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Dangerous Dan · 03-12-2007, 02:12 PM

We all remember our very first RC Plane. Typically they didn't last very long, but we learned a lot of lessions with it. So I would like you to post what your first plane was, how you paid for it, and what happened to it.

I don't know what the name of my first plane was. It was a glider that I ordered from the JC Penny Catalog aka Wishbook. It had a single rudder channel and the servo receiver etc was all built into one circuit board. It was foam came with a high start and lots of decals. I bought it with money I got for selling my 4H Hog.

I believe I was 12 years old. I was so exctted that I started putting the stickers on in the car before I even got home. As soon as I got home I installed some newly purchased NICD's. With much dissapointment I returned the plane because it didn't work. When the replacement plane arrived I promptly installed the stickers(much lesss wrinkles this time) and again installed the batteries again it didn't work. I had my Dad drive me to a guys house where I had seen him flying planes behing his house. His first question was. "Did you charge the Batteries?". Humbled my Dad drove me to Walmart where a new charger was purchased. You would think they would charge those things before selling them. With freshly charged batteries the rudder moved when I moved the stick. I was ready. I streched the high start out as instructed, attached the plane and turned on the transmitter and let her go. She went straight up. At about 100 feet I thout it was time to do something so I gave full rudder, and she went down just as fast as she went up still attached to the huge rubber band. The fuse was broken in 1/2 and the circuit board was cracked. Back to JC Penney, this time they told me that this was the last time I could return the plane. A couple of weeks later the 3rd plane arrived, I installed the freshly dented and charged batteries and was off to the pasture. This time my plan was to wait until it came off the ruber band before I did anything, So I turned on my transmitter hooked up the plane and let her rip. Once she released from the high start I started giving rudder, but nothing happened. Guess I should have turned the plane on. I watched as the plane dissapeared over the hill. The search was on I looked every day for over a week, the plane was finally found floating in a creek about 1 mile away, one wing was missing and nothing worked. Saddned I temporarly gave up. Last weekend I flew My 42% Dalton in that same pasture...

It was about a year later that I got my second plane an Goldburg Eagle II. The gentleman that reminded me about the batteries helped me to build it and put me on a buddy box, where I learned to fly.

"Dangerous" Dan

03-12-2007, 02:12 PM	#1
Dangerous Dan Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gainesville, TX Age: 38 Posts: 3,557 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Tell about your first RC Plane We all remember our very first RC Plane. Typically they didn't last very long, but we learned a lot of lessions with it. So I would like you to post what your first plane was, how you paid for it, and what happened to it. I don't know what the name of my first plane was. It was a glider that I ordered from the JC Penny Catalog aka Wishbook. It had a single rudder channel and the servo receiver etc was all built into one circuit board. It was foam came with a high start and lots of decals. I bought it with money I got for selling my 4H Hog. I believe I was 12 years old. I was so exctted that I started putting the stickers on in the car before I even got home. As soon as I got home I installed some newly purchased NICD's. With much dissapointment I returned the plane because it didn't work. When the replacement plane arrived I promptly installed the stickers(much lesss wrinkles this time) and again installed the batteries again it didn't work. I had my Dad drive me to a guys house where I had seen him flying planes behing his house. His first question was. "Did you charge the Batteries?". Humbled my Dad drove me to Walmart where a new charger was purchased. You would think they would charge those things before selling them. With freshly charged batteries the rudder moved when I moved the stick. I was ready. I streched the high start out as instructed, attached the plane and turned on the transmitter and let her go. She went straight up. At about 100 feet I thout it was time to do something so I gave full rudder, and she went down just as fast as she went up still attached to the huge rubber band. The fuse was broken in 1/2 and the circuit board was cracked. Back to JC Penney, this time they told me that this was the last time I could return the plane. A couple of weeks later the 3rd plane arrived, I installed the freshly dented and charged batteries and was off to the pasture. This time my plan was to wait until it came off the ruber band before I did anything, So I turned on my transmitter hooked up the plane and let her rip. Once she released from the high start I started giving rudder, but nothing happened. Guess I should have turned the plane on. I watched as the plane dissapeared over the hill. The search was on I looked every day for over a week, the plane was finally found floating in a creek about 1 mile away, one wing was missing and nothing worked. Saddned I temporarly gave up. Last weekend I flew My 42% Dalton in that same pasture... It was about a year later that I got my second plane an Goldburg Eagle II. The gentleman that reminded me about the batteries helped me to build it and put me on a buddy box, where I learned to fly. "Dangerous" Dan