Edfrombama
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good morning to all-
So last evening I was flying my latest victim, an Eflite UMX Turbo Timber STOL plane which I have come to enjoy very much, when as I pulled a sharp turn just over my head, I found to my dismay that a tree had sprouted and grown up right behind me... And when I picked up the plane which collided with the tree, i noticed that the prop had shed a blade. Now, this little plane uses a thre-blade prop, but I have only two-blade spare props which work with all of my other planes.
I went online and ordered a couple of spare props for the poor Turbo Timber, but I got an idea. Why wouldn't a two-blade prop work on this plane? So I attached a spare two-blade and it seemed to fit acceptably well.
This morning I took the plane out back to the flying field, and Fellers, it worked fine. Made a slightly different sound than the three blade prop, but it rook off, handled well, had plenty of power to climb, and it seemed totally acceptable.
And when I came in for the first of several landings in the dewy wet grass, I managed to keep the plane away from trees which might have spring up behind me while I was flying. Got to watch those fast-growing trees, you do.
you all be safe and keep well- Ed
So last evening I was flying my latest victim, an Eflite UMX Turbo Timber STOL plane which I have come to enjoy very much, when as I pulled a sharp turn just over my head, I found to my dismay that a tree had sprouted and grown up right behind me... And when I picked up the plane which collided with the tree, i noticed that the prop had shed a blade. Now, this little plane uses a thre-blade prop, but I have only two-blade spare props which work with all of my other planes.
I went online and ordered a couple of spare props for the poor Turbo Timber, but I got an idea. Why wouldn't a two-blade prop work on this plane? So I attached a spare two-blade and it seemed to fit acceptably well.
This morning I took the plane out back to the flying field, and Fellers, it worked fine. Made a slightly different sound than the three blade prop, but it rook off, handled well, had plenty of power to climb, and it seemed totally acceptable.
And when I came in for the first of several landings in the dewy wet grass, I managed to keep the plane away from trees which might have spring up behind me while I was flying. Got to watch those fast-growing trees, you do.
you all be safe and keep well- Ed
