Carl Goldberg "Ranger 42" is ready for the 30th S.M.A.L.L. Fly !

Really making use of these calm days on the hill!  After flying the daylights out of the Dynaflite "Butterfly" over the past three days, my unflown Ranger 42 got cranked up and launched. With a bit of waffling over the past months, I'd settled on a good-running Cox Medallion .049 I'd gotten at a Swap Meet, and it looks to be a perfect fit for the Ranger.

All was not well with the first flight, though.  I had control just long enough to do a little trimming before the plane rolled over and spun into the ground.   Fortunately, the thick grass and clover of the pasture allowed it to come out with just a notch of foam missing from it's right trailing edge where the rubber bands dug in, and was easy to fix.

The elevator worked, but the rudder was totally locked hard to the left, so I replaced the Spectrum receiver with one of my faithful "Long Antenna Types"!  Got the 72Mhz transmitter charged, and did an old fashioned range check with everything working.

Once the heat backed down a bit later in the day, I again launched the antique model airplane, and got two good flights before retreating to the air conditioning.  Everything worked well, but I may back the rudder throw off a bit to reduce it's sensitivity.  Could be though, that I just had first flight jitters, and I only need to get to know it better.

So, another S.M.A.L.L. Flyer to chuck in Tony's Group Photo this October!!!!!!!

Old Ranger Kim









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