Those who have purchased Miniplane should consider following improvement:
The J-bar is secured to the front of the Miniplane harness with a screw that is threaded into the J-bar. In the last course this screw fell out in flight and pilot slipped to one side which made the aircraft bit unbalanced and quite scary for the pilot.
I have decided to rivet this which is much more secure attachment. I suggest you do the same.
Jason 5 and Danny 7 with 2 guys flying no time to take pics or video. Its very busy.
VIDEO – I am guiding Danny to descend
It was no wind and then wind picked up soo quickly that we have missed our short window and no one got any flights.
Great flying this evening. Lots of flights by all. Jason busted prop on failed take off and Danny was hit by rogue gust front that made him land quite close to the road and power lines. Scary.
Misty morning, overcast. Waited till wind picked up and the guys did 2 flights each. One of my engines started to act up – blown out base cylinder head gasket because one of the head bolts loosened up.
All guys did their first solo today!
VIDEO – Danny after first solo
Danny 2 flights
Jason – 2 flight
It was just stunning day – perfect to fly…
Congrats to you all on first solo flight!
We more ground handling with motor on and also using power for mock up take offs. Its all going well,I think the guys will fly this pm.
Motor work completed, reverse handled most of the day. Last 1/2 hour was good for forward inflation practice. Guys are getting hang of it.
