MikeS

Went to Wings & Wheels 2014 yesterday and had a great day. Tried out the new 70 - 300mm lens with the Nikon D3200. Tried some new settings which helped with the changing light conditions. Well here are some of planes that flew. Grob Tutor G115     WW2 collection, P51, Spitfire, C47 and B25   Lancaster   Vulcan Mike. Edited By MikeS on 25/08/2014 12:06:27

Dave I noticed the date as well. Thought it was a by far ahead.

Glad to hear its fixed Tim. Will start on mine soon but too busy flying.

I have fun with drivers in their Audi's, BMW's etc. They all sit up my back side while I do the speed limit but I hold them up until the road splits at the traffic lights. As normal they get in the clear lane next to me and give me the stare. When the lights change they fly off to prove a point. However my normal looking Honda Accord vtec is a de-badged Type R and sits at 220 bhp, their faces are a picture in my rear view mirror until the next lights where they just stay in lane behind me.

Had a good day with the Tutor But the last flight with what seemed a greaser of a landing ended with the Tutor bouncing and taking the the front firewall off. The tip of the front wheel spat went through the bottom of the fuselage. A fair bit of work to repair. Mike Edited By MikeS on 17/08/2014 15:36:38

With the grass now being kept short at the club I pulled the Grob out of storage to see how the nose wheel handles. No issues with it as the ground is harder, dry and the grass is short. As long as you do not bounce on landing then it seems ok. However a new issue today. I did two flights the first was fine with a good landing and I was very pleased with the Grob. Second flight was an event. Four minutes in I had been trying a new move. You fly the Grob straight up vertical and as the airspeed drops away you give a full right rudder then left rudder to spin the Grob so it now points nose down just as the Grob stalls and starts it decent down. It's looks great when done right, however as mine climed up and power was reduced the canopy departed from the Grob. Not just the canopy it's self but the complete upper assembly. This is one of those times you find yourself questioning as to how well your flight pack is attached and did make the right decision on how to retain it in. Well yes I did. I pushed the nose forward and reduced throttle to idle. Flaps down to full and did my best to reduce height expecting the now exposed airframe to be damaged from the rushing air. The engine cut causing some expletives from me so no choice but to land where I could. Got it near to the runway but still a little high and not many options left before going over our boundary to the race course. Split decision to go for the tall grass and let it go in. Gutted. No damage to wings etc but some glue joints split around the canopy area. The canopy also not damage from its fall but was missing it's screw mount lugs which where still of course in the airframe. Lack of glue again. The engine ran perfectly when restarted. I have reglued both mounts, here is the before photo with mount back in place showing damaged to wood.   Photo of second mount with 30 minute expoxy. Mike   Edited By MikeS on 26/07/2014 09:35:56

Hope you enjoy your new venture but also hope come back to the forum. Never like to see someone leave. Mike