ORIGINAL: JohnBuckner

Congratulation PA on the success especially for your wife. that no doubt will mean a lot to her even if she is not into the airplanes.

Hoss is quite right you probably could use some downthrust anyway don,t be embarassed about your field it looks fine.

Your comment about its apparent non use does disturb me and perhaps you can be the spark to to get things going agine. There are numerous tricks to get it together agine when that kind of malaise sets in. A simple participatory event beyond just a fly in.

Four years ago I found our local field rapidly being infected with that kind of apathy. We needed a 'competition' event that everyone with any kind of airplane could take part in even those who could not really fly yet and maybe even win. Then the revelation hit, who needs to fly? forget the wings. Yep wingless trainer races on the runway two cones say hundred and fifty feet apart. Line them up two at a time three or four at a time and drop the flag. First across the line in five laps wins. We use to do ten most most of the competition is upside down perhaps with a broken props by then to the tune of raucus laughter.

That Kadet MK 11 kit I mentioned earlier I donated for first of our wingless races.

This simple event has amazingly enough gotten more people out to fly for some reason and has been a staple with us ever since.

So PA go ahead can you be a spark plug ?[8D]

John