I spent about 4 hours at the field Sunday and got 6 flights in (1.5 per hour).
I also spent some time helping a friend dial in his electric Something Extra.
The rest of the time was spent gathering information and shooting the breeze.

How many flights do some of you normally get per trip to the field?

Thanks,
KW_Counter

I usally get 2 or 3 flights, shooting the breeze the
rest of the time.


Bob

I average from zero to four flights per day with my own airplanes and and from 2 to three flights per day testing other folks airplanes or mentoring them flying their airplanes.

This is just about every day maybe, 345 days a year and almost always from sunup to around noon maybe a little earlier.

Great question KW. It would also be interesting to know at what times of the day as in morning, noon or evening? And I would imagine this widely varies with the local micro climates.


John

I normally get out to the field 3-4 weekdays a week. I am there from 9:30am to around 12:30pm. During this time I normally get in 2 to 3 maybe 4 flights.

Bruce

You don't stay sharp on the ground! I like to get at least 4 when I go out.. I have flown as much as 10 times in one outing..

I normally go out every morning around 9, get in a couple two or three flights. usually I am there by myself during the weekday. Sat and Sun about 9 to noon More bs then flights. Unless we have a new pilot then about 3 flights with them.
However, the way the wind and weather has been, I have only been able to get out 1 or 2 times a week. What a bummer.[][][]

It really depends, but most of the time I get anywhere from 6 to 12 ten minute flights in. I think my average is probably around 6 - 8 flights. Occasionally I might go out and only fly 4 or less times but that is unusual for me - mostly when I am tired and don't feel good. Some days I fly 12-15 times. I think the most I ever flew one plane in a day was 12 flights and I fly several planes when I go. I might put six on the Pulse, 4 on the Twist and 3 or 4 on the large Revolver or 3 or 4 on a gasser or switch them up. Just depends on how I am feeling and what I want to fly that day.

I go to the field to fly

I haven't been able to fly much at all this year but in the past I would get to the field and log 6 to 8 flights using 3 different planes.

3 flights is my average on my airplane...depending on who's doing what I might fly 2 or 3 on other folks airplanes. I think the most I've had is 9 in a day

Best days - 10 flights.

Unbelievably good days - 10+ flights of 16+ minutes each.

Typical days 8 flights - of 8 to 16 minutes each.

Hi,

For me about 10 flights if others at the field that I want to talk with etc.
If I'm alone at the field and I'm really hungry for flying it can be up to 20 flights but it is not that often I'm alone at the field.
It is better to fly fewer flights and concentrate on these flights really. Quality goes before quantity.
But sometimes it is just so fun to fly I just fly, land, change battery, fly, land (charge LiPo), change battery, fly etc until
I have no more source batteries to charge with (I have two 80 Ah lead batteries with me usually to the field as source batteris for charging my LiPo batteries).

/Bo

Having unretired I only get to the field once or twice a week.

On average take two planes and get three flights on each. At our field most of the flying gets done in the morning, being on the coast wind often gets up by midday.

Terry

The norm no matter were you go is no more than three 10-15 minutes flights. I have flown on the East Coast and West Coast and in between and it makes no difference. Yes there are those who fly more than three flights but they are an exception to the rule. For those who don't believe me check it out for yourself and the vast majority of fixed and rotary modelers normally spend most of their time BSing in the pitts. If you really want to fly longer than get into gliders and stay airborne for an average of twentyfive minutes per flight.

I don't fit the pit BS rule so I am one of the guys that spend my time flying. I will talk some, however my purpose is to fly as much as I can as it is what I enjoy doing with my RC planes. If I want to socialize I would seek other avenues for that. I find most of the chit-chat and BS is unproductive use of time. This is only my opinion about it

We do have guys at our clubs that surprise me with their planes. They have a dozen planes or more and they only fly once in a while and then maybe three or four times at most! If I don't get use out of my planes I serious consider selling them. Why let the plane sit on the shelf gathering dust?

I remember going to the field around 6AM on extremely hot days and flying until I could not bear the heat anymore and then leaving. I rarely counted the flights, but there were many. I would fly, refuel and fly again. Every now and then take a break and get a drink, then back to flying.

Well, "norm" There is no such thing and there aren,t any 'rule's thats the bottom line.

I fly as I posted in #2 and I do not meet any norm with students I prefer to keep the flights no more than eight minutes. Any more than that a regression soon sets in.

Now when I fly my eighty inch Playboy on its lovely 35AX with a three ounce tank I can count on a minimum of thirty four minutes. When I fly the Bridi Sun Fly Three I usually can count on two hours and twentyfour minutes and thats mostly in straight line more or less.

John

4 10 mis flights on each plane is my self imposed max. I usually take two planes. I usually stay at the field 3-4 hrs, so you do the math, there is a lot of BS talk in between. I think that is part of the hobby.<div>My plane is bigger and faster than yours, bla, bla</div>

In past years most of my flying as been for practice at flying control line precision aerobatics. Each flight is around seven minutes (8 minutes is an over run and costs points). When I am feeling really good, I can put up five flights. If I try to do more, I lose concentration and do not accomplish anything. If I have two airplanes, I may manage a couple of flights on the second airplane. I have friends who can practice from dawn to dusk, and I see World and National champions who are that way. I came to realize that I was unlikely to outscore that kind of competition. So, when I go to a contest, and my stuff works like it is supposed to, and I fly as well as I can, I am happy regardless of place.

I always like to get four in.  However, on Saturday I put it down a little rough and ripped off the landing gear.  So I guess that day was limited to two. 

@JohnBuckner.  Do you take a sandwich or two with you?  That would be a blast to not have to land and fill up. 

I usually fly in the early afternoon and am at the field for 2 - 3 hours. Depending on how well I am doing with the horizontal landings, I will go through 3 batteries for 40 - 45 minutes flying time. Of course, a vertical landing does reduce the number of flights.

we need more people like you in the hobby....


on a good saturday when the flying field is full of flyers im happy if i can get atleast 5or 6 flights in about 8 hours... im usually helping with tuning/set up issues, or test flying... i love the camaraderie

Thank you MJ I like nothing better than watching the fellows pitch in at getting the new folks going.

Our club is having a competitive fun fly event next saturday with a new twist I was able to talk the CD into a Buddy Cord Class this only for new flyers on buddy cords with their instructors. The response has been great and I am really looking forward to it and will be flying with two of the entrys. One is sorta of soloed and the other is well, still working on keeping the wings level.

adamle - Yup always take some road goodies along but an additional challange while bouncing in truck, flying the airplane and ingesting a Quarter Pounder all at once

John

Personally, 3-4 flights, maybe 5 at the tops, in a 4hr. period. More than that, I am literally mentally drained and know that I shouldn't fly when I'm not mentally sharp. I guess nerves still play a part in my piloting of these things! But good fun none the less and I always smile when it comes taxing back to me after landing. [8D]
Bob

3 or 4 flights, each of max duration 12 minutes. The other 3 hours spent ... somehow!

Pretty much the same as everyone else on here, I suppose.

Where is the "Like it" button?

G'day

I'm really an afternoon person so the fact that my current club flies in the morning is not really best for me.

Usually I fly on a Sunday for about 3 hours and in that time I get between zero and half a dozen flights. Quite often I am flying other peoples planes to help them in training or testing.

As I am retired, I like to fly during the week and then I usually start about lunch time and go for a couple of hours.

Last Sunday I had only one flight. I flew my Phoenix Tiger Moth bi-plane with its Saito 40a. I had not flown it for several months and had forgotten what a pleasant little model/engine combination it is. We did some loops, rolls and even some inverted flight though my Tiger has a bit more power to weight than a real one and can actually do a loop from level flight. (The real ones need a bit of a dive to get some extra airspeed for the loop.)

This coming weekend we are having our Warbirds for Dummies day and I am trying to get my five year old Hanger 9 Sopwith Camel ready to fly. It has not been flown before and this is going to be a "fly or die" attempt.

Mike in Oz