Yet another great day of flying! The day was mainly overcast with some light sprinkles here and there. Temps were cooler than yesterday (60's). There wasn't too much happening early in the morning, but the flight line became very active around lunch.
Matt, Nick, Bobby, and Bert were putting on shows (showing off their skills) most of the afternoon to early evening…and what a show! Bert was down in the ditch tempting fate and survived…as if he would "feed" the ditch. The ditch would have literally grab him! LoL!
Larry & Raja were busy on the far right side having fun. Me, I continued working on my carb issue and managed to get just one flight in before the carb went lean. Now that the twitching (uncommanded aileron roll attempt) stopped…due to the factory tape on a nitro or gas heli, my Synergy is flying silky smooth. Now to fix the carburetor problem!
My buddy Mike (aka Gasser Mike) was having fun teasing the ditch until he dipped his tail into the water and stripped a crown gear in the front transmission. Well needless to say, that ended that flight! Mikes friend Victor, had a mishap with his Mostro electric while doing piro flips on the deck and dumb-thumbed it into the ground. Amazingly, the Mostro survived the crash quit well! I was impressed!
I did a little shopping while everyone was busy flying, and found some great deals. The prize table had many great stuff for everyone. Everyone walked away with something or two of somethings. The pilot that was hit by his own heli showed up and was welcomed by everyone there and wished him well. He had plenty of attention and most everyone was more than willing to help.
Several people there offered up their attendance prize to him. That was awesome! This fun fly showed me how the people at the fun fly are truly caring! This is true Southern hospitality! I have never felt this level of acceptance and welcome as here in Alabama. I will be coming back!
Later, Raja, Larry, and myself ventured out for dinner. Our mission was to sample the true Southern style of food. We were directed to a place called Dreamland. Famous for their BBQ ribs. Well that was a disappointment. Our ribs were tough and stuck to the bones. There was a fair amount of fat and gristle on those ribs.
For breakfast, I finally tried some true Southern grits! Yum, corn grits! They were fantastic…providing you like grits.
The weather for tomorrow (Sunday) is rain all day. So we (Raja, Larry, and myself) decided if it is raining in the morning when we get up, we are making the trip home…a day early. And I'm ok with that as I'm totally tired. So I think I'll end this as I'm having a hart time keeping my eye's open and trying to make sense of what I'm typing! LoL!
Time to go home!
