{"id":266,"date":"2020-09-03T09:13:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T14:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/garrisonaerodrome.com\/?p=266"},"modified":"2024-03-09T20:40:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T01:40:24","slug":"final-report-flight-of-the-stimmer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garrisonaerodrome.com\/?p=266","title":{"rendered":"Final Report – Flight of the S’Timmer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, the Skimmer rebuild saga is now officially over: The S’Timmer (T-tail Skimmer) had a wonderful and uneventful first flight this past Tuesday at the Lafayette Cloud Jockeys field Roll Call Tuesday gathering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Da Current Big Guy and Da S’Timmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The S’Timmer’s first fly-by<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The down thrust built into the nose was definitely necessary as the bird pitches strongly up under full power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Running 7×5 folding prop on 3S 800 mAh pack draws right at 10 amps static. It’s enough to make the bird really climb well, but not like a rocket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Power off performance is light and responsive. I flew most of the first flight at 50% throws and it felt quite acceptable. I did bump the rudder up to 75% a bit at the end but it had to be handled carefully to avoid jerky flying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elevator is VERY responsive. I do not need anywhere near as much throw as I have and 50% D\/R is just right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This experiment just proves that Skimmers and even S’Timmers just fly right. They’re fun and responsive, little gliders that zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, a very satisfying project. Thanks for following along with the build.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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