The season is over. What's your net gain/loss for the season?

[steven yampolsky]

This year was very active for me. Active as in total number of airplanes finished and crashed.

I built one model from scratch
I finished one model(multi-year project)
I stuffed someone else's model.
I had one of my models stuffed by someone else.

Net/Net, I had zero airframe loss. 

What's your net/net for the season?

[Bill Little]

Hi Steven,

We still have one more meet to go!

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

[Tim Wescott]

I finished rebuilding a gift airplane (thanks Mark).
I stuffed my Skyray at the Tune Up, and have rebuilt it, somewhat unsatisfactorily.
I was given not one, but two airframes this year, one of them complete with adjustments which I ain't gonna touch for a while (thanks Steve and Randy).
I'm in the middle of building a Twister.

Counting the Skyray as a partial loss and the Twister a partial gain, I'm up three aircraft from last year.

But what's really interesting is the progression of my point standings: the first contest of the year I got 352 points.  This weekend I got 446.  That's a 94 points/year gain.  If this keeps up, in 2015 I'll be making more points than are possible under the current rules!  Now that's impressive!

[Wynn Robins]

I gave up on Stunt.....

gone to the dark side -  F3K Gliders......sold all my control line stuff....game over

[RC Storick]

Zero built Thunderbolt lossed

[Bob Reeves]

None built none lost unless I count two finger tips and a really good reverse pitch wood prop.

[jfv]

Scratch built original design profile Spyder (Electric).  Kit built Brodak Buster and Clown (both nitro for racing).  Assembled Brodak Pathfinder ARF and Super Clown (both electric).  Completed drawings for next years new design electric.  My RC buddies want to know where I've been!  Net/net +4

[Matt Colan]

1 plane still under construction, an ARF just about done in my dorm room, plus a foam 3D RC plane.  So I got a net gain of +2 for this year.

[Steve Helmick]

I bought Norm Whittle's last IC plane, actually got my hands on it late last season, but had some health problems (tinnitus, sinus infection, etc) and didn't really get any good experience with it until mid-summer this year. Didn't go to the Jim Walker Memorial or Regionals, so flew in only 5 contests this year. One or two were with the old  profile F'Twister, because I wasn't comfortable with the new dog yet.  In the first 4, I placed 2nd twice and 1st twice, so I received some "encouragement" to move up, and I decided to make the move for the 5th, which was yesterday. My first flight sucked, but my 2nd round was about what I can usually do.  I was ok with it, for which the Judges awarded me 489.5 IIRC. Not the highest score I've ever gotten, but it got me 8th in Expert, which was ok, though I had hopes of getting a 135 point landing on my 2nd round and nipping Paul, Howard, and Chris, at least.  None of the other 7 entries stepped on their privates and gave me anything at all to gloat over.   

While driving home from Salem, I had some thoughts about ground equipment (remote glow power and "shore power" of some sort) for next year. New, lighter version of the same plane, but with a PA .51/pipe power instead of the .46VF (more power, ohh ooh ooh!). I'd like a Classic and maybe even a new Profile, or more likely, a Classic Profile. It's time to get the balsa out.  Steve

[Damian_Sheehy]

<snip>
I stuffed someone else's model.
<snip>

Hey, you can't take the credit for that! 
That's chalked down on my book!
If you let the handle go I would have completed that 9 perfectly, instead you attempted to change my mind half-way through the maneuver, but you quickly realized how stubborn I am. In an ironic "Twister of fate" (or is the expression ill-fated Twister ... I can't remember, but anyway) it was your plane that you gave to someone else that was then given to me. Heck, what goes around really does come around. Now I understand control line 

My net for the season: Learning that maneuvers start at 5' and not 15'. "Someone" at our club pointed me to the Barry/Fitton article in the March/April edition of SN **. Of course first time out I executed the maneuver 15' style. I learned how not to do that and did so at the cheap price of stuffing someone else's plane.        

(** Seriously, that SN article gave the best beginner/intermediate flying advice I have ever read and I've spent a lot of time reading the forums. Thank you guys for taking the time!     )

[Paul Taylor]

Zero built Thunderbolt lossed

I hated to see that. One of those images you have in your mind that you wish you did not see and hear.


So get busy Sparky! You have 90 days left in the year.

[ChrisSarnowski]

Well, I gave away one stunt ship, built one, and was given two others. So I am net +2.

On the combat front I am well into the red. I must be down 10 ships though I have resurrected some of them.

-Chris

[Howard Rush]

So far I'm up one dog for the year.  It's getting beat up, but I'm starting to like it.

[Randy Cuberly]

Started three new airplanes...all framed up ready to cover.  That makes 6 airframes ready to cover.  Finished one airplane, a Gieseke Nobler for VSC.  Gave away two airplanes and sold one.  Crashed nothing lost nothing.  Still flying my 15 year old Geo XL with Belko long shaft.  Looks really sad but still flys great.  Flew two OP electrics...John Callentines new bird...Incredible is only description.  Hurrying now to finish mine.
Flew Bob Whitely's VSC winner...if you couldn't win with that thing it's not because of the airplane...solid gold and a real classic...Double Star lite 60.
A real Growler.  Only problem is it's not mine!!!

Keep on keep'n on!!!

Randy Cuberly

[Doug Moon]

Zero built Thunderbolt lossed

WHAT??  The front row plane??  What happened?

[Jim Oliver]

BIG plus for me---I finished with the same models I started with!!

[RC Storick]

WHAT??  The front row plane??  What happened?

Engine quit in 4 leaf clover. Ran out of fuel.

[john e. holliday]

My gain is getting to a couple of contests that I have missed in the last few years.   Gave away a couple of planes trying to  make room  for new ones as well as the ones I am working on.   I myself have something in the building/finishing stage or being put back in flying form.   Have one fun fly left for this year that I know of.  By the way I think I have at least 4 planes that have not been in the air yet.  Need to go get starting fluid for the ether that is in the can.

[FLOYD CARTER]

Two crashes (see FlyingLines "Numerous Fragments").  First one (electric) was rebuilt in about a week.  Second (P-51) produced a few undamaged parts to construct a new one from plans.

Floyd

[PJ Rowland]

I like that.. Doug Moon mentions nothing about his Nats Win - only comments on the loss of a fellow fliers Front Rower.

Now thats class.


thats a +2

[Allen Brickhaus]

The Oriental is ready to fly and has five flights on it so far.
My Barnstormer, waiting in the wings for so long, will get finished.
Might attempt an ARCA, Italian design for Classic.
Then on to my approved SV-41 Triumph, which is Randy's foam wing Vectra to resemble the Trianic with a PA 65 pipe for power.

Allen

[Allan Perret]

Season is not over for me.  Made it to 4 contest so far, still have 2 more to go.  No crashes yet, but did not finish the P-51 I started in the Spring because of all the contest activity.  Had planned to finish it by now to fly in the Warbird event at Clanton and/or Baton Rouge, but it aint gonna happen.
Hope to finish it over the Winter build season along with 2 new PA birds, one electric and one glow.

[Doug Moon]

Finished new Riff Raff, made it too three contests.
Repaired the previous crashed Riff Raff and retro fit a new PA75.
2 flights with my 4 year old, 3 flights with my 6, and 8 year olds.  
Still haven't managed to get the wife out there though, still working on that one.
Learned how to fly Carrier Sportsman.  Landing on the deck is really hard!  Thanks Bill!

[Doug Moon]

I like that.. Doug Moon mentions nothing about his Nats Win - only comments on the loss of a fellow fliers Front Rower.

Now thats class.


thats a +2

Let's not go overboard. 

I was really hoping that plane wasn't lost.    It happens.

[Dave_Trible]

Going back to last fall,  yesterday I cut  ribs for #5.  Refinished two, sold two, scrapped out six for storage space.  Balsa should arrive today for #6.

Dave

[Terrence Durrill]

My record for this year is as follows:

         Fifteen or twenty planes in the shop ready to fly.......fifty kits on the shelf waiting to be built............but, built none this year............on the bright side, crashed none this year...........flew none this year............didn't flip a prop this year.............I guess that leaves me in a neutral position for this year, but just wait till next season......                     

[Bill Little]

Aaron damaged his Satona, has a SV-31 and a Trophy Trainer underway.  Not really a gain or loss.

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

[Rafael Gonzalez]

NOOOO NOOOOO NO!!!!!   
SEASON CAN'T BE OVER!!!!!! BUILT A COUPLE AND JUST WHEN I HAVE SOMETIME TO FLY (WORK STILL NOT RETIRED) ,  ITS BEEN LOUSY WEATHER HERE IN THE NORTHEAST!!! HAVE ABOUT 8 COMBAT SHIPS,DROOLING TO EAT STREAMERS...DIDN'T FLY THAT EITHER...


I WILL FLY!!!!

SORRY FOR THE RANT, ITS MY FAULT REGARDLESS