Fly'n with the Circus. RDRC's traveling Circus

[SleepyC]

You guys look like your having FUN!
Nice!
Keep a travel log and keep us informed!
Love to see people rocking out!!

[RobertV]

Every weekend, the RDRC Travelling Circus has a bunch of stories to tell so this thread is a great place to do it!

Dave posted a pic above but didn't mention the hilarious circumstances behind it. Everyone has an "old" plane that they fly with abandon and to get the most "crowd response", if you know what I mean. Larry Lewis repaired an old H9 Ultra Stik that he rescued from the trash can and rebuilt a while back and it has become known as the "Death Diver" around these parts. He takes it up to a high altitude and does full-power, vertical dives at the ground as the crowd yells "hold it, hold it, hold it" on the way down. Then he puls a hard corner as close to the ground as possible (he doesn't listen to us) and has dragged the grass on more than one occasion as the crowd bursts into cheers. It's amazing that the wings don't fold!

Well, not to be outdone, Dave Hockaday (Tweek) made what was called the "Hefty Bag Challenge" to Larry at a recent event in Vanceboro, NC. Dave has an old Andrews H-Ray (!) with a disctictive Green/Yellow covering job that we have dubbed the "John Deer". He decided to "out-death-dive" Larry or bring the plane home in a trash bag. On his very first dive, the wing popped off and the fuselage buried itself in the wheat field. The rest of us laughed so hard that we fell on the ground and thrashed around for a while. The funniest part is that the 'ole Deer survived pretty well. As you can see in the pic below, the glue joint on the front wing hold-down bulkhead was so old that it literally tore out of the fuselage causing the wing to come off. It will dive again! So we'll have "Hefty Challenge - the Sequel (coming to a theater near you)!

[Tweek]

Here's a pic of Robert and Larry taken by David Jones, just as I planted the H-Ray in the wheat. Robert is laughing, Larry dropped to the ground and about 2 seconds later, was rolling on his back laughing like mad. The John Deere was about -4" on it's last dive, someone _has_ to best that (and they will)!

[Larry Lewis]

LOL,,,that HAD to be taken just as it hit, because I spent the next 10 minutes on my back. I was laughing so hard, I had tears streaming from my eyes. I thought I was headed for a heart attack for all the pain in my chest.
Hey, we need to get David from Vanceboro to post the pic he took of my new torque rolling trick!

[Larry Lewis]

	Quote: Originally Posted by LUCKY
	Hey, guys Enjoyed flyin with ya at your last flyin. Hopefully we see ya at the fly for tots, and bring the sim trailer. Keep the pics a flowin.

Hey Bud, you bet! You guys were a GREAT addition to last years event, and really hope we can fit in your travels this year. We're shooting for 200+ pilots, and raising $15,000 for charity. Be sure and mention us at all the events you hit in the coming week ends.

Note to Flying Giants Members. These guys have a class act set up, and really add a lot of enjoyment to ANY event they attend. Trust me, the Radio Active gang ROCKS!

[jaybenson]

A few pics I caught with my cell ph. cam today at RDRC. Member Jay Ingle got lots of huckin in with his Yak.

[Coors2u]

This is a pic of the average trailer crew that we take to a fly in.start1.jpg

[jaybenson]

"Where's My Dang Extra, I know it's in this wheat field somewhere."

[Larry Lewis]

Hmmmmmmmmmm,,,,,,,,,whats Matt "Big Boy" doin with that radio in the wheat field? I reckon he was gonna FLY that Extra outta there!

[B Rocka]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Larry Lewis
	Hmmmmmmmmmm,,,,,,,,,whats Matt "Big Boy" doin with that radio in the wheat field? I reckon he was gonna FLY that Extra outta there!

Ahhhhhhhh.....that's just wrong, lol

[Do-rag]

I think he was wiggling the sticks and listening for the sound so he could find it. But I could be wrong and he was going to fly it out

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by magic28504
	I think he was wiggling the sticks and listening for the sound so he could find it. But I could be wrong and he was going to fly it out

Yeah, we were going to crank it back up and hand launch it outta there! But, the prop was busted.