Interesting Day At The Field

[Jeff Traxler]

Fig Newton's law was hard at work last night while we were at the field.Things were going smoothly(Too smooth?) when all of a sudden SNAP.I got to experience my first line break while in flight.Other than scaring the crap out of me it just broke the prop and bent the gear a little.I fly E and my buddies have mufflers but the first time in 3 1/2 yrs. someone came to complain about the noise.Those LA25's do make a ton of racket when they are properly muffled ..... If that was not enough excitement for the day my friend Ron decided to give his new Flite Streak a flight or 2.I thought he checked the CG before the first flight but Whooooopsie,Tail heavy.It took off and did about 3 really tiny loops before heading skyward.I witnessed a few laps of very uncontrolled flight when I heard HELP.....HELP......H     E      L     P.I got to the handle in time to save it for him and enjoyed about 3 minutes of uncontrolled mayhem.Anything less than full down turned into a bunch of tight little loops.The CG was about 3/4" behind the spar when we checked after the flight.He purchased it from sombody at Brodak RTF and did'nt bother to check CG location.Betcha he won't do that again!!!Oh what an interesting day at the field

[Will Hinton]

Ya gotta have one of those times once in a while so ya can 'preciate the good ones!!! 
Glad no ships were destroyed!  (Really, loud LA's?) 

[john e. holliday]

If they thought the .25's were loud with a muffler,  wait til one comes loose or falls off.  It sounds like the story of the police call about noisy model planes at a school ground.   Turns out it was hand launch gliders and rubber power ready to fly planes. 

[George]

...The CG was about 3/4" behind the spar when we checked after the flight.He purchased it from sombody at Brodak RTF and did'nt bother to check CG location.Betcha he won't do that again!!!Oh what an interesting day at the field

Actually that was probably where the plans showed to balance it if it was an early Top Flite RTF. Many wrote to them, don't  know if they ever corrected it.

George

[Howard Rush]

If they see them, they think they can hear them.

A high school near Chuck Rudner's house has a big field that's a pretty nice place to fly.  A mean old man lives next to it.  He yells and hollers at any suggestion of model aviation (a half-A sputtering in a four-cycle on the sidewalk when I encountered him).  One day Chuck's brother was visiting, so he and Chuck went to the school to fly some kites.  Thinking they were airplanes, the mean old man yelled and hollered at the Rudners, who ignored him.  "You missed the boat." I told Chuck upon hearing the story.  I told Chuck he should have told the mean old man that Chuck is a taxpayer and he would fly here anytime he wants and make as much racket as he wanted.  The police would be summoned and find the Rudners quietly flying kites.  Then when the police left, they should go home, get the Nelsons, come back and fly some combat.

[Dennis Adamisin]

If they see them, they think they can hear them.

A high school near Chuck Rudner's house has a big field that's a pretty nice place to fly.  A mean old man lives next to it.  He yells and hollers at any suggestion of model aviation (a half-A sputtering in a four-cycle on the sidewalk when I encountered him).  One day Chuck's brother was visiting, so he and Chuck went to the school to fly some kites.  Thinking they were airplanes, the mean old man yelled and hollered at the Rudners, who ignored him.  "You missed the boat." I told Chuck upon hearing the story.  I told Chuck he should have told the mean old man that Chuck is a taxpayer and he would fly here anytime he wants and make as much racket as he wanted.  The police would be summoned and find the Rudners quietly flying kites.  Then when the police left, they should go home, get the Nelsons, come back and fly some combat.

 

[Jerry Olson]

Howard, you have an evil mind.  I like it.

[Jeff Traxler]

The Nelsons.....That's it,Harriet was always to goody 2 shoes for me and we can play Ricky Nelson on the blaster instead of engine noise.I'd rather hear engines than Ricky sing anyday.In Toledo the cops will probably shut us down for loud music before the noise.Off to the field to find out!!!!!