[Talkrc] Anybody Fly This Weekend?

[Fred Stong]

I just checked the wind at Heritage University at Toppenish, which is close 
to Zillah.  It is about 1:00 PM and the wind is 3 mph ave with 7 mph gusts 
from 117 degrees.  Craig and I screwed up yesterday, we should have gone to 
Zillah today.

DOUBLE BAH HUMBUG !!
Fred S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Christensen" <chemikazee at charter.net>
To: "List Server For Radio Controlled Aircraft Interests in the Pacific 
Northwest" <talkrc at sgster.dyndns.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 12:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Talkrc] Anybody Fly This Weekend?


>I resemble the previous remarks precisely.  I took my P51 Mustang out to 
>the field Friday for the first time at lunchtime with Fred Fisher and Fred 
>Stong.  I did some engine run in and fine tuning of the mixtures, trim 
>tweaking and radio checks while the two Fred's were flying.  By the time I 
>was done and feeling reasonably good about the Mustang, the sun went behind 
>the clouds and the wind kicked up more ending any real thoughts about 
>flying the Mustang for the maiden flight.  I took the Edge out around 4 pm 
>that evening but the wind and cold were far too much ending any thoughts of 
>an evening flight.
>
> You read Fred Stong's narrative about our adventure to Zillah yesterday, 
> Saturday.  The wind was about 15-20 mph from the North and was a straight 
> cross-wind to the Zillah runway.  There was no rational thought of flying 
> in those conditions, just dashed hopes for both of us.  I loved the field 
> there and plan to return sometime under better weather conditions to fly 
> it for myself.
>
> I echo the previous sentiments about the weather lately, bah-humbug. 
> After observing earlier this season an event where a too brisk wind pushed 
> a plane wing down on landing.  The low wing-tip caught the ground 
> cartwheeling the plane and smashing the tail section into little pieces. 
> This was not my plane but a valuable lesson anyway, the risks are a little 
> too great when the winds are a little too excessive.
>
> Have a great weekend in-spite of this bah-humbug windy weather. 
> BAH-HUMBUG is right.
>
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