A7 Corsair

[JetTech]

Well, I went to eastern Idaho this weekend to see some family, had a nice time. I decided to take a couple of airplanes just in case I got a chance to fly. I took my new A7 Corsair and the F18. I had given the A7 a toss into the air a few days before eariler in the week. I didnt have enough elevator travel and the cg was a bit fwd. So the flight was about 75 yards and it hit the ground kinda hard and munched in the nose. I repaired that and it look just like new..........Now to the weekend.

Saturday was a typical eastern Idaho day, cold and snowy, so no flying that day. It snowed about 4 inches through out the night but Sunday morning was beautiful. I figured that I would take advantage of the fresh snow and use it as a cushion if I needed to make an unexpected landing. My family lives in the country with nothing but farm fields and a few houses every half a mile or so. This gives plenty of places to fly. I decided to try the (second) maiden, if there is such a thing, of my new A7 just in front of my sisters house. Just across the road is a big huge field and this morning covered in fresh soft white snow. Double checking the cg this time, it was exactly where the recomended balance point is suposed to be. With family all watching I gave it a good hefty toss into the the blue sky.

It was awesome, it climbed out nicely and very stable. Soon it was on step and was accelerating, looking and sounding like I had ecpected it would. I still had to add quite a bit of up elevator trim to get it to fly straight and level. My ailerons were very very sensitive (note to self..add in about 65% expo). I am not sure but I think it might keep up with Martys MIG.

Now my knees have almost stopped shaking and I don't want to press my luck this time so I figure I better bring it in. Flying downwind I turn base, then another turn to final approach. Lets just do on fly by, you know for the family. I power up and it zooms right past me about ten feet off the ground. Boy, am I one proud poppa! Most of my family is watching this thing and I hear Ooos and Aws throughout the flight. Yea, I'm good this is cool. You all want...............SMACK !!! Hey, where did my plane go and where did that (blink blank blank) telephone/power pole come from? Did I forget to mention that linning those beautiful white fiields along the roads were power poles? But I am to good a pilot, surely I won't hit them I remember thinking before the flight.

Floating down was the canopy and turtel deck hatch. They soon joind the other 4 pieces of my new A7 at the base of that darn pole. All, now setting there in the soft white snow which cushioned their landing.

I picked up all the peices and put them in the truck for the ride home later that day. But hey, I still have one more plane I can fly my trusty F18. For sure I wont hit that power pole a second time. After all I am too good a pilot to make that mistake twice. Battery installed radio check completed and still many family members outside to impress. Once again I venture out to the field. This time I go out into the field so that that darn pole will not sneek up on me. And after all I have flown this plane many many times and am comfortable with it.

I give it a toss and again I here the pleasing comments of family ... Ooo look at that ....wow did you see that thing roll. Well I better give them something to really cheer about. Why don't you fly under the power wires. there is plenty of room between the road and the wires........they will really like that.

I take her out aways, put her in a slight dive and give it full throttle. Boy that sounds great, she is really spooling up now, they will love this. I am well below the power lines no chance of hitting them, just to be safe better get just a little lower. There, full throttle, man this thing is flyng fast. Looks cool. Kids are almost screaming..........no wait, they are screaming.... but I can't tell what they are screaming about, must be the cool factor..... SMACK!!. Hey, who put that fence under that power ploe around this wide open field. Did I forget to mention that most these fields have fences around them. Once again the soft white snow cushions my planes landing. It's just that part if it was left at the fence.

So there you have it. This is how I spent my weekend. They A7 is pieced back together and if the weather is good will be flying it again tuesday at Simplots. The F18 only suffered minor damage, big torn out chunck in the left wing and missing part of the left intake. That will be back together in a couple days.

Sorry this is so long but I figured you guys might get a chuckle out of reading it. Oh yea, I won't be going back to eastern Idaho untill that soft white snow is all gone and I can land in the soft wheat fields that will be growing there this spring.

Damage to the A7 was to bad to fix and still have good structural integrity. I trashed that one and built a new one instead. I will be maidening it tomorrow.

Kerry

[MDG]

Hey Kerry,

It objects and gravity: what a humbling experience huh?

This gives me hope. When someone of your flying talents has "mishap", it reminds me that none of us are immune to the ocassional wreck

Had another great flight with the Mig today. Aprox. 8 mins in the air and then tanked the landing. Cracked the hstab. Could've been worse .

Hope to see you and the A7 at Simplot Tuesday!!

M

[Mark]

Kerry we all have had days like that. In fact I had a day like that on Sunday

I would like to see the A7 . Do have any before pics ?

By the way I was in Hobbytown last night and saw a mini funtana behind the counter. Does this belong to one of you

Kerry do u know any indoor flyers in Eastern Idaho ?

[JetTech]

I would like to see the A7 . Do have any before pics ?

Yes I have some photos of it. I will get them posted soon.

Kerry do u know any indoor flyers in Eastern Idaho ?

No I don't know any indoor flyers over there. I just know the guy who owns the hobby shop in Idaho Falls. His name is John. He was the guy that sold me my first LiPo battery 2 years ago.

I am building a new A7. Bought it from Jim today. It should be ready for this weekend. I will plan on maidening it then.

Kerry

[Mark]

[JetTech]

I finished the repair of my A7 that nosed in last weekend at Fairmont. When it happened I was so confused. I had just finished a successful fight eariler that evening and this time I had what seemed like zero control. As many of you saw it went nose in. When I got the plane home I found that the right aileron servo was not secured in its mount. As with most of my servo installations I use hot glue to bind them to the foam. This one looks like it had not been secured properly. I am sure this is what caused my crash. Anyway, I got everything repaired and flew it yesterday. It flew awesome again. I hope it makes it to the weekend so you guys can see it fly again. I am even getting braver and getting it down closer to the ground so this time you wont need binoculars to see it. LOL
Kerry

[MDG]

look forward to seeing it.

I ordered the Kamdax mig. also 2 wemotec 480 mini fans. 1 for the mig and one for the mirage. just need to decide on motors

Got the A10 fixed and will be flying it this weekend

Marty

[JetTech]

I have to tell you guys. MayLin got the bills for last months airplane stuff I bought. I got the skids put on my rc buying for awhile. So I wont be ordering that MIG for a couple of months now... bummer. Thats ok though. I love her dearly! And she keeps paying for my flying fun.... what a woman.

So it just means that I'll be building the depron planes that I have stocked up. And it will give me time to rebuild all my broken ones too. That alone should keep me busy.

Kerry

[Mark]

:shock:
I have to tell you guys. MayLin got the bills for last months airplane stuff I bought. I got the skids put on my rc buying for awhile. So I wont be ordering that MIG for a couple of months now... bummer.

So it just means that I'll be building the depron planes that I have stocked up. And it will give me time to rebuild all my broken ones too. That alone should keep me busy.

Kerry

You never wreck so what do u need to repair. Ok I have seen u wreck once and that was the Corsair last year.

[JetTech]

You never wreck so what do u need to repair. Ok I have seen u wreck once and that was the Corsair last year.

OK just to name a few. My blue and yellow weeks solution a little over a month ago. My f18... 2 weeks ago. A7 2 weeks ago and again last week. Extra 300, green and yellow weeks, DC3, AT6... all within the last year. I can go on and on... so there.... LOL

Kerry