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General Forum => Your Birds In Flight => Topic started by: John Kourbanis on Mar 13, 2026, 01:32 PM

Title: Dumas Ryan M-1 18'' and Guillows Hurricane 17,5'' flight session
Post by: John Kourbanis on Mar 13, 2026, 01:32 PM
Yesterday afternoom i was very happy flying them in a small field of grass..
Title: Re: Dumas Ryan M-1 18'' and Guillows Hurricane 17,5'' flight session
Post by: TheLurker on Mar 13, 2026, 08:14 PM
Great minds think alike.  Two of my favourite types.

Just out of interest.  What weight is your Ryan and what motor do you use outdoors?
Title: Re: Dumas Ryan M-1 18'' and Guillows Hurricane 17,5'' flight session
Post by: John Kourbanis on Mar 14, 2026, 07:06 PM
great planes both of them..my Ryan M-1 is heavy..weights 44 grams..it was my first kit after years and my first model with shrinking dope..so i wasnt so carefull...but it flies..i started with 3,8 rubber..and after some low trimming flights i used 4mm rubber.
Iam learning slowly..the world of free flight is wonderfull!
Title: Re: Dumas Ryan M-1 18'' and Guillows Hurricane 17,5'' flight session
Post by: TheLurker on Mar 14, 2026, 09:31 PM
Quote from: John Kourbanis on Mar 14, 2026, 07:06 PMgreat planes both of them..my Ryan M-1 is heavy..weights 44 grams..it was my first kit after years and my first model with shrinking dope..so i wasnt so carefull...but it flies..i started with 3,8 rubber..and after some low trimming flights i used 4mm rubber.
Iam learning slowly..the world of free flight is wonderfull!
I was lucky with mine at least as far as timing. A couple of the blokes at Trinity had built the kit before me, so I knew before I started on mine that it needed to go on a strict diet!  Mine's flying at a fraction under 34g but it too needs a loop of 0.16" (4mm).
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