Found it.

I loaded up the mowers and went to the field. We have a lock into a lock at the gate so the club and the transfer station guy can get into the place. Somehow the transfer lock was not hooked into the chain. The club's combination lock was the only one locking the gate and the other was into the club lock doing nothing. I reported that to the town crew who are very close by. I gave them the combination so it can be straightened out.
The transfer station is on a kind of hump of ground and I found a spot steep enough to back up to and get the mowers off with my ramps. The blades scraped the edge of the tail gate but came off. I rode down to the circle and mowed that, late Nov., then mowed the runway. We may have to plant some grass as the winter rye is real coarse and may die being cut short.
I started building the Banshee kit I won at the raffle. I'm going to add 5 or 6 inches to the wing span, a molded leading edge, cap strips, wing mounted landing gear, 3 inch longer fuselage, a new stab/elev, a lot like the clear covered one. The cap strips will enlarge the airfoil by a 1/8" and cause me to open the fuselage cutout. And I'm planning on using a recessed into the fuselage metal tank. That will be less drag than a fat plastic tank. I did that on another plane and there was a noticeable change in how it flew.

Big day at the new field.

I went to the field around 1100 and the club members were there in force. There wasn't much flying going on but that is normal for the Yankee Flyers. I got in 6 or 7 flights and Paul H. came over followed by Corky L. and his wife. By then there was 4 or 5 planes in the air at all times. I stopped by for a while and Spoke with Bob M. for a bit and the flying frenzy kept going. Bob had an ARF Ugly Stik looking thing with a 1.8 Saito on it. He wrung it out in good shape. I have never seen this club with all it's members fly that much before. Even Old Charlie got in a flight or two and not with a glider. One guy was taxing a Taylor craft around and another member said to just fly it." The Hangar 9 ARF's fly themselves". So up goes the power and the plane got off the ground, turned right and down went the power and the plane. Hard to tell about the damage but the club members still can't get it right.
I have been considering getting a utility trailer to haul the mowers around with but I really don't need one. I'm going to load up and find a place to unload at the field tomorrow. I got a spot in mind at the gate. I'll have to ride a quarter mile to the circle on the mower. There may be a spot closer, I'll have to look around first.

I couldn't wait.

I sprayed the clear on Red Molly anyway.

Nice weather.

Light winds and temps in the mid to high 50's. We have been to the field each day this holiday week end.
I couldn't wait any longer and gave the Parallax a coat of clear yesterday. It came out nice and now I have to wait 7 days for the paint to fully cure. Red Molly is waiting for it's clear coat.
I downloaded a judges guide for stunt and got some more insight on the maneuvers.
So far this year I've drained 450 gallons of water the dehumidifier got out of the air in the basement. It's holding 55% humidity.

Hobby shop trip.

Since we went to Zips for breakfast this morning I figured to keep going to Fiskdale,MA to the hobby shop and get a pilot figure for the plane. They had one and I noticed some cans of powermaster fuel. It seems that VP Racing Fuels had bought Powermaster and is now producing the model fuel with no change to the can design. There is a sticker on the can with the VP logo.
I cut the pilot to fit under the canopy and the glue is drying. I got the canopy pinned in place. It compliments the plane.

Water bottle canopy

Taa-Daa and wa la.

Pictures I hope.

The red and white one I call Paralax. the orange and green is Red Molly. It doesn't have the flaps glued in yet. Or a canopy. I'm having trouble finding the right one.

Bluebirds.

The home heating audit was today. They changed a bunch of light bulbs, put some door wipers on, and dropped a new tube of caulking when they left. I taped the storm windows and used the caulking to seal some gaps in the frames. I also opened the restrictors in the new shower head so we will have more pressure. They are up to .250 now. I had to go in increments as the brass grabs the drill and pulls it in. I used a vise grip to hold it.
We went to the new field and I got in 5 flights. There were bluebirds everywhere. 3 and 4 on a sign. Must be good hunting there. I painted the other planes trim color this morning, it's still curing. I have to wait a couple weeks before hitting them with the clear. The red and white one looks like the old LFX, I didn't plan it that way.

Good weather.

The temp. is in the 50's with good winds. I went to the field and the wind is coming over the trees causing lots of turbulence. I got in 3 flights and picked up some handle bolts for the mowers from the metal bin at the transfer station. on the way out.
I finished the color painting on one of the planes this morning. I added the 1/4" wide black trim tape to cover the paint lines and painted a white canopy. I got the flaps glued in and it's sitting in the cure line.
I think I got the steering wheel on the El Camino on straight. I slipped the rag joint one spline. I haven't driven it yet.

Now the wait.

I found some dings in the plane when I sprayed the primer. I filled them last night and sanded them this morning. Another spot paint with primer and then the red. Two coats covered nicely. I'll wait a couple days to remove the masking as there is a lot of paint to cure.

Stinkin' red paint.

I masked off the area to be red and sprayed a coat on. The paint has little pigment in it and wont cover. I hit it a few more times and still it's see through. I just sprayed on a coat of grey primer to give an even base color so the red will cover.
The generator came in today. I have to get some oil for it and call the electrician. $899. and a boxing fee of $15. I got an adapter for the gas stove from Home Depot. I need a male coupling to complete the change over when the original tank runs dry. Maybe not, there are some extra pieces in the piping and the adapter may fit right on.

John Deere green.

I masked off the second plane this morning and sprayed the bright green rustoleum on the fuselage. Being an enamel paint it flowed out very smooth. I plan to let it cure for a week before spraying the orange. I changed the first plane from white/orange to white/red. That one is curing also as I painted the white yesterday. In the past the planes would have been ready to fly today. No sense rushing as I need the appearance points. It's windy and spitting rain besides.

It's raining.

Last Sun. at Lizzy B's we found out that the former waitress is now working at Johnny's in Moosup. On the way home from Boston on Mon. we stopped and had a coffee there. Today, Wed, we had breakfast at Johnny's for the first time in many years. The place is under new management as the old ones got into problems with the police. The new owner has the pawn shop as well.
The weather has been favorable and we have been to the field several times. I get in some flying and Ma gets in some walking. I did some mowing yesterday just to keep the grass down a bit.
I started painting one of the new planes today. I'm using Dupli-Color acrylic enamel. I did the white and will let it harden for several days before putting on the red. I found a design that is simple and easy to mask. A 1/4" wide piece of tape will hide the color lines and will be covered with wheel clear.

New field.

I went to the new field around 1100 today. There was several club members present and I stopped for a minute and then went to the circle for 4 flights. I stopped again before leaving and there had been a battery failure crash off the field in the trees about a 1/4 mile away. The plane was in many pieces nothing but the servos was still in the mangled fuselage. We put the pieces into a trash bag. I did mention that I only had to walk 60 feet to find my planes.

New field.

I loaded a push mower and the Twister with a test engine and headed for the Brooklyn land fill site. When I got there another club member was mowing the runway with his riding mower. He offered to help mow the circle and I accepted. In about a half hour it was ready for a first flight. After getting the needle set the engine started and I got in a short test flight. Then I filled the tank and got in a full pattern and two more flights. I can drive to the circle but can't stick anything into the ground. Except a spinner.

It snowed.

All week the radio has been complaining about the snow and damage. There was 2 maybe 3 inches of wet snow here and it was gone in a day.
The winter project planes are at the covering stage and the covering should be here on Monday. I painted a few small parts but the whole plane has to wait until the wings and stab. are covered before it gets painted.
I've written several articles for the magazine Stunt News. The latest edition should be here soon, maybe I got one in it.