Chris Walby Posted October 29, 2023 Share Posted October 29, 2023 Bit of a tardy update as we flew today while the weather slowly deteriorated into rain by midday, but squeezed 5 flights and three coffee breaks in so a good morning overall. It also included a couple of training flights for Brian with steady improvement. WooHoo coped well with the wind (2 flights) Kingfisher two flights and the T33, just harder to see with the grey sky! A couple of weeks before and after fitting the upgrade kit to the silver P38 it was time to compare, needless to say the improvement in speed is very noticeable (I'' post the technical stuff shortly) And the Acrowot was given a good thrashing and good fun it was 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Was out today with the super frontier senior. Weather was good. Edited October 30, 2023 by aidan mcatamney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 Rain nonstop,quack.🦆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Was an ok day here yesterday - I had visitors though 😞 Indoor flying today 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Gray Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Yeah, weather was good so we cut the grass! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Raining again. Looking at my flight log, I'm around 200 flights down on last year, with nothing new 'stealing' my flying availability..... just the weather being rubbish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Carpenter Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 Ditto. Only been out 26 times. Too wet, too windy or both. Too hot 🥵! Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) Out today with my 1940s Red Tailed p51 Mustang. The weather was perfect today for flying and i had a few successful flights and home in one piece. Edited November 2, 2023 by aidan mcatamney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Got my old Saito .45s powered Bristol M 1 the other day,,, And like my Os .30fs it doesn't like my new fuel,,, 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 What fuel's were/are you using and what is the issue? [ Nice Bristol] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 Still Quack, field sodden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 1 hour ago, Paul De Tourtoulon said: Got my old Saito .45s powered Bristol M 1 the other day,,, And like my Os .30fs it doesn't like my new fuel,,, Thats a really beautiful plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul De Tourtoulon Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 1 hour ago, J D 8 said: What fuel's were/are you using and what is the issue? [ Nice Bristol] A mixture, without any Castor oil, I will add 2% of it tomorrow and see what that does. Ps, don't tell Jon,,,😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 My nephew and his family live in Jersey. I bet they could all have flown yesterday without any trouble. All they've suffered is a few fence panels according to his text. He's probably glad he isn't still flying Merlin helis for the RAF though in those conditions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Luckily the wind was much gentler in Herts/Beds and a few of us managed our regular Thursday afternoon flying fix between showers. No flying downwind of the field though… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Jones Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 I managed to get some flying in at my new flying site and despite all the rain the ground was still good to fly off. I Lots of models that I have not flown for a while, My Guppy( own design) sadly did no fly as the battery did not last long before it started to die at least I got to run the Engine. I flew my SaS Thing which was a blast. Nearly did not fly my Yellow tail Mustang as I had forgot to take my Deans to XT60 connector, Lucky one of our club members had one I could Borrow. 😀 I did not fly my Discus Glider, Just dint get around to it. I flew my Swift power glider (own design) I flew my HobbyKing TL2000 Oh I also took my Lidl Autogyro. All in all I had a good days flying. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyGnome Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Must finally cleared. No wind. Got a few cheeky flights in before the rain comes. This little Double Trouble is a great 'throw in the car for a quick session' plane.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Decent flying conditions this afternoon, if a little cold and very damp underfoot, but enabled us to get some good flying done. Highlight was a first public outing for Bob's own design depron Buchon 109, based on the Cambrian Me109 funfighter, but entirely crafted from depron. The Buchon flew superbly and looked great in the air, 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Another good day at the club with not a hint of wind. Nice for this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowandslow Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 You Must be in a parallel universe Aidan………Reporting from dismal dark dank Derbyshire resigned to hanging up the transmitter until next year. 😢 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan mcatamney Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 Yes, I know what you mean. It's strange when I watch all the weather reports across the UK and Ireland on television and see the destruction and flooding that is causing havoc to people's lives. Meanwhile here where I live and today I'm talking about the 4th of November at the flying field it was like a Summers day. Zero wind and sunshine. Yes it was cool at 10 degrees but other than that it was a fantastic day for flying. We just were lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futura57 Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 I wasn't expecting to get out today but half a dozen of the Epsom Downs crowd registered on our little web page. A bit windy, but around 3pm it eased and the sun came out. Only downside was some so-and-so with an uncontrolled dog got within 50 yards and the dog comes running over. Jumps over two of my models and completely breaks the foam wing of one. The so-and-so just continued walking until our chairman ran over to him and insisted he come over to me and at least apologized. I didn't accept the apology because it wasn't sincere. I pointed out that YOU dog owners should have it on a lead if you can't control it. There are kids around. In the past I've had sandwiches snatched from a duffle bag and eaten, dogs urinating over models. Makes me mad. End of rant. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 You have my sympathies. We had similar with a dog owner on the slope a few years ago. The dog ran up to the models (on the ground) and jumped over one. Goodness knows what possessed her but the owner, a not particularly fit looking lady, followed her dog and proceeded to jump over the model too. She slipped and only just made it. No flying at the power field today, t’was too windy really, and a bit damp too 😁 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 1 hour ago, David Ashby - Moderator said: You have my sympathies. We had similar with a dog owner on the slope a few years ago. The dog ran up to the models (on the ground) and jumped over one. Goodness knows what possessed her but the owner, a not particularly fit looking lady, followed her dog and proceeded to jump over the model too. She slipped and only just made it. No flying at the power field today, t’was too windy really, and a bit damp too 😁 No float planes David? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted November 5, 2023 Share Posted November 5, 2023 No, left ‘em at home. It caught me out really, I just hadn’t appreciated how much rain we’d had. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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