Hello from the sunny SW. I think AZ received more rain than MN this past summer. We have horse weeds in our yard that are taller than my head, and 
they had to bring a Bobcat into the flying field to clear a path for the winch line. Check out our SW club’s activities at this link: http://www.sageflyers.com. Our web meister usually posts a Saturday report every week by Sunday afternoon.
After weeks of diligent searching the illusive SS ha
s been found and returned to Jim G. Jim and Jeri searched; then Jack and Adrian searched some more and finally found it had flown further out than everyone thought. Typical in a lost-plane case like this one.
An incident occurred here at our Maxwell School flying field this past Sunday that I would like to share with you. Maxwell is a renegade field, not AMA santioned, used by many local glider and electric pilots. Most of these pilots are experienced and/or competition level flyers and mishaps are unusual. We enjoy visiting with these fellows and seeing some beautiful, unique and expensive planes. This past Sunday we drove over to pay everyone a visit and renew old friendships. One such friend who was later involved in the Maxwell mayhem, reported it to us the next day and gave me permission to use this on our blog to help save others from similar disasters. In his own words:
1. Tracy ran his Encore (DLG) into a t'phone pole - "Who the he-- put that telephone pole in my way!"
2. I augured my DLG in - switched rx. crystals, but forgot to change the tx. channel. Also forgot to check the controls. Minimal damage.
3. As a result of (2) above, my tx. being on the wrong channel, I crashed Dan's airplane and ruined his $50 lipoly.
4. Don backed into Bill’s truck - I figure $500 - $1,000 for Bill's. Didn't see Don's.
5. Mauro augured the Hurricane (scratch built-semi-scale) in.
Luckily there was no one hurt in these incidents, but lots of property damage and potential for bad feelings among friends. We need to keep safety first in mind always and be extra careful when flying. Hopefully LLAMF flyers can avoid a bad Karma day like this one!!!
Stay warm and well and if you haven't already, get started on a project for next spring!!
they had to bring a Bobcat into the flying field to clear a path for the winch line. Check out our SW club’s activities at this link: http://www.sageflyers.com. Our web meister usually posts a Saturday report every week by Sunday afternoon.After weeks of diligent searching the illusive SS ha
s been found and returned to Jim G. Jim and Jeri searched; then Jack and Adrian searched some more and finally found it had flown further out than everyone thought. Typical in a lost-plane case like this one.An incident occurred here at our Maxwell School flying field this past Sunday that I would like to share with you. Maxwell is a renegade field, not AMA santioned, used by many local glider and electric pilots. Most of these pilots are experienced and/or competition level flyers and mishaps are unusual. We enjoy visiting with these fellows and seeing some beautiful, unique and expensive planes. This past Sunday we drove over to pay everyone a visit and renew old friendships. One such friend who was later involved in the Maxwell mayhem, reported it to us the next day and gave me permission to use this on our blog to help save others from similar disasters. In his own words:
1. Tracy ran his Encore (DLG) into a t'phone pole - "Who the he-- put that telephone pole in my way!"
2. I augured my DLG in - switched rx. crystals, but forgot to change the tx. channel. Also forgot to check the controls. Minimal damage.
3. As a result of (2) above, my tx. being on the wrong channel, I crashed Dan's airplane and ruined his $50 lipoly.
4. Don backed into Bill’s truck - I figure $500 - $1,000 for Bill's. Didn't see Don's.
5. Mauro augured the Hurricane (scratch built-semi-scale) in.
Luckily there was no one hurt in these incidents, but lots of property damage and potential for bad feelings among friends. We need to keep safety first in mind always and be extra careful when flying. Hopefully LLAMF flyers can avoid a bad Karma day like this one!!!
Stay warm and well and if you haven't already, get started on a project for next spring!!
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