Wednesday Flying Report – 8/30/17
Ed, Gene, Art and I flew this morning at the sod farm. The three of them were flying electric RES planes. They had fun, finding lift on some flights. I brought out one of the Stream DLG that I … Continued
Ed, Gene, Art and I flew this morning at the sod farm. The three of them were flying electric RES planes. They had fun, finding lift on some flights. I brought out one of the Stream DLG that I … Continued
Hi Flyers: I met Wayne at the field this morning and we got in some great DLG flying. The wind was light and so was the lift. Finding lift was a challenge but there was plenty of sink. This was … Continued
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