Oh, for Kmot, who loves to hear who flew and how, Downtrodden and I flew into the last minutes of light tonight, a 10 mph east wind, cross to the road. I spent the morning on a buddy cord with a flyer who bought my Model Tech Magic. He did well--without worry of planting the Magic, his first 3D plane. I DID get in a couple flights with the Katana V2, but not with the Twist, which I was saving for time with Downtrodden in the afternoon.

What Downtrodden doesn't know (and don't tell him) is that I flew the Twist OS .61 again after he left. The wind had died to nothing, and I just couldn't stop myself from going up one more time, hovering and inverted spinning forever, into that sunset sky, pink clouds. I had to get up 200 feet before the yellow and purple shimmered in the sunset sky.

Without any wind, she landed hot on the snow-covered pond--and ran toward the road, much further than planned by this expert pilot, hit a clump of snow-plow ice/snow with the port wing, broke the nylon screw, and the wing dropped off, the engine still running. She sat there, idling, as if saying, "How do I get up again without my wing?"

I cracked the ply brace next to the wing support. CA and baking soda fixed her this evening. She's ready for tomorrow--and some videos which we hope to share with you all soon. You guys REALLY have to see what Downtrodden can do with a Twist.

Y'all sleep well, sleep fast. Tomorrow is another Twist-flying day, if you're lucky.

Jack