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  • rifleman_btx
    me

    • Dec 2016
    • 5246
    • West Point TX
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    #2921
    Happy Thanksgiving ya'll!

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    • Hoomi
      Cactus Dodger

      • Apr 2018
      • 863
      • Baja Arizona
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      #2922
      Flew two flights today with the DJI Spark. Nothing impressive in flying characteristics or scenery - just a former coworker that needed a video roof inspection.

      I'm still considering getting a higher-level camera drone, and taking the professional level license test.

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      • Hoomi
        Cactus Dodger

        • Apr 2018
        • 863
        • Baja Arizona
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        #2923
        It's Thanksgiving, and my birthday, so a trip to the SAGE field was in order. Two flights with the Sensei again, and one each with the Cherokee and Calypso. The Cherokee is still quite responsive at 60% low rate, but much less nerve-wracking than the previous two flights with full rates. I did a few touch-and-go passes with the Sensei on its second flight today, and they were much more touch-and-go instead of crash-and-dash. It's nice to see improvement in my flying skills. Weather was reasonable. Minimal wind under overcast skies. Temperature was about 55 F when I arrived, and the photo of the thermometer is from right before I headed home.

        Happy Thanksgiving, everyone, whether you get some air time today, or just have a nice day with family and food.

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        • rifleman_btx
          me

          • Dec 2016
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          • West Point TX
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          #2924
          Happy Thanksgiving and happy birthday to you my friend:Cool:

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          • F22trainer
            Piper PhD

            • Mar 2018
            • 1484
            • Sun City, Az
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            #2925
            Originally posted by rifleman_btx
            Happy Thanksgiving and happy birthday to you my friend:Cool:
            Live Large and eat turkey, Matt!

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            • rifleman_btx
              me

              • Dec 2016
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              • West Point TX
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              #2926
              Heck yeah we did here you too brother

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              • Hoomi
                Cactus Dodger

                • Apr 2018
                • 863
                • Baja Arizona
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                #2927
                Video of the Cherokee flight today.

                I thought sure there would be more of us getting Thanksgiving Day flights in!
                 

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                • rifleman_btx
                  me

                  • Dec 2016
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                  #2928
                  I normally do, but just ran out of time yesterday.

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                  • rifleman_btx
                    me

                    • Dec 2016
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                    #2929
                    I got a good day in, flew the f18, a10, f7f and p38. Weather was perfect.

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                    • Skyboom
                      Foam flyer

                      • Nov 2018
                      • 344
                      • Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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                      #2930
                      The P15 Lippisch flew like a champ today. So did the V22 Osprey. Both were maiden flights. The Mig 15 needs a bigger battery shoved all the way forward. It just flopped tail heavy into the ground. The Vampire needs work to. It wouldn't take off from the grass runway strip. Overall ot was a good day. We had a good turn out today.

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                      • Skyboom
                        Foam flyer

                        • Nov 2018
                        • 344
                        • Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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                        #2931
                        Flying a Goblin today.
                         

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                        • Pauly
                          Just Fly It

                          • Apr 2015
                          • 469
                          • Warsaw, NC
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                          #2932
                          Pretty dang fast
                          Still Learning:D

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                          • Skyboom
                            Foam flyer

                            • Nov 2018
                            • 344
                            • Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada
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                            #2933
                            Originally posted by Pauly
                            Pretty dang fast
                            Wing hinge upgrades are recommended, if flying 200+ mph.

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                            • F22trainer
                              Piper PhD

                              • Mar 2018
                              • 1484
                              • Sun City, Az
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                              #2934
                              Flew my Carbon Cub Saturday and almost lost her 3 x in one flight. Kept losing signal I think.
                              First it did not respond after takeoff, then it stabilized and rocked the wings as if to let me know I had control again like it found the virtual fence. Same thing happened 2 more times as I was trying to get it back on the runway. No response, a brief unusual attitude and recovery. Problem is, GPS was off - I seldom use anything but Advanced Mode and only demo the auto land on occasions for newbies.
                              gPS controller of reciever?

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                              • TiredIronGRB
                                Post-Apocalyptic Tactical Consultant

                                • Jan 2016
                                • 3986
                                • Church Hill, Tennessee
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                                #2935
                                Originally posted by F22trainer
                                Flew my Carbon Cub Saturday and almost lost her 3 x in one flight. Kept losing signal I think.
                                First it did not respond after takeoff, then it stabilized and rocked the wings as if to let me know I had control again like it found the virtual fence. Same thing happened 2 more times as I was trying to get it back on the runway. No response, a brief unusual attitude and recovery. Problem is, GPS was off - I seldom use anything but Advanced Mode and only demo the auto land on occasions for newbies.
                                gPS controller of reciever?
                                Pull the GPS module out and throw it in the trash then rebind it.
                                TiredIron Aviation
                                Tired Iron Military Vehicles

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                                • F22trainer
                                  Piper PhD

                                  • Mar 2018
                                  • 1484
                                  • Sun City, Az
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                                  #2936
                                  Originally posted by TiredIronGRB

                                  Pull the GPS module out and throw it in the trash then rebind it.
                                  LOL, I had a feeling you would say that.
                                  Great minds think alike, Thanks TI
                                  LOL

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                                  • TiredIronGRB
                                    Post-Apocalyptic Tactical Consultant

                                    • Jan 2016
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                                    • Church Hill, Tennessee
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                                    #2937
                                    Day 861: Nasty, nasty, nasty day.

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                                    TiredIron Aviation
                                    Tired Iron Military Vehicles

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                                    • heartlandaccents
                                      Member

                                      • Mar 2018
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                                      • Central Indiana
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                                      #2938
                                      Hey TiredIronGRB, your picture looks just like my flying yesterday here in Central Indiana. I flew my Carbon Cub and my Conscendo Advanced in the fog too. Although your visibility was twice as good as mine was here! The Conscendo got out of sight once, high, but I got it out quickly with full down. I flew yesterday because the weather is going to be rainy and windy here for a while, so you go when you can. Flew the Conscendo when it was snowing last week. By the way, what are those white markers in front of the Cub?


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                                      • TiredIronGRB
                                        Post-Apocalyptic Tactical Consultant

                                        • Jan 2016
                                        • 3986
                                        • Church Hill, Tennessee
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                                        #2939
                                        Originally posted by heartlandaccents
                                        Hey TiredIronGRB, your picture looks just like my flying yesterday here in Central Indiana. I flew my Carbon Cub and my Conscendo Advanced in the fog too. Although your visibility was twice as good as mine was here! The Conscendo got out of sight once, high, but I got it out quickly with full down. I flew yesterday because the weather is going to be rainy and windy here for a while, so you go when you can. Flew the Conscendo when it was snowing last week. By the way, what are those white markers in front of the Cub?

                                        White lines are the taxiway back to the runway...and bad weather runway ;)
                                        TiredIron Aviation
                                        Tired Iron Military Vehicles

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                                        • Hoomi
                                          Cactus Dodger

                                          • Apr 2018
                                          • 863
                                          • Baja Arizona
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                                          #2940
                                          Two flights with the Sensei today, and one with the Cherokee.

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