Our first SSC attempt today
I've been trying to get some combat going since spring.
5-6 guys are just waiting for some Magnum .15's to come in.
two of us have been practicing with battle axes.
Finally got three guys up today.
two battle axes and a battle floyd.
we agreed on a battle zone and I set my timer for 6 minutes.
It took a couple of minutes for the 2nd battle axe to launch.
I had nothing on my wings, he had taped sandpaper to his LE.
we went at it pretty good, very intense. kept getting further away so I kept flying back towards us.
We have a small field surrounded by trees so we were trying to keep it above the field.
about 5 minutes in, the battle floyd made it up. this was our first time with 3 planes up..
Well it only took another minute before I had a midair with the BF. We hit mid wings, CRUNCH!
My plane settled right in and I shouted "I'm still flying" The other guy was still flying also!
For a second I thought I'd continue fighting but while turning I saw that my wing was now on a 45 degree angle.
I thought it would be a good idea to try landing. Funny, the plane seemed to be flying fine. Both planes made it back to the runway.
Just a dent in each wing and one of my alierons had disconnected at the control horn. both planes went back up.
unfortunatly the battle floyds nose broke off on the next landing so that was it for today...
this is gonna be fun...
Steve