Hi just on my way back to the hotel from the flying field. We went to TRCC again and it was quiet. Most of the club members go early in the morning before it gets too hot. The good thing for us is that it’s empty by 11am, the bad thing is it’s 40 deg!!
We had the field to ourselves apart from John Wondra a fellow unlimited pilot! What a nice guy he is and gave me some good tips! He was flying a Carden Yak54 and very well too!!
I managed to burn 2 gallons of fuel and the schedule is getting there. A few tweeks on the rates and my knife edge mix has the plane flying better, it’s funny how the air effects even mixes?? The 170 is definately stronger than my 150 was back home, through the power zapping loop and humpty it keeps pulling! It will get better with more running in too!
Two Austrailan IMACers came out to the field, Troy (who’s competing in Advanced) and Steve his caller. Their plane is somewhere in Tucson but they don’t know where, so hopefully that will clear customs soon!
Unfortunately I forgot to take any pictures was too busy flying! The one pic is off the plane in our hotel room! The reason for this is that it’s easier to charge in the room, if you think charging lipos is risky in a car back home, you want to try it out here, inside the car today must have been well over 50 deg when it was parked up at the field, so there is no chance I’m charging a lipo in it! So the plane sleeps in the room (so many jokes, but not enough time!!) I’m sure the maids appreciate the smell of petrol!
Right we are off to have dinner with the Aussies, I wonder will it be BBQ’d??
Matt
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