A warm summer night with mild wind. We met at Kevin's for "Electric Night" along with some newcomers, Jerry and the "Sarge". Kip flew his EFlight P-47 and I was flying a vintage GWS Tigermoth. We began a deadly game of cat and mouse. The P-47 won this round with a spectacular midair collision. My Tigermoth was sliced up by the prop of the P-47. The Tigermoth tumbled down into the wheat while Kip managed a deadstick back to base. After examining the wreckage I decided this Tigermoth will be back in the air tomorrow with the help of some epoxy and Spackle. Glenn flew the electrified Nitroplanes P-51. The sun was low in the sky and planes were getting harder to see. Glenn did a number of high speed flybys, inverted flight and various other stunts. At one point the P-51 disappeared behind the house surely headed for the ground. Suddenly the P-51 appeared above the horizon again, setting up for the final approach. Only Crazy Glenn could get away with that one.
Jerry and the Sarge flew a couple of Spads designed from plans found on (www.spadtothebone.com). These things are made from corrugated plastic and drain spouts. For about $12 they constructed very functional aircraft. Another nice addition to UncontrolledFlight. We ended the night with a burger and beer at the the new Wouters Sport Bar.
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