How Many Trips

[Dangerous Dan]

Whenever I get to the field it takes a while to get set up. I have to make many trips to the trailer and car. Just wondering if everbody else does the same. Reply to this thread with how many trips it takes you and why

[Dangerous Dan]

7 trips

trip 1 From car to pits, carry soda and sunglasses and say hello to who is there
trip 2 fuse
trip 3 wings and cover me prop bag with tools and hardware
trip 4 gas can and battery
trip 5 transmitter
trip 6 to freq board to hang up my card
trip 7 return plane wrapper and wingbags to trailer

So for me it is a minimum of 7 trips to get in the air and an aditional 7 when i leave

[ShortBus]

Trip 1: fuselage and wing bag.
Trip 2: TX Case and Battery case.


It's a lot of work.

[whirlyspud]

Two trips.
1. Fuselage in one hand and the flight box, radio case, gas can, and wing bag in the other.
2. helicopter and starting stooge/restraint for the airplane.
I can get it down to one if I leave the helicopter at home.

Now for groceries, most of the time I can carry a whole cart load in one trip. It is not so much that I'm lazy, I just like to be efficient.

Mike

[Dangerous Dan]

I need to be more efficient, problem is my trailer is small so the fuse has to come out before i can get to the other stuff. the fuse don't get picked up it gets rolled

[aviti]

Trip 1: Fuse and wings (in wing bags)

Trip 2: Tx case, tool box, gas can (those 3 on a collapsable dolly) and cleaner/paper towels in the other hand

Get a collapsable luggage dolly from Walmart

[thewrap]

Minimum 10.
Whenever I get out to the field I always end up going clueless until I start to fly.
1. Say hi to people.
2. Check out field
3. Fuse
4. Wings
5. Gas
6. Other Plane
7. Transmitter
8. Wing Tube cause I'm too poor to afford wing bags.
9. Voltmeter
10. License
11. Drinks and food
12. What ever else I forget.

[Greyhoundman]

1 Trip, I pit at my tailgate....all assembly and fueling takes place there. When ready to fly I pull the plane up to the flight line, then start the engine and HUCK.

[Freddy Warbird]

I'm pretty much like Dangerous Dan. Good exercise

[Plane Wrappers]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Dangerous Dan
	trip 7 return plane wrapper and wingbags to trailer

# 7 IS THE MOST IMPORTANT! lol

I am pretty much the same, 7 to 8 trips. Just depends what I forgot.
I usually get a fresh piece of Orbit gum just before the 1st flight.
( peppermint )

[MadMonkey]

1. Gatorade, plane stand (to claim a table)
2. Transmitter case and field box
3. 2-3 wings
4. Fuselage 1
5. Fuselage 2
6. Maybe fuselage 3
7. Anything I forgot

[GMoney]

Its kind of an all day thing BACK AND FORTH for me.

#1 back in BS (could take hours)
#2 two helos
#3 1 fuse and Tx
#4 glow fuel , hat chair
#5 meaningless trip just cuz
#6 grab a foamie and fly it back to the flightline
#7 grab lunch (Fat boy got to eat)
#8 Turn the Truck lights off
#9 Wings for the big bird
#10 Ez- up
#11 back for another helo
#12 get a fresh prop ( I flew the 40)
#13 turn the radio up (somebody complained its too loud)
#14 back for more foamie batts
#15 start this process in reverse

Whats that 30 trips

Damn I got problems

GMOENY

[rede2fly]

more or less the same as everyone else
1. say hello
2. take out field box and gas
3. take out 1 fuse
4. go back for wingbag
5. both transmitters
6. other fuse
7. other wing bag
8. battery and flying glasses
9. make shure nothing is left on inside the van (ie) interior light
10. back to get hat ,but not allways
and thats if i only take 2 planes. add additional 2 times for each other plane
11. oh yea back for electric plane. almost forgot about that little bugger.
12. look around to make shure everything is there
13. repete steps 1-13 if needed

[gareth.ky]

1. First trip out to say hello and finish eating lunch
2. First trip back to hide while the dude does erratic hot passes with his pattern airplane.
3. Field box
4. Cooler
5. Lawn Chair
6. Fuse
7. Wings and wing tube
8. Wing tube fell out in the trunk!
9. Foamy
10. Back to the car with the field box to hook up the chargers
    
    OK, lets go fly. Oh crap is gonna !
    

[VooDoo Child]

Our field has 130 inch gates so i due everything at the van with the music up,when all is said and done i push the plane with one hand,TX case in the outher.After some gimble flexing and BSing in the pits i make the trip one last time for fuel and smoke cans.Gotta keep it simple down here,Humidity will kill a brutha.