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Old 02-29-2004, 07:32 PM
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Just got back from the field today, was my 1st flight of 2004. Took out my PC-9 to get th rust off and had a blast

Pleasant weather and a few other pilots there made it a fun day. Saw some regulars and a few new faces. OF course we had some mishaps but all in all it was a good day. I dont want to hear from you pilots out west where you have better weather than us here in the mid atlantic so keep it your selves

Got some fakie Robart strut covers on my plane and hope to fly my 25% Giles and ucando in a few weeks once the weather becomes more stable.
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Old 02-29-2004, 09:50 PM
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well thats cool, we fly year round glad ya go to fly finally
Old 02-29-2004, 09:54 PM
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I am out west had 4 inches of snow this weekend and about 23degrees i don't want to here from you guys that have weather good enough to fly [sm=sunsmiley.gif]
Old 02-29-2004, 09:59 PM
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Here in Arkansas we will get in at least 2 decent weekends during the winter months.....Today was about 58 degrees with winds gusting up to 25.....was a real interesting day......BUT ALWAYS FUN!!!

Most of our members would qualify for the year round patch.....

Sorry to all you guys who have to wait to May or June......

Have Fun
Old 03-01-2004, 07:05 AM
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This weekend was our first real weekend of flying. 50 degrees with very little wind. (I durability tested my spad)
Old 03-01-2004, 10:08 AM
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Congrats Diablo
This was my first weekend too for once I had the time, but the weather had other ideas. I had a 25mph SSW wind all day, 60 degrees, so I thought, hey, why not fly my Goldberg Eagle since it was the only one ready to fly. The flight went fine until the 40 mph gusts came up. Whoever tells me that overpowering a plane is stupid needs to fly a trainer in high winds. Without that OS .46 FX pulling though, I would have never made it back to the runway. I did good until I went to shut down, I forgot to set the elevator to the down position and a gust flipped the Eagle over and cracked the tail.[:@] But I got my flight in

Spent the rest of the day flying my stunt kite.
Old 03-01-2004, 01:24 PM
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good to hear Scott!!

our weather was outstanding for late feb. 64 degrees, light wind under 5mph so landing was cake

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