Turbojoe
Elite member
I get to play critter sitter for my daughter again this week starting Wednesday until Sunday. Luckily just down the street from her house is an awesome soccer field AND it's legal to fly there unlike here in Mesa where I live. While the grass is long and soft it isn't conducive to takeoffs/landings/touch and goes. That's OK though. There is a smooth parking lot to fly from. Just have to dodge the light poles.....
I have a few planes that need to be maidened and one that needs re-maiden after major modifications.
First is the Mountain Models Little Bogie. It has never seen air and it was finished probably 3-4 years ago. Second is the Mountain Models Tom-E-Boy 150. I tried to maiden in way too high winds several years back. Luckily didn't crash and destroy it. This will be a re-maiden. 3rd is the Tom Herr/Alien Aircraft Blinker. I tried to maiden in the same winds as the Tom-E-Boy. Again, I was lucky not to have crashed. This will be another re-maiden attempt.
Last but not least is my well worn Mountain Models EVA Bipe. I have many, many dozens of flights on this bird. Around 10 years ago I tripped on a rock and fell on her smashing the fuse to bits. I gathered the remains, rebuilt her and flew her many more times. I am NOT a fan of the 3D design tail feathers and a few years ago I cut them off of her. I then up sized the tried and true Mountain Models SwitchBack tail feathers and grafted them onto the EVA Bipe. I know they'll work. I just haven't re-maidened her yet. Hopefully sometime this next week.
I took one of my Mike Molt design/ Mountain Models Tyro 150's, stripped it and transformed it into a military themed gunship. It has a large bomb drop, rocket launchers (inert), machine gun pods (inert) with sound and synchronized red LED's. I started this transformation long before all the FAA B.S. came into play. I'm afraid to finish the wiring and fly it now. I don't want to be arrested for flying a terrorist aircraft. I won't even post pictures of it.........I MAY try to sneak in a maiden but I'll make sure nobody sees it. LOL..
Joe
I have a few planes that need to be maidened and one that needs re-maiden after major modifications.
First is the Mountain Models Little Bogie. It has never seen air and it was finished probably 3-4 years ago. Second is the Mountain Models Tom-E-Boy 150. I tried to maiden in way too high winds several years back. Luckily didn't crash and destroy it. This will be a re-maiden. 3rd is the Tom Herr/Alien Aircraft Blinker. I tried to maiden in the same winds as the Tom-E-Boy. Again, I was lucky not to have crashed. This will be another re-maiden attempt.
Last but not least is my well worn Mountain Models EVA Bipe. I have many, many dozens of flights on this bird. Around 10 years ago I tripped on a rock and fell on her smashing the fuse to bits. I gathered the remains, rebuilt her and flew her many more times. I am NOT a fan of the 3D design tail feathers and a few years ago I cut them off of her. I then up sized the tried and true Mountain Models SwitchBack tail feathers and grafted them onto the EVA Bipe. I know they'll work. I just haven't re-maidened her yet. Hopefully sometime this next week.
I took one of my Mike Molt design/ Mountain Models Tyro 150's, stripped it and transformed it into a military themed gunship. It has a large bomb drop, rocket launchers (inert), machine gun pods (inert) with sound and synchronized red LED's. I started this transformation long before all the FAA B.S. came into play. I'm afraid to finish the wiring and fly it now. I don't want to be arrested for flying a terrorist aircraft. I won't even post pictures of it.........I MAY try to sneak in a maiden but I'll make sure nobody sees it. LOL..
Joe