Bad day at the field

[Russell Shaffer]

Maybe I should have stayed home.  The orange one has a broken nose behind the motor mounts - I started a wingover from inverted and pulled up.  Whoops.  The red one is somewhat worse, but repairable - that one quit at a bad place in an outside loop.  This is why I fly Flite Streaks - they are easy to patch. 

[jim gilmore]

Ow, been there done that.But it's fixable and thats what I like about profiles.

[Russell Shaffer]

Yeh, and grass fields are wonderful.  This one was well watered today.  Nice and soft. 

[Randy Powell]

Wish my profile would have been fixable. It probably was, but when they are in 8 pieces after an encounter asphalt poisoning (better known as deceleration trauma), I feel like it's time to move on.

[John Miller]

Try my latest invention Randy, Rubber Spinners.

[Russell Shaffer]

Is the rubber spinner a foot long?  I need some. 

[Russell Shaffer]

I may scrap out the red one.  That wing has been broken off before and the nose was bent pretty bad also.  I've been flying it for 3 years and it was my basic trainer so I have certainly got my use out of it.   The wing root is a real mess after the last big repair job and this one sure won't make it any better.  The balsa for a Streak only costs about $20, so it may just be replaced.  The orange one is already almost repaired, and besides, it has been launched by David Fitzgerald, so it has some sentimental value.  I flew begginer at the NW Regionals and David launched for me and both of his kids beat me.  That has to mean something. 

[Mark Scarborough]

Russel,
get back on dat horse good buddy!
shame to loose two in one weekend for sure, but as long as there was a lesson learned, then its all good
and as for gettin beat by the best,
ya gotta get beat by the best before you can beat the best,,,

[Russell Shaffer]

Right, Mark.  I plan to go back tomorrow with something else.  The problem is that the planes fly faster than I think. 

[jim gilmore]

can you slow them down ?
switch a 9-6 to a 9-5 if you can maybe you can get a little breath between what yer do and what happens.