GrumpyGnome Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 I have! In fact, I am still at the field, having a coffee. Lovely day with very gentle breeze... Longest flight on Alt, 1 minute 12 seconds. Well pleased. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Stevenson Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Lovely to get out again, bit gusty but maidened the Wots-wot Glenn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 Managed a few hours yesterday - bit blustery but nice to be out. Flew the Ultrastick and Valiant a couple of times - need my engine-whisperer to sort the engines properly! Did a couple of practically vertical takeoff and landings with the WW foamy Flew the Arrows Hawk - performs amazingly well in the wind. Was nice not to have to play 'plane jenga', having replaced my DS3 with a Skoda estate! Looks nice today, so more batteries on charge...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 15, 2022 Author Share Posted March 15, 2022 This morning's fleet .. I. Billy No Mates on account of indoor flying after lunch! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I’ve not been flying since mid January, it’s not my fault either ! At the moment it seems that there are a couple of days in the week which are lovely...come the weekend, it’s all wind and rain in deepest Cornwall. Oh well, the joys of not quite yet reaching retirement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 16, 2022 Author Share Posted March 16, 2022 @cymaz I well remember those days, and the effort loading the car, driving all the way to the flying field, finding conditions unsuitable, driving all the way back disappointed, unloading the car grumpily..... Your day will come ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 Yes indeed. Gave the Grafas Maxi 3.5 its maiden yesterday. Went well with a pleasing reluctance to come down. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan M Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 I maidened my FF Cardinal yesterday. A bit breezy so got in a lot of model-recovery exercise over half a dozen flights, but hugely satisfying! ? https://photos.app.goo.gl/KzYKm5ktiVnEdv4L6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Gates Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 That is a beautiful glider David, I had to go and have a look to see the spec and likely supply time - until I saw the price - ouch! Looks like I will be sticking to my plan of building a Centiphase / Hi-Phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 8 hours ago, Andy Gates said: That is a beautiful glider David, I had to go and have a look to see the spec and likely supply time - until I saw the price - ouch! Looks like I will be sticking to my plan of building a Centiphase / Hi-Phase. Lol. Certainly not cheap, but should last a while.... Unlikely to be trying full bore inverted low passes ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 4 hours ago, GrumpyGnome said: Lol. Certainly not cheap, but should last a while.... Unlikely to be trying full bore inverted low passes ? Well... only the once? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis 2 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 19 hours ago, Jonathan M said: I maidened my FF Cardinal yesterday. A bit breezy so got in a lot of model-recovery exercise over half a dozen flights, but hugely satisfying! ? https://photos.app.goo.gl/KzYKm5ktiVnEdv4L6 The free flight Veron Cardinal was my first successful model aeroplane. without it I wouldn't be here today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis 2 Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 I flew my Big Guff and ARTF Acrowot yesterday. Here, Saharan dust gave the sky an orange tint which made Acrowot difficult to see but the Big Guff was so slow as to be almost stationary! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 17, 2022 Author Share Posted March 17, 2022 Well named, that BIG Guff........ it's nice to be out. Bit windy for me today but tomorrow looks good..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Davis Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 43 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said: Well named, that BIG Guff........ it's nice to be out. Bit windy for me today but tomorrow looks good..... There was the smaller Guff, a sort of proof-of-concept model. https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2319 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin collins 1 Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Took these two out for a few sorties late afternoon, nice day though a little chilly on the hands as the sun had lost it`s heat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Lovely sunny day today. Getting back into practice for the aerobatic competition season and, oh dear, a lot of practice is needed! Still, it's a lot easier to try and fly a schedule when there is a very small cross wind while you try and get your brain to control your fingers so they do the right thing all the time! Thankfully, it wasn't that odd blue sky that makes the aeroplane disappear when at height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Tee Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Would love to get to the field as a stockpile of unflown models to maiden. Unfortunately our landlord has had a massive delivery of chalk delivered on the only access track to our field, means a half mile walk carrying all the bits and bobs which is beyond me at the moment. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 19, 2022 Author Share Posted March 19, 2022 Very busy day at the field yesterday - well, busy for our club. Up to 7 pilots and sometimes even 3 in the air! Did feel a little like herding cats, as some of the senior members who visit less often don't seem to want to follow our safety rules..... despite me revising them, and sending them out in Word and pdf format just over a week ago......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 You can take a horse to water...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 Indeed. We're a very laid-back club, and want to stay that way but sheesh, some people...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Watkins Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 18 minutes ago, GrumpyGnome said: Indeed. We're a very laid-back club, and want to stay that way but sheesh, some people...... This is a common theme in my experience GG, as some members don't quite " get it " It is our job to calmly drill them. My own tactic is to stand with them on just one of their flights or start ups, and to praise the good bits, but don't decry All the bad bits, just give one of two pointers that stood out for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 16/03/2022 at 23:00, Andy Gates said: That is a beautiful glider David, I had to go and have a look to see the spec and likely supply time - until I saw the price - ouch! Looks like I will be sticking to my plan of building a Centiphase / Hi-Phase. I thought it was cheap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 A day on the slope today before the cold drove us back to our warm workshops. It was about 7 degrees but with a brisk 19mph blow it felt much colder, hard on the fingers, even with gloves with the thumbs and first finger cut off. The sun only made a few very brief appearances and, for the most part it was a grey sky, with scudding clouds. Great fun though - best flights I've had out of my Cambrian Spitfire which loved that windspeed - two of them beating up the sky at the same time. The PMP Hawk was a bit more of a tightrope walk, but my venerable Ridge Racer also faired well. My clubmates with their sleek, four servo wing composite ships had great success, but a couple of the guys had damaged models on landing in the morning and left early as a result. First slope outing of the year though, so that was great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted March 20, 2022 Author Share Posted March 20, 2022 8 hours ago, David Ashby - Moderator said: I thought it was cheap ? Airframe not too bad, but add a decent powertrain and radio equipment and we're far out of my price-bracket. And that's just a personal choice. One mans meat etc...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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