Fun day today - great to see everyone.
1st time in a while seeing 5 planes in the air at the same time.

Flew my Chica today and after about 6-8 circuits the motor cut out.  Would not re-start so it could not be a low battery.

Brought the plane in.

The ESC overheated and actually unsoldered the yellow lead to the motor.
I put in a new 40 amp ESC to replace the damaged 25 amp ESC.

I re-soldered the yellow wire and it worked fine again.  Put it back in my collection in the ESC 20-40 amp ESC box.

The green arrow in the photo points to the location of the solder joint on the ESC.

Lesson learned*.

Frank

* I have always flown this motor (have 4 of them: E-Flite Series 6 -28 mm inrunner 2700KV with a max continuous of 34 amps) on 3 cells with a 4.1x4.1 APC prop drawing 18 amps (Nooner pylon racer) but I now remember that it would draw 25 amps on a 5x5 and 28 amps with this 6x4 APC prop.  Doh!

Hopefully the weather will hold out.  I am planning to be at Rogo to fly just after lunch this Sunday.  If anyone needs help maidening an airplane, re-trimming one or need a check flight, come and join us.

Will try to fly my large 12' power glider again for the second time with Glenn's help.  I need his dolly (a crate with wheels) in order to take off.  Also need Glenn's flying talents to bring it back in one piece.

Frank

hopefully remaindering f16 tomorrow. should be a good day

A nice warm day at Rogo Field....if you didn't mind the smoke from the forest fires in Northern Ontario and Manitoba.

I counted at least 13 people there.

A lot of flying, changing winds.  It changed several times with a usual switch to cross-winds.


Photo report:
74- Mark and his flying wing
76- Alex and his dog Jacks.
78- Michael and his Kadet Senior
80- Peter and his plane.
83- George and his jet.
85- Alex just before the launch.
87- Paul and his Timber before the splat landing that knocked out the landing gear.
89- Kenny applying suntan lotion.
91- George prepping his jet.
93- Loi prepping his jet.

Frank

Next are depth charges @Frank v B .
Just need to secure some potassium.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1QzkxlImHY&t=66s

We saw it happening.  Just before the rains came last night at about 6 pm, there was a significant change in wind direction and wind speed just before the skies opened up. The winds started swirling. It flipped the windsock up and onto the top of the pole.

Frank

Neat project.  You must be retired.
Next you will be firing bullets out of the deck gun....at my sub.

Frank

Thanks to Frank and Andy for their perseverance in problem solving. 

Much appreciated!

Now if we can only get a day with reasonable wind... [even though Andy would find it boring  ].

Paul S.

Very nice!