[lektrik_flyers] Re: Friday flying results
- From: Chris Evans <cevans@xxxxxxx>
- To: "lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2013 19:42:29 -0500
I'm going to try. It probably won't be real early though maybe 8:45 or 9ish
On Jun 28, 2013, at 7:41 PM, "Don Hood"
<don1944@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:don1944@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Probably not. You going?
From: chrispevans@xxxxxxx<mailto:chrispevans@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:42 PM
To: lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: rmccon@xxxxxxx<mailto:rmccon@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [lektrik_flyers] Re: [lektrik_flyers] Re: Friday flying results
You all planning on flying this Saturday morning at the soccer field?
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From: Herbert Stites
Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2013 3:
To: lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Howdy John, I just took this off my e-mail. I've been gone over this weekend at
Hardy, AR on a bikers ralley. I might be able to spot it from the air on a low
fly-over. Give me a call on my cell at 870-213-5474 so we can plan out a rescue
mission.
Herbert.
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Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 07:41:09 -0700
From: jcooper888@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:jcooper888@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [lektrik_flyers] Re: Friday flying results
To: lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Thanks Bill for you comment about the loss of my glider. I also had failed to
put my phone number on the glider. An unforgiveable error in a walk around for
a first flight. However, it was the second ever flight. I would like to claim
an electronic or mechanical mal-function, but it was all pilot error without
any report from NTSB. It was only my second flight and was not enough time to
get the "feel" of the aircraft. I was going for a long approach to the landing
and actually got it too far downwind. It was way overpowered which made it very
difficult to fly at full throttle. I hope I learned something. It NOT ONLY
hurts to loose a potentially good flying glider, your pocket book, AND your
lack of skill to fly and an embarrassment to you pride. We tease Jim Higgins
about his strict rules about flying in high winds and this is one time I SHOULD
have reconsidered, Most losses are due to several mistakes so Mr. Wind was
not the only problem. I am looking forward to another day of soaring, fun and
fellowship with Lektrik Flyers. Most lost models do have a way of showing up
down the road. I do wonder sometimes why an old fart like me is still playing
with toys. :-)As one of my good friends from Mexico told me to say to the
glider "hasta la vista".
From: Bill Beavers <bill.beavers@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:bill.beavers@xxxxxxxxx>>
To: lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2013 7:41 AM
Subject: [lektrik_flyers] Friday flying results
We started out having a grand day of flying Friday. Coop, Higgins, Goose and
myself all got some flying in and conditions early were superb. Things went
south however after a couple of hours when Coop's 2 meter glider got downwind
from him and was lost in the wooded area to the North of our flying area. It
was in a heavy wooded area so there is little chance of walking it out at least
during the summer to find it, and in all likelihood is lost until winter. It
is times like that I wish I had a plane like Herbert has so that I could fly
over the area and see if I could spot it from the air. I approximate that it
is between 100 or 200 yards beyond the tree line from the edge of our flying
area. We tried to find roads that might lead us into the area, but no joy.
This was a glider that John has had for 10 plus years that he got when he
started getting back into R/C and I was just getting into it. It is a nice
balsa and fiberglass body bird and although it had a horrible maiden flight way
back then, it flew like it owned the sky yesterday. Unfortunately the Earth
also has something to say about who owns what and it reclaimed the plane (at
least for now). About the only hope right now is maybe wait until winter when
the leaves come off, and see if we can get permission to walk out there and see
what big o tree that thing is resting in.
It was a DEFINITE BUMMER, and we all hate things like that to happen to any
flyer, but if there is any silver lining when stuff like this happens it is
that we sure do enjoy the hobby none the less and hanging out with one another.
Until we fly again...
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