Cool The I'm going out flying thread 2017

[49dimes]

Yikes, pain is pain yet some hits the bank account much harder! I ditched my fave fiddy cc bird at an even in August and I have had that plane for around 5 years I think. Someone needs to create balsa that flexes under impact.

It flexed good enough for a perfect fit .

 

[Luchnia]

It flexed good enough for a perfect fit .

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I think you could have put some dollar general store field monokote (packing tape) on that and flew it some more

 

[stangflyer]

Finally getting caught up here at the Epley hangar. So tomorrow I plan to take three of the four little guys, (grandsons) out to the field with me. I promised them an outing with Grampa. We're taking the gasserized trainer so they can start getting some real life stick time. Oh yeah, I think a certain Pitts just possibly will sneak a ride to the field too. I mean after all, it's only been like, what? 3 or 4 months since it flew? Sheesh...to many "dubs", not enough time. Lol

 

[Jetpainter]

It looked like a miniature Jet Rally at our field today, of EDF Jets anyway. There were 6 Freewing EDF's and 2 EDF Skymaster F18's. The Skymasters were pretty cool, 120mm EDF's, but neither were ready to fly.
It was supposed to start raining around 11, but that never showed up, and it actually turned out to be not too bad. I maidened my new and freshly painted Freewing Mig 21. It did really well, even though the camo scheme wasn't the greatest on a very overcast day. On the second and third flight I put the drop tanks on. They drag it down a bit, but they look awfully cool. Unfortunately on the third landing the right retract came out of the wing and took out the flap. It wasn't a bad landing, but it was a pretty poor glue joint. Not much required to fix it other than gluing things back together. My Czech markings aren't staying on, the ones on the bottom of the wing left in flight, and all the others are peeling up.

 

[AKNick]

Finally convinced myself to buy an icon A5, created some flaps and bingo! Flaps work excellent!!

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[stangflyer]

It looked like a miniature Jet Rally at our field today, of EDF Jets anyway. There were 6 Freewing EDF's and 2 EDF Skymaster F18's. The Skymasters were pretty cool, 120mm EDF's, but neither were ready to fly.
It was supposed to start raining around 11, but that never showed up, and it actually turned out to be not too bad. I maidened my new and freshly painted Freewing Mig 21. It did really well, even though the camo scheme wasn't the greatest on a very overcast day. On the second and third flight I put the drop tanks on. They drag it down a bit, but they look awfully cool. Unfortunately on the third landing the right retract came out of the wing and took out the flap. It wasn't a bad landing, but it was a pretty poor glue joint. Not much required to fix it other than gluing things back together. My Czech markings aren't staying on, the ones on the bottom of the wing left in flight, and all the others are peeling up.

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That is just really cool looking. Missing markings or not, I bet you had a ton of fun. That's what it is all about. Congrats...

 

[Jetpainter]

That is just really cool looking. Missing markings or not, I bet you had a ton of fun. That's what it is all about. Congrats...

You bet!

 

[BalsaDust]

Tried to fly today but fought two nitro engines the whole time. Pretty sure I'm done with nitro at this point. Gonna sell it all and go all gas.

 

[Luchnia]

Tried to fly today but fought two nitro engines the whole time. Pretty sure I'm done with nitro at this point. Gonna sell it all and go all gas.

Great choice. I went to gas some years ago and never looked back. Best move I had made in many years.

 

[Yakman]

I took a Yak 54 profile out today. The OS 91 ran good, till on second flight. Having fun flying in the wind and I got too close to the ground and caught the wing tip and oops. Minor fix tho, i think. the end of flying for the day.