[RCSE] Another Hi-Start disaster...

2005-04-19 Thread Les Grammer
Reading all these high start stories has brought back some fond memories of my entry into sailplanes.Ok, well...maybe not so fond!!! After totally destroying my first plane (a GP trainer 40 gas airplane) I decided to step back and start with a glider. At least that way things would move a

Re: [RCSE] Another Hi-Start disaster...

2005-04-19 Thread Flying High
Ahh, the good old days of Hi-start disasters. I had my share of them when I started out with my trusty GP 2M spirit, which I still have and will keep for my son to learn on! I remember being soo excited when I bought my hi-start and now had a means to launch my plane without flying up on a

[RCSE] Another Hi-Start disaster...

2005-04-19 Thread GordySoar
I had one of the worst ever and recently. We fly in a public park and there is a kiddie playground very near by. This weekend I was helping one of our newbies with the highstart, holding it while he was getting his ship ready, when one of the guys yells out.. Oh my gosh! Look at that mom!