I went to a Dodge dealer this morning to get a recall taken care of. It was the second recall on the same air bag. The local dealer put me on a 75 day waiting list and the other place would have taken me last Friday but I waited until Monday.
The wind was blowing by the time I got back but we went to the park anyway. I brought two planes to fly and decide which was the better to take to El Dorado. The Bearcat is better looking than the older P-39. But it is less stable in inverted flight. The P-39 is a profile and is easier to adjust and handle. The P-39 flew a bit better than the Bearcat so the P-39 wins the first of the fly offs. Tomorrow I'm comparing the Mo'Best and the Nomad 5 for the profile event. I may compare the winner with the Nomad 1 that has never failed to get a podium finish. After that it's the Legacy 40 and the Hound Dog for precision aerobatics on Sunday.
Monday, April 23, 2018
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
New boots.
Flying after a rain can be a problem. I have shoe rubbers but the water in the ditch can be deeper than the rubbers are tall. I looked at Amazon and found a pair of boots for $25.00. I flew with them on today just to see what they are like. The dew on the grass wasn't a problem.
I've been slowly moving the leadouts forward on the planes and they are flying better. Up until this afternoon the planes have been very slightly nose down when hung from the leadouts using a level on the nose. Today I figured that since I put almost 4 ounces of fuel in the tank maybe I don't need the nose to hang low at all with an empty tank. I hung the Mo'Best and put a 2 ounce fishing sinker on the nose in the tank area and set the leadouts to where the plane is very slightly nose low. So when the fuel load is in it will hang nose low for half the flight and the engine offset will help keep it out on the lines. That's the plan anyway. I plan to test it in the morning.
I flew the Legacy 40 I built several years ago today. It's flying very well. This is the first time since I added 1/2 inch to the elevator. It was a good move as the plane is stable in level flight and has a real good corner. I may take it to El Dorado.
I've been slowly moving the leadouts forward on the planes and they are flying better. Up until this afternoon the planes have been very slightly nose down when hung from the leadouts using a level on the nose. Today I figured that since I put almost 4 ounces of fuel in the tank maybe I don't need the nose to hang low at all with an empty tank. I hung the Mo'Best and put a 2 ounce fishing sinker on the nose in the tank area and set the leadouts to where the plane is very slightly nose low. So when the fuel load is in it will hang nose low for half the flight and the engine offset will help keep it out on the lines. That's the plan anyway. I plan to test it in the morning.
I flew the Legacy 40 I built several years ago today. It's flying very well. This is the first time since I added 1/2 inch to the elevator. It was a good move as the plane is stable in level flight and has a real good corner. I may take it to El Dorado.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Bearcat to Blue Angles.
Several years ago I won a Bearcat kit in a raffle at the Baton Rouge contest. Building it challenged my skills but it came out pretty good. I added decals to make it look like a run of the mill Navy Bearcat. Recently the guy that I get my graphics from made Blue Angles graphics for the B
earcat that I built. After some thinking I asked how to get the decals off without pulling the paint off with them? I got some good advise and removed the decals with very little damage. I did some research and saw where the new graphics should go and got them applied. What I didn't realize is that the top of the wing is mostly bare as it can't be seen while the plane is flying or sitting on the ground. So naturally the graphics are on the bottom of the wing where it can't be seen on a model airplane. It seems to me the Navy should have left the star and bar on the top of the wing.
This is one of the planes that I put one of the new engines in. I haven't flown it yet with it's new engine and colors but I have flown it in the past. I may take to the El Dorado contest next month. I was told that the number 52 represents the years the Blue angles had been in existence when the real plane was restored. The number 2 on the fin represents me trying to hide a bit of damage from removing the old graphics. I needed a wide number.
earcat that I built. After some thinking I asked how to get the decals off without pulling the paint off with them? I got some good advise and removed the decals with very little damage. I did some research and saw where the new graphics should go and got them applied. What I didn't realize is that the top of the wing is mostly bare as it can't be seen while the plane is flying or sitting on the ground. So naturally the graphics are on the bottom of the wing where it can't be seen on a model airplane. It seems to me the Navy should have left the star and bar on the top of the wing.
This is one of the planes that I put one of the new engines in. I haven't flown it yet with it's new engine and colors but I have flown it in the past. I may take to the El Dorado contest next month. I was told that the number 52 represents the years the Blue angles had been in existence when the real plane was restored. The number 2 on the fin represents me trying to hide a bit of damage from removing the old graphics. I needed a wide number.
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