Weather should be excellent (14 degrees and 11kn north-west wind).
I'm thinking of flying after the swap meet. I'll confirm on Saturday.
Anyone else?
Yep! ;D
Oh yes, sounds like a plan!
It might not be cold enough for the likes of
@Andy Hoffer , but I will try. :)
I hope it's not cold enough for
@Andy Hoffer
Quote from: sihinch on April 20, 2018, 10:14:09 AM
I hope it's not cold enough for @Andy Hoffer
"Oh, what a beautiful mornin'
Oh, what a beautiful day
I've got a beautiful feelin'
Everything's goin' my way"
"Snowballs" !! 8)
Oh Yea. Charging tonight. See you there sunday, although I was by the field yesterday and the driveway was pretty snowed in.
Who is this Andy Hoffer guy???
Ryerson and I will probably be there Sunday. We have tentatively set up 12-2 and will confirm tomorrow (Saturday) just in case there is a blizzard overnight. Don't trust the weather any more. Ryerson's sessions are usually 95% prep and 5% flying. We will do the flying during a natural break in your/my flying session.
Don't forget to meet us for breakfast before the Swap Meet. Bruce has promised to only charge me double the entry fee. ;)
Frank
Frank, please post again here in this thread, place and time for breakfast.
Breakfast before the Swap Meet info:
Those of you attending the Aurora Swap meet on Sunday April 22, we will have breakfast at 8:30 am.
The place we met for breakfast last year is closed!!!
We are now meeting at Happy All Day Breakfast 17665 Leslie St #3, Newmarket, Leslie just north of Davis Dr.
https://www.happyalldaybreakfast.com/
Chris Curd and Rudie Nagelmakers (Beeton Flyers) have confirmed for breakfast.
Frank
No swap meet for me, due to family commitments.
But I'm free in the afternoon and the batteries are charging.
Weather warm, sunny sky, winds light, grass wet, ...
about 15+ people flying, some good flights, some not so good, overall, .... fantastic!
It was a fabulous afternoon. I had a brilliant time! It was magic to see everyone again.
Let's hope Spring is here to stay.
It's a wonderful day. Great to see everyone again!
It was a great day to fly, but not to have to retrieve a warwing from the mud field. It took me 1/2 an hour to get a plane that was only about 200 feet out. If I had put another one down out there it would still be there.
Quote from: octagon on April 23, 2018, 11:49:53 AM
It was a great day to fly, but not to have to retrieve a warwing from the mud field. It took me 1/2 an hour to get a plane that was only about 200 feet out. If I had put another one down out there it would still be there.
Quote from: bweaver on April 23, 2018, 11:55:41 AM
Quote from: octagon on April 23, 2018, 11:49:53 AM
It was a great day to fly, but not to have to retrieve a warwing from the mud field. It took me 1/2 an hour to get a plane that was only about 200 feet out. If I had put another one down out there it would still be there.
@octagon - You saved the most important aircraft. I am sure you felt it was well worth it. I am also sure that you mean, that if another type of aircraft other than a warwing went down again, you wouldn't have gone out to retrieve it...
By the way, how many pounds of mud did you bring in with you? Did you slip and slide all the way out and back in? Was it worse out there than corn, or was it comparable?
Were you flying combat at the time, or just sport flying?
You left so many questions unanswered. :'(
Quote from: bweaver on April 23, 2018, 12:06:41 PM
Quote from: bweaver on April 23, 2018, 11:55:41 AM
Quote from: octagon on April 23, 2018, 11:49:53 AM
It was a great day to fly, but not to have to retrieve a warwing from the mud field. It took me 1/2 an hour to get a plane that was only about 200 feet out. If I had put another one down out there it would still be there.
@octagon - You saved the most important aircraft. I am sure you felt it was well worth it. I am also sure that you mean, that if another type of aircraft other than a warwing went down again, you wouldn't have gone out to retrieve it...
By the way, how many pounds of mud did you bring in with you? Did you slip and slide all the way out and back in? Was it worse out there than corn, or was it comparable?
Were you flying combat at the time, or just sport flying?
You left so many questions unanswered. :'(
It was the maiden flight of the warwing that you provided for us to build in the winter. I was about 3 minutes in when frankly I was dicking around too low and nosed in. it went in like a lawn dart and was not damaged, but the mud was so heavy, and my boots were being sucked down, I eventually lost my balance and the plane was in my hand. I jabbed it into the ground to save me from falling, and snapped the fuse of the wing, and broke that tail off in 2 pieces as well as the back half of the keel. I consider it a write off and will build another I guess. Do you have any kits left?
I would think I had a least 10 pounds of mud on my boots. And talk about sticky, even when I stood in the river the crap was almost impossible to get off!
Honestly, if I had know how bad it was out there I would not have gone, I would have waited till the field dried up more.