It's been 6 months since I last fiddled with the sticks and I managed to get up to the Wrecker this morning for a quick flight.
What a relief!
I took a couple of photos when I got there and popped the video camera on my head, pressed the go button and launched the Wasabi over the edge of the Wrecker.
The breeze was very light with thermals giving excellent energy as they rolled through. After about 5 minutes of wobbly flight (it's been a while!) the camera made the tell-tale noise that let me know that I hadn't started recording because it turned itself off.
Bummer.
I had promised Roger that the next time I put a video of the Wasabi on the internet, it would be painted. Lucky then that the video didn't work.
After 15 minutes my fingers and face were getting a bit chilly (NE wind-chill) so I decided to land. As I was making my way to the road to cross over, the lift just died. Woohoo! that meant I could land at my feet and not have to hike up the hill!
One successful launch, one successful flight and one successful landing. What more could you possibly ask for (except for a whole day of flying)?
Here are a couple of photos, just to prove that I didn't imagine the whole thing.
Here are a couple of fantastic videos from Poland's World Cup F3F event, The Spring Cup, held this weekend.
The first clip is by PitPlane
and the second clip is by SpecyfickRC
I enjoyed both clips very much, and am quite tempted to try to get to the Spring Cup one day.
Local lad does it again! I really enjoy Chris Studley's videos. I also really enjoy watching Roger Brown fly aeros.
Here is a vid from this weekend just gone. Really wish I was an eye-witness.
Roger aka CliffHanger goes through the routines flying his home brew "Jedi" at Mickeys slope, The Bwlch, South Wales.
The wind was SW - absolutley on the nose of the slope, and 25-30 mph.
Filmed with a Panasonic SD600.
A little bit of an update on the pages about the Redback and the Funnel-web
Nothing physical yet, just mental!!
It might be blind optimism and sheer pig-headedness, but I have entered the Welsh Open F3F for September this year.
The wife is in a particularly good mood today so I might raise the topic of me rewarding myself with 3 days on the Bwlch for finishing the ODP training (presuming I do! hehehe).
Fingers crossed! Got a bit of repair work to do before mid September now!
Two presentations done ...... Two presentations to go...... Followed by three exams and some portfolio tidying up.
Then I will be free (FREE I TELL YOU except for family and home improvement commitments ) to tackle this
So that I can start on the own designs, but first some repairs.
I think I am going to start on the aerobat, after repairing the Skorpions (yep, I've got two BROKEN ones ;-( )
Looking forward to having a tinker.
