Thursday Special: Bean Dip

Ideal weather for flying this evening. Thanks especially to Dave S. for giving the field a perfect putting-green cut!

Some excitement this Thursday, including a few successful first-flights of new models. Giant-scale gassers, electric trainers, a ducted fan jet, large electric warbirds, electric bush planes...bomb drops...it was a fun evening! Okay...not exactly...we had some pilots get BEANED.

Rick B. piloted Dave's newly-acquired FMS P-47 for the first flight. It's a large, electric-powered warbird constructed from foam, and a beautiful scale model. It also happens to be the same model Kurt frequently flies, so we had two of the big "Jugs" at the field this evening.

Rick B. doing a slow inverted pass with his giant Pink Panther gasser. Always a fun show.

Kurt put several flights on his Eflight Turbo Timber. It's a tame, yet very nimble model airplane. Highly recommended for a first model or aerobatic fun. Luckily, it survived a dip in the beans without a scratch.

Rick B. co-pilots for Richard B. Nice flying, Richard!

Rob C.'s gray airplane (middle) is an electric, ducted-fan model of a Messerschmitt 262 jet that was used near the end of World War Two. It's manufactured by Dynam. The first flight and three subsequent flights went off without a hitch, and it looks awesome in the air! However...the stock electronic speed controllers were dangerously hot after three minutes of flight, and will have to be upgraded before it flies again. Darn.
  
The green airplane in the foreground is also a World War Two model– a Mitsubishi Zero fighter used by the Japanese, made by the now-defunct Flyzone brand by Tower Hobbies. It has excellent flying characteristics and drops a weighted, dummy foam bomb.  We had fun dropping bombs on the runway this evening.

Clay does a nice, low pass down the runway. Unfortunately, we didn't get a shot of his slick inverted passes– next time, Clay!

Are you a hobbyist looking for a place to fly, or wanting to get into flying model aircraft? Are you an aircraft enthusiast looking for something neat to watch? Come out to the SMAC field on our scheduled flying days- Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 PM, or Saturdays at 10:00 AM (when the weather is agreeable, of course).  

We usually have some interesting models in the air, and welcome spectators and hobbyists wanting to fly, as long as pilots have a current AMA registration. We welcome all types of models, and pilots of all skill levels.