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Skye Malcolm and I met at the Franklin County
Fairgrounds for an impromptu NYD fly-in. Skye was just back from
Arizona and was wearing shorts and tennis shoes, so we didn't last too
long.
Sky had found an upgraded
ZingWing out west, one of those foamy flying wings that folds in half and
launches with a big rubber band. This one was higher aspect ratio
and bigger span and will undoubtedly disappear into the first thermal of the new
year. Today we just had clouds and drizzle.
We flew the Miss 2.1 a
little, and that was very nice. We even did a runway takeoff and
landing.
I tried to fly the Silverlit
Friggin Industries X-Plane. That little monster is going back for a
refund tomorrow, so help me Dave Thornburg. Gordy, you do NOT want
one of these for your kid. It is not safe nor reliable. Mine
has intermittent power glitches that I can't fix because none of the guts are
user accessible. The propellor propels itself off the shaft and goes
flying away when you rev up the motor, and the range check today failed at
about ten feet. I could go on and on but instead I am just going back to
the customer service desk.
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