That was a joy to watch. Not many will skip before the end of that one. I think too we must conclude you are a master pilot as well as a master builder John. That was very smooth for a "short-wheelbase" model. And, as ever, too easily taken for granted, the camera work (we know who it is now) was as good as the model and the flying. Eagerly looking forward to the next post.
Laze Bee is the best rc airplane ever designed in my opinion. Up until now they use to say that in order to fly Lazy Bee it needs something in front of it to spin a prop...well not any more. Thank you for sharing
Amazing piloting skills and fantastic build. Be very proud of yourself and keep the videos coming for the rest of of us to be amazed with in the future. Just show us how you did all this build.
An absolutely stunning build. The Lazy Bee never looked better. The Lazy Bee was a Wonderful plane to fly. Even the Cox RC Model version, Styrofoam with a tiny .049 engine, was a joy to fly (for those of us not graced with such beautiful sloping conditions). The tiny engine would give you about 4 minutes of power to climb with, then we could spend 15, even 20 minutes aloft. When my Father and I first got a matching set and took them to our local flying field we got GRILLED about "What the heck is that, and how are you staying up so long?"
Absolutely Brilliant!!! And at the same time, absolutely hilarious! I've built at least half-a-dozen "Bees" over the years. From 30" span to 84" span, one of them was even a tri-motor, but I never considered this option. By the way, the outside loops are almost as tight as the upright ones. It gets back around so quickly that it doesn't have time misbehave. Although it does take a good bit of power, so I'm not sure how it would work out in this situation. Even if things do go wrong, the recovery is always quick. They will also spin like a top with a minor CG adjustment. As always, the build quality is superb, the piloting spectacular, and the camera work stupendous! Well done to the whole crew!
A glider should be... Everything that this Lazy Bee is! Funny, light and very easy to control (i guess). I saw the plans and there’s a real masterpiece of engineering behind all that "simplicity" and those well chosen colours... Your work result is absolutely and ridiculously fun! That’s how a glider should be...
John I love your videos. I look forward to getting a notification you have a new video out. You are obviously a great builder and make them very light! I think a build video showing how you do it might be interesting to some of us...
Love it. Built many of the smaller size LB. Have a Big Bee in the box for a future build. I can see this at Torrey Pines. Thanks for the inspiration 😎‼️
@neville rodrigues, look the plans up, but be warned: there are 40", 60" and 72" plans out there. Whichever you get, make sure the ribs length corresponds to the wingspan you wish to build. Good project for isolation during Corona Virus times.
p S yes, it’s dead easy to fly! It’s super stable ‘hands off’ but it’s probably not a very efficient glider on an inland slope. The conversion was an easy one as the only bit I changed was the nose.
Excellent :-) It reminds me of a short legs dog, who should be considered ugly by common standard, but who in fact is the one everybody finds cute . Lazy? Nooooo So much room for creativity: a delight to watch
By the title i expected to see some uncontrollable beast that would crash if you looked at it wrong. But no, John has yet another of many successes. Please do a video on your build techniques!
It's very nature-like. As flying insects. Tiny, lightweight, excellent maneuverability. Most of flying insects has short wings, and using high surface-to-mass ratio.
