BEAVER DH C2 no 2 30 IN RUBBER DUMAS KIT 306 Nov 25 2025 to PRESENT

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #285     Thur May 14 2026      post 2 of 2

Flight Report    #15  of   Thur May 7 2026

Pic #1     2882     Closeup.

Pic #2     2883     I was wondering why the flights were suddenly shorter -  I broke a strand.

Pic #3     2884     Deep wavy Keil Kraft grass.

No damage.

 End of Flight Report # 15

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #286     Thur May 14 2026    post 1 of 4

Flight Report    #16  of   Thur May 7 2026

Three Flight morning pics.

Pic #1     2886     View from front right.

Pic #2     2887      View from front left.

Pic #3     2888     Front right.

Into the park now ...

Pic #4     2889     The flower beds are prepped,  and the grass mowed once,  at the entrance.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #287     Thur May 14 2026     post 2 of 4

Flight Report    #16   of   Thur May 7 2026

Pic #1     2890     Lush greenery.

Pic #2     2891     Monument Memories Alzheimer Society

Pic #3     2892     Wind on the flag at the Spit and Hurri.

Pic #4     2893     Today is May 12 2026.   The Cricket Field was mowed for the first time,  two days ago,  on Sunday May 10 2026.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #288     Thur May 14 2026      post 3 of 4

Flight Report    #16   of   Thur May 7 2026

Pic #1     2894     Clumpy cut grass.   The ground is already getting harder.

We had six flights of  4,  10,  5,  6,  6,  4  seconds

Pic #2     2895     First flight   4 sec  half flip forward on landing.

Pic #3     2896     Second Flight   10 sec  perfect three point landing.

Pic #4     2897      My setup.

Six Flights  Tue May 12 2026   Flight Report #16

new 12" motor  8 strand  3/32" 

1     315 winds   4 sec  high launch    came down from on high.     half flip forward on landing.

2     360    10 sec   perfect launch   half circle  the final leg was low to the ground for a long distance     perfect 3 point landing.

3     375    5 sec   launch was too high.

Wind was picking up.

4     405    6  sec   perfect landing.

5     435    6 sec   nice high long flight   lots of winds left still on the motor.

Gusts were almost too much.

6     435     4  sec   I tried a quartering downwind launch pointing a little left       too much gust not even a real flight.

We quit -  too much wind

No damage.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #289     Thur May 14 2026      post 4 of 4

Flight Report    #16   of   Thur May 7 2026

The wind was getting too gusty now.

Pic #1     2898     On our way out.   Saying goodbye to the Pitch,  but we will be back.   No damage.

Pic #2     2899     Wind on the flag at the Spit and Hurri.

Pic #3     2900     Side view when there is no gust.

End of Flight Report #16  of  Tues May 12 2026

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Jmk89]

Reply #289    Thur May 14 2026      post 4 of 4

Flight Report    #16  of  Thur May 7 2026

Just curious, Richard

Are the reports coming out 7 days after the flying?

Cheers

Jeremy

[Lastwoodsman]

Thur May 14 2026        30 inch Beaver

    Hi Jeremy.  In the last 12 days,  I had six flight reports and a lot of pics and text to edit,  and a lot of motors to build and test,  and a lot of repairs to do.  Plus I had to wait for all of the threadkiller slop to clear out,  from flooding the Recent Topics board.  But I am caught up now.  Plus I had a death in the family.

Jeremy,  are you building and flying anything?

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Jmk89]

Thur May 14 2026        30 inch Beaver

   

Jeremy,  are you building and flying anything?

Lastwoodsman
Richard

Still trying to get Scram finished

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #293     Fri May 15 2026

Two New Motors and Bench Testing

     After Flight Report #16,  I still have the  15"  motor  8 strands of  3/32" rubber,  to try out yet.

     I don't think that there is enough pull with the  0.75"  total cross section rubber motors.    So I made up an even stronger motor to try.

     I made up and bench tested two new motors,   9"  and 12",  of  total cross section of  0.813",   the strongest motor yet.   Prop hook to rear peg is  10".

Pic #1     2909     I made the bottom one in 9" and 12".

Pic #2     2912     9"  eight strand motor.

Pic #3     2918     Here is the new  12"  motor.

Pic #4     2922     And bench testing in my table stooge.

Bench Test Results

9" motor      80 to 100 finger winds = 3 1/2  to 4  1/2 sec.
9" motor  stretch winds 15 x 15   225 = 6 sec,  225 = 7 sec
15:1 winder

12" motor    20 winds x 15 =  300 turns =  11 sec,  10 sec

     I went straight to the 12"  motor,   and used it in Flight Report #17  I just had,  first thing after sunrise this morning,  today on Friday May 15 2026.

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #294     Mon May 18 2026      post 1 of 7

Flight Report # 17  of  Fri May 15 2026

     We got up early,  to try and get some flights in before the Cricket players show up.

Pic #1     2923     

     The wind was only going to be good from sunrise at  6:11 AM  blowing  2mph from SW gust 4 mph  79% humidity (a big factor),  winds good until 9:00 AM when the wind becomes too strong  5 mph SW gust 9 mph 62% humidity.

Pic #2     WIND FORECAST   FRI MAY 15 2025   5 AM

Pic #3     2925      Morning sunlight pic of the Beaver on the table  RTF  Ready To Fly  (I'm spelling out the acronym for Jeremy because he needs to start doing it        ).

Pic #4     2929     Wind on the flag at the Spit and Hurri replicas   Dead Calm.

cont

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #295     Mon May 18 2026      post 2 of 7

Flight Report # 17  of  Fri May 15 2026

We got in 14 stretch wounds flights.

Pic #1     2930     First flight  10  sec

Pic #2     2931     In the stooge (I am looking East towards the sun rising).

Pic #3     2932     Closeup   motor is 8 strands 12" long of 6 strands  3/32"  and  two strands  1/8".     I left the opening in the covering at the rear fuse sides,  so that I can access the rubber motor wrapped around that  1/8" aluminum tube rear peg,  and push that rubber back into the middle of the rear peg before flight.     The Beaver is just a utility plane to experiment with now -  no more Beauty Queen.

Pic #4     2933     Second Flight  7 sec.

Fourteen Flights of Flight Report # 17   stretch wound

First seven of fourteen flights.

1     360 winds  10 sec  perfect flight nice left turn  1/2 flip on landing.
2     375  winds  7 sec  low downward point on launch  nice left turn  1/2 flip
3     405   winds  8 sec  straight out   no left turn  pic of wet grass all around the wheels.
4     420    winds  7 sec   left turn   lots of dew evaporating   tissue is sagging and drooping.
5     420    winds  4 sec   way too high bad launch    good thing for long grass to cushion the stall and dive.
6     405     5 sec  bad launch   flew right low over the ground    held horizontal flight.
7     405     8 sec   big left turn   almost landed on the artificial turf pitch.

cont

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2  30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER  DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #296    Mon May 18 2026      post 3 of 7

Flight Report # 17  of  Fri May 15 2026

Pic #1  2934  Drying off the Beaver  -  paper towel.

Pic #2  2935  The grass depth after one mowing was still good for soft landings.   The wheels hit a clump of grass.   I had to blow off the wet grass,  and sponge towel the Alaskan Bush wheels,  that were soaking up the water,  even though the bush wheels were made from a kid's kick splash board for the pool ....

Pic #3  2936  Loaded into the stooge  ready to stretch wind.

Pic #4  2937  Flight 7  -  this one almost landed on the artificial pitch -  I was hoping to see the Alaskan Bush Wheel performance,  landing on this off airport strip.

    The humidity is now starting to go down.

Last seven of fourteen flights.

8    405    5 sec  nice flight left but descending
9    405    9 sec  long flight    the wind kept it straight.

    The sun is starting to come out,  and the breeze is starting to pick up.

10    390  9 sec  high big left turn  nice flight.
11    405  8 sec  pic in flight and on ground
12    405  5 sec  bad launch  pic just after hitting the ground.
13    405    7 sec  pic  low left.
14    405    10 sec  good height  held straight by wind coming from the  left.

    The wind was gusting too much now,  so we quit.    But it was an all time great flight session in long grass!!    And no damage to the Beaver!

cont

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2  30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER  DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #297    Mon May 18 2026      post 4 of 7

Flight Report # 17  of  Fri May 15 2026

Pic #1    2938    Flight #9    9 sec

Pic #2    2939    Flight #9

Pic #3    2940    Flight #9  Closeup on the chalked line.

Pic #4    2941    First in Flight pic for the Beaver.  Flight 11  of eight seconds.

cont

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #298     Tue May 19 2026      post 5 of 7

Flight Report # 17  of  Fri May 15 2026

Pic #1     2942     Flight 11 landing full of cut wet grass.

Pic #2     2943     Second in flight pic shows the descent angle,  of the weak, powered portion of flight,  into the ground.

Pic #3     2944     Third in flight pic     Big left turn low.

Pic #4     2945     Fourth and final in flight pic on the day.   Flight 10   10 sec   longest flight of the day along with flight 1.

cont

Lastwoodsman
Richard

[Lastwoodsman]

BEAVER DH C2   30 INCH RUBBER POWERED  FREE FLIGHT PARK FLYER   DUMAS KIT 306

Reply #299     Tue May 19 2026      post 6 of 7

Flight Report # 17  of  Fri May 15 2026

     Well,  it was getting gusty,  so we quit after 14 flights.   And I finally got some picture proof of the Beaver actually flying.

Pic #1     2946     Packed up and heading home,   and thanking the Gods of Free Flight.   No damage!   Well,  ...  just a couple of cracked stringers from grabbing/gripping  the model - still flyable though ...

Pic #2     2947     Horse Chestnut tree in full flower of erect panicles that are 8 to 12 inches long.

Pic #3     2948     The wind is now gusting at the Spit and Hurri.

Pic #4     2949     And the side view.

cont

Lastwoodsman
Richard