Issue #18 Fort Bragg, California December, 2005
December already, can you believe it!
Don't Forget.........
Our
Annual
Holiday Club
Dinner will be December 18th
at The Warf
down on Noyo Harbor
Happy Hour 6PM Dinner 7PM
Fixed price $32 per head. Drinks extra.
See you there!
Well, it's been a quiet week in Lake Whoa Be Gone,
wait, that's a different story.
Its been a fairly quiet month at our flying field. We had a
beautiful run of weather right before Thanksgiving but everyone,
except me, seemed to be off shopping and getting ready for the
Holidays. My bride had gone to Seattle to visit her mother and
that left me "Home Alone" with nothing to do but fly!
I soon discovered there was no point in arriving before 9:00 AM because the tables would be covered with frost but by 10 ~ 10:30 AM it would warm up and be beautiful and, the best part of all, NO wind! Amazing!
One day a truck driver from the quarry stopped by and gave me this
Looked familiar. I e-mailed this photo to Gene Hollaway. (Note: Gene and his wife Shelia are down San Diego way for several months being camp hosts.) Gene e-mailed back:
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Well, it certainly is my wing, it looks to be in great shape.
The weather here has been very warm/hot and dry. I've connected up with a couple of flying groups within a few miles of where we're staying. One place is in a public wilderness park and is open on the weekends only. Just a cleared area for a runway about the size of the Fog Buster's site but no trees, so lots of flying room. It is for electrics only. The other place is called Kite Hill, within the same park, and is used for slope flying. The hill is very steep, a paved road to the top with parking, restroom, and tables. The guys fly in the morning at the electric site until about noon, when the wind picks up, then a few guys move to Kite Hill for afternoon flying. The electric area is a local club, $20.00 for six months. Kite Hill is open everyday, and open to everyone, no fee.
I bought a foam electric/thermal/slope glider (Multiplex Easy Star) and last week flew it at Kite Hill in the lift on the face of the hill. Slope flying is very enjoyable and I hope to be able to fly at home off the bluffs with a little ballast. About half of the gliders are electric and the other half are gliders similar to your gentle lady.
Thanks for the info on my wing and I hope the good flying weather keeps up.
Gene
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Maybe Gene can show us how to fly off "Chicken Point" when he gets back.
Dick Lucas showed up one weekend with his bag of tricks!!
Dick used to teach school age children how to build and fly these. He discovered he still had a bag of them in his shop!
Ron2 and I have purchased a pair of 40 size Ultra
Stick ARFs. Ron2's on the left Ron3's on the right.
They are great step up from trainers but they are a bit tricky.
The biggest problem is they keep going in the direction last aimed!!
Ron2 wound up having to rebuild the nose on his and I almost
lost mine entirely when it got "Way out there". These planes are
definitely tightening up our flying skills.
Speaking of skill. Our resident Great Blue Heron is on the job.
Our work tables provide him with a great viewing stand.
And by golly, I happened to see him nail a gopher!
Down the hatch! All in one piece! Amazing!
Okay! Okay! Here is Ron2's new pickup and special trays for hauling camping gear and model airplanes.
See you at.............
Our
Annual
Holiday Club
Dinner, December 18th
at The Warf
down on Noyo Harbor
Happy Hour 6PM Dinner 7PM
Your humble editor, Ron Bloomquist