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I hit the field today. Was out there from 2:30 to 7pm. Winds were a good 10-15mph straight down the run way. My GP Extra 300 handled the wind just fine. The few people out there were commenting about how smooth and graceful Extra flew, landed, and looked. Broke my last prop on the Millennium R/C Micro SSX. Those GWS slow flyer props are not strong at the hub and a slight nick on the ground breaks them. Once the winds died down I brought out Night Vapor. The 3 other guys at the field just watched ...

Went to the field from about 1-4pm EST. About 15 pilots with family were present. Good variety of planes. I took my .60 size Extra 300S, Millennium R/C Micro SSX, UM P-51, and Night Vapor. I got 3 good flights on the Extra and the maiden flight of the Micro SSX. Good day of flying, only one person ended up in the trees, but we were able to get it back thanks to a long bamboo pole that is stashed at the field. TheAutoPicasso showed up for some spectating just as I started my third flight. We had ...

Another fun filled installment.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6RNg1TWldc

Just a couple of young kids drooling over some RC planes


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n58Q53R_AE8

Location: Flying Tigers of Jordan Lake, NC
Time: 10:30am EDT to 1:30pm EDT
Aircraft: Sirex Wasp fun fly

I got 1 normal flight, then 2 short flights. On the third the muffler fell off and I noticed the spinner was cracked. Could have kept flying but technically I would be breaking club rules without use of a muffler and I think the spinner was causing some vibration issues. So I hung around to help some of the guys. When I showed up a guy at his Hangar 9 Sundowner out and ...

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