Author Topic: How do Stunt Grunts get to the field (Read 2639 times)

Art Zehner · « **on:** June 12, 2007, 06:40:20 PM »

This is a picture of my good friend Leo Mehl heading for a flying field in Montana in his early years of Control line flying.

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2007, 07:48:56 PM »

This is how we did it alright but now i have better transpertation and it don't cost much either. The guy that runs the buggy tho is sort of a good driver with bad vision.

Richard Entwhistle 823412 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 12, 2007, 07:51:08 PM »

Nick and I use a John Deere powered Flite Streak. We are having a little trouble getting the rubberband from the Deere to the Streak to last more than one trip. Leo said back in Montana he used a Farmall tractor and it worked much better.

Later
Richard

Art Zehner · « **Reply #3 on:** June 12, 2007, 07:53:22 PM »

Leo,
If you don't hear metal bending or glass breaking, what difference does it make if your eyes are open or not?

Art

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #4 on:** June 12, 2007, 08:12:00 PM »

Richard,
Now I konw why Nick's hair is so darn frizzy all the time!

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #5 on:** June 13, 2007, 10:53:36 AM »

This must be get the old man week!

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #6 on:** June 13, 2007, 08:35:37 PM »

Quote from: Leo Mehl on June 13, 2007, 10:53:36 AM

This must be get the old man week!

Make that "Oldest", and you got it. Good job, guys!

Steve

Bill Little · « **Reply #7 on:** June 13, 2007, 10:57:35 PM »

Well, since I am one of the "younger guys", I'll throw in the Ford '53 Jubilee tractor. Just the right size for hauling planes!

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #8 on:** June 14, 2007, 09:30:51 AM »

Ill turn Grugy loose on you guy's

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #9 on:** June 14, 2007, 10:46:47 AM »

Guys, I have a new CAD plan in the works for our favorite LEO man,, its a new walker with hooks for his airplane, feild box, it fits in the speed pylon hole and pivots so he can keep up with his plane, pretty trick stuff, all CF laminates,,

hehehe

luv ya LEO,,

Randy Powell · « **Reply #10 on:** June 14, 2007, 02:51:27 PM »

>>How do Stunt Grunts get to the field <<

Field, what field?

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #11 on:** June 14, 2007, 04:50:06 PM »

Help GRUBY my man. I am being pesicuted here or is it electricuted?

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #12 on:** June 14, 2007, 08:24:55 PM »

Quote from: Randy Powell on June 14, 2007, 02:51:27 PM

>>How do Stunt Grunts get to the field <<

Field, what field?

Randy...See ya at RiverView Saturday. See the website for the map. http://www.nwskyraiders.com/riverwalk.html Rod and I are going to meet at Gator's for BREAKFAST at 8, 21609 84th Ave S (aka North Central), Kent. About a half mile south of Boeing Surplus, west side of road.
We like whiners...er, winners.

Steve

Randy Powell · « **Reply #13 on:** June 14, 2007, 09:47:25 PM »

Steve,

I may come, if it's not raining.

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #14 on:** June 15, 2007, 06:47:53 PM »

Yeah, yeah! I'll believe it when I see it.

Steve

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #15 on:** June 16, 2007, 08:28:27 PM »

Randy didn't show up. But we had a good turnout, and lots of airplanes were flown, with zero crashes. I flew, and didn't crash! No rain, mucho clouds, some sun, wind not bad. We had the montly meeting at noon, then split. Planes flown were a much modified Twister by Mike Haverly, an ARF Strega by Pete Ferguson, a Jamison by Pete Peterson, a Skyray 35 by myself, the ex-Randy "Raptor" by Rod Claus, an ARC P-40 by Billy Darkow, and a Midwest bf-109 by Walt Russell. No planes were broken. Ben Jones, Thadd Faussett, Ron Canaan and Mike Potter also made appearances, but no airplanes. Total: 11

The South Circle is in pretty good shape. The N. circle is a bit rough, but the Raptor was flown there, with no drama. Most arrived in 4x4 pickup trucks or fwd Mini-Vans.

Steve

Randy Powell · « **Reply #16 on:** June 17, 2007, 11:49:17 AM »

Nope, I didn't make it. I didn't finish my honey-do list last week and had to complete it yesterday. The price of being gone all next weekend. I did get a flight in at the school late yesterday, but that was it. I was run off by the beer league guys.

Tom Niebuhr · « **Reply #17 on:** June 17, 2007, 12:20:17 PM »

Before I moved to TX this was the best way to get to the flying field! Now, if the global warming crowd would give it up, the dogs would be happy again!

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #18 on:** June 18, 2007, 09:09:33 AM »

Man, that dog team and sled brings back a few flashbacks about flying in the wintertime in northeastern Montana. Not much fun but it kept you from having cabin fever.

Bob Disharoon · « **Reply #19 on:** August 11, 2007, 04:19:22 PM »

Quote from: Bill Little on June 13, 2007, 10:57:35 PM

Well, since I am one of the "younger guys", I'll throw in the Ford '53 Jubilee tractor. Just the right size for hauling planes!

Wow....nothin' compares to the ole grey horses of yesteryear....BUT..the Jubilee was the king..one thing it would'nt budge..my wife outta Wally- World !

..Bob