I found a beat up Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) figurine at a local thrift shop while searching for a fun pilot for my recently completed Baby Blender V2 scratch build. You may remember from the theme song lyrics that "Donatello does machines." Perfect! I ended up attaching him to the rudder servo so he would twist when the rudder moved left or right. Basically just hot glued him onto a small stiff 2mm wire and then glued the wire right on center with the servo arm screw. Works very well so far. Here's a quick video of some Ninja barnstorming ;)
Filmed with an HD wing cam 720p version velcroed onto the turtle deck.
As a side note, I love how this plane flies - especially on high rates. Snappy and exciting! Very thankful to the guys at Flite Test for providing the plans and resources - most especially this awesome site. It's so inspiring to see all the input and passion from everyone.
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2) I wish I was as cool as you.
3) Awesome video.
4) ... I'm still laughing.
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This goofy stuff is what makes the hobby more fun for me and I really dig that the fun aspect is what flitetest is all about. Thankful for this community but wish we had some more pilots out here in Jackson, WY!
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