The weekend after Labor Day every year in Rhinebeck NY, there is a Model Airplane event called the Rhinebeck Jamboree. It is held at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, and is sponsored by the MHRC club.
This year I flew an Electric Powered Tiger Moth from AirLandSeaHobbies.com. This Tiger Moth has a 32″ wingspan, is 29.5″ long and is colored Red and Grey. It is the same color as the full size Tiger Moth that is hangared at the Aerodrome belonging to Bill King. I powered my electric powered Tiger Moth with the recommended motor, ESC and Battery from AirLandSeaHobbies. I also used their 5 gram mini servos along with a Y-cable and servo extension leads to control the flying surfaces of this great little EP Tiger Moth. Everything to complete this ARF Tiger Moth was available right from AirLandSeaHobbies.com.
The weekend of the Jamboree was windy and rainy because the tail end of a hurricane was going through the area. I was amazed how well the EP powered Tiger Moth handled the wind. It seemed that the owners of the larger models didn’t want to take a chance flying in the windy conditions for fear of damaging or destroying their planes. I actually flew several times with a fellow modeler and owner of a like Tiger Moth from AirLandSeaHobbies. I tied a ribbon on the right wing strut of my plane so we could tell them apart more easily in the air while flying in formation. Dave’s Tiger Moth is identical to mine in every aspect including the color, so the ribbon helped us both keep track of which airplane we were flying.
Check out the Tiger moth from AirLandSeaHobbies if you are looking for a great flying scale Electric power Airplane. This Tiger Moth might be just what your looking for.
May your landings not bounce,
Flyboy
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