Flight (Crash?) Testing


Flew the Super Cub RC "foamie" for the first time. 楽しかった。

Damage report: broke tail off, shattered cowling, bent propeller, slightly cracked firewall, and broke ends off 3 out of 4 wing struts. The wheels also seem to angle back further than before.

It isn't that bad. I had the tail back on in the time it took the hot glue to cool, then I flew again and "landed" again. Replaced the propeller. The struts will be easy to fix. The cowling broke like an eggshell; still waiting for the epoxy to set before gluing it even more. I could have all but the cowling in the air tomorrow.

ハッシン!

Update: the epoxy didn't stick very well to the plastic of the cowling. I ended up using hot glue to reinforce it. Hot glue FTW!

I'm Fly

That's me on the left training with Michael Phelps in my backyard baby pool.* It's amazing what swimming sounds like below the surface when one pushes the envelope of human aquatic ability.



*No, not really.