Happy Thanksgiving 2020!!!
Episode 18 - Ice House 2020
- Spent much time packing for the ICE House or Repacking
- 470L Tail Thrust Bearings?
- Need to work on this scale winter project. After the 470L's get fixed.
- All well. Going through some battles at work
- Finally get off work to start the final pack was a pain in the back in. Made it out on Thursday morning.
- Took a week off of flying after the event, first time in months.
- 11/21 - Flew on Saturday. Nothing eventful. Typical day at the field. Picked up an airplane. Yes - an airplane.
-Total pilot count for Apache Pass. 175 registered. 150 airplanes and 25 helis There was probably 100 ish spectators on the plane side.
Thursday
- Perfect Weather
- No light towers so we night flew
- X4ii Flew Great. Blades Perfect
- Sim Stick Mover
- Sloan had projector and PS4 connected
- Introduced Kenny to Dosoritas
- Smoked burgers on the Treager, Sausage and Richard smoked some chicken
- Problem with Soxos Strike 7, tail lever that goes from the torque tube for the tail came off. Word of the day Maintanence... Soxos is fixed now.
- Problem with calibration of the Hobbywing esc. I am only getting 1740 head speed at 100% head speed, New 12t pinion. Still sucks
Friday
- Spiegel slept in car A +
- Scooter was paying off big time. Lost a tire tube and crashed it Sat night I blame the tube not the drinks.
- Kenny Pellet Smoker A+!, Ribs need more hot spicy stuff, also cooked burgers for Bob.
- Built a new Oxy 3 2018 addition - Xnova, Hobbywing, MKS servos, Brain - Std BD does not fit.
My e5 flew great, minus the battery that came out of the tail blade. Shane came up with the right idea for fix.
Saturday
- Stripped the 7.2 One Way
- Oxy 3 Night Flying
- Spark Flip / Mod Probally the only one to do that in USA.
- Shanes Gaui X5 Tune
- Sloan Crash my Oxy3 why?
- Bob ducking air planes!, This was a pain at times.
- Noon time demo from Richard Sloan , Simon
- Ashton night fly 1st. Cherry is ok now!
Sunday
- Slow road home! Sleeeeep! Unloading sucked!
- Worn out on Sunday!
News : News
- Flex Inovation Speed Wing = https://www.flexinnovations.com/product/pirana-super-pnp/
- Spiegel - Nothing Really!
- Kenny - I may have bought to much?
- Diego Safi was a pleaser to watch fly. Style Great!
- Kenny's night time funnels!, Also nominated for best night time flight and won. LOL
- Southwest Heli Rodeo November 12-15 at TRCC
- https://apachepassrc.com/home/ice-house-fly-in-2020/
