Tues and Wed flying

Yesterday was fogless.  Flew the Toledo Special twice, and the Starstream 4 times.  Good day with wind slowly building.  Today I flew the Shoestring 60 once and the RV-4 twice.  Fogless at first, then light fog blew in from the East where the river is.  Still a good day of flying with wind again slowly building.  I like the bunch of nuts flying at the Dallas field.  They all fly glow and/or gas, very little electric, and they sure are a quick witted bunch.  They make me laugh a lot!

Fog lifted

It has been raining four days in a row, so my last flying was a full week ago!  Got to the field today to find Don and Walt still in their trucks.  It was foggy but not pea soup.  Plenty of room for my Starstream electric.  It is light and bright yellow, so it was plenty visible with close-in flying .  Ran four packs through it.  After just a little more bsing with Joe and Don, I got the Yak-54 out and ready to go.  Flew two flights with fog disappearing quick.  The OS120 Surpass III ran splendidly and powered the plane through the variety of aerobatics nicely.  A very good  flying day.  Not even cold by the way.  The other guys did not fly due to the fog and limited time they had.

Flight log: 10/16/2017

Forgot to post that I flew Monday.  Cold at the Dallas field but the guys got out five chairs in a circle and put a propane heater in the middle so we could stay warm as we waited for the fog to lift or blow away.  A couple hours later after solving all the worlds problems, we flew in very nice skies with little wind.  I flew my Giles 202 for 2.33 flights.  Well, the one third flight was about 2 or 3 minutes long before the fog set in, and I had to land early due to the quickly decreasing visibility!  The OS 160FX ran like a buzz saw and zipped that plane around effortlessly.  The hard part was starting the dang thing.  I had to use a high torque starter from Doug to get the engine to run twice.  On the third flight, due to only a brief period between flights, the engine started right up with the reverse finger twirl.  I sure hate to get that $150 starter just for this one stubborn plane.  My old starter works fine for all my other glow squadron.  Then again the Align starter is cordless and light, therefore safer to use.

Clear but cold

Funny how one day makes a difference...42F, clear skies, no fog.  With very light winds, the conditions were great for lots of flying at the krca field.  I got in two flights on the X5, two on the G500, three on the 7HV, and five on the Aerostar 40F.  Talk about fun!

Foggy Flying Again!

Well, tis the time of year again for fog, cold, grey skies, late starts, ie crap.  Had to go later to the field due to fog and cold temps.  I left the house at almost 9AM and 39F.  Got back home around 12:30 and 54F.  That just gives an idea about the temp and how it slowly increases to bearable.  Fog was still around when I came home but definitely much better than at 9AM.  I had to stay low and close on my first 5 flights.  Finally on the last two packs, I could air the G630 out safely.  Not all is lost on that closeby flying though...the stick time is still good, and it forces me to be in tighter control.  Also I practice more hovering orientations.  Got in four flights of the X5 and three of the G630.

Note the foggy background!

Followed the heli flying with three flights of the Aerostar 40F.  Always a joy to fly in any conditions.

Definitely better visibility now.

Today i flew the G500 three times, 7HV three times and the Starstream four times.  Felt apprehensive and scared really as i flew the helis because it just felt foreign...I simply am not flying helis enough to stay natural.  I depended on muscle memory but just didnt think it came too natural...like i needed to think, which is bad!  Was more relaxed by the last couple flight on the 7HV.  The Starstream felt good and i enjoyed flying it today.

Bravo Bravata and Bad Brain

Well, I had three great flights on the Bravata yesterday.  Needed to fly it because the XB wont be available to haul it for three or four weeks.  Jer will be using it while the CX-5 is undergoing repair.  I think maybe the Bravata is my fave plane.  It is just so pretty standing still on the ground and in flight, and it flies so gracefully and effortlessly.

Today I flew the Ministar four times.  Needs less down thrust because the plane pitches down with sudden application of full throttle.  Other than that it is flying great, like a little rocket.  I also had the Giles 202 with me but I brought the wrong wing tube...I had the Yak tube with me!  That was disappointing!

Windier day

Calm when i got to the dallas field, but the wind gradually rose to still a mild 5mph+, haha.  I took my SNAFU expressly for the wind, so it was no prob.  Got in three flights i think, maybe four.  I also had the Starstream but that is super light and would have been tossed around like a leaf.

 Sold my DX6 to Walt for just $50 at the field, but i sure don't need it now that i have the DX8 which has many more capabilities and can store 250 aircraft vs just 10 on the DX6!