Flying w/son and grandson, 10/5/24

 This was a great day for me at the RDRC field. My oldest son Chris, and grandson Desmond (age 9), were in town from Indiana. We charged the batteries, checked a few things out, and headed to RDRC as a guest of Kerry. I had not flown in 2 years due to vision issues, but they are now partially resolved. 

Desmond started by flying the little Timber UMX on the buddy box with his dad. He progressed in subsequent flights to taking off. Finally he landed all by himself! The Spectrum AS3X technology is such a boost for today's new pilots.

Chris flew his Venus pattern bird as we were working out some engine issues. It was finally running and flying great.

I flew my 2006 .40 Twist a bit. While jerking it around and having fun, it began behaving strangly with its own pitch changes... not initiated by me. After landing, we discovered it had a broken wing dowel, and the landing gear was the only thing holding the wing on! Hahahaha.... that airplane has such a history!

Here's a few pics and videos...

Desmond did very good, and was having a blast!

Chris' Venus was running and flying great in this vid...

Chris' Venus in the forefront...

Chris setting up the radios for buddy box operation...

Desmond is ready to fly!

My old flight box from around 1985 by Custom Woodcraft...

I completed this trailer in the fall of 2022, then it sat idle since Feb 2023 due to vision problems. I have one eye fixed now and can see pretty good. Hopefully the 2nd will come soon!

Desmond on the taxi roll back to the pits...

Desmond flying, with dad on the ready with the buddy box...

Desmond saw this balloon while on the ride back home..

My Twist coming in...

This is a fun bird, and been splattered so many times :-)

Desmond did with his dad's Venus. Great pic!!

I wish these days could last forever!

New RDRC Clocks finished...

I've been busy with a houseboat project (you can see it at http://www.NCFishy.net), and we've been sick with some sort of bug, so I've not put much time on my airplanes. I've had a bit of time to tinker on the clock layout. I had made one for myself many years ago, and it finally quit. I got back on CafePress and laid out the logos and played around with it. You can see them online at https://www.cafepress.com/rdrc/17332617 . They're online with no markup, so you can get one at CafePress' base cost, if you want one too. Here's the clock faces...

 

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RC Related License Tags...

Many years ago, a guy named Lynwood Barbour hand painted a front tag for my van that said "Flyin' RC". I kept it for decades, but lost it somewhere along the way. Recently, while playing with my old CafePress page at http://www.CafePress.com/RDRC , I decided to put some artwork on their tags and have them print it for me. They turned out great!! Here's a few pics...

 

 

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Friday FlyDay at RDRC

 A big crowd gathered at the field on Friday. Not unlike many other days for this group, I just happened to be there to enjoy it with this awesome bunch of guys. Lots of different things flying, lots of good talk and fellowship! It was HOT, but we all had a great time, nonetheless. Here's a few photos...

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RDRC Runway Repairs, 7/6/2022

 RDRC hired a company to come out and seal the runway cracks and then seal the entire runway. Boy, that was a hot job, and a hot day to do it. The did a great job and the runway looks awesome, and ready for lots more flying and events! Here's a few photos...

 

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