Did YOU fly today??

[discoferret]

I'd thought about flying from inside the car, but worried about range and view, you know it's all going to go wrong.

LOL It could work. Ive just ordered a pair of these. Snowbee Lightweight Neoprene Gloves | Snowbee | INC P&P

[BenScoobert]

LOL It could work. Ive just ordered a pair of these. Snowbee Lightweight Neoprene Gloves | Snowbee | INC P&P

Let us know how you get on, Britain sucks for winter flying.

[MarkG_R1]

Did YOU fly today??

No flying for me today
Gusty as hell and chilly so I've been doing jobs around the house to keep myself occupied (better than doing it when it is flying weather)

Might have a Phoenix session this evening to stop my thumbs from seizing up

[milly0812]

Did YOU fly today??

I don't think the birds flew today lol

[mattscupoftea]

Took the Logo 500 out to visit Dave Fisher at his field, and struggled against the wind for three flights. Not really a pleasant experience, but experience all the same. Really gusty. Tough flying. Not that you'd know it watching Dave throw his G4 around though!

[tomatwalden]

Went and watched Stu Smith fly his logo at the Model Show / Fleet Air Arm museum near Yeovil. Came away with a Nano ... Doh!

[jimmyhorns]

Flew the Knight twice this morning with Discoferret, bloody windy!

Tail is awful, and I may have a solution thanks to waveydavey....

Then looked after William all afternoon, which basically promises me an escape tomorrow morning for more flying.

Then bought me and Discoferret some fingerless gloves from go outdoors, but have just seen his post on here!

[Nick B]

Not today,not in that cold 30mph gusty wind,sod that!

[LipolyGone]

I had just the one flight but very shortly in to it I realised holding the heli at 45 degrees to the wind whilst trying not to be blown over was a tad more than my skills could cope with so I landed & went home with all helis & two new aeroplanes in one peice still Nick was right tho it was gusting to 30 mph

[r4nd0m]

Not today,not in that cold 30mph gusty wind,sod that!

well I couldnt resist, though I brought in the 700 a minute early as my thumb started to feel numb ...

[panosg]

Same here. One flight with the 600n, but the wind was just evil.
I thought something is wrong with the 600 as it was nearly on it's side cos was so windy!

Me and Harvey packed up and went home........ with the helis in one piece! Quite an achievement for me!

[trillian]

Had I known how miserable it was going to be I most definitely would have stayed home. The forecast was cloudy, very windy and pretty cold but I had not flown the last two weekends as I was out of town, so I was fairly determined to fly.

It was colder than I expected for a start and very windy with strong sustained gusts. I took up the Trex 500 first just to ease back into the routine and my thumbs were still too cold to really be confident so I took it easy but the 500 does suprisingly well in the wind. (I have a Turnigy TX mit but you need to start with warm hands first really, or use some hand warmers.)

After a bit of a break due to sudden (and unexpected) rain! :-( it finally settled down a bit and I took out the Robbe Dyna-X in which I have just had the Magnum center-glide bearing system installed in the engine. I wanted to at least run the engine and hover a bit. After getting it running I went out to the flightline and it was running very well, I hovered a bit and then checked the backplate which was completely cold still. So I took it up, flipped into idle-up and did a few rolls and a slow loop and I began to actually forget all about the weather and I felt comfy enough to enjoy the moment..... then it started to **** down with rain! So I'm now flying in 15mph winds with gusts and horizontal rain :-( By the time I landed and got into the clubhouse everything was dripping wet. So I considered my flying day over at that point. But in a crazy and masochistic way it was fun :-)

[trexamanic]

flew my mcpx and managed to break that little carbon bit that joins the tail.
im sick of that bit breaking constantly.
just ordered some carbon rod to try doing my own.

[p4ddy]

No flying, but i waited in all day for some tools & parts for my bike which never arrived despite paying £8 for next day delivery ON THURSDAY EVENING!!!

[discoferret]

No flying, but i waited in all day for some tools & parts for my bike which never arrived despite paying £8 for next day delivery ON THURSDAY EVENING!!!

Dont get me started on bloody items not turning up when they are suppose to!!!!!!!!!