Meet Tiny. The FlyingGiants Traveling Plane!

[madmax]

Some of you have seen this in the forums wondering who Tiny is, and it’s time we bring her out. Meet Tiny, the FlyingGiants traveling plane! Tiny is the mastermind of a FG members Andy Pro1, Matt Underwood, Gareth Farrington and many donators and supporters . The initial concept was to build a plane, gather all the electronics and a crate, and ship it to FG members across the country, and worldwide. The concept is now a reality, and I gotta tell ya, it’s pretty darn cool!

Today, myself, Brett “Heydick”, and Edson and Sam from Fliton took a stroll down to The Huntington Beach Pier for a photo op of Tiny’s journey through Southern California. The weather couldn’t have been better, and Tiny had the opportunity to breath some fresh costal air. After about a 2 minute flight, we all signed her wings, stuffed her in the crate, and with a satisfied smile, sent her on her way.

Tiny was born just a few short months ago, and has now logged thousands of miles with just a few short stops. Somehow I ended up on the early part of the list, and the brown truck dropped off a beautifully made crate on my doorstep. Tiny is tucked away and protected in her travels in a very well thought out and designed crate made by FG member Kenny “Boulder”. All the parts to mend and maintain her are contained within a small compartmentalized organizer, complete with batteries and even a transmitter!

This entire Tiny project is more than just a road foamy. It’s a symbol for the sharing of the passion for modeling with our FlyingGiants friends and brothers. While Tiny is still new, she has a long and hopefully endless road ahead of her, and will touch many people along the way just as she did the Socal FG Crew.

Farewell for now little buddy!! And happy landings!

Flightlog:
Location: Huntington Beach, HB Pier. California, 92627
Date: August 1, 2007
Time: aprox. 1:00 pm pacific time
Flight time: aprox 2 minutes
Pilot: Max Duncan & Brett Bayless
Photos by: Brett Bayless
Comments: small iddy biddy insignificant tear in EPP near top right wing bolt. Will leave repair up to the Norcal gang.

Shipping to: Brandon and Mr. Kiwi in Northern California, shipped 8/2/2007

(see below for more details)

























Tiny with Momo and MommaD










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This thread is a continuation of this, and marks the official and formal launch of Tiny’s ongoing adventure.

We will be posting, and documenting all of the stops along the way through photos, and whatever creative elements our members wish to provide of her journey. The following few posts will be updated regularly by Tiny’s coordinators. Want to get on the list? Read below.

Again, special thanks and MAD PROPS to Pro1, Mau2003, Boulder, Gareth.ky, and all of the good members and donators who brought this awesome project to life. The entire FlyingGiants Staff and Crew salutes you!



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[madmax]

post reserved for future use.

[Pro1Foam]

For all who are just tuning in we are going to send this plane to one member in each state to fly once and sign the plane. If you want to be a part of this fill out the application below and send it to pro1foam@flyinggiants.com

A couple of links to Tiny in the making:
The idea: A neat idea. a traveling plane
The build:A neat idea. a traveling plane
The beginning of Tinys life: TINY! The FlyingGiants Traveling Plane

ALL PILOTS WILL NEED TO SEND THERE AIRCRAFT LOG INFORMATION TO gareth.ky AFTER THERE FLIGHT IN THE FOLLOWING FORMAT!!!

Flight log: (name), (state), (date), (time), (flight duration)

List of pilots in order: (updated 2/07/08). subject to change without notice
1. Andrew Tuberville (Pro1Foam, builder)
2. Ken Thompson (Boulder, Crate builder, Hinges, CF strips)
3. Matt Underwood (maeu2003, Man behind the Idea)
4. Michael Martin (Wizard)
5. Max Duncan(madmax, websupport)
6. Armon Ebrahimian (MrKiwi, battery)
7. Troy Peterson (Troy P,EPP)
8. Josh Ziering (Joshua Ziering, ESC)
9. Daniel Powell (Dangerous Dan, Motor)
10. Dan Bierly (why_fly_high, taking Tiny to the TAS!!!)
11. Gareth Farrington (gareth.ky, bas-ass map of Tiny)
12. Chris McNair (AirMcNair, Motor (didn't use))
13. Greg Russell (gregrussell, Motor)
14. Niccolo von Grebmer (niccolo98, Radio)
15. William Schlesinger (RC_Kid)
16. Michael Leonard (mikedannielle)
17. John Banks (TheTank)
18. Tony LeMay
19. Andrew Jesky (Animal Jesky)
20. Scott Pavlock (F3AFlyer7)
21. Mike Flander (mflander)
22. Duane Vierling
23. Tony Bjerke (tqcookie)
24.
25.
26.
27.

Here is the list of applications that has been submitted. This will be transfered to maeu2003's post in the future.

The names in Red will receive Tiny. The green names indicate members who have received Tiny. The blue names are other members who have submitted applications. These blue names will be sorted and chosen based upon there know creditability by Flying Giants Admin. Also the recipients must be a FG member. There will be one member per state chosen. If your state already has a application submitted PLS SEND IN YOUR APPLICATION ANYWAY, you may be the chosen one.

Current list of applicants: (updated 2/07/08)
Alabama -
Alaska -
Arizona - Josh Ziering (Joshua Ziering, ESC)
Arkansas - Andrew Tuberville (Pro1Foam, builder)
California - Armon Ebrahimian (MrKiwi, battery), Troy Peterson (Troy P,EPP),Nicholas (Nikko) David Re’, Max Duncan(madmax, websupport), Brian Tran (Brian94066)
Colorado - Mike Rohren (Extra260)
Connecticut – John Banks (TheTank)
Delaware -
Florida - Brian Hawthorne, Bobby Helton, Tony Greene (N726AC)
Georgia - Corey Brady (bradyrc)
Hawaii -
Idaho - Bruce Rolfe
Illinois – Matt Underwood (maeu2003, Man behind the Idea)
Indiana - Michael Martin (Wizard)
Iowa - Duane Vierling
Kansas -
Kentucky -
Louisiana - Mike Simon (wttiger42), Dave Schwartz (gforce)
Maine -
Maryland - Niccolo von Grebmer (niccolo98, Radio), Jim Cokonis, Patrick Holowesko
Massachusetts -
Michigan - Rob Weismiller (FlyguyXII), John Russcher (Plane Addicted), Adam Hartzell (Foamy Love), Scott Pavlock (F3AFlyer7), Wes Jones (xattack26), Andrew Jesky (Animal Jesky)
Minnesota - Mike Flander (mflander)
Mississippi -
Missouri – Brian Krietemeyer (66stang)
Montana -
Nebraska -
Nevada -
New Hampshire -
New Jersey -William Schlesinger (RC_Kid)
New Mexico - Jeramy Melton (Twizlair)
New York -
North Carolina - Chris Mulcahy (CSpaced)
North Dakota - Tony Bjerke (tqcookie)
Ohio - Cory Cantrell, Greg Poppel (kitman), Greg Morehead (Craven), Greg Russell (gregrussell, Motor)
Oklahoma - Joshua McBride (Ion01), Wes Sly, Gareth Farrington (gareth.ky, bas-ass map of Tiny), Chris McNair (AirMcNair, Motor (didn't use))
Oregon -
Pennsylvania - Michael Leonard (mikedannielle)
Rhode Island -
South Carolina - Carol McKinny (Flying Bunny)
South Dakota-
Tennessee- Mark Ramsey
Texas - Ken Thompson (Boulder, Crate builder, Hinges, CF strips), Daniel Powell (Dangerous Dan, Motor (didn't use)), Tony Dupaquier
Utah -
Vermont - Tony LeMay
Virginia -
Washington -
Washington, DC -
West Virginia - David Poles (dpoles)
Wisconsin - Ben Galka (zumeboster)
Wyoming -

[Pro1Foam]

For those who receive Tiny here is how you put her together.

Assembly method:

1.The wing slides in the fuse up to the servo. The bottom of the fuse is GENTLY bent around the servo and the wing is then centered on the fuse.

2. Insert the 4 wing bolts.

3. Plug the servo wire in the reciver in its AILE port.

4. Secure the battery under the velcro strap.

5. Turn on the TX, plug in the battery, and GO FLY!!

[gareth.ky]

My contribution to the project is building a map of where TINY has been. Pilots post flight logs with a zip code or link to Google maps and I add the flight location to the map. Each point on the map has the flight log & links back to this thread. So you can follow TINY's progress from the map if you like.

Sample Flight Log:
Location: Huntington Beach, HB Pier. California, 92627
Date: 8/1/2007, 1:00pm
Pilots: Max Duncan & Brett Bayless
Duration: ~2 minutes
Photos by: Brett Bayless
Notes: small iddy biddy insignificant tear in EPP near top right wing bolt. Will leave repair up to the Norcal gang.

Here is TINY's current Location (thats not a pic, its the live map!):

View Larger Map

[maeu2003]

Post reserved for Matt.

[wizard]

I got my flight in 07-22-2007. That afternoon I picked up Tiny from the Hobby shop that had held it overnight for me. I then drove to the site that I had in mind.

As I pulled the wooden crate out of the outer cardboard box, I was impressed at the fantastic job Boulder did on building the crate. Top notch work. I then opened the crate and was also impressed with the inner box and Tiny itself.

The place I had parked the van was the parking area in front of the oldest Catholic church in Indiana the St. Francis Xavier Church, also known as the Old Cathedral. After assembling Tiny, we took a photo behind the van, standing in front of the church.

Then we walked over to the lawn in front of the George Rogers Clark Memorial. It is a unique landmark in south western Indiana. As I started on the flight I noticed a park ranger walking my direction. You can see here at the bottom of the steps in the second photo. She was a nice lady, she explained that the area in front of the memorial was a National Historical Park and recreational activities were prohibited. I explained the story of tiny and explained that I just wanted to make one short flight to take some photos then we would leave the area. She said that it would be alright and even stood to watch the flight. You can see her in the bottom left of the third photo.

After a short flight, Tiny was placed back in the crate and ready to be shipped out to the next person. Monday afternoon it will go back on the big brown truck headed to southern California. Madmax will be the next to open the crate and let Tiny get some more air.

Flight information
Location: George Rogers Clark Memorial, Vincennes, Indiana.
Date: July 21, 2007
Time: approx. 3:00 pm Central time
Pilot: Mike "Wizard" Martin
Photos by: James Lee Martin - Wizards father

[Highlights]

Maxy baby, send her over the border. Let a few Canadians light her up!

This is a cool idea.

[ShortBus]

Now I see why it is called Tiny! IT IS TINY!!!

[Pro1Foam]

Guys if you sent in something for the plane and I missed your name on the list pls pm me so I can get it corrected. Also If yor name is on the list and you screen name is not there pls pm me also.

Thanks
Andrew

[pitviper51]

what is this the 5th thread for this hahaha now you got it going!!, max you coulda been closer to the beach man .. oh wait then no one would be looking at the plane heheh
mike

[madmax]

	Quote: Originally Posted by pitviper51