2015 bucket list - I made it!!

Well, I made it. I set a goal to repair my favorite glider last flown in 2012 when my brother - in - law was here from Finland and we hiked up a local hill a few miles from here. I had crashed the plane and let it sit waiting for me to repair the broken nose for almost 3 years. After my hip replacement I made a goal to repair the nose of the plane and hike up the hill again and fly no matter what the weather. Well, as usual I couldn't find the broken nose piece so I had to build one from scratch. Finally I completed the piece and recovered it with monokote, set up a new 2.4 GHz receiver and servos and a second backup plane made from the Cox foam wings. This was the travelling plane I used during the early 1980's when I worked for General Dynamics-Electronics up the Coast at Point Mugu and surrounding area, including Vandenberg AFB where we had one of our antennas located. The Cox foam wing fit in a small box inside my suitcase and was rugged.
   Anyway I made it up the hill, about 300 feet above ground level, and flew both planes in the gusty winds.

Here is the path up the hill


Rancho Bernardo, California December 30, 2015

here is the halfway point

Halfway up the hill, the flying area in sight/

here is what I carried up the hill

2 fuselages, 2 wings, 2 transmitters, extra batteries, rubber bands, screwdrivers, etc.

I did it!

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