Full-power climb to 1,849 feet followed by a glide back to earth. Great view of north end of the Long Beach peninsula and the town of Surfside, Washington state.
I was able to reach 1,849 feet.by...
Full-power climb to 1,849 feet followed by a glide back to earth. Great view of north end of the Long Beach peninsula and the town of Surfside, Washington state.
I was able to reach 1,849 feet.by far the highest Ive ever flown an RC airplane.
There was about a 15mph headwind that almost totally canceled out the airplanes forward motion so it appeared to go straight up like an elevator to 1,849 feet. As the airplane climbed I was looking higher and higher directly overhead. I climbed until the airplane was just a spec in the sky. After that it became hard to control because I couldnt tell how it was oriented. But knowing I can get to over 1,800 feet means Ive got to try for 2,000. Might try using binoculars so I can see it better when way up there.
I purchased a wristwatch altimeter and put it inside the airplane. It recorded the maximum altitude. Thats where I got the number 1,849. Its likely the peek altitude was higher because the altimeter is a little bit slow to respond to altitude changes.
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