It has been four years since I have flown - almost. It looks like my last entry in this log was about my electric plane that I got. Well, I crashed that in a park two or three years ago (so I guess it hasn't been four years since I have flown), and I have not made any attempt to fix it. Li-po batteries scare me, anyway, so I don't have much desire to pursue electric flying. I don't need any extra threat of fire where I live now.

I got out my original Swizzle Stick and flew it for three flights at the Sierra Foothills R/C Flyers club. You can see it in this picture.



I flew the first two flights with one of my original Super Tigre 40 engines, but it was rather lacking in power (and has not much compression). So I put another, somewhat newer, Super Tigre engine on it for the last flight, and it flew much better. I had a little trouble landing, in fact, because I couldn't kill the throttle far enough. But I brought the plane home in one piece. As for me, I was falling apart, as I had been having some severe back pain over the past couple of days, but flying actually turned out to be good therapy for it - lots of walking, and standing rather than sitting most of the time.

I am going to check out the Beale Blackbirds flying club tomorrow. I just hope I can buy some fuel from someone...


- posted by Bill @ 7:32 PM