Archive 2005
Sunday December 25 2005
Winter Flying
Its cold...very cold. Flying when the temperature is below 32F is miserable but yet you can still find us flying out there. There is only one way to stop yourself from dropping your transmitter and that is to lick your thumbs so they freeze to the sticks. Ok, I don't suggest doing that but sometimes you are shivering so bad you start wondering how you are keeping the transmitter in your hand and flying at the same time. However this still does not stop us from trying to fly when the temperature drops. I still find myself out at 4:00AM trying and fly. I swear to myself that this is the last time and I still find myself flying late at night. I was a little shocked a couple of nights ago when I found out the temp at 03:00 was 11F. I think that is the coldest temp I have ever flown in. I must be nuts...
Weekend October 8 - October 9 2005
Saturday was a good turn out for flying and some new faces. The weather held and was actually comfortable after the sunset for some night flying.
Sunday the wind blew and the temperature dropped which made for a fairly miserable day for flying. Mark G. did his maiden ROG with his GWS C-130 and caught some air. Looks like 4 motors really are better than 2 motors. After the sunset and the wind stopped conditions were great for night flying.
Weekend October 1 - October 2 2005
Saturday- *#*#@ Rain and Wind. I had one report of a member who flew his Wing and had a good time in the the wind until it started to rain.
Sunday turned out to be a good day of flying. We had three maidens. Two Diddlebug type models with one model being a twin motor and one Diamondmox Depron Special.
Weekend September 25 - September 26 2005
Well saturday we got a little taste of what its going to be like flying in November. I hope everyone is ready.
Sunday turned out to be a great for flying. Perfect weather great turn out, and some members birthdays. I wont reveal the names due to their extreme age.
Weekend September 10 - September 11 2005
Well that was one incredible temperature drop on Saturday. There seemed to be a lot of damage to models but on a good note Jet Techs Number 7 had a great maiden and the Number 7 looked incredible in the air. All this from a gas conversion to electric.
Weekend August 27 - August 28 2005
Saturday Mark G. brought
streamers to the field for a little
Slow Stick Dog Fighting. Fun, Fun,
Fun. Well the Dog Fighting started
running a little late and considering
Mark G. and myself have lights on
our Slow Sticks we decided to Dog
Fight well after the sun had
set.
Tom added a streamer to his tail and
we ended up chasing Tom all over the
night sky above the field.
I am glad to report that the only
damage done was to the streamers
There was a good turnout on
Sunday and it was nice to see 2
Tiger Moths flying side by side as
the sun was setting.
There was not much night flying done
due to wind. This did not stop
anyone from standing around and
talking shop.
Weekend August 20 - August 21 2005
Nothing beats great weather for flying.
Weather conditions where perfect for flying.
Saturday was a little slow but as usual we had
fun. This includes using R/C car ramps to
launch your Slow Stick in the air.
The weather was great for night flying for
those who remained at the field after
dark.
The turn out was great for Sunday and we
had many new flyers. MDG brought out the
Ducted Fans and the parking lot also turned
out to be a small R/C truck race track along
with the ramps.
All in all it was one Great R/C weekend.
Weekend August 13 - August 14 2005
All in all it was a good flying weekend. The sprinklers were on all weekend which did not stop us from flying. The group was a little smaller this weekend than last weekend which is probably a good thing due to the limited ground space for landing. Lets hope next weekend the sprinklers are not on all weekend.
Weekend August 06 - August 07 2005
Well sorry for the delay in updates.
Last weekend was a HUGE flying weekend with Sunday having the greatest single turn out ever. Sunday was also the first time we have had to use frequency clips due to all the flyers. If anyone has pictures of last weekend please email them to me. Once again I forgot my camera.
The frequency of night flying has increased and more people are starting to find the joy in night flying. I think everyone needs to experience this. Hope to see you out there at Fairmont this weekend.
Weekend July 30 - July 31 2005
Saturday was a complete miss on flying due to the wind.
Sunday turned out to be a good flying day
later in the evening again due to the wind.
Billy was able to successfully maiden his
Multiplex Magister.
At times the sky
seemed full of Slow Sticks with the occasional
buzz of a Spitfire, Cub or custom Depron
models at the hands of Paul and Russ.
Justin drew a small crowd flying parking lot
circuits with his E-flite Blade
Helicopter.
Sunday was another late night flying night
under the stars with John finally getting back
to flying with his Slow Stick and Curtek Light
Kit.
Welcome back John
Weekend July 23 - July 24 2005
What a great flying weekend. You could tell
by the incredible turnout.
Unfortunately I forgot the camera so I have no
pictures of this weekend but there were
several maidens with the most impressive
maiden came from Billy with his new Sig Model.
Sure he broke the landing gear several times
and destroyed a battery by pushing the pack to
far but the model will grace the skys
again.
We have a new "rotor head" addict who only
brought his helicopter to the field on
Saturday ( he knows who he is ).
Both days went really late with several people
leaving after 2200 due to the night
flying.
Sunday was great for night flying with several
Slow Stick Drag races down the runway (parking
lot). I should also mention here that you cant
compete against a Brushless Slow Stick running
a 4 cell lipoly battery pack. Lift off occurs
under a foot and its vertical all the way
up.
Having lights on the Slow Stick makes for some
great late evening fun.
Weekend July 16 - July 17 2005
Saturday was lame. Way too much wind to fly.
Sunday turned out great. Good weather, good
fun equals a good time.
We had two new flyers join us which is always
good.
The chase was on between my mothball GWS
Cub, a GWS E-Starter and a Slow Stick. Kerry
clipped my wing of my Cub and there was a
tangle of models in the sky several seconds
but we broke free from each other and mad good
recoveries which drew cheers from the
onlookers.
I have to say that flying with a group like we
have is fun and makes me look forward to
flying weekends.
I would like to thank all
those people who have joined us for making the
weekends fun to fly. I had a great time today
and looking forward to next weekend.
Weekend July 09 - July 10 2005
Saturday was not a pleasant day to fly and was a slow day at the field
Sunday turned into a pleasant day to fly
later in the evening. Jason brought out the
heli and Bruce and a buddy did a little aerial
combat with Slow Sticks. I finally had
replaced the lights on my Slow Stick and was
able to get some night flying in.
Tom and
I were surprised by two Boise Police Officers
while I was night flying. Once the two
Officers realized it was an Electric R/C model
with a lights they stuck around for a few
minutes for some friendly chit chat.
Weekend July 02 - July 04 2005
All in all it was a great weekend for flying. I think summer is really here. There were several mishaps but hey thats just part of flying.
Saturday Kerry started off the day with
his Slow Stick armed with Pop-Its and Ping
Pong Balls.
Kerry was having way to much fun dropping
Pop-Its on us in the parking lot so we all
found cups and Pop-Its and flew bombing
sorties through the parking lot.
When there is four Slow Sticks trying to land
at the same time to re-arm with Pop-Its makes
for a very crowded runway.
All I can say is everyone who took part in the
Pop-It Sorties along with the on lookers had
a blast.
Monday the 4th July as the Sun started setting and the smell of Sulphur hung heavy in the air, Paul helped Tom light sparklers on the bottom of Toms model. It made for a sight to be seen considering the sparkler was the only light Tom was flying by.
Weekend June 25 - June 26 2005
Saturday kept almost everyone grounded due to the severe weather storm warning and that nasty wind.
Sunday was a good turn out despite the weird wind. There were several mishaps . There will be repair work done this week :-).
Weekend June 11 - June 12 2005
Saturday gave us about two hours to fly and then came the wind, lightning, thunder and rain. During those two hours Tom was able to snap some pics from the air until his servo stripped some gears.
Sunday was a bust due to the wind. The members who did show up had time for a little shop talk.
Weekend June 4 - June 5 2005
I apologize for not posting any pictures
for the past two weekends. I need to remember
to take my camera to the field.
Flying for the last two weekends has been a
hit and miss with the best flying being late
in the evening. I am finding the weather
really strange for the month of June. While I
enjoy flying in the cooler temperatures since
I am not a fan of summer, I know most of you
enjoy the summer months.
Lets see what the new weekend has in store for us on the weather side.
Weekend May 21 - May 22 2005
Saturday was a great day for flying.Weather
was great with no wind and the sun was
out.
Kelly and his son brought out the T-Rex. I
have to say this is the first time I have seen
someone fly a electric heli without breaking
something.
Sunday was a lame day for flying. Where did
that wind come from ?
Our new President decided to Maiden a model in
the wind. The maiden was a complete success. I
would also like to note our President cannot
have his identity revealed.
There was not much flying today. I understand
someones SS landed in my parents tree on the
side of their house.
::---> See Gallery for Pictures of the weekend. Feel free to add your own pics.
Weekend May 14 - May 15 2005
Saturday we had good weather and fair
amount of wind but the day was flyable.
We had several visitors stop by and watch and
I would like to thank Chris for stopping by to
show us his Cub.
Sunday was not a great day to fly. The wind was one unpredictable swirling mass that I found miserable to fly in. Lets hope for better weather next weekend
Weekend April 30 - May 01 2005
On Saturday the sun was out and there was
wind but the wind was flyable.
Aeropylot did the maiden on his Camel Tri
Plane. This was a great success.
JetTech decided to launch his Camel Bi Plane
after Aeropylot had done the maiden on the
Camel Tri Plane and a Dog Fight took place
over the field.
No damage was done and it left the rest of us
dreaming of our own WW1 models that we need to
build...to knock these two out of the sky.
Sunday marked the end of a great flying
weekend. I think we also recruited 2 new
members who I am looking forward to flying
with.
I think I am the one who suffered the most
damage flying on Sunday and have nothing to
fly at all.
Except for a few mishaps from dumb thumbs or
other circumstances all models cam out fairly
well.
It was great finally seeing Dave fly a SS and
he has now handed over the community Outlaw to
another flyer.
Weekend April 23 - 24 2005
Sorry this entry is late. It looks like I need someone to take over this job. Any Takers :-)
Well Saturday turned out to be a great day
for flying.
Very little wind and the sun was out.
A couple of flyers met at the field and got
some flying in and then left to have dinner
with Paul at Old Chicago
Sunday was great weather for ducks. All it
did was rain. The temperature was decent and
was tolerable with a light jacket so of course
I decide to fly in the rain.
Rob and Dave stopped by to brave the rain and
then Paul and Russ stopped by but only to
laugh at us for flying in the rain.
All I have to say is there are modelers and
then there are true modelers :-)
Weekend April 16 - 17 2005
Saturday the wind was a little annoying but
it was warm. I think it was probably the
warmest day of this year so far.
Saturday we were entertained by MDG`s SS
equipped with smoke pods on the wings.
On Sunday we had a visitor from across the
pond.
Paul aka Veri-Gash who is on Detachment
with the The
Royal Air Force out at Mountai
n Home Air Force Base.
Paul is a member
of RAFMAA
Royal Air Force Model Aircraft Association and
is from Yorkshire England.
Bobdog finally flew his Albatross. Do you
think I had my camera ?....
I also spotted a Slow Stick in someones
trunk...I wonder who will have a SS in the air
next weekend ???
Weekend April 2 -3 2005
The weather was great on Saturday and made for some good flying. This was the day we had been waiting for for the last 5 weeks. I think we broke our record and had 7 models in the air together. What a great sight.
Sunday the wind was a little unfriendly but
was flyable. It also made for a very relaxed
day of flying not to mention the shop talk was
good.
There was some mention of a dog trying to pass
a peach pip. Turtlewings can u please explain
:-)
As the sun went down the wind came up and the
temperature dropped.
We all left the field early.
All in all it was a good weekend of flying.
