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Some pictures documenting my various RC models. Photos all taken by Max, unless otherwise noted.

Also some videos for your entertainment (all avi's needs DivX5 codec installed):

  • "Glowstick" flying at night (1m 46s; music by Pink Floyd; recommend viewing full-screen with volume up :-): AVI / DivX format - 44MB

  • TwinStar II "Blue Heron" - Jan. 07

  • Gemini on snow - Jan. 07

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    The E-starter was my first airplane back in June '04. Lots of modifications from the stock kit.
    E-Starter on skis
    (05-Mar-05)
    		 E-Starter flying
    E-Starter flying
    (07-Feb-05)
    (03-Apr-03)
    		 Carbon Falcon flying
    Carbon Falcon flying
    (07-Feb-05)
    		 Carbon Falcon at sunset
    Carbon Falcon at sunset
    (05-Feb-05)
    How do you get a model down from 50' up in a tree? Shoot arrows at it with fishing line attached, of course!
    Falcon roosting
    (02-Mar-05)
    		 Looks like the tree just reached out and grabbed it.
    Falcon roosting closeup
    (02-Mar-05)
    		 Slow Stick ready for AP mission
    Slow Stick ready for AP mission
    (02-Sep-04)
    		 Ski Stick
    Ski Stick
    (25-Jan-05)
    		 Ski Stick side
    Ski Stick side
    (25-Jan-05)
    Glow Stick
    Glow Stick
    (12-Sep-04)
    		 Slow Stick fuselage with a balsa/ply reinforced MagpieAP wing modified with ailerons, and tail feathers cut out of fan-fold foam.
    Mag Stick
    (17-May-05)
    		 Mag Stick underside
    Mag Stick underside
    (17-May-05)
    		 This is an old RadioShack
    Snowmobile
    (06-Mar-05)
    		 42 inch flying wing 'Unicorn'
    42 inch flying wing 'Unicorn'
    (24-Jul-05)

    (24-Jul-05)
    (24-Jul-05)
    (24-Jul-05)
    		 TwinStarII 'Blue Heron'
    TwinStarII 'Blue Heron'
    (28-Nov-06)
    (28-Nov-06)

    (28-Nov-06)
    (28-Nov-06)
    (28-Nov-06)
    (27-Mar-07)
    (27-Mar-07)
    Gemini - amphibious flying vehicle
    Gemini - amphibious flying vehicle
    (17-Jan-07)
    (17-Jan-07)
    (17-Jan-07)
    		 SoarStick
    SoarStick
    (27-Apr-07)
    (27-Apr-07)

    (27-Apr-07)
    (27-Apr-07)
    (27-Apr-07)
    (12-Aug-07)
    (12-Aug-07)

    (12-Aug-07)
    		 This backpack is set up to get a live video signal from the camera on the airplane--like watching the screen on the camera. There is a little LCD in the corner of the sunglasses. The thing on the end of the pole is the video receiver and antenna.
    Video downlink
    (12-Aug-07)
    © Maxim Paperno