First Aussie Pro Bro

[Fly-guy]

Well guys, the first ever Aussie Pro Bro fly-in was held today, even if there was only two of us waving the flag, I am sure we left our mark.

Myself, RH1NO and FunFlyaddict came out today to see what fun could be had. Jeremy (RH1NO) wasn't quite rudder bashin', being only the 5th (if that) flight on his new H9 260. Nice plane BTW.

Owen, (Funfly) and I, well thats quite a different story.

I was armed today with the PA Bad Boy V2 and the KatP. Owen armed with a KatP also.

My KatP was tail tapped for the first time today also.

The damage toll from the day is as follows

Three 12.25x3.75 props broken (we need not get into who broke the most)

A wing fairing busted off my Katana from an unscheduled arrival

I busted rudder linkage that Funfly broke while trying to violate me (justice if you ask me)

A fair amount of rudder damage to the of the Bad Boy

All three planes came away with very spread gear legs

Pics and video will be uploaded tomorrow.

there was alot of DOD action, a fair bit caught on video (as the damage toll indicates)

Thanks to Owen and his dad for driving 16 hours to come and make this happen. Lets hope the second ever Aussie Pro bro isn't too far away.

Marcus

[Fly-guy]

Alright, large files, sorry guys, but here is a few pics from today.

Two are of Owen with his Kat. Lower anyone?

Also are two of my Bad Boy, and the three planes all together and pretty, they arent quite that nice anymore

[RH1N0]

Nice pics Marcus. Here's a couple I took.

[Matchless]

Good show guys! Glad to see you had a good time!

[wizard]

Nice shots guys, thanks for sharing. It looks like a good time was has by all.

[notorious_benny]

Lol there are three guys at my club most weekends hovering profiles!! Does that mean we have a pro bro every SUnday??

Nice pics BTW!!

[Boulder]

Sweet!!!

Great times guys, keep 'em coming!!! Let's get that video uploaded!!

[3dubya]

WD guys, go hard, hey is that tingalpa field, can't tell. I learnt to fly on the Gold Coast know that area well.

[Fly-guy]

Yup thats Tingalpa alright. We picked a pretty good day to tear it up as none of the old warbird guys were out. Lucky for us

The video is in the process of being compressed, resized and uploaded, I have a bit of half an hour of footage so it will take some time. It should be up by the end of the day though.

Marcus

[RustyTumbles]

How do those PA bad boys go??? After seeing benny and the guys at maitland yesterday I want a profile too.

[Fly-guy]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RustyTumbles
	How do those PA bad boys go??? After seeing benny and the guys at maitland yesterday I want a profile too.

Well Rusty, when i first got mine I was very happy with it. It is built very well, nice and light but still tough. It hovers as good as any foamy, does nice flatspins, blenders etc. In high alpha flight, like harriers, it is seriously hard to keep stable. I have the CG at the reccommended 3D position and it is near impossible to stop wing rock.

Compare this to the $165 cheap KatP. I put my CG back to 10mm forward of the canopy, which is well behind recommended and it harriers as easy as the GS planes in the sim. Owen, also with the KatP has his CG almost an inch forward of mine, and again, it is incredibly stable in HA flight.

The Bad Boy is a good plane but compared the Kat it doesnt even come close IMO. if you are after a good profile and dont mind building go have a look at www.swanyshouse.com and take a look at the Mojo. They say its the best flying profile out there. It also has a removable wing mod available. As far as ARFs go, well Owen and I scored the last two KatP's in the country (possibly the world) as they are no longer being produced. OMP has the KatGS ARF, a newer KatP, but shipping is *huge* on them.

That being said, the Bad Boy is still a good beater, but for the $ is it worth using that as a beater

Marcus

[notorious_benny]

Rusty, the Mojo is a pretty easy build. I bought two. I havnt started the second one yet, bt will have to soon or will end up without a profile to fly!

[SBR_RV]

freakin awsome guys, wished i could've been there.
well, i finaly snapped the old sledge in half after not flying for it for about 7 months. i was to low in a knife edge but the way it was flying i just had to repair it, so its just about ready to fly again. hows the MOJO going benny, mines still ticking along perfectly

[SBR_RV]

	Quote:
	Lol there are three guys at my club most weekends hovering profiles!! Does that mean we have a pro bro every SUnday??

lucky for you benny, the only other guy who hovers stuff in my club is glenno, but then again, he's a full time dart flyer, oh and there is a guy with a sledge but its in perfect condition because is does circles all day.

[notorious_benny]

Ha ha I have crashed mine a couple of times, nothing bad though.

It torque rolls like a Mofo! Once the wind dies down I can keep it a couple of inches off the deck and torque it till I run outta juice.

Does excellent harriers too! I had a great flight yesterday where I just walked it up and down the field, great fun but can only do it once everyone else has gone home!

Oh and I have perfected the hovering launch but not the snatch landing yet!