[Talkrc] Today's Flying

[John Hanson]

The Old Geezers were out at the MAA Field.

Fred Stong flew his new Funtana, Clee flew his EDF Mig and his Uproar, Tom 
flew his big Extra(?), John flew his TMK3 and his Oh My Gawd, the world's 
ugliest twin engine airplane.  Fred Fisher didn't fly since he dinged his 
plane the day before. Craig (too young to be an old geezer) came out and ran 
up his engine - his transmitter is still in limbo.

The RC car guys were also out tearing up the track.

It was a very pleasant day.



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RC Steve Sterling" <rcsteve at tcrcm.org>
To: "Talkrc at Sgster. Dyndns. Org" <talkrc at sgster.dyndns.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2007 10:21 PM
Subject: [Talkrc] Today's Flying


> It was really really nice out at the ORV park field this afternoon.  Just 
> a
> little lonesome.
>
> Got there about 2:30, flew until 5:45.  Burned 3/4 gal. of fuel on 6 long
> flights. The winds were about 7 when I got there, but by 3pm they must 
> have
> been averaging 3-4, with an occasional gust to maybe 7. Sky, although
> overcast, wasn't hard to see against.  Linda says I am red, so must have
> been some ultraviolets seeping through.
>
> Had a few kids come by and chat, and a guy that said he was a modeler new 
> to
> the area and was checking out possible places to fly. He really liked the
> grass. It was freshly mowed (thanks to whoever mowed)and is really getting
> green. I didn't get his name-- I was having too much fun flying and he was
> gone when I got back down.
>
> No other flyers!!!  You were really missing out.  Anyone fly in the
> morning??
>
> Also, virtually no motorcycles in the ORV park.  The go-carts were busy, 
> and
> there were a few motorcycles in the far east end, but nobody up at our 
> west
> end. A guy in a pickup with a sign on the side that looked like the new
> moto-cross track operators drove by, waved, but didn't stop.
>
> The Focus runs again, after about a year being down. Last year, about this
> time, I started having engine troubles. Bearings were feeling a bit rough.
> Swapped to the spare which had new bearings in it. Had all kinds of
> consistent running problems, dead-sticks and such. Fussed with pump
> pressure, pipe length and mixture all spring, but could not get it 
> reliable
> enough to fly.
>
> Finally decided to re-bearing the original engine.  When I pulled it apart
> to change the bearings, found a broken ring that scored big grooves in the
> cylinder sleeve. New piston, ring, liner, connecting rod (it was cheap) 
> and
> bearing (they were shot) and it runs like a dream. Not even a stutter in 6
> flights.
>
> Now if I could just remember how to fly.
>
> Anyone seen the weather for tomorrow?
>
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