Also, not in the wacky flight category: Mike Kirda did a personal best
F1D flight last night of 20 minutes plus, flying among all the
heavyweight planes using the air.
LeRoy Cordes YOLO
Chicago, Illinois
AMA 16974 - WAA Pilot #337
In God We Trust
On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:07:28 -0000 "mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net"
<mkirda_at_sbcglobal.net> writes:
> LeRoy Cordes built a new penny plane a while back and had done a
> great job in getting it dialed in. Nearly every flight he had been
> getting consistent 9 minutes plus with a bit of ceiling bumping.
>
> Well one bump must have been stronger than before because next thing
> we know, one blade of the prop is fluttering down from the ceiling.
> And that darn plane took it almost like nothing happened. Sure it
> was shuddering a bit, but still flew - great landing at just short
> of 8 minutes.
>
> Irony was pretty high as Bob Warmann had just been talking about how
> much he hated single blade props, so common back in the day. Next
> thing we know, a single bladed limited penny plane...
>
> I was really kicking myself because I hadn't brought my camera...
>
> Regards.
> Mike Kirda
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LeRoy Cordes YOLO
Chicago, Illinois
AMA 16974 - WAA Pilot #337
In God We Trust
Received on Fri Feb 08 2013 - 11:39:49 CET