| The JetCat Titan
powered Skymaster F-16 has been flown at many jet events
by many guest pilots. This time it was Pablo's
turn, and as usual, Pablo makes a product look good.
This F-16 operates with just 6 channels of control and
no mixing. High alpha maneuvers are most
impressive just as with the full size Falcon. |
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Our gracious host
Luis Ontiveros offers an approving smile after seeing
Rob Lynch exercise the new Skymaster Shooting Star with
its JetCat P-160SX kerostart engine and JR DSM guidance. |
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The Skymaster T-45
Goshawk could qualify as a jet trainer fulfilling its
mission as a replica of the current US Navy and Marine
Corp Jet Trainer. It is also JetCat P-160 powered
and JR guided.
BV got one ride on it at Mako, while Rob Lynch flew it multiple
times. Gary Freeman has joined the BVM
on-the-road team and is key to keeping the models ready
for flight. |
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Here's Pablo again
with his JR controlled eBandit with EVF ~2~ 12s power.
Even the hard core turbine guys at Mako were impressed
with this machine. It has no equal in its size and
performance category. |
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| Mark Woodland, Larry
Kramer, and Jonathan Smith are avid BVM sport jet
enthusiasts. A mix of JetCentral, JetCat, and AMT
(NL)
engines powered these craft. Mark and Jonathan are
airline pilots in England and always plan a few weeks of
model flying vacation in Florida during November.
The weather at Mako just couldn't have been better,
especially for our Brit friends. |
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This is the original
Electra kit prototype that features servo actuated
retracts and now an EVF ~2~ 12s power unit. It
weighs 14-3/4 Lbs (with ThunderPower batteries) with 17+
Lbs of installed thrust. If you like extreme
vertical performance, this combination will test your
eye sight. |
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| Harley's KingCat
sports a JetCat P-160SX turned down in power to match
the thrust of a P-120 which is perfect for this BVM ARF.
The Blue/Yellow/Red scheme was
brilliant in the sky over Mako. |
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Rick Chase Senior |
Ricky JR |
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their BVM jets on JetCat power, this father and
son team enjoy this hobby together. Ricky is also
a star Lacrosse player in high school. |
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One of my favorite
ways to enjoy this sport now is flying formation
routines with eBandits. The crowd's applause
indicated that Pablo and I did OK with these samples of
what may be the best plane for this task. Its
size, smoothness, and instant throttle response explains
why. |
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| Horace Smith kept
the spectators informed about every jet that got
airborne. He is quite the "Model Jet Historian"
and keeps a file of magazine clippings dating back to
the origins of Ducted Fan jets. |
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Sometimes the photo guy gets too busy flying and we miss
a few customer/airplane shots. I could use some
help in this regard so don't by shy about volunteering.
On this occasion I even
missed some promo shots of our new 10s powered Electra
and Sabre jet as shown below.
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