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Updated: Sep 7th, 2007 - 12:28:45 |
I first saw, and flew, Joe Chovan's Stingray at the Midwest Slope
Challenge. it was a kick! I had to have one for those days around
Wisconsin that seem all too common lately, no slope days. the Stingray
is just the ticket to get out for some small field fun.
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| Greg's TufFlight Stingray |
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normally fly the Stingray at a local park on the rugby field but really
only use about half of it. The EPP construction and great handling of
the Stingray let me keep it in tight and close to the ground. Being a
slope flyer at heart I have a hard time flying a plane much above eye
level!
The Stingray is about a 32-inch span and mine came in at
about 9.5 ounces with the recommended ThunderPower 910mah 3s LiPoly
battery powering the Himax brushless fan unit. I used some Multiplex
Pico servos I had around because I liked the really long lead that let
me mount the servo a little further outboard on the wing that the stock
placement with the recommended Hitec HS-55s. The Hitecs work fine
however aas that is what Joe had in his plane when I flew it in Kansas.
The rest of the gear was as recommended. The Castle Thunderbird 18
speed control comes with the kit so that is a no-brainer and I had a
Berg Microstamp lying around so I used that as well.
The
Stingray goes together pretty quickly with each and every step
carefulkly documented in the instruction manual. i think it took me
about 4 hours to get it air ready. I've got another TufFlight plane and
I can honestly say that i don't think I've ever seen a more detailed
instruction novel thatn those from TufFlight. They leave nothing to
chance.
Flying the Stingray is a hoot with only the spendy
nature of the TP 910 pack keeping me from flying all day. I have two at
this point and a third is forthcoming so I think that'll be a good
number.
Depending on how you fly the Stingray you will get 7 or
8 minutes af full throttle, which is a blast to about 12-15 minutes if
you moderate fast and slow flight.
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| Joe's Stingray doing some late night flying in Kansas |
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fear aerobatics are the Stingray's forte. Again, the EPP construction
is very durable. Especially when that loop is about a foot too big
because one of my favorite manuvers with it is a tight loop from about
a foot off the deck. People watching love it! I also like looping
around the football goal post at the end of the field. It rolls well
and standard aerobatics like cuban 8s, loops, rolls , split Ss and the
like are all easy with the Stingray. It flies inverted well too. Just a
bit of forward pressure on the stick. you might notice a grass stain on
the vertical fin because I like flying inverted really LOW. Hey, it's
EPP, why worry.
All in all I can heartily recommend the TufFlight Stingray. Perfect for a sloper like me!
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| Stingray and the moon |
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| Low pass |
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