Good Morning Gents, So last Monday (3/2/20) afternoon, I met Wayne and Robert to watch them fly their Hand Launch planes at Woodlands Park in St. Peters. They gave an excellent clinic on how to fly in a target-rich environment. … Continued
Possible field alert – Bob W was playing with his mosquito larvae friends yesterday from the standing water in the little ditch. I believe mosquito’s may be numerous and hungry in the next day or two. Bring plenty of repellent … Continued
Last Thursday was a great day to go out and catch the noontime bubble. Art, Gene, Bob, Larry and I (Bill) did exactly that with our electrics. One of the photos is a flock of buzzards that came to join … Continued
Monday 3/1/18 Hi Flyers: If you were not there today it would be difficult to tell. That is because we had 10 fliers out in this beautiful spring day. We had so many guys flying that I’m not sure I … Continued
I thought I’d share a few photos of my progress in repairing the main wing section of the Supra I bought. It had some damage when I bought it, but much less than my original Supra whose wing hit a … Continued
Hi Gents, It was a beautiful day to fly this last Saturday as I was in the mid 50’s – low 60’s and sunny for a December day! When I showed up Ed was already setting up his Electric Eagle, … Continued
Hi fliers, Today was a killer day for flying HL. The forecast blowout did not materialize this morning and did not ever get over about 8-10 with a few brief gusts to 15. Despite the persistent overcast, the lift was … Continued
Hi, A nice addition to the wing wiring is studs and plugs at the joiners. You often see professionally built machines built with built-in connectors at the panel joins. I found a way to accomplish that. At Gateway Electronics, I … Continued
Great day at the old sod farm Well, the contest day was splendid. It got pretty hot, but there was a breeze and an occasional cloud cover, so there was a bit of relief. The conditions were appropriately challenging. Not … Continued
(ed note: reformatted John’s original text to be easier to follow for those needing to do a repair themselves) Hi, I’m in the process of repairing a fuse that was damaged just ahead of the wing saddle. I thought one … Continued