Well it's another wife's story.....My husband's busiest time of the year is the fall..sometimes work requires 7 days a week for about 3 months during this time so obviously not much time for flying. As luck would have it ..he was able to take this weekend off and Murphy's law kicked up on Friday when he started not feeling too well...But he kind of willed himself well as a few guys were getting together in Whittaker, CA to slope race. Jim got his Nova ready, did all the last minute tuning up you folks do before flying. Woke up Saturday morning still not feeling too well but willing to drive the 3 hours one way to Whittaker to be able to fly and, of course, as you know "flying always makes one feel better." He called me an hour into his drive and was doing ok. Around 6 in the evening i heard from him....he was heading home. I asked all the questions...which included "How'd the flying go?"...and the response was more of Murphy's law: He flew all of 35 seconds when "something happened" and the plane took a dive into the brush of the Whittaker area ....which is more like an unforgiving jungle. He then spent the next 3 hours climbing in the brambles and the thicket (at times higher them himself)...to no avail. So....for SIX hours of driving....THREE hours of climbing around in the thicket, 25 minutes of me pulling out thorns with tweezers upon his return home ..he flew just 35 seconds and then lost a plane with cervos and reciever to boot. Now most sane people would say...".this just isn't worth it." But not my husband...this morning he is already planning his strategy of what plane to fly when and where and is putting the finishing touches on a plane for our two daughters to start learning on. (Passing on the madness to the next generation?) You RC fliers are a different breed altogether. I'm not completely sure of your sanity but your tenacity speaks volumes. Sign me as an amazed wife. MJ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
