We dropped by Toogood Pond this afternoon.  Boats and people who showed up:
- Guy with his North Star (blue) sailboat.
- Paul with his Coast Guard utility boat.
- Andy with his floaty flying thing.
- Jan with two of his high speed but small rescue boats.
- I brought my sailboat and a 32" destroyer.  The destroyer's first float in about 20 years.  I counted the dust rings.

The strong but swirly winds were great for the sailboats.  A gust blew the balsa deck top off my destroyer. 3 boats did their work to push it back into the launch area.

Photo report:
57- Action shot of Guy sailing.
58- Paul with his powered utility boat.
61- Andy's floaty/flying thing in the foreground, Guy's blue hulled sailboat (white sail) and my small sailboat (coloured sail).
62- Guy bailing his sailboat over Andy's head.
66- Paul, Guy and Andy just before we left.

Nice day!

Frank

Every Schooner needs a dory/tender.
The parts are cut out from 3/32 balsa.
The plans calls for 1/32 veneer, but I had none, so....
Next will be bending the sides and gluing.

Today ended up being a good flying day.  Arrived at Rogo Field just before noon and left at 4 pm.
Only a few drops, a little bit gusty but straight down the runway from the south.
I flew:
- my little E-Flite Cessna Aerobat (300 motor on 3 cells) twice.  No problem.  Lots of power.
- Nooner- no problem.  Still so slippery I could not bring its speed down until the cut edge before the farmer's field.
- V-900 - no problem.  Finally figured out the hand launch- 15 degrees up and 10 degrees right roll (right wingtip down).  Thank you Andy.  This model is always tricky.  There is so much power (700watts) that it wants to roll left immediately before it gets air speed.  It is a handful.  David K. said there have been 13 V-900's and V-1200 at Temac.  This is the only one left. 

Youngster Brodie Roberts and his father Jon showed up with their newly acquired Mini-Apprentice.  I flew it twice and trimmed it out. They contacted me via a hobby shop. The photo shows Brodie and his father.  Brodie is not winking.  The sun was very bright.... after reflecting off the bald spot on the back of my head. 
Jeff Fisher showed up and went through 4 batteries. 
Andy flew his Beech Staggering Staggerwing (without auto-correct).  A really nice take-off in difficult conditions (gusty).

A total of 11 flights and 10 drops of rain.  A winning visit.

Frank

Andy, did you swallow a Webster's Dictionary when you were young?   

Frank

ps: rhetorical question!

@Frank v B

We will track you down if you do not show up!! There is no escape!!  Admiral @GuyOReilly has mandated your presence to accept the admonishments of the junior sailors!! 

Naval Cadet Hoffer

Yes, I plan to be there unless a call from a client gets in the way...but then at least I get paid to help support my hobby.

Frank
(Admiral with a Rear)

I live about two mins from the field if you want to take a look.

Bought on a whim. Not really my thing. It's 1500 ish wingspan. 50mm fans. Comes with AR500. Uses a 3s 3000-4000 battery. Looking for $200 or best. You can find the details on hobbyking.

Good evening;
I have it on good authority that Admiral of the Rear - err - Rear Admiral @Frank v B will be present on the 7th of October at Toogood Pond; I will be there too  .
Come and join us for a few laughs and good company and camaraderie before the water turns solid.
We will be there from 2:00pm.
For those interested in a different winter project (oh not the « W » word    ) how about a model boat or sailboat.  Some go fast, others are at the mercy of the winds.
Guy (a.k.a. Self-Appointed Admiral of the Fleet)

I've just updated the AR637TA Rx in my Viper 90 to the new AS3X+.  It went smoothly as I had watched a few videos and following instructions from the Spektrum Wiki on AS3X+.
I loaded in the Preset files for both the Rx and Tx.  Here's what neither Spektrum, nor any video, tells you.

If the plane does not support specific features of the new AS3X+ then those menus under Forward Programming will be hidden.  E.g. The Viper 90 does not support Nosewheel Stabilization nor Hand Launch Assist and so those menus will not be displayed when using the Preset files.  I've confirmed this with Spektrum.