Gents, We had a beautiful day to fly yesterday. If you could have come out and decided against it, you should kick yourself because it was simply beautiful. We had Larry, John, Rich, Art, Wayne, Bill, and myself. John brought … Continued
Hi Fliers, It was an exciting day of summer soaring and unfortunately there was also a bit of carnage. Getting the bad news out of the way first, John Heienickle had a short outing in 2 meter due to a … Continued
It turned out to be a great day for setting up the Sagitta. Got to the field about 10:15 and started setting out the sport winch. Started doing some hand tosses to dial in the basic elevator trim when Bill … Continued
Well, it was an overcast day and we had Ed flying his Electric and Perfection, Bob W flying his Xplorer, Bob G flying his Perfect, Jeff flying his Oly II and mini Radian, and myself the Shadow. Everyone had a … Continued
Robert conquers the wind! Well, a fantastically beautiful day at the old sod farm, and our small but enthusiastic crew took full advantage: Robert, John, Rich, Larry, Bob W., and Jan, plus me, were all there at one time or … Continued
Hi Fliers, The final results and blow by blow carnage numbers for the July Unl/RES contest are attached. As usual, the final results are not quite as fun to read as the round by round. Congratulations to Fast Eddie for … Continued
Hi Flyers: Another great HL contest. It was me, Fr. Wayne and Dancing Bill. The weather was beautiful. Warm but enough wind to make it comfortable. The sod farm is in primo condition. All grass and lots of lift. We … Continued
It was a beautiful and comfortable day to fly yesterday. We had John, Bob W, Rich, Tony, and myself out yesterday at the field. John brought his launch trailer equipped with a winch and retriever setup that works really … Continued
Ed White, Brian Molloy, Pete George and I were at the Horizon Hobby Aerotow in Monticello Illinois today, June 17. The thermals were up there, the wind was brisk and we all had a good time. Pete and Ed have … Continued
The fantastic weather brought only 5 flyers out: Bob Gill, Jeff Melly, and I were there to fly off a hi-start, and Art and (I think) Ed were there flying electrics. We set up at the back road, and they … Continued