| From slopeflyer.com Other RC Diversions I first saw, and flew, Joe Chovan's Stingray at the Midwest Slope Challenge. it was a kick! I had to have one for those days around Wisconsin that seem all too common lately, no slope days. the Stingray is just the ticket to get out for some small field fun.
I normally fly the Stingray at a local park on the rugby field but really only use about half of it. The EPP construction and great handling of the Stingray let me keep it in tight and close to the ground. Being a slope flyer at heart I have a hard time flying a plane much above eye level! The Stingray is about a 32-inch span and mine came in at about 9.5 ounces with the recommended ThunderPower 910mah 3s LiPoly battery powering the Himax brushless fan unit. I used some Multiplex Pico servos I had around because I liked the really long lead that let me mount the servo a little further outboard on the wing that the stock placement with the recommended Hitec HS-55s. The Hitecs work fine however aas that is what Joe had in his plane when I flew it in Kansas. The rest of the gear was as recommended. The Castle Thunderbird 18 speed control comes with the kit so that is a no-brainer and I had a Berg Microstamp lying around so I used that as well. The Stingray goes together pretty quickly with each and every step carefulkly documented in the instruction manual. i think it took me about 4 hours to get it air ready. I've got another TufFlight plane and I can honestly say that i don't think I've ever seen a more detailed instruction novel thatn those from TufFlight. They leave nothing to chance. Flying the Stingray is a hoot with only the spendy nature of the TP 910 pack keeping me from flying all day. I have two at this point and a third is forthcoming so I think that'll be a good number. Depending on how you fly the Stingray you will get 7 or 8 minutes af full throttle, which is a blast to about 12-15 minutes if you moderate fast and slow flight.
No fear aerobatics are the Stingray's forte. Again, the EPP construction is very durable. Especially when that loop is about a foot too big because one of my favorite manuvers with it is a tight loop from about a foot off the deck. People watching love it! I also like looping around the football goal post at the end of the field. It rolls well and standard aerobatics like cuban 8s, loops, rolls , split Ss and the like are all easy with the Stingray. It flies inverted well too. Just a bit of forward pressure on the stick. you might notice a grass stain on the vertical fin because I like flying inverted really LOW. Hey, it's EPP, why worry. All in all I can heartily recommend the TufFlight Stingray. Perfect for a sloper like me!
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