Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / July 2009

Someone was complaining about the group going to the dogs, so even if it
isn't much I thought I'd mention the fact that it was a very nice day for
flying here at the intersection of Oregon City and Estacada, with almost
no wind at our usually turbulent flying field, and high cloud cover that
was very easy to fly against.

I flew so long I got a sunburned face, and a nasty eyestrain headache.  
But it's happy pain, so that's OK.

_And_ I just got my Nobler fuselage erected, after a small saga involving
very poor quality maple motor mount sticks, an extremely slow Sig Mfg
order fulfillment process, and a _very_ helpful counter guy at Coyote
Hobby in Oregon City who took some of the parts that Sig _did_ deign to
send to his home wood shop to cut them down to a size that would fit my
needs.

So it has the requisite doublers -- and a very nice pair of motor mounts
-- and it's all nice and square and straight with the two defining
bulkheads freshly glued in place.

Now I just need to contend with the fact that in making sure the thing
was square and straight every which way I forgot to start it over the
plans!!!  As soon as the glue dries I can fix that, however, confident in
the knowledge that what _is_ glued up is straighter than anything I'd get
eyeballing it over a bit of paper.  If I'd had the foresight to lay out a
center line on the building board I wouldn't even do that (and may not,
come to think of it).