I decided to leave the air quickly becuase this is my only HLG until I finish the one on my building board. My Chrysalis doesn't look much like a hawk, though it is the right size. The wing is covered in transparent red Monokote, and the rest of the plane is uncovered. It probably is mating season (spring), but that's just a guess... I will have to look it up online.
He definately stayed on my tail through most any aerobatic manuever I could muster... but since I have RE control only, I was limited to loops, and diving rolls. He couldn't hit me while I was doing those, but the second I miscalculated and stalled it, he would hit me. I think he owns the are where I work, as I haven't seen any other hawks but him, ever. As long as it doesn't happen every time I try to fly. Jeff >From: Monkey King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Awesome. > >On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Jeff Nibler wrote: > > >Aside from it being fun to watch, I'm a bit disappointed! I was planning >on > >flying at least three times throughout the day. I was wondering how >often > >this sort of thing has happened to you all, and if there are any certain > >colors that are worse then others (if it matters at all). > >A friend of mine got in a brief fisticuff with a seagull when I was a kid. >He was flying a homebuilt moldie, though, and the bird managed only to >unbalance the plane a bit. My friend decided it was a perfect time to >gain some speed though and dived out of trouble. > >It might be mating season or something. Are the hawks around you >territorial? Is your plane colored or patterned like a hawk? Does it >have anything that looks like eyespots? > >If the plane were mine, I'd stay up as long as possible. The wreckage >would be worth the story. Besides, it might be cool to see if a hawk can >keep on your six after a split-S. > >-J > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
