Drinking and flying
10-28-2014, 04:23 PM
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Drinking and flying
This spring I started mowing a runway in the pasture behind my house. After a month or so of mowing it down and driving my truck up and down the runway, had a nice place to fly right behind my house. Have had many flights this summer, and had friends over to fly also.
Yesterday I got home from work early and had a few beers. Later I got this great idea to take out one of my gas airplanes. First flight went great, so I went back to the house and got another beer. for some reason I let me plane get behind me, and looked over my shoulder to bring it back around. As soon as I turned it, I saw the tree. I heard it crunching through the limbs, then it went straight down and hit the roof of the barn! Duhhh...
Like bugs Bunny used to say, what a maroon !
Yesterday I got home from work early and had a few beers. Later I got this great idea to take out one of my gas airplanes. First flight went great, so I went back to the house and got another beer. for some reason I let me plane get behind me, and looked over my shoulder to bring it back around. As soon as I turned it, I saw the tree. I heard it crunching through the limbs, then it went straight down and hit the roof of the barn! Duhhh...
Like bugs Bunny used to say, what a maroon !
10-29-2014, 02:02 AM
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Been there Done that, one of the joys of having your own property to fly over, do you think the beers caused you to crash?
Be ready now for an earfull from the clubbers about endangering peoples lives, I got shunned for putting a .60 on a .40 size plane
Be ready now for an earfull from the clubbers about endangering peoples lives, I got shunned for putting a .60 on a .40 size plane
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10-29-2014, 07:31 AM
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The club that I race with holds a BBQ on Saturday night of race weekend. At one point the airplanes get put away and the lavations come out. We usually end up leaving the field at 10 pm or so. Never been a problem. I like to fly right up to dusk while others are done and like to critique my flying with a beer in their hand. We have not had an alcohol related issue in the 5 years I have been visiting that club. Most guys are responsible enough to stay away from flying after consumption. BTW, the race pane is a tad larger then an average .46 size airplane powered with a YS 115.
10-29-2014, 08:06 AM
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If you did this at a club or at a public place, sure. You did this on your own property. Decisions are yours to make and consequences are your own to deal with. Glad nobody was hurt.
10-29-2014, 10:39 AM
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July in Northern Washington, 85 degrees and no clouds
110 acre hay field surrounding with 100s of acres of other hay fields.
2 RC combat planes powered with .049 engines, pulling 30 foot crepe paper streamers....spare planes on hand but rarely ever used for an all day session.
2 lawn chairs with 12 pack of 5% ABV lager on ice strategically placed in between the lawn chairs.
2 pilots not even keeping score and with nothing to do all day except maintain a constant level of self indulgence.
110 acre hay field surrounding with 100s of acres of other hay fields.
2 RC combat planes powered with .049 engines, pulling 30 foot crepe paper streamers....spare planes on hand but rarely ever used for an all day session.
2 lawn chairs with 12 pack of 5% ABV lager on ice strategically placed in between the lawn chairs.
2 pilots not even keeping score and with nothing to do all day except maintain a constant level of self indulgence.
11-03-2014, 05:08 PM
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11-10-2014, 05:18 PM
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Thank goodness you've only got aches and pains for now, but certainly get scanned from head to toe.
I'm curious now to find out what 2% BAV means in terms of how plowed that is. I suppose a lot depends on the individual's tolerance. I'm 200 pounds and 3 regular strength 12 oz lagers in a 2 hour span is noticeable impairment....possibly .08 or so.
I'm curious now to find out what 2% BAV means in terms of how plowed that is. I suppose a lot depends on the individual's tolerance. I'm 200 pounds and 3 regular strength 12 oz lagers in a 2 hour span is noticeable impairment....possibly .08 or so.
11-11-2014, 09:34 AM
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I use to drink and fly with the local hobby shop owner while I was in college. Don't see a problem with it as long as you're not getting trashed. For me, about two-three beers is it. When I'm golfing, bowling or playing pool my game goes downhill after about three beers.
11-11-2014, 02:58 PM
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Some years back I flew with a crowd of very good r/c pilots who enjoyed life. They would, nearly every Sunday, bring a cooler or two out and drink and fly and eat chips all day. I never did see them crash one because of impairment. There were always designated drivers and we were so far out in the country there was nothing but ourselves to hit for miles. No club and no AMA membership for most of them. It was a place I'd flown for many years but once this started I decided to do my serious flying elsewhere. None of them fly any more so far as I know.
Rick H.
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