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Got this report from our Ohio Bat Club Project faction:
Weather.com was only calling for 10-12 mph at Brookville today, but a few brave souls made it to the slope. It was very light at first, so light that a THL Zagi had trouble staying up. Just for giggles, I tossed up the Bat. Much to our surprise, the 27 oz. Bat flew about twice as fast as the Zagi, AND STAYED UP!
As the wind filled in a bit, the Bat was directed to the back (rocky) side. WOW! It DS'es! The learning curve to DS at the dam is a bit steep at first, with no margins for error! (Those rocks really take their toll on the nose...add LOTS of clear tape to protect the covering job!!) But is was really not too hard to finally find the DS groove. I can't wait until the wind gets over 15! Again, just for fun I put up the Bat with a full pound of ballast in it. At that weight it was a struggle to gain altitude on the front side, but once it was high enough to get into the DS groove boy did it groove! DO NOT neglect the capability to add ballast! The DS speed doubled, with much bigger diagonal loops in the groove! Stalls at that weight are pretty exciting, just keep the nose down! :-) Flying the DS circuit with a Bat at Brookville is one of the most rewarding (and challenging !) tasks I have encountered so far in R/C flying! I can't wait to get more pilots involved! |
