ORIGINAL: bubbagates
Your suggestions to new pilots about do not do this yourself, then you argue the reasons for doing it yourself are completely opposite of each other. You really do not want to hear what I think of the ego you are displaying.
In the first post, I was just trying to make one point:
Don't ever let anybody else define what you can and cannot do.
Since this first post, I've been enlightened by the other members to the safety risks
of "going it alone" and of the insurance coverage included with an AMA membership.
I've even humbly acknowledged that I took an inadvertant risk that was "short-sighted".
I very much resent your attacks on my personal character, MODERATOR.
Please allow me to remind you of the rules:
Please resist the urge to curse, flame, degrade, insult or embarrass someone in your post. We encourage the free flow of your ideas, but believe that they can be communicated (and received) much more effectively if you keep things civil. If you have to vent, take it offline. We carefully monitor posts and will ban individuals who engage in offensive conduct within the forums.
ORIGINAL: bubbagates
In the pic you show, it appears that the nose is somewhat low so it is not "precisely" set.
Don't let the aircraft's lines or the effect of visual perspective fool you. She's balanced just right.
ORIGINAL: bubbagates
... you are way too fast, way too close the the pilot stations and more...
As I mentioned above, the pilot station is over 150 feet from that fence. Please see the aerial photo.
ORIGINAL: 2slow2matter
So, you landed with the wind? Do you often do that with your full scale planes as well? Does that help prevent snapping?
No, I landed into the winid.
And I never said that I was a full-scale aircraft pilot.
You should read closer before you criticize.
ORIGINAL: 2slow2matter
Really. So, if tomorrow you wake up and the humidity is 90%, then you'll just stay home because you don't know how to tune your engine?
In Utah, the humidty is pretty stable.
But, to address your criticisms, I actually DO know how to re-tune my engine, thanks.
You asked me what I would do if my engine wasn't running properly. If I couldn't
make it run properly, I wouldn't fly. When you asked about the weather changing,
I thought you meant if a storm was blowing in, in which case I would not fly.