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Sunday, November 7, 2010
Summer Flying Season Recap from ColumbusThat doesn't mean people won't be flying at Dinneen Field, but I doubt I'll be among them.
I got
very little flying accomplished this season.
Work related travel has been brutally extensive this year. Flying
has suffered. Somehow I managed to get a Q500 plane ready to race and got some practice time in before a couple races this
summer. I bought a second, backup plane which quickly became my primary ship because it flew so much better than my Doddger.
The new ship is a Scat Cat purchased from fellow club member Gerald. It's powered with an old DC .40 which runs nice. For
a club racer it's great.
The F16 never made it out of the hangar (basement) this year. A malfunctioning nose gear
servo popped up when I first decided to take it out. It never got fixed. Winter project #1 of several.
I got the
GP Extra 300S in the air this summer also. This is the one that lost its hatch after a couple flights, then remained grounded
until I could get one from GP. This plane flies great and the OS .46FX with the Slimline Pitts muffler is a great engine for
this plane. I think I flew it the most this summer because it was easy to get the single radio battery charged, put the plane
together and head to the field with the limited time I had available.
The Yak got out to the field a few times
but once again, the smoke system was plagued with malfunctions. it works - it doesn't - it works - it doesn't. I'll need to
tear into the pump for the third time and probably have to rework the mounting system because vibration seems to be the problem
here with will likely be found to be more broken wires inside.
I keep looking at EDF jets. I want one. What's holding
me back? The "all up" cost. by the time you get it in the air, the Habu and similar planes just get too pricy for
me; at least for the time being. My hope is that the price of the planes will come down a bit and I can swallow the price
tag easier.
If anyone has any suggestions on any other EDF jets out there like the Habu and the Evader, I'd like
to hear about them.
That's the update for now. It's back to the grind Monday.
5:03 pm est
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