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    RE: ... - 10/5/2008 4:19:57 PM   
    wldhair


     

    Posts: 395
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    From: Osseo, WI, USA
    Status: offline     		Hey 56
    The fly in went good even if it was a pretty cold early morning ( 24 degrees at 7:45 am ) But the sun was out all day and it warmed up nicely. Winds were "light and variable" as the weather man says lol.
    We had a good turn out but not as many as last year but we managed to raise more money than last year so I guess we did ok.
    We had 4 crashes ....Giant size P-51 mustang stalled about 5 ft off the ground , beautiful plane and it was a shame to see it damaged even if it wasn't all that bad .
    Hanger 9 Corsair went down hard about 50 yrds off the edge of the field. I didn't see it go down but saw the crew going out to look for it. They came back with it in pieces. I talked to the pilot ( who owns a hobbie shop ) and he said he lost aileron (right) and figured it was a servo either let go or malfunctioned .
    One of the other crashes was a guy who was hovering straight up in front of the pilot stations , about 20 ft off the ground and about 20 ft out from his stand and he RAN OUT OF GAS!!! . The Plane (I don't know what kind it was) came down hard and basically broke in half ...
    The last crash of the day was one of our members . Flying a trainer and teaching his brother how to land . His plane was coming in from his left , all was well and good , then all of a sudden the plane took a hard right and came right at the pilot and his brother at their station ..... Somebody yelled "LOOK OUT" and I heard the impact which was about 5 ft from where I and several other people were standing.... The plane was destroyed and I talked to the pilot afterward and he said he had no idea what went wrong but when the plane took the hard right and came right at them , he was so shocked that the only thing he could do to keep it from flying into the flight stand area was to put it in the ground ....... Nobody was hurt but the pilot had to duck to keep from getting hit and the plane hit very hard about 4 ft from where "Marie " was getting fuel up Geeeze ......
    My Job up until 1 pm was to sell 50/50 raffle tickets ..... Last year we gave away 160.00 ..... this year we gave away 157.00 .... so that didn't change much ...BTW the you all remember the "GeeBee" guy ? His wife won the 50/50 pot lol so maybe the GeeBee will get fixed after all.
    We charged a landing fee for the first time and nobody seemed to object to it and I didn't hear any negative feedback as to how the "fly in" was run so thats a good thing .
    The club members worked hard all day .... helping to keep thing running smoothly.... helping whoever need help in getting their planes in the air and making sure everything went as planned .
    One thing that happened this year that DIDN'T happen last year was I ACTUALLY GOT TO FLY !!! LOL . I was a little uncomfortable flying in front of a large group of people I didn't know, but after I fuel "Marie " and took off .... I was fine . I was doing "whoopty does" and "Oh My Gods" and " What was thats" and all in all the plane flew great and I took her up 3 times and had no problems at all .
    As I packed up to come home I thought back on the days events ...... The field looked great , the weather was great , the people who came were great and very generous in supporting our club . The Wives who ran the food stand did an outstanding job and were alot of fun to work with . ALL of our club members did an outstanding at putting this event together and I think they all had a good time too.
    I did take pics and I'll try to get around to posting them later on today .....or tomorrow .... or the next day >>lol

    TOM

    BTW "Marie " was clocked at 63 MPH with stock prop and flywheel on and droops on .
    Fastest plane at the fly in was clocked at 102 mph . (sorry , I can't remember what kind of plane it was)


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    RE: ... - 10/5/2008 6:20:55 PM   
    tucker08


     

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    From: black river falls, WI, USA
    Status: offline     		WLDHAIR THE FASTEST PLANE AT THE FLYIN WAS A 1/3 SCALE PITTS BIPLANE WITH A DA100 TWIN-OWNED BY LARRY JOHNSON-CLOCKED AT 103MPH-AND BY THE WAY YOU LOOKED MARVELOUS WHILE FLYING- LOL!!!!!!!

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    RE: ... - 10/5/2008 9:43:18 PM   
    wldhair


     

    Posts: 395
    Joined: 4/26/2008
    From: Osseo, WI, USA
    Status: offline     		Its about time you got your butt in here and I stand corrected 103 MPH and thanks for clearing up the what plane it was ......... hey Everybody say "hello" to the GeeBEE guy better known on here as "tucker 08"
    Tucker 08 is a friend of mine and an experienced pilot who does all those Fancy moves you guys are talking about ...... and then some . But more than that he's all about sharing the knowledge thats he's aquired thru the years . He brings his trailer to the field and its a rolling hobby shop which he is more than willing to share with who ever needs it . Be it be parts or soldering or glueing or just advice and for the small price of an occasional joke at your expense , he'll do whatever he can to help you out .
    Believe just about anything he says about flyin ..... but not a word of what he might say about me ....unless,of course , its complimentary LOL


    TOM

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    RE: ... - 10/5/2008 9:59:08 PM   
    56 CHEVY


     

    Posts: 73
    Joined: 11/9/2007
    From: ISANTI, MN, USA
    Status: offline     		Hey wldhair,
    Glad to hear your flyin went great & you got to fly. Too bad a few guys crashed, but that is part of the hobby. 63 mph is very good for the pts with the stock prop, flywheel & droops. When you progress to a two blade prop & no droops you can expect around a 20 mph or more speed increase.
    Our fall fly out also went really well. The weather was cool in the morning as expected, but warmed up by 11:00 am. About 20 fliers showed up, some with 2 or three planes. There were 3 of us with mustangs & it looked really cool when two of us were making diving low passes in formation at speed. We too had our share of crashes. The usual landing gear tearouts & one of the mustangs did a cartwheel down the runway on landing. It tore the firewall off but is repairable. I got 5 flights on the mustang & 3 on the corsair with no problems. It was a fun day.

    Dan

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    RE: ... - 10/5/2008 10:06:12 PM   
    56 CHEVY


     

    Posts: 73
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    From: ISANTI, MN, USA
    Status: offline     		Welcome to the thread tucker.
    I hope you get your GeeBee fixed. That is one of my favorite racing planes from the pre WWII era.

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    RE: ... - 10/5/2008 11:44:07 PM   
    tucker08


     

    Posts: 11
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    From: black river falls, WI, USA
    Status: offline     		THANKS 56 CHEVY
    I WILL PROBABLY BUY A NEW GEE BEE-I DO NOT OWN A MUSTANG SO I WILL NOT BE ON THE FORUM MUCH BUT I DO READ IT EVERY DAY BECAUSE OF WLDHAIR.
    i REALLY ENJOY READING ABOUT EVERYBODYS FLYING AND REPAIR/MODIFING OF YOUR PLANES. I HAVE FLOWN WLDHAIRS MARIE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND IT IS A VERY NICE FLYING PLANE.

    I PREFER BIPLANES OF WHICH I OWN 5 RIGHT NOW.

    HOPE YOU KEEP YOUR MOTORS RUNNING AND YOUR WINGS LEVEL
    TUCKER

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    RE: ... - 10/6/2008 7:57:41 PM   
    Wild_CCR



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    From: LadnerBC, CANADA
    Status: offline     		Ah mondays....... complete w/ rain too

    Welcome Tucker, there is some good reading in here !

    Bipe's huh, take a boo here

    Museum Quality Bipe's


    One day, after the lotto win & a ton of time on my hands....

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    RE: ... - 10/8/2008 3:35:32 AM   
    56 CHEVY


     

    Posts: 73
    Joined: 11/9/2007
    From: ISANTI, MN, USA
    Status: offline     		CCR,
    Now those are some nice biplanes. The German Albatross has always been one of my favorites.

    Rained all day here today too. Looks good tomorrow though, to fly after work. I'll have to get the mustang on charge tonite.

    Later,
    Dan

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    RE: ... - 10/9/2008 5:02:51 AM   
    bpmhal



    Posts: 107
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    From: Pinos Altos, NM, USA
    Status: offline     		ArguH the Mojave.....Death Valley...this time of year not tooooooo hot , only 105 today (10-08-8)......


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    RE: ... - 10/9/2008 4:23:35 PM   
    jim pettis


     

    Posts: 150
    Joined: 11/15/2007
    From: Rochester, NY, USA
    Status: offline     		Well, been away for a while, both here and the field. Finally found time to get back into it.

    Finally found out just what a tip stall looks like, unfortunately. Came in a bit too slow, tried to flare the landing a bit too much, and from about 3-4 feet up, plane just turned 90 degrees in a microsecond, and put the wing tip and nose into the ground. I heard the crunch from 75 feet away.

    Luckily, no damage to the wing itself. Messed up the saddle area on the fuse, as well as the mounting block for the wing screws, but its repairable.

    Just another reminder that this plane does like to come in with a little bit of oomph.

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    RE: ... - 10/10/2008 1:43:57 AM   
    wldhair


     

    Posts: 395
    Joined: 4/26/2008
    From: Osseo, WI, USA
    Status: offline     		Hey I got the engine back for "donnie" yesterday. It took just short of 1 month BUT it was free and I DO have other Mustangs to fly LOL . I just put the engine back in and had to reset the throttle trim and get everything straight sooooo we'll see if the weather holds for next Wednesday . Problem is , it gets dark so early now . By the time I get to the field and get unloaded and set up , I only have a couple of hours , at most, to fly ...I guess winter must be closing in on us . I better start looking for a winter project ... but its gotta be a cheap one , they cut our hours again last week ..geeze .... how do they expect you pay your bills if they don't give you the hours to work.........Don't get me started ....



    Choi' TOM

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    RE: ... - 10/10/2008 2:42:13 AM   
    56 CHEVY