Wow it has been a long day here at House Mountain! Mike Bivens and the rest of his club have been doing an outstanding job hosting this event.
The weather has been very cooperative as well. Friday and it is standing room only at the field! Every inch of space is covered by canopies, planes, trailers, and people!
Tonight there was a fish fry sponsored by Mike Bivens and the fish that he and his dad caught earlier this year. Everyone pitched in to help fry the fish, cook the hushpuppies, and boil the corn. What a treat to enjoy fish caught by Mike and his dad! Mike even included raffle tickets in the price of dinner...very gracious indeed!
Tomorrow night is a barbeque dinner. We are being shown true southern hospitality at this FLI!
If today's flying was any clue to what tomorrow will bring, we are in for a real treat!
We had demo flights today from Joe Smith and Andrew Ritschel (AndyJuice). And those are just the demo flights. Flying behind the trees seems to be the mark of awesomeness that some people are striving for!
We've seen blown off canopies on James' 104, we've seen Fred push an Aeroworks 100cc plane to the point of structural failure, we've had some unplanned impacts with terra firma, and we've seen the soybeans reach out and grab unsuspecting airframes, among other things!
Tonight the lights are on, the planes continue to fly as if the sun didn't set, and people are sitting behind the flight line enjoying plane after plane zooming around. I've counted at least eight planes in the air, not counting foamies at night.
Friends, this is truly an FLI in every sense of the word. Many congrats to 3D Hobby Shop for sponsoring and supporting the event, and Mike Bivens and the House Mountain R/C club for putting on an excellent event! Stay tuned for more -- it's only Friday!