WEALDEN HANKY PLANKIES KEEP COMING!

At the end of the 2022 season the December issue of RCM&E included plans for the Hanky Planky, with a challenge to make several as a club build. The Wealden club, led by our Secretary Bob Hart, took up the challenge as a winter project and the membership rallied to this call.

A number were rapidly built and in the March edition of RCM&E (p.49) a picture was published showing that seven had been completed. Since then the numbers have more than doubled and we now have over 14 built. This project has really fired up the membership and while the Planky is only a small aircraft compared to the usual more complex aircraft and helicopters in the club it has proved to be a very bonding exercise. Another byproduct of the challenge is that several members were encouraged to build a model rather than assemble an ARTF.

Now we are into the new flying season it’s time to fly and numerous pictures, some shown here, demonstrate the fact we can all interpret R/C model plans. All our Hanky Plankies fly very well and it has proven to be a lively machine with sensitive controls. The members have elected to use a variety of motors and LiPo batteries, most running 3S 2200mAh packs but many are also using 3S 1300mAh LiPos.

Capt. Gregory J Cassar