Pete B Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Terry came up for a day's flying today - despite the forecast 31C.......He's been enjoying his new Phoenix Rainbow so I set mine up with a keyfob cam for a bit of air-to-air.........little realising it would become a mid-air!Enjoy! I hope you'll agree he made a great job of getting his down safely with that amount of damage - shades of WWII.......... Got a bit too warm for much more flying this afternoon so went for a swim instead..........Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Good one, and what a great place to fly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Most people do combat with foamies gents, it's a bit less messy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Morning all! I know we couldn't do it again if we were being paid! It just goes to show that caution is better than the ' it'll never happen to us' method of filming! Still amazed that we got them both down and with a new fin and rudder to build and cover plus a small re-build and re-fixing of the starboard stab for mine she'll be back to new. Just gotta hope for rain this weekend so that I am excused garden chores by SWMBO (except of course for this pm as it is our preparation day for the Interclub a week tomorrow!) Really appreciated the swim Pete. Sorry had to rush off to my committee meeting where we spent an hour on deciding on a dinner menu for the next outing and the next hour drinking wine and chatting! Normal french committee meeting! Onwards and upwards! TerryEdited By Terry Walters on 03/09/2011 07:50:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Spent this am drawing the new fin and rudder plan for the Rainbow and then cutting the strip balsa and building them up - very pleased so far - nice and neat. Tomorrow intend to sand to shape and cover. Hopefully I'll get the full repair finished - dead chuffed so far! The Phoenix rises! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 U/C is back on mine, some nice Cub yellow film on the fus underside (er, looks OK, honest!..........) and just a wobbly axle to straighten out, then she should be flying tomorrow Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Yellow - Piper Cub yellow!?? I do have nearly 2 metres of genuine Oracover turquoise. Is this a H&S equivalent of a yellow reflective jacket? I promise I won't do it again if you don't! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted September 3, 2011 Author Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well, as the video seems to show your Rainbow approaching from below - and the irrefutable physical evidence of your rudder bending my landing gear - I have to do something to make mine more visible........H & S, you know! What's the phrase - "All clear above and behind?" Fifteen - Love, I think! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Pete's Rainbow is already flying again (but with a safety concious yellow bottom!) . Mine is now ready to re-maiden because She has a new fin/rudder and a repaired stab! First I had to draw the plan! Luckily I could draw a rough template from Pete's fin/rudder and then using the remains of mine work out what goes on inside. Then a quick and straight forward build over the plan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Meanwhile I cut back to reveal the damage to the stab from what was obviously Pete's Rainbow's u/c. Then cutting back to good wood, realigning and rebuilding. After covering the new bits and the repaired stab - voila! One Phoenix Rainbow now serviceable!! Am I odd because but I really enjoyed this repair! Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete B Posted September 5, 2011 Author Share Posted September 5, 2011 Nice work, Terry - looks as good as new!I must say I enjoyed the whole thing - I don't often get the chance of a mid-air - and it beats just an ordinary crash..........Here she is now, after 3 years of wearing big boots, sporting a slinky pair of spats. No, you can't see her yellow bottom - she's a lady, after all! Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Walters Posted September 6, 2011 Share Posted September 6, 2011 Beautiful afternoon here. My repaired Rainbow maidened perfectly at my club near Cahors. Had 3 lipos worth of very nice pleasant flying in a sky empty of other Rainbows! Lovely - just lovely. Also flew my EG and had a little touch of thermal (called 'le pompe' here) here and there all very nice. Then had 2 flights with my VMAR RF4 Fournier. Still very respectful of it's ability to tip stall quite dramatically but not today - hooray! Really looks good in the sky. Thanks for the help with the set-up on that Pete B! Cross wind landings as well! What a great day - 3 a/c out and 3 a/c back no damage just a lot of enjoyment and a bit more sunburnt! Terry Edited By Terry Walters on 06/09/2011 18:35:31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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