Please mark your calendars for the New Year's Day tradition at the field. Come watch Andy wear the ugliest looking bathing suit* over his snow suit.
Meet at Tim's Woodbine before-hand. I should be there by about 9:15. At 8:55 9:55 we do the procession of idiots to the field. Usually we have to park on the shoulder of the road and walk in. We have had beautiful days where we could drive in and we have had brutal days where it was one quick circuit and outta there. We then meet back at Tim's for a de-brief, re-heat and sanity check.
Why am I telling you this now? Three good reasons:
1) Please put it on your calendar now.
2) Please pay your 2020 TEMAC dues at the AGM next week (Wednesday) so you are legal.
3) Please pay your MAAC dues so you are insured. No MAAC, no New Year's day flying please.
Frank
* How ugly is it? I bought it for him and yet he proudly wears it every year.
Count me in.
Marked on my calendar!
It doesn't need to go on my calendar. Even though I am retired, I still know what day it is.
(Most of the time.) :)
Bruce,
re: "Even though I am retired, I still know what day it is."
There is no test as long as you are there on the right day! ;D ;D
Loved your comment!
Frank
There are only 2 main category days: Flying days and Non-Flying days.
The Non-Flying days are further divided into:
Repair Days
Build Days
Gluing Days
Running around trying to find stuff for the above days Days.
@davidk There are also time allocated within the defined build/gluing/repair days for deep thinking (preferably with eyes closed) on next steps or next model and generally reminisce about days of old when one was flying in the warm sun of summer...
David,
re: Guy's reply "......There are also time allocated within the defined build/gluing/repair days for deep thinking (preferably with eyes closed) on next steps or next model and generally reminisce about days of old when one was flying in the warm sun of summer..."
Some of our members are clearly DREAMERS. ;D ;D
Eat Sleep Build Fly Re-build The modeler's cycle of life.
Frank
Received a text this afternoon from Andy Hoffer with best wishes plus a guarantee that he will be here for the New Year's Frozen Fingers Funfly.
Frank
I will be there with my new Bixler2!
I am also proposing we enhance our January 1st festive (Andy) garb (bathing suits) to include goofy Christmas sweaters sorta like the one on the model in the attached photo.🥶🎄
Gerald, how much did the store pay you to take the sweater?? ;D ;D
Frank
A whole 20 reindeer bucks
Only 3 more days until New Year's madness sets in and we meet at Tim's.
The only things you need to know:
- Meet at the field at 10 am!! Yes, Jan 1, 2020, Rob D.'s year of perfect vision 20/20 ;D
- Meet at Tim's Woodbine anytime before that. I am aiming to be there by 9:15. Yes, I am one of the desperate ones. ;)
- after flying, we meet back at Tim's Woodbine to warm up and continue the BS exchange.
- David K. will probably give a final Field Condition Report a day or two before but it looks like wheels are an option.
- Please, Please, Please get your MAAC on-line before the event so you are legal for 2020. Insurance coverage is a must.
- someone please outdo Andy and his tacky wacky bathing suit. :)
Frank
At this point the field is essentially bare of snow and ice. That rain last night washed is all away. Lotsa ice on the driveway and parking lot because someone keeps driving on it ;), but it's all good to drive in - go slow. As you can see it's completely clear at Stouffville Rd.
There's a rumor of scattered flurries tomorrow. If that happens the skis and floats will be the call of the day. The grass may be wet/frozen enough for floats and skis. Otherwise, it's wheels.
David,
Thanks for the field update.
Reading between the lines: Bring one plane on wheels and one on skis and you will be fine. ;D
Frank
You read so good!
Specially after today... it's still snowing out there. I was just going to take wheels, but now I'll pop in a plane on skis.
I just changed a plane from floats to wheels. We;;, at least they're huge tundra-style wheels.
I'll bring 2 planes, anyway, one with floats.
Quote from: Michael on December 31, 2019, 02:19:23 PM
I just changed a plane from floats to wheels. We;;, at least they're huge tundra-style wheels.
I'll bring 2 planes, anyway, one with floats.
Or bring one plane that you can hand launch. Regardless, it is fun to fly on New Years Day!
Last New Year's Day as I recall, Michael was the first in the air. I think I was first to crash and take a walk in the field. Or was that the year before?
Does this sound like a challenge?
I'm coming for my first, first day of the New Year fun fly on the first day of the new decade. That's a first! ;D
A great day!! 13 members showed up at Tim's, 17 showed up at the field and then 9 went back to Tim's for a top-up.
Tim's before the 10 am trip to the field.
Photo 77- Rob D. cannot manage a smile. The rest of us were fine!
Photo 79- the other victims.
Frank
At the field:
Photo 83- David, Rob D. (after fixing his smiling mechanism), George
Photo 84- Jim and Gary C.
Photo 87- Simon enjoying his first New Year's Funfly, ready to launch Gerald's new Bixler.
Photo 88- Glenn and Greg
Photo 91- Carlos and his first crash or "a normal Warwing landing". It ejects parts.
Photo 92- David, George, Bruce, Glenn and Carlos... our brain trust. ;)
Frank
New Year- a fashion statement
81- Gerald with a tacky sweater and bathing suit. He considers them an upgrade.
82- Andy with his tacky bathing suit. A definite upgrade for him.
85- BJ not only wearing a bathing suit in the snow but white after labour day!
86- Gerald still smiling while wearing tacky stuff.
Clearly their mothers don't dress them any more. ;D
Frank
Post field meeting at Tim's
93- Michael
94- Simon
Frank
And some people even made it to the flight stations and flew...
Photos from Greg Hazelton
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