Shop Time and a Little Bit of Flying on a Cold, Damp Day in Missouri.

MauricioB wrote:Hi Kim, nice to see you active.
The day lends itself to workshop work and nostalgia.
Flying days like this have a special charm, especially when it stops raining and the wind calms down, then the gust of post-combustion smoke from the engine remains in the air, it's beautiful!
Great camera in the cockpit!
I see you use a flap!...the Air Tractor is beautiful, by the way, what brand is it from?
A hug for you and I hope to see more of your videos!

rsv1cox wrote:Another great video Kim.  Love the inside the cockpit Go-pro.  No drag.  Learned something - heat the epoxy on a lamp.  Makes dispensing so much easier.  Don't know how much epoxy I have wasted pumping it out cold.  

Bob

andrew wrote:Great shop day video!  Noticed you were well clear of the plane eating tree this time and greased it in nicely.  

Yeah, I'm not sure what the deal is with that.  The plane flys the same all the time so, I guess we know where the problem lives!!!    

Like Bob, the epoxy heater is a tip to remember - I water bath mine or give the bottles a quick zap in the microwave.  

I was a little surprised that the polyhedral wing tip was just butt joined without any through spar support.  Although the spruce spars were capped with fiberglass, the size of the cap was pretty small and butt joining spruce, particularly 1/8 x 1/4 doesn't give much bonding area.  I'm sure you will get that lined out.

Yeah...one great advantage is that the wing broke nice and clean       Won't happen again!!!  When I get done with my spar doublers, that sucker will create carnage the next time it breaks!!!!

We had a little splash of sunshine early on this side of the creek, but the day ended up cloudy and damp, although warm, as the front came through.

Well, if the wind will lay a bit, I can stand a bit of moisture or snow when the flying bug bites, and it's even fun...sorta.  Weird thing though...I had several warm, perfect days in a row a few weeks ago, and just WOULD NOT FLY ANYTHING.  Just Strange Old Guy Syndrome.
   

HalfaDave wrote:Hi Kim,
I like the forethought of putting the camera for a perfect landing. Sweet!
Thank You!  I've reached the point where I almost always have SOME kind of camera on board when flying.  It comes in handy this time of year when flying tapers a bit, and gives me some entertainment with my hot chocolate.

I am not the only one who likes flying over/under power lines. Thanks.
The Butterfly wings were made for lawn dart landings.
Last one I saw had an old .25
Wings folded 1/4 through a loop. Fuselage went up. As the wing panels fluttered down.
It was 6in deep in soft ground.
I think the Butterfly wings were designed for a nice Golden Bee.
But that is just me.
Keep having fun.

Yeah...the Butterfly's fuse DOES look a bit like a javelin!!!      
I get chills thinking about the loops and snaps (almost too slow to call it a "snap"...but still) I hauled it through.  I DO believe the wing will be plenty strong once I brace the spars in both wings.  

This one is also powered by a .25---a fairly vintage O.S. and it gets along nicely.  
I've also got its little brother, the "Piece of Cake", built by my ex-father inlaw, and it's got a Black Widow in its snout.  So now, I'll probably be cutting some inspection holes in its wing to see if it's got the same butt-glued panels.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8VFnBTH6u8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEB49I9e0Pk&t=23s

Thanks for your post, and again, Welcome to the C.E.F.!!!