[lektrik_flyers] Re: Sunday 9/22/13 Flying
- From: Bryan Brannon <bryan.brannon@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lektrik_flyers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2013 22:08:07 -0500
Jaden was impressive!! And glad he got the exposure at the fly-in to be
asked to fly with the "professional" pilots. His dad told us that he was
playing (and crashing) on the simulator before he could talk and solo'ed
his first plane at the age of 4!!! I think one thing that works to his
advantage is he is less afraid of the sticks and trying stuff than someone
like me - because I know if it crashes how much money I just lost :)
The FLI was great - weather was perfect Saturday. It is really fun to see
planes of all sizes and the impressive size and capability of skilled
pilots today. Here are some pictures from the event:
http://www.3drcforums.com/showthread.php?1833-MEDIA-BLITZ%21-%28Fort-Smith%29-Arkansas-FLI
It was equally impressive that everyone grabs Ryan to ask him to fly their
plane to "show me how to do this..." or Ryan wanting to try it out a new
airframe.... and people just handing over their $3000+ dollar plane to let
him 3D it. He seems just as comfortable flying theirs as he does his own.
FYI: The M.A.R.C.S. <http://www.themarcs.org/> (litte rock) is having
their fun-fly next Saturday 8am to Noon: http://bit.ly/1f9f8VX
-Bryan
On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 9:36 PM, Chris Evans <chrispevans@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Jaden was impressive. Just sayin’****
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> lektrik_flyers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Ryan McCon
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> *Subject:* [lektrik_flyers] Re: Sunday 9/22/13 Flying****
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> For those interested, the Ft Smith Fly-Low-In was a heck of a lot of fun.
> I got up there Friday at about 11:30, right after the rain broke. Flew from
> about noon to 11pm under the lights they had out there. Then got up at
> about 8am and Bryan Brannon had just shown up. We got setup and started
> flying again. I stayed until about 6pm Saturday and packed up for home.
> Bryan won a plane and motor in the raffle, a 3dhobbyshop 48" EPP foam Extra
> 330. ****
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> I think I flew more of other people's airplanes than my own at the event!
> Can't wait for next year's event. ****
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> One of the MARCS clubs very own pilots got asked to do a noon time 3d demo
> flight, 12 year old Jaden Shumate. That was pretty cool. ****
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> Perhaps next weekend I'll make the Beaverfork evening flying session. ***
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> On Sep 22, 2013, at 8:47 PM, Bill Beavers <bill.beavers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:*
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> G****
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> reat to see a good group out there at Beaverfork. Great to meet Phillip
> and Jason. You guys have also been added to Letkrik_Flyers just FYI. You
> can also look below my signature line for website info, and other links
> that might help out.****
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> I'm becoming somewhat of an expert at plane retrieval from trees. I have
> put mine in them enough times, and have now helped at least 3 others get
> theirs out. Just glad to have help around and sometimes lucky enough to
> get to it with just a little help in engineering if materials are
> available. Thanks Joel for helping rig all that up. I'm just glad those
> rotten limbs held together long enough to get that dislodged. That could
> have been much much worse! ;-)****
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> This kind of weather takes me back several years to when John Cooper and I
> would get home from work, and head straight out to Wooster International
> (Wooster Park) and fly until dark or later (before they started fencing it
> in). The kind of weather we had this evening was very good, although I did
> notice some buffeting by some of the lighter planes once they cleared the
> treetop line, but that is just something you have to get used to there.***
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> Definitely some activity on the flying front lately and I guess finding
> the right time is about as important as finding the right place. What a
> full weekend of flying. L.A.F.F.S had a GREAT Fly In on Saturday (Friday
> kind of got rained out), Fort Smith had the Low Fly In, and cap the weekend
> off with some quick flying action and there you have it. ****
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> Thanks Tray and all for posting that out.****
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> See you in the air...****
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> On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Joel Dean <deanjk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:****
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> There was a great turnout at Beaverfork tonight. I had a great time see
> familiar faces and meeting some new folks. There was a spectacular crash
> into a tree across the flying field and the Sensei wedged behind a couple
> of tree branches about 20 feet up. Bill and I strapped two tree branches
> together with a piece of wire and he dislodged it from the branch while we
> caught it before it hit the ground. I was thoroughly impressed that the
> worst damage was a pretty small crack in the wing. I am SO going to buy a
> Sensei.
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> The weather was great and the sunset was gorgeous.
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