time to come in...

[Edfrombama]

Good morning to all-

Well, Fellers, it has been drier than a covered bridge here on the Gulf Coast, and we are finally getting some badly needed rain, so I can't complain about not having much flying time.

So, the rain coming this morning but not quite here, I took myself and my little UMX Viper- the 30 mm little one- down to the flying field and sent her up. Now, I have come to value this little EDF plane a great deal- I fly it a lot. It is not nearly as aerobatic as my biplanes, but it goes like a skinny cat and it rolls like a cheap kayak in a white water rapid. And those LED nav lights- on a dark morning such as this, they show up for a looonnngg way- nice to see and help establish position.

I flew her until the low battery warning beeps starting coming on the controller, so I set up for a landing- a crosswind landing, which I don't love, but that's what I had to work with. I had her on downwind and going into final when a large flock of cattle egrets- nice, attractive but not terribly bright birds- flew right in front of the plane. I managed to wade through the flock of egrets, made a go-around and came back in. This little EDF plane needs a long landing run, it does. I came in straight, touched her down and she rolled and rolled and stopped right next to my truck on the side of the road-landing strip. Nice landing, if I do say so myself.

And that's when the first raindrops started falling.

It can rain all day now- I've had my satisfaction for the day.

you all be safe and keep well- Ed

 

[Cranberry Juice]

Good morning to all-

Well, Fellers, it has been drier than a covered bridge here on the Gulf Coast, and we are finally getting some badly needed rain, so I can't complain about not having much flying time.

So, the rain coming this morning but not quite here, I took myself and my little UMX Viper- the 30 mm little one- down to the flying field and sent her up. Now, I have come to value this little EDF plane a great deal- I fly it a lot. It is not nearly as aerobatic as my biplanes, but it goes like a skinny cat and it rolls like a cheap kayak in a white water rapid. And those LED nav lights- on a dark morning such as this, they show up for a looonnngg way- nice to see and help establish position.

I flew her until the low battery warning beeps starting coming on the controller, so I set up for a landing- a crosswind landing, which I don't love, but that's what I had to work with. I had her on downwind and going into final when a large flock of cattle egrets- nice, attractive but not terribly bright birds- flew right in front of the plane. I managed to wade through the flock of egrets, made a go-around and came back in. This little EDF plane needs a long landing run, it does. I came in straight, touched her down and she rolled and rolled and stopped right next to my truck on the side of the road-landing strip. Nice landing, if I do say so myself.

And that's when the first raindrops started falling.

It can rain all day now- I've had my satisfaction for the day.

you all be safe and keep well- Ed

Sounds like a good time! I've been looking at planes for a bit, but I've test flown a few, as well as drones, and I suck at flying. Much better at driving.

 

[CertifiedMike]

I managed to wade through the flock of egrets, made a go-around and came back in.

You know what they say... 'Live life with no egrets!'

Its been raining here for a full day now. We need the rain too but really bad timing on the weekend.

Glad you got some flight time in!

 

[Cranberry Juice]

You know what they say... 'Live life with no egrets!'

Its been raining here for a full day now. We need the rain too but really bad timing on the weekend.

Glad you got some flight time in!

Rained a bit Saturday night. Beautiful here right now though, 61°F feels like 61, 1 mph winds. Perfect for driving with the windows down and the music loud.

 

[Edfrombama]

Sounds like a good time! I've been looking at planes for a bit, but I've test flown a few, as well as drones, and I suck at flying. Much better at driving.

Good morning to all-

Like a great many things in this life, flying RC planes is a thing that really does improve with practice. I'd recommend getting an inexpensive smaller rc plane, fly it, crash it, repair it, fly it some more... I will predict you just might get a whole lot better at it- might even come to enjoy it.
And don;t worry about crashing- like peeing, everyone does it from time to time- just sayin.

you all be safe and keep well- Ed

 

[Cranberry Juice]

Good morning to all-

Like a great many things in this life, flying RC planes is a thing that really does improve with practice. I'd recommend getting an inexpensive smaller rc plane, fly it, crash it, repair it, fly it some more... I will predict you just might get a whole lot better at it- might even come to enjoy it.
And don;t worry about crashing- like peeing, everyone does it from time to time- just sayin.

you all be safe and keep well- Ed

I'll look into it, thanks for the tips! I can tell you I definitely wasn't as good at driving cars (RC or otherwise) when I started. Probably going to have to get better at them again because my 1/18 ECX Ruckus broke and I didn't want to mess with repairing it for the 15th time (quite literally). So I'm saving for a 1/10 Outcast 4S V2.5 this summer.

 

[WickedFog]

Good morning to all-

Well, Fellers, it has been drier than a covered bridge here on the Gulf Coast, and we are finally getting some badly needed rain, so I can't complain about not having much flying time.

So, the rain coming this morning but not quite here, I took myself and my little UMX Viper- the 30 mm little one- down to the flying field and sent her up. Now, I have come to value this little EDF plane a great deal- I fly it a lot. It is not nearly as aerobatic as my biplanes, but it goes like a skinny cat and it rolls like a cheap kayak in a white water rapid. And those LED nav lights- on a dark morning such as this, they show up for a looonnngg way- nice to see and help establish position.

I flew her until the low battery warning beeps starting coming on the controller, so I set up for a landing- a crosswind landing, which I don't love, but that's what I had to work with. I had her on downwind and going into final when a large flock of cattle egrets- nice, attractive but not terribly bright birds- flew right in front of the plane. I managed to wade through the flock of egrets, made a go-around and came back in. This little EDF plane needs a long landing run, it does. I came in straight, touched her down and she rolled and rolled and stopped right next to my truck on the side of the road-landing strip. Nice landing, if I do say so myself.

And that's when the first raindrops started falling.

It can rain all day now- I've had my satisfaction for the day.

you all be safe and keep well- Ed

I love your stories Ed. I'm going to hire you a camera man one of these days to illustrate for you