What did you fly today?

[DCORSAIR]

Out bright and early this morning, 4 flights on the Eurofighter and 2 flights on the A-4 scooter

[DCORSAIR]

Nice day here in CA., perfect temps and a slight breeze down the runway so I got a couple of flights in this evening with the HSD F-16 and the first time all loaded up, flew great and not much difference than without really except the CG, had to move the batteries forward an inch or so, it looks great in the air too, sorry no video.

[Lon]

Made a trip to the Platteville Flying field today. Overcast day, but wind right down the runway. At first, I was wondering "what was the white stuff in the grass?" After further investigation, I'm thinking it is a patch of "Meadow Mushrooms" Had some great flights with my 8s Schubeler powered FW Avanti.

[davegee]

I took my F-4N and A-4E aircraft out to the field this morning for some flights. Weather perfect once again, zero wind at that time of the morning, which was good, although sometimes it's nice to have a bit of a headwind for flying these jets . My F-4 has electronic wheel brakes that came in handy this morning as I misjudged my speed a bit, or maybe had a bit of a tailwind, and it sailed past me and touched down way down the runway. All I could do was apply the brakes, and it slowed the plane down in time before the end of the runway like it had just "trapped" a 3-wire! I was impressed with that. I usually don't have to be that hard on the brakes.

I'll attach some pics from the morning's flights.

[davegee]

Thanks Dave! The B-17 is the Hobbyking/General Hobby 1875mm B-17 modified with an FMS BF-109 tail retract, and Freewing B-17 Main retracts. Its a favorite of mine, I've had it since 2013 and it a favorite of mine. Flies like a big trainer, and I'd definitely recommend it.

That B-17 looks very cool, as do all your models! I was hoping to do a B-17 rc model to honor my almost 101 year old father-in-law who flew 35 combat missions over Germany as B-17 pilot during WWII. He still has remarkable memories on his experience in the AF, WWII and afterwards, and it would be cool to make a plane representing one he flew during the war. Not sure that will happen, but it's worth a thought. Seeing your pic of the B-17 got me thinking about it again...

Cheers

Davegee

[F106DeltaDart]

Love the pics of those beautiful aircraft, F106DeltaDart! Curious which kit the B-17 is. I see the tailwheel is retracted, which is very cool. I've always hoped for a new offering from Flightline or FMS with a B-17 that I could buy, but I was curious what you thought of yours and if they still sell that kit, whichever company it came from. The photos look great, though. Still very impressed with your beautiful Marine helicopter and the Mercury spacecraft hanging below it!

Thanks Dave! The B-17 is the Hobbyking/General Hobby 1875mm B-17 modified with an FMS BF-109 tail retract, and Freewing B-17 Main retracts. Its a favorite of mine, I've had it since 2013. Flies like a big trainer, and I'd definitely recommend it.

[davegee]

Had a great weekend of flying. Went to a Scale Fun Fly and brought out my UH-34, B-17 and T-33. Credits to Bob Score for the excellent photos!

Love the pics of those beautiful aircraft, F106DeltaDart! Curious which kit the B-17 is. I see the tailwheel is retracted, which is very cool. I've always hoped for a new offering from Flightline or FMS with a B-17 that I could buy, but I was curious what you thought of yours and if they still sell that kit, whichever company it came from. The photos look great, though. Still very impressed with your beautiful Marine helicopter and the Mercury spacecraft hanging below it!

Cheers

davegee

[davegee]

Daveege your p51s and p47s alwaays look so real... another great shot,, that u could easily hang on ya wall,, and not think it was a 1500 foamie,,, i think that beautiful mountain gives it some scale

thanks for the kind words, f4uaussie. Wish I could trade it in on a full sized airplane, but I suppose that won't ever happen... (LOL)

Happy Flying Down Under!

Cheers

davegee

[f4u ausie]

Brought my EFlite Hun Hunter from Texas and P-47 "Ole Cock" out to the field today. Another great morning for flying, although my P-51 has a nasty habit today of making a sharp uncommanded ground loop near the end ot the landing roll, dipping a wingtip to the ground. Did some cosmetic damage to the bottom wingtip, and I'm fixing that this afternoon. Flies great, though, as does the FMS P-47D. All three of my FMS P-47s fly very well, I love the wlde gear stance making it much more stable for takeoffs and landing tracking.

Here's a shot today of Old Cock at the hardstand at AAF Cody, this morning!

Davegee

Daveege your p51s and p47s alwaays look so real... another great shot,, that u could easily hang on ya wall,, and not think it was a 1500 foamie,,, i think that beautiful mountain gives it some scale

[F106DeltaDart]

Had a great weekend of flying. Went to a Scale Fun Fly and brought out my UH-34, B-17 and T-33. Credits to Bob Score for the excellent photos!

[Grossman56]

Looks great Lon!

Grossman56

[Lon]

A few flights with my P-51 and A-10.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub26NWEX4Cw

[davegee]

Brought my EFlite Hun Hunter from Texas and P-47 "Ole Cock" out to the field today. Another great morning for flying, although my P-51 has a nasty habit today of making a sharp uncommanded ground loop near the end ot the landing roll, dipping a wingtip to the ground. Did some cosmetic damage to the bottom wingtip, and I'm fixing that this afternoon. Flies great, though, as does the FMS P-47D. All three of my FMS P-47s fly very well, I love the wlde gear stance making it much more stable for takeoffs and landing tracking.

Here's a shot today of Old Cock at the hardstand at AAF Cody, this morning!

Davegee

[davegee]

Great to see Dave! Didn't get out 'til later that day, all the flip floppers (3D flyers, it's an inside thing) were out but still managed to get a few flights in. Man what perfect weather! I'm going to watch the weather and if it's good when I get off work, might head out then during the week.
Next week for sure (Oct. 2) So much better when everyone is flying pattern.
It was funny yesterday, because none of them could do a decent landing, so I took the RV 8 up and proceeded to do 7 or 8 greased in landings. Sometimes you just have to be a smart ass
As I said before, we have our own sub group, you me and Ron. "The Old Farts With Airplanes" Club.


Grossman56

I'm honored to be a charter member of "The Old Farts with Airplanes Club!" Someday, hopefully not too soon, we'll bring our airplanes out to the flightline with our walkers! (Ha!)

Cheers

Davegee

[JohnVH]

Awesome maiden flight on the 64mm Futura! It flies great, just like my 80mm one!!

[kallend]

B-1B and Me163. From the sublime to the gor-blimey!

[Grossman56]

Great to see Dave! Didn't get out 'til later that day, all the flip floppers (3D flyers, it's an inside thing) were out but still managed to get a few flights in. Man what perfect weather! I'm going to watch the weather and if it's good when I get off work, might head out then during the week.
Next week for sure (Oct. 2) So much better when everyone is flying pattern.
It was funny yesterday, because none of them could do a decent landing, so I took the RV 8 up and proceeded to do 7 or 8 greased in landings. Sometimes you just have to be a smart ass
As I said before, we have our own sub group, you me and Ron. "The Old Farts With Airplanes" Club.


Grossman56

[davegee]

Taking advantage of super beautiful flying weather for the beginnings of Fall, I took my FMS 1500mm P-47D Hairless Joe and the venerable, dependable, Beech 18D Eflite plane.

I'd like to point out for those thinking of getting the FMS 1500mm P-47D, and for those who already have one, you may or may not be aware of a bug that needs to be made aware of in your flying. I have three of these planes now, used to have one years ago that crashed, but I truly love these FMS planes. The scale outline is very good, and they fly great, I think even better putting on the V3 Corsair prop which is considerably bigger than the underscale stock prop that comes with the kit.

Here's my warning: FMS designed an easy slip-in fit of the wings into the fuse using male/female plugs and long screws (two per wing to keep the wings tight to the fuselage when flying. I have found on several occasions, which includes an aborted flight opportunity yesterday because I couldn't get the left gear to come down, that even though it seems that all these plugs are securely in place between the wings and fuse, that they can be slightly off, and the electrical connection is not made. This can also happen during flight, though rarely, but that can make for an "interesting" landing as one of the main gear don't come down. It might have to do some with wing flex during flight, and jarring takeoffs and/or landings.

When I got the plane home yesterday after not flying it due to the gear problem, I removed that wing, and then "rebooted" it into the fuselage and this time the connection was made. I had a couple of good flights with it this morning, along with the Beech 18D.

So, in conclusion, be aware that this slick pin system for connecting up the gear and wings does have some potential pitfalls. I always do a full check on these planes in the shop before ever going out to the field, and then always do a second thorough test on everything before taking them up for flight. Just a wise word from the school of hard knocks!!

Happy Flying!

Davegee

[davegee]

It was a bush plane day for me last Sunday! Maiden flight for the Beaver, a new favorite. And a few other old favorites!

Beautiful planes, in a beautiful part of the Country!

Davegee

[Elbee]

Got out yesterday with an odd collection of aircraft,

Now that is a busy day, my Friend.

Beautiful airframes, Hugh, as always.

Best, LB