While I’m repairing and working on the 2-meters the trusty Saphir is a nice practice plane for the Nordic 09 schedule. I had five flights yesterday, one being cut short by a low battery warning on my transmitter. I nearly soiled myself as the saying goes, when the beeper beeped and landed as hastily as is possible with a retract plane. The 9,6 volt pack accepted 986 mAh of current (it’s total capacity is 3.0 Ah).
I found out the Hanno engine does two nordic schedules easily on a full tank. That would save the retracts, reducing landings by 50%…
I also got three things on my todo-list:
- Remember to add the 8mm spacer when changing spinner
- Do not use plastic links on retracts
- Don’t forget cowling screws @ home
What am I doing? Lots!
- Repairing the Saphir II: New Tru-Turn spinner, new prop (APC 13×10 turning 9800 rpm), new covering on the wing (AGAIN!). And taping and sealing off every damned piece of covering I can, a piece flies off every time it flies.
- Repairing the red Laser, fitting new wheels (lost one in flight) and fixing a crack in the undercarriage, new bolts, fitting a Perry pump (damned 3,5 mm tap-stuff!) , moving the tank and moving and fitting a new throttle servo.
- Blue Laser – Fitting a perry pump on the OS 200 FS, attempting to fit a Hatori pipe in the nose (Damn that nose)
- Building a new fieldbox with space for 18 inch props. Pictures coming soon
- Buying stuff – a Proxxon table saw, Graupner fieldbox (I must have two dammit) and a Schulze Lipo Card (nice to carry in one of the new fieldboxes)
In addition to that my two kids are not in kindergarten this week so I have my hands full from 6 in the morning to 8 in the evening. And we’re tidying up the house, cleaning out the attic, moving the lawn, painting the damned pipe and every other task that can fit into my cramped short-term memory. And tomorrow evening I’m going flying the Saphir. Gotta love flying!
PS- notice the kid behind the plane?
