Grace and Greg's Red Eagle

battlestu · November 09, 2014, 03:54:17 PM

Let's back up a bit here... during the skills day fun fly Grace came to me and told me "Dad i really want to learn how to fly." As you can see from the attached photos she (and i) had a blast and she was hooked.

So i started looking for a plane we could build/fly together and later on use at the skills day (ten second powered glider competition). So when the red eagle build class was announced we jumped in!

battlestu · November 09, 2014, 04:07:53 PM

so lets jump ahead .. Grace and i can't make tomorrow class to we got to work on the tail section of the red eagle. Having already cut the parts out last weekend it went together pretty quick.

Michael · November 09, 2014, 04:13:52 PM

That's great!

It'll be so much fun flying them all together next summer!

sihinch · November 09, 2014, 05:44:41 PM

Awesome progress. Well done Guys. And fab to see "together" building.

Papa · November 09, 2014, 08:18:34 PM

That has to be such a wonderful and special feeling.

AWESOME!

Jack.

battlestu · November 09, 2014, 11:32:01 PM

Thanks guys... Yep it's cool watching the wheels turns as she figures out how it goes together

BTW we also finished up the stabilizer

battlestu · November 25, 2014, 08:52:17 AM

Great class last night!... Grace and i lost a bit of time since i forgot the tail section at home. Luckily i don't live too far away and picked it. here is a few shots of Grace working to get us back on track

piker · November 25, 2014, 10:17:16 AM

It's a good thing ONE of you knew what she was doing!

battlestu · December 09, 2014, 09:15:16 AM

thanks again for the class last night!

Grace was back at it cutting the planking for the top part of the fuselage

sihinch · December 09, 2014, 09:28:47 AM

I attended for some Morphine help and it was a great class. Grace certainly does all the work on their glider! Greg is just there for his looks.

And the red eagle also looks a bit like an overgrown morphine! Certainly the fuse.

By the way Greg - I think I left my cutting mat with you. Can you bring it Wed please?

battlestu · December 09, 2014, 09:38:52 AM

no problem... see you Wednesday

Papa · December 09, 2014, 10:00:10 AM

Nice catch Simon!

Jack.

battlestu · December 15, 2014, 09:33:51 AM

Houston we have a hatch

We'll start rounding the nose (once we have a spinner) other than that bring on the wing

Greg

battlestu · January 13, 2015, 09:10:17 AM

one wing down ... one to go

piker · January 14, 2015, 08:49:07 PM

Lookin'. Great guys! Keep up the good work!