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How was your weekend? - 4/13/2005 10:37:47 PM   
Bayou Talker



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Status: offline 		The sun was warm the wind was manageable and I got to fly from noon until dark on both Saturday and Sunday!! It was about time the rain fell during the week and let the weekend alone. I got to fly my plane on Saturday and my heli on Sunday for the first double header weekend of the year. What fun!! Now if it wasn't over an hour from home to either field it would be perfect.

Hope you guys had a great weekend too.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/14/2005 7:33:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Each week, I visit an isolated field and fly for a solid 5 hours burning up a half gallon of fuel. I go out early in the morning when the wind is light and most other flyers have to earn a living. Consequently I don't have to concern myself with field etiquette and frequency conflicts. My only problem is my spot is an hour away, but it's the best site around! One can't have every thing!

Ciao,

Eagle Al

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/14/2005 11:30:52 PM   
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Status: offline 		Flew Sunday -- took 5 planes to the field & flew four -- it was too windy & turbulent to test fly my modified Smith Miniplane bipe. Lots of fun hovering in the wind & did a harrier landing with a Superstar hot-rod.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/15/2005 3:00:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		I crashed, but have already rebiult most of it. The only reason it isn't 100% rebiult is because i have till next weekend to do it. This week i am going to the lake

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/15/2005 3:41:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Friday night was perfect. It was the first day with winds under 5 mph that I can remember. The T28 looks great buzzing around real low. But I don't fly that low unless it is very calm. And the evening light is great. I actually got the hang of sucking the flaps up quickly on the touch and goes. It was a blast.

Saturday was 18 gusting to about 25. The Chipmunk handled it well. I have had a small problem with the incedence. The wing was about 1/2 degree positive and the elevator trim was so much that axial roles were wobbling. I had thrown in 2 degrees of down thrust to counter it, but then I didn't like the way it rounded the top of loops. So I had worked on the saddle and managed to get the wing withing 1/4 degree of zero. The Chippy flew much better and trimmed nicely. I noticed the ailerons both looked just a schoshe low, so I turned thier clevises out one turn each. Bingo, she like that. So this week I removed one degree of down thrust. Oh, and I worked on the tank. It was starving in certain attitudes with ten minutes on the tank. But I was landing with enough fuel for about 5 minutes flying left. Turns out the clunk line was too short and not flipping all the way to the sides and top of the tank when rolling or holding a knife edge. And I tweeked the cowl mounts. I drilled out the blocks and CA'ed the an inner Nyrod core into the holes. Now the srews bite good and I don't have to tighten the heck out of them and deform the cowl. So the Chippy had a good makeover this week after all that I learned last Saturday. The incedence is nearly at zero and the down thrust is now only 1 degree. The ailerons are ever so slightly reflexed. This should be just about perfect, I hope. That last degree of downthrust won't come out without a fight.

Sunday got away from me. NASCAR and the couch !! Then rain.

< Message edited by kingwoodbarney -- 4/15/2005 3:44:39 AM >

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/16/2005 1:39:36 AM   
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Status: offline 		Kingwoodbarney,

I will be out your way this time next month. My daughter is graduating from the University of Houston on May 14th.

Where do you fly? I might try and make a trip there.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/16/2005 2:31:08 AM   
PilotFighter



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Status: offline 		2 feilds. Both are just east of Lake Houston. One is off FM1960 east of Huffman, the other is on FM2100 south of Huffman. But you cant see either one from the highway. Houston area has nearly 20 clubs. U of H is a good ways from me. Scobee is public on the west side of downtown. I think there is a group near NASA which might be closer to the U of H , but I don't know them. Crosby has a nice field, Propnuts, their big anual swap meet is tommorrow. Their info is in the AMA mag. IF you stay downtown I would suggest Scobbee Field.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/16/2005 3:48:47 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks, if I have time I might check a couple of them out. Distance is not a problem as I wll be driving about 14 hours to get to Houston anyway.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/16/2005 4:17:23 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well, Houston is pretty big. If you aren't used to it, the driving can be a little intimidating here. And boy howdy , can you get lost bad here! It is 4.5 million folks in the area. And the fields are out of the way and kind of hard to find. And they tend to be way out in the sticks or otherwise low rent. You can find yourself in a bad place in a hurry . Be careful.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/17/2005 1:42:13 AM   
Bayou Talker



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Status: offline 		I traveled the Houston area for my job for about 3 years so I know what you mean. I think I have been to some of the worst they have to offer. I can't wait until my daughter is gone from there, in about 4 or 5 weeks.

I know for a fact that Houston's worst can't hold a candle to East St. Louis though. Even the police won't go in there, but I have......ONCE!!

I hope you have another good weekend.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/18/2005 7:36:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		Our club hosted a two-day all electric fly-in, so I spent approximately 16 hours in the warm, hot sun And loved EVERY minute of it!

Jerry

PS NewtoRC, where do you fly? RCRC??

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RE: How was your weekend? - 4/30/2005 4:14:45 AM   
wes00


 

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Status: offline 		Last weekend it was 75 degrees and sunny this week it was light snow with a high of 40 degrees

Just shows you what Kansas weather is all about

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RE: How was your weekend? - 5/1/2005 4:31:20 AM   
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Status: offline 		Sounds about the same as here in Northern Alabama. Weekend before last was sunny and hot and last weekend was 25-30 mph winds and highs in the 50's but wind chills in the 30's to low 40's. To make matters worse, my heli club had a fun fly in Huntsville with many of the top pilots in the country in attendance. Even with the cold and wind they still put on a heck of a show! Sure wish it could have been a little more comfortable.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 5/1/2005 6:19:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		Boy , it was blowing today. 20 gust to 30 and a high of 67. My club had a fun-fly scheduled for today. I imagine it was more of a cook out.
I stayed home and did chores and worked on the new Bananza.

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RE: How was your weekend? - 5/1/2005 2:20:08 PM   
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Status: online 		Went to Top Gun Sat. a little windy.....g