Four flights in mid Sept.
I cracked off 4 this week. The first was pretty standard. The only thing of note was that I noticed one of the batons in the nose of the wing had gone missing. I also noticed that the right wheel strut was damaged.
After much head scratching trying to find a replacement I remembered the Hobby Shop across the bridge. They had the exact 1/16 nylon dowel.
While I was at it I replaced the strut and re-installed with the original wheels (better bearings) and new tubes and tires.
The second flight was on the 17th. The sky was a bit sketchy but I decided to send it anyway. Bad decision. By the time I got to the end of the runway at 200 feet the visibility was down to 50 ft. with no holes in sight.
I climbed to 400 feet feeling like I was inside of a ping pong ball . Still no holes clean enough to trust. I turned back to the airstrip and landed.
The third flight was total stupidity. The surface was clear but above 250 ft. was zero visibility . I tooled around for 10 minutes trying to get glimpses of the surface and landed glad to be Down.
The fourth flight was great in all respects.
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