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  1. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    While assembling the Turbo Otter I took a short break to add this to my Air Tractor. Seems like every time I get back from flying it I add some more scale features
  2. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Went over to my brothers house and picked up one of three E-Flite 1.2 m Turbo Otter's, he recently ordered to assemble tonight, and weather permitting fly it tomorrow. he really did not know weather he wanted to do that mentioned to me it was like letting the Neighbor borrow something and never...
  3. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Looking good there AKNick I need to quit doing so much flying and Instructing and get back to finishing some projects. I have in the works. As an AMA IP I just signed up 3 new Students today. That gives me one free year of AMA dues so far this year.
  4. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Thanks anyway I have to many projects in the work's right now anywhoooo
  5. Wild man

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Here is a video I did of my detailed Air Tractor 402 with floats on flying off the snow we have left from the 12" we got Monday. I painted the floats to match the plane One of theses days I need to learn more on making a Hat cam video LOL!!!! Here is a photo of the planes I took out to fly...
  6. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Can I have one too ? that plane looks like one I have not assembled yet. looks like an Adrenaline I purchased a few years ago from Abbel RC in Billings Montana.
  7. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    the 12" of snow we got Monday is to soft for Ski's I was out Flying my 2.1 Cessna with floats and it was settling in. My friend and I were Flying UMX Timbers and if we bounced even a little they were digging in. I had both my UMX Timbers Out one of which was the new Turbo Timber on Floats Fun...
  8. Wild man

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    had fun with many planes on floats off the snow yesterday here is the Cessna 150
  9. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Finished painting and and adding trim and pin stripping last night. Wanted to mount the floats and fly it off the snow today, but thanks to the poor quality control of new options the brackets and mounting screw package was not in the float fit had to call Horizon so they can get the...
  10. Wild man

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Been out Flying the new E-Flite Turbo Timber off the Snow we got here in Rapid City SD. Monday and Tuesday it dropped 8 t0 12" So will be able to do snow OP's for a few days. Also took the 2.1 Cessna 150 out too. A little cold though 18 degrees and 5 mph winds.
  11. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Have to get the floats done for my new Air Tractor. Have one float done and the other is painted and trying. Should have them done and on the plane for snow Op's tomorrow
  12. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    I know they fly in high winds, but when it comes to the cold like this morning 10 degree's and 20 and gust to 30 mph and wind chill factor below 0 I become a big Whooosy LOL!!!! Here are photo's I took this Morning From my Front Door. Church tonight across the street so they are out ruining my...
  13. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Just got done painting the floats for my new UMX Turbo Timber earlier today added the floats to the plane and programmed it My two Mini Timbers are ready for some Snow Op's when it quits snowing and the wind dies down.
  14. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    We are going to get snow Today and tomorrow expecting at least 3" to 5" here in the Black Hills SD. I am going to paint and install floats on the new E-Flite Air Tractor. By Wednesday or Thursday I can go fly it off the snow. Floats are the only way to fly off deep soft snow
  15. Wild man

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Flying today was a little cold 28 degrees and, NNW wind 10 to 15 mph and gusty. Put another hour on the Air-Tractor, trying to get use to the flaps. Would have been nicer in calm conditions, but I guess we can have every thing LOL!!!!
  16. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    Pawnshopmike. You may recognize The graphics I just found when looking through some graphics I had laying around, and decided where to put it, decal from Knife Edge Graphix's. Decal Dennis made for me a few years back.
  17. Wild man

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    The red on the bottom was just to plane so I added some pin stripping Blue on top and some more pin stripping. Now the Air-Tractor has character. I have put 2 1/2 hours on this plane. Going out again tomorrow and get another hour on it. The Air Tractor is a fun plane to fly close to the ground...
  18. Wild man

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Went out today and flew the E-Flite Air Tractor another One hour or more the Aluminum gear is very light and to springy for my liking and if not greased in on landing the gear spreads and starts the plane porpoising, made a spreader bar on the bottom of the gear. Also kept moving the Admiral 4...
  19. Wild man

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    We had a great day this morning here in the Black Hill of SD. I had 8 batteries charged up to get some more flying time on the new E-Flite Air Tractor. I added a little more Blue on the rear of the Fuse. I flew out 8 batteries 4 4 Cell 2200 and 4 4 Cell 3200 for a total of over 1 and 1/2 hours...
  20. Wild man

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I have the new UMX turbo Timber on its way it should be here Saturday. It has a larger motor and a 3 blade prop and will hover with the floats on it I am painting a new set of floats right now to match the new Turbo Timber RED White and Black. Really looking forward to see how it fly's
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