Figured we’d try to have some fun this weekend, so Friday before heading home I picked up 3 of these really cheap radio controlled airplanes, for $25 each plane (including the transmitters) I wasn’t quite sure what to expect. But what the hell, the planes fly on rechargeable battery packs (4-AAA). After several serious crashes, the wings are made of foam, so you can imagine the delicate work of taping them back together after each flight/crash. I finally got it sorted out. The dang thing actually flies, and flies quite well. I was really amazed. About 500 meters before the radio starts loosing the plane. It was actually great fun, a few very successfully flights, the last ending up in a pine tree about 60′ off the ground. Took a while of working a fishing pole and weight to get her down. Now I see why they sell sets of extra wings for them :) I’ll get some more tomorrow.

I’d been looking at the *real* RC planes for years and years now, and never wanted to throw that much cash at one, maybe next year. After tangling everything up in the bean field i see the need for some sort of runway.