Old Fogey Face-Off

by FliteTest | May 20, 2015 | (8) Posted in Reviews

We use a lot of foam on this show and we will still say that it's the best, easiest, and cheapest material to work with when you are first getting into the hobby.

As time progresses you will become more and more confident in your building abilities and we hope that translates into designing as well!

If we had to recommend a step up from foam, balsa would be the pick. So how does a foam design made with balsa perform?

Luckily Hobby King took the initiative to create a balsa version of the FT Old Fogey called the Mariposa.

We went out to Furey Field to test them out together and pass the transmitter. 

The characteristics are surprisingly similar. There are a few difference in design (wing tip angles, turtle deck, weight, etc.) that cause the Mariposa to waggle a bit.

In general, they fly just the same. Slow and easy. 

Our passion here is to help people get to a point where they aren't just learning about the hobby, but actively creating and teaching others!

Being able to take a design and make it out of whatever material you're comfortable with is an invaluable tool. 

Enter DevFus! 

This program will let you take any profile design and easily translate it into 3D space. From there you can print out plans or if you have a laser cutter, cut it out yourself!

Visit them HERE for more info!

As an example, Josh decided to take our FT Speedster and run it through DevFus to create this 10 foot monstrosity!

He made a test model out of foam, but if you are coming to Flite Fest 2015, you maybe able to see a balsa version (maybe!)

COMMENTS

Dilby on May 25, 2015
Guys, I had the same idea about Old Sportster (but in a normal = small scale)... and just finished it as my first scratch build. (http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?18857-FT-Old-Speedster-modified-to-(FT)-Old-Sportster) Thanks a lot for the great stuff you share!
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PropSpinner on May 21, 2015
Good episode.
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jrvalentin62 on May 20, 2015
Love to see the NEW plans when you improve them.
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HilldaFlyer on May 23, 2015
So, with the laughter, I wasn't able to tell which model was actually heavier. And the answer is...?
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FLYGUY55 on June 4, 2015
Balsa.
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Balu on May 20, 2015
Did you upload the plans for the "improved" Fogey with bigger rudder?
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Alex O on June 6, 2015
Have you been able to find out, if a newer version of the Fogey plans are now available?
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boraFitetest on May 23, 2015
Is your version of the old fogey beater?
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Old Fogey Face-Off