choice Cut back when Dick first published the plans. Did the double tapered wing and powered with a Quadra 52. Fantastic flyer. Even got started in some basic 3D with it. Have plans for all the "Cuts". Have wanted to do the Prime Cut for years. May get around to it before I hit 90. 😂

[@charlesjones257]

dan, havent seen anything in a few months. would love to see some video of the resurrected spacewalker.

[@RubyS.1]

Wing tips look great

[@JohnBretz-s5n]

Haven't seen anything new in awhile - hoping things are well with you Dan. I've enjoyed your videos.

[@Capgains7777]

Had a pretty busy past couple of months. Some flying, some other things, but not enough to edit some videos. Things should start to clear up after next week, get some of those projects on the tables and videos flowing again.

[@bargainbin22]

SWEET !!!

[@deanedeane4318]

Hell yeah,, I think Fair dinkum might be a bit more native to Australia, someone will put us right 🙃😉😎 NZ

[@josephkerkau2520]

What covering did you put on that plane? Monaco Oratex, etc.

[@Capgains7777]

Ultracote film

[@stevemerrill7430]

Nice flying field. What part of the country are you in?

[@Capgains7777]

The mountains of southern Oregon, altitude 4000 feet…. Saaaaaaaaaaallllllllutttttt. Sorry, that was an old Hee Haw reference… yeah shows my age.

[@davekearn292]

New maiden-super plane

[@duncanstone8758]

Well done. Lordy, is that a one piece wing?

[@Capgains7777]

It’s actually a three piece. But Mark didn’t want to mess around with trying to connect wing panels at the field, so he built a shelf that goes the full length of his trailer to carry it fully assembled. It’s a two manner, as I don’t think he can either load, or unload the beast from the trailer and mount the wing by himself. It’s just huge. In addition the tail feathers are removable for transport, but he ties the fuselage to the floor of the trailer for transport. Takes up a lot of the trailer. I hope he never breaks that prop. He’ll probably cry about having to buy another.

[@josephkerkau2520]

what part of the country are you in

[@Capgains7777]

We are in the Cascade mountains in southern Oregon.

[@Glenfilthie1]

Good work men! 👍👍👍

[@Capgains7777]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@JDDupuy]

That baby can carry some junk in the trunk!

[@Capgains7777]

At one point right about the time Mark finished it, we joked that it could carry one of his grand children. 5 years later, and even a few more grandkids, that boat has sailed.

[@joepellissier2091]

Well done. Why did he choose to build that plane?

[@Capgains7777]

Mark loves Bruce Tharp designs. He has 2 of the standard sized Flying Kings, a Venture 60, a Vortex, and several of the planes that Bruce designed for Sig back in the day. He says that this is probably the biggest thing he will ever build, however, a Balsa USA Ercoupe just sauntered into his life, and it’s pretty close in size.

[@rlb96]

Thumbs down for the music track, especially during engine start. Beautiful plane though.

[@patrickarragon4913]

🤓👍 🇨🇵

[@R佬]

It’s better to build a concrete runway for the model aircraft

[@larrylaitner3473]

Or, maybe some big bush wheels. Cheaper than a paved runway and way more fun.

[@donpardo9093]

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