What did you fly today?

[Twowingtj]

Reasons to be thankful indeed! Speedy recovery for you both.

[Neil from Model Squadron]

wow Aros, that was a big car wreck by the look of things, glad you and the mrs are OK - take it easy, both of you...Best Wishes for a full recovery...

[Hoomi]

I can't joke about broken ribs. The worst I've ever done was bruise a couple, and that was bad enough.

[F106DeltaDart]

Sorry to hear that Aros, wishing you and your wife a speedy recovery!

[Aros]

Thank you all, and from my family to yours, have a wonderful day with family.

[Hardway]

The old Toyota! Say what you want, but they are great vehicles!!! Blessings Bro and Happy Thanksgiving!! Jerry

[Turbinefancy]

Wish Aros and Mrs. speedy recovery and happy Thanksgiving.

I also suffered a little crash of a different kind, suffered a little dented pride...

[AkumaZeto]

Today's flight of my Freewing F/A-18C Hornet was a special one.

This flight is especially meaningful to me, the day before Thanksgiving. I have a lot to be thankful for. My wife and I were heading to celebrate our 17th anniversary to our favorite restaurant when an oncoming SUV lost control and flew high speed into our lane. We T-Boned the SUV, flipping it. Our airbags deployed and the impact was immense. By the Grace of God and Angels that were no doubt there, we were able to get out of the car, injured but alive. The car continued to roll another 100-200 feet into a 20 foot ravine. My wife suffered a broken sternum and I broke two ribs. Pain aside, we feel incredibly blessed to be alive. Luckily for me, you don't really require ribs to fly, lol! Count your blessings, tell those closest to you how much you love them and always, always wear your seat belt. Airbags and seat belts (and some Angels) saved us that day. Happy Thanksgiving to each and every one of you and Happy Landings!

If there is anything I can do please let me know.

[DCORSAIR]

No flying for me at all this week, it's actually raining here in Ca., can't complain though, the Lord knows we need it bad for sure, so I guess it's time to get out the dirt bike...........

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone, and Aros a speedy recovery to you and your wife...........

[Hoomi]

Wish Aros and Mrs. speedy recovery and happy Thanksgiving.

I also suffered a little crash of a different kind, suffered a little dented pride...

I saw prop pieces flying away, but how bad was it otherwise? It didn't look too bad.

[Turbinefancy]

I saw prop pieces flying away, but how bad was it otherwise? It didn't look too bad.

Not bad at all. I got lucky. Only broken prop, spinner, a few foam scrape (from prop ricocheting off ground and wing tip scrape) and bent nose wheel tiller arm (ergo ground loop after crash).

I pride myself on flying FPV safely at all times. This was the first time I have crashed due to pilot error. I was watching the lead plane land while wanting to hold a nose high wheely for the peanut gallery. So I yanked the stick back after the main wheels touched forgetting there was decent head wind and the plane lifted again and stalled... D’oh!

[Mad Baron]

Totally awesome weather today just had to go to the club field to punch some holes in the sky! Got 2 flights on my CZ Cessna and one flight on my Tigercat.

Looks like I need some new tires for the Tcat

[Wild Man]

flew my CZ Cessna on floats, and my E-1500 Cargo plane also on floats off the snow, after the Blizzard we had here in Rapid City SD a total of 15" in a day and a half, with winds 25 to 40 and gust over 60 mph

[Wild Man]

Here is one of the first video's I took with my Go Pro mounted on top of my E Flite Cessna 150 doing touch and goes in the snow in Rapid City SD

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR9sSGopFBw

[Alpha]

Shooting Touch and Gos is so relaxing, especially on a big, floaty bird!

I flew the strangest thing today.. It had two and a half wings and barely over half a fuselage. 'Unsure if it will ever see the light of day, but it was a hoot while it lasted.

Some days, the best kind of flying is the "exploratory" kind.... There's little if anything left to have to bring back home!

[Wild Man]

Shooting Touch and Gos is so relaxing, especially on a big, floaty bird!

I flew the strangest thing today.. It had two and a half wings and barely over half a fuselage. 'Unsure if it will ever see the light of day, but it was a hoot while it lasted.

Some days, the best kind of flying is the "exploratory" kind.... There's little if anything left to have to bring back home!

I do find it very relaxing and a fun time. Especially much better than practicing with this plane. One you have to land dead stick every time.

[Alpha]

Wild Man Not only deadstick every landing, but you only get one shot and have to line it up from half a mile away and the "landing gear" isn't exactly on suspension struts! Glad to see a pylon racer on Squawk

[Wild Man]

You got that right they are quite the Adrenalin rush at 170 mph. after practicing a racing cycle and killing the engine, just head straight up they will climb over 400 Ft using the kinetic energy off the engine. We set the props so they die horizontally every time on landing just after touch down we go to full down elevator and use the muffler for a break. Takes a lot of flying to know how and where to be when judging your landing approach. just ordered a V-900 to have fun practicing and staying proficient with. Talked with Earl Seaholm at the Labor day fun fly in Sheridan Wyo. he is from Billings MT. AJ's Dad. told me to get one and bring it up and see which one of us old farts still has the touch LOL!!!!

[Hoomi]

Headed out to the flying field after working this morning. I would have just waited and flown tomorrow, but the prediction is for rain, and even if I wasn't too worried about flying in the rain, taking off or landing on a muddy runway might prove messy at the least, and problematic at worst. Anyway, two flights on the Simple Scout, flights 16 and 17 on the Stinger 64, and one flight of Air Hooterville, with Arnold getting into the spirit of the season.

On flight 16 of the Stinger, I throttled all the way back while at altitude, just to see how she glides with no power (not too bad, actually), and on flight 17, I finally dared to try something besides standard pattern flying. Took her through an aileron roll, and pulled straight up with a spin at the top. I'm really enjoying this bird.

[Wild Man]

I have a few questions Hoomi about your Dynam YMF-5D Waco. On the one I am just in the process of finishing, right from the start after getting it out of the box. The wings , the tail surfaces the vertical fin, and rudder were all warped. The wing lighting was backwards ( red right and green left. The motor ran backwards had to unhook and match the ESC wiring , matched the colors to fix.On the elevator half's I went to work them back and forth to see how stiff the may be and they broke off the horizontal stab had to install the flat pined hinges in them and the rudder. The wheels were loose and wobbled horribly, due to the axles being much smaller then the hole in the wheels. Had to install a bushing to repair. The tires are out or round replaces them also all in all it was the worse foamy I have ever put together.