Four Days in a Row! Flight #1184

First attempt was a bad inflation. I didn’t feel any pressure in the A’s until the trike had rolled for several feet. The wing had been laid out in what I thought was the same position as the last many perfect launches. Perhaps the center cells had been drawn back a tad farther. Anyway when it did come up the left side was high and it quickly swung back. If I’d slowed a bit I might have saved it but the second oscillation and my speed called for an abort.

The second attempt also has a delay before the A’s caught but not as long. Plus the wing was weighed down by water from being dragged. I could definitely feel the difference. I taxied a bit to get her overhead and loaded.

I used the prop torque to spiral up to 2500 ft. Where I trimmed for straight flight and headed over to the sand quarry climbing at 60 to 100 ft /minute.

There was light haze softening the edges. The air was smooth. I returned to the RC Airport where a little white plane was carving around the patch.

I was considering a 5th flight tomorrow morning but Dawn pointed out a fuel leak that has taken the falcon out of service.