Originally Posted by MaJ. Woody

Well I have good news and bad news.

The Bad: I lost my flash last week. Pilot error while flying at a field away from home base. I had 34 of the most awesome flights you can imagine without incident! This jet was the most reliable, incredible performing jet I have ever owned. Just fuel and fly, over and over.

The Good: My passion for jets and tenacity to get back in the air is strong. I wont let this setback squelch my enthusiasm.

The Better: My new Custom Color Flash is scheduled for delivery tomorrow! I ordered the Fly Navy with a yellow fuse and blue canopy frame to match the blue on the fuse. I have done a ton of pre work such as rebuilding the cockpit, painting the pilot, assembling all the new tanks, machining a new Pitot tube for the canopy wire, building the UAT and Hopper tank mounts, removed the aileron / flap servo boxes from the old wing and prepared it for the new wing.

I must have spent 30% or more of my time during the first build trying to figure things out. Now I have my own build thread as a guide so I expect to just drop the new equipment into the new plane and get back in the air fast. My goal is to fly at Octurbofest on October 6 and 7. Now instead of two Flash's I will have one Flash and I plan to put the other Cheetah and all the servos I bought into a scale jet.

I may post picture of my new Flash tomorrow but I mainly want to get building. I don't plan to do a Build thread but will post detailed pictures of the completed build when I am done

Down for awhile but not out!!