Flight #1316

A assists did the trick. The wing went up clean and fast. When it came overhead I got on the brakes and started a little fore and aft action. I should have slowed down and stayed on the brakes. Instead I continued to accelerate, eventually the wing settled down and I launched at high speed. There was no wind but maybe there was at 20 feet.

The Assists worked, it felt strange not grabbing the risers and my hands were probably not in the right position when I needed to check the brakes. But… it might be the answer to my inflation problem.

I flew out to Gasparilla Island and circled the lighthouse. Good flight.

Flight #1315

Finally ! A good set up and inflation. The wing spent the night in the garage which added a little weight that helped but the big thing was a serious chevron, a mild tuck of the trailing center edge and maybe the A assists.

I used zip ties were too light for the job. When under pressure both sides let go and the prop batted the cams. The clips were broken by the hit. No prop damage.

Another bad inflation #1314

The first attempt wend bad before I started to roll out. The prop wash caught the wing’s trailing edge. As the wing lifted and the wash got under the wing it flipped upside down. I drug it about 10 feet before aborting.

When I got home and watched the video I could also see that the was was slightly off center. Next flight I’m going to use A assists and make damn sure I’m centered.

The second attempt went better. It was 5 on the bump scale at different altitudes.

Coming back to land I saw Alvaro driving in and another guy setting up. He was a German fellow about to do his first launch out of school. He was a bit stressed out and called it after two aborted launches. His new motor was bogging down when he went to power.