Dangling landing gear, model airplane parts falling from the sky, a big, cranky C-123 that just doesn't want to fly, and 3 successful flights on my rebuilt-rebuilt Super Ringmaster...

So, looked like a beautiful evening for R/C or C/L was in the offering down at the Painton International Aerodrome...I called up my buddy Al, and he was thinking the same thing I was...so the toys got chucked into the Assault Van, and off we went.

We had a good day, though the popping Fall thermals made me wish I'd packed the 3 meter B.O.T.

My Sig Kadet Senior Sport tried it's best to drop it's landing gear out in the bean field (really ought to remember to check those three screws that hold it on), but made it back to a landing with one bolt hanging on.

I'd thought about circling over the big grass parking area 'till the last one let go, but wasn't sure if the rotated gear strut would stay out of the prop.  So, plopped it down, knocking the last bolt loose, and denting Big Red's belly...an easy fix.



Al took his recently revived Arado biplane (in it's fresh Slovak markings) out around the pattern, and promptly had it's prop and spinner eject themselves, landing somewhere out in the beans.   They'll be there 'till harvest time!





The C-123 may look familiar...we tried to fly it several months ago, but it simply refused to rotate from the runway, so Al took it back for some mods.  This time, the radio went totally bonkers (while the big plane was still sitting on the runway, fortunately),  so it's back in the shop.









But above all else, my poor, battered, rebuilt, then rebuilt again Super Ringmaster got in 3 flights...nothing but a couple loops and level, howling flight...but it still looked so good out at the end of those cables !!!  It might get some black trim stripes and maybe a sticker added before the Fly-A-Thon, but even if it doesn't, it'll at least have chance to play.











So, that's it from out here in the sticks....