Baby Baron Gotha Gaggle for Flite Fest 2016!
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The Flite Fest 2016 Gotha Gaggle was awesome!
A huge "Thank You" to Dan Sponholz and Joshua D. Orchard for making the "Gotha Gaggle" a giant success and fun event! A big Thank You also goes out to each and every "Gotha Gaggle" pilot who took the time and effort to build a Baby Brit or Baron and fly with us. About half of the skins I designed were in attendance. To thoses who could not make it, you were missed. And last but not least a special thank you to the guys who surprised me by designing and building me my very own "special" Baby Baron when I didn't have the time to design my own. Say hello to my little friend....I named her: "Guten Tag Kätzchen", which is of course "hello Kitty" in German.
I will treasure it always....till I crash it beyond repair and then I will treasure it's memory.
A huge "Thank You" to Dan Sponholz and Joshua D. Orchard for making the "Gotha Gaggle" a giant success and fun event! A big Thank You also goes out to each and every "Gotha Gaggle" pilot who took the time and effort to build a Baby Brit or Baron and fly with us. About half of the skins I designed were in attendance. To thoses who could not make it, you were missed. And last but not least a special thank you to the guys who surprised me by designing and building me my very own "special" Baby Baron when I didn't have the time to design my own. Say hello to my little friend....I named her: "Guten Tag Kätzchen", which is of course "hello Kitty" in German.
I will treasure it always....till I crash it beyond repair and then I will treasure it's memory. 
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It's stuff like this that keeps me coming here.
I'll never be able to do a FF, but the fact that it exists makes me want to be part of this community in any way I am able. RCG has nothing to offer that compares.
Thank you FliteTest and Rasterize and everyone who makes this community worthwhile.
I'll never be able to do a FF, but the fact that it exists makes me want to be part of this community in any way I am able. RCG has nothing to offer that compares.
Thank you FliteTest and Rasterize and everyone who makes this community worthwhile.
HilldaFlyer
Well-known member
Sorry my Blue Angel didn't make it to the gaggle... but here is something I did get.
Spitfire222
Not a skater
Thanks to Joshua, Dan, and Stephen and all the builders/pilots for making the Gotha Gaggle happen! It was such a fun event that I'm really glad I was able to participate in.
I stayed in a hotel in Carrollton, about 10 miles away, and when I woke up Saturday morning, there was very thick fog. My heart sank and I didn't think the Gaggle would happen. But, after driving a few miles, everything cleared and there was a beautiful sunrise with calm winds, and I knew it was going to be awesome.
I can't wait to see Flite Test's coverage of it!
I stayed in a hotel in Carrollton, about 10 miles away, and when I woke up Saturday morning, there was very thick fog. My heart sank and I didn't think the Gaggle would happen. But, after driving a few miles, everything cleared and there was a beautiful sunrise with calm winds, and I knew it was going to be awesome.
I can't wait to see Flite Test's coverage of it!
BridgeInspector
Flite Test Groupie
EPIC Fun! Thanks to wilsonman, SPONZ, Rasterize and all the other pilots.
Note to self - When flying with dozens of similar silhouetted planes, don't blink and definitely do not rub you eye because your contact is drying out from not blinking.
When I looked back I didn't know which was mine. I cut throttle and still no clue to it's location, so I watched the remaining gaggle fly. Then I spent 20 minutes in the soybeans looking and listening as I cycled controls. Luckily I was joined by four others in my search and one of them found it (thanks again!)
A little TLC and some hot glue and it will fly again or at least I know where I can get another one.
Note to self - When flying with dozens of similar silhouetted planes, don't blink and definitely do not rub you eye because your contact is drying out from not blinking.
When I looked back I didn't know which was mine. I cut throttle and still no clue to it's location, so I watched the remaining gaggle fly. Then I spent 20 minutes in the soybeans looking and listening as I cycled controls. Luckily I was joined by four others in my search and one of them found it (thanks again!)
A little TLC and some hot glue and it will fly again or at least I know where I can get another one.
Rasterize-
I was not able to get to FF2016 But I'm looking forward to seeing the FT 'Coverage' of the event. I was wondering if the wonderful skins you created could be available for "local gaggles". I also understand that there may be an episode in the works where you describe your process. Any truth to the rumor?
Thanks for your contributions!
I was not able to get to FF2016 But I'm looking forward to seeing the FT 'Coverage' of the event. I was wondering if the wonderful skins you created could be available for "local gaggles". I also understand that there may be an episode in the works where you describe your process. Any truth to the rumor?
Thanks for your contributions!
Keep a keen eye out.
No real plans on making any of them available at this point. I created each skin for that individual pilot and then gave it to that pilot. I promised them I would not give it to anyone else and that it was theirs alone. Kind of made it really special in that way. So I guess they can then do with as they wish. Except for selling it. Kind of goes against what we were doing here. I guess you could contact that individual pilot and see if they are willing to share?
Maybe...just maybe...
Michael9865
Elite member
Thank you all for a great Flite Fest 2016. Such a great community and family friendly gathering. I enjoyed watching the Gotha Gaggle. It was great to see all those skins come to life and fly. I would have rather of participated, but my Brit met the earth a little too hard a few minutes before the gaggle. After figuring out that the CG was too far back thanks to Sponz and another pilot it flew great. My Baron is now built, but the motor needs replaced, Wilsonman was correct on his call. Awesome free plans from Sponz and free skins from Rasterize. I hope to fly both the Baron and the Brit and experience many happy landings.
I am sad that I had to leave early and wasn't able to participate in the main Gotha Gaggle event.
On Friday morning I crash landed my Baby Baron into the one ground hog hole directly in front of the main flight line.
Perfect hole in one! No damage, except for my pride
Thank you Stephen, Dan, and Joshua for enabling/organizing/encouraging such a crazy and fun activity. I can't wait to see what we'll all come up with for next year.
On Friday morning I crash landed my Baby Baron into the one ground hog hole directly in front of the main flight line.
Perfect hole in one! No damage, except for my pride
Thank you Stephen, Dan, and Joshua for enabling/organizing/encouraging such a crazy and fun activity. I can't wait to see what we'll all come up with for next year.
Spitfire222
Not a skater
Great video!
Did I miss the official group photo?? I didn't think I was that late...
Did I miss the official group photo?? I didn't think I was that late...
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