Flight/Maintenance Log

[stangflyer]

C-Hymas;20257 wrote: Here is one picture of the 260 before the recover and a couple afterwards.

Oh yeah....I remember now!!! Yours "looked" like mine does now. Mine did not look anything like either of them as they now are. LOL

 

[orthobird]

this is a screen shot...

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[Jetpainter]

I have a check list on my phone that I go over right before I get in the truck to leave for the field, to make sure I don't forget things like fuel or the wings or the transmitter. Little things like that. I started that after getting about 20 minutes from home and realizing I forgot my fuel.

 

[stangflyer]

Jetpainter;20338 wrote: I have a check list on my phone that I go over right before I get in the truck to leave for the field, to make sure I don't forget things like fuel or the wings or the transmitter. Little things like that. I started that after getting about 20 minutes from home and realizing I forgot my fuel.

At least you could possibly borrow a little fuel from someone. Try forgetting the wing tube...Doah...been there, done that. NOT FUN. LOL

 

[Jetpainter]

stangflyer;20339 wrote: At least you could possibly borrow a little fuel from someone. Try forgetting the wing tube...Doah...been there, done that. NOT FUN. LOL

Especially when you drive 35 minutes to get there.

 

[stangflyer]

Jetpainter;20345 wrote: Especially when you drive 35 minutes to get there.

Boy ain't that the truth?

 

[Do-rag]

stangflyer;20339 wrote: At least you could possibly borrow a little fuel from someone. Try forgetting the wing tube...Doah...been there, done that. NOT FUN. LOL

Or forgetting the transmitter. :shame::hororr::hopelessness:

 

[TnAeroNut]

stangflyer;20339 wrote: At least you could possibly borrow a little fuel from someone. Try forgetting the wing tube...Doah...been there, done that. NOT FUN. LOL

I drove 450 miles Nashville to Mocksville NC for an IMAC contest, got there and found I had forgotten the wing tube for my 33% Carden Cap. Thought I was done, but it turned out another pilot (Mark McClelland) had an extra tube that fit so I got to fly the contest after all. I don't use a written checklist now, but a mental "radio - check, tools - check, wings - check, TUBE - CHECK!" is burned into my brain. Thanks again, Mark.

 

[stangflyer]

I do my mental checklist as well. I also do a pre flight inspection and a post flight inspection. That is where my log comes in handy it seems.

 

[Ohio AV8TOR]

I just downloaded the T3chDad RC Flight Log as well for my iPhone and really like it. Better than my RC Flightbook I feel. I contacted them and see if they would consider during the next update to treat motors like the do batteries. We may use a motor in several planes over the years and he really liked the suggestion and said he would work it in. I also suggested on a gas plane to also be able to select batteries to track if the user so wanted. I have switched over to only this now.