Sometimes with all the projects going on in my hanger, it becomes much like a 3 ring circus. When that happens..... I call in the ring leader!!! (My daughter Vivian)

Welcome to the barn "Gunfighter"!!

This inexpensive Park Zone brushless P-51 ($160), is just an absolute dream to fly. I've flown much bigger, fancier, more expensive planes, and this little bird beats them all.

Rock solid stabillity, scale speed, durable construction. Got it for my (early), birthday present this past Saturday night. Took it out Sunday afternoon and put 6 really good flights on her.

Gonna go check the weather for tomorrow. Cya!!!

TEST. Checking to see if PC would upload pics. Was having trouble with it earlier. All good.

Here she is!!!!!!

Vivian Van Wyck Rinehart, born May 17th, 2009 at 8:20pm EST.

7lbs. 5.5oz., 19" long.

So I'm getting ready to go to Sam Ash music store in Atlanta, GA. They were gracious enough to let me hold my drum students recitals there. At the start there was going to be 12 students performing. Then 8, then 6. Then Sunday morning 2 more call to say they have soccer & baseball games that got "rain day scheduled" for the exact time as the recitals. So...... only 4 now.
I'm a bit ticked at this point as Sam Ash went out of their way to set up the drum kit, tables, and chairs, and now only 4 students were going to show up. My wife was getting around to come with me, and as I walked in to check her progress, I told her the news. She then replies, "Well, I hate to do this to you, but my water just broke!"

Ahhhhhh!!!!!!! Crap!!! Get the bags!!! Call off the recitals!!!! Call the doctor!!!......... relax, relax, relax!!!!

This all happened at 12:10pm. By 8:20pm, we were parents!!!!

Currently she has a bit of jaundice, but it's getting better.

6mm FlyRC F-15C (depron foam) markings of the one I crew chiefed in the US Air Force. (100 flights. Retired)

Parkzone (Frankie) P-51D markings of 487th FS, 352nd FG, ACE Capt. Bill Whisner's P-51D. (56 flights. Donated to Special needs facility.)

Parkzone (Gunfighter) BL BNF P-51D markings of 487th FS, 352nd FG, ACE Capt. Bill Whisner's P-51D. (61 Flights. Active)


Parkzone (Gunfighter) BL BNF P-51D markings of 486th FS, 352nd FG, ACE Capt. Ed Heller's P-51D (107 Crash-Free Flights. Crashed on flt. #108 failed elevator servo. KIA)

Parkzone (Gunfighter) BL BNF P-51B markings of 328th FS, 352nd FG, Lt. Robert "Punchy" Powell's P-51B (56 Flights. Active)


Electrifly Ultimate 3D ARF Biplane. Named after my wife's nickname. Super Goober 1 was a Fliton Extra 260. (Both have been Sold)

GWS Slow Stick. Re-Winged (due to aging), and painted in 4th FG-ish markings. (200+ Flights. Active)

Great Planes Combat Corsair (converted to electric) markings of Lt. Dean Caswell of VMF-221, Bunker Hill carrier. (9 Flights. Sold)

Used Scratch Build of a GP Big Stick 40. I recovered it in Thunderbirds style color scheme and installed a brand new Magnum 46 XLS engine. Named after my daughter. (7 Flights. Sold)

Parkzone P-47 in the markings of Maj. George "Max" Lamb of the 356th FS, 354th FG. (Ace). I liked the unique markings of this squadron and how it looked on a P-47. This plane has retracts, flaps, and custom built scale bomb racks...Continue Reading

Everything is working now, except the Fliton is still in the hanger until I feel like fixing it. A couple of good rainy days should get me in the mood to build it back up. In the mean time, my new Electrifly Ultimate is serving me VERY well. I've only done the maiden flight on it so far, but WOW! This thing is super stable & smooth. Can't wait to take it out again. This bird will definitely be going to SEFF with me, good fortune permitting!

Here's some pics of it. "Super Goober" is my wife's nickname. The Fliton 260 was the original Super Goober in my fleet, so this one being the replacement, is "Super Goober 2".

Howdy All!!
I haven't done a blog here, so what the heck, here goes. Yesterday, Saturday the 31st of Jan.) was NOT a great day at the field. I haven't flown in 2 months because of Holidays, crappy weather, schedules, etc. Last time I flew, my poor little Fliton Extra 260 mini ARF bit the dust. On take off it suddenly pitched straight up and the motor quit. And she stalled nose in on the paved runway. Fortunately none of the gear, including the motor, suffered any damage! I was due for a crash. I haven't had anything worse than ripped off landing gear in almost 9 months. My friends were crashing plenty, so it's only fair it was my turn.
Well, so 1 of my 4 planes was toast. I didn't expect Saturday to be the completion of my share of wrecks but it was. Mostly minor. My lil Hacker Reno Racer must have had a battery issue. I charged everything the night before, but don't have a tester to check the juice. It seemed under powered on launch, and dove for the ground. I pulled it out just in time to slide across the paved runway and strip the aileron servo. My F-15 had a hard flop too. Missed the grass and smacked the runway cracking the foam around the motor mount stick. A little 5 minute epoxy fixed that.
The heart breaker was my Park Zone P-51. I've changed out the gear to better electronics and gave it a custom paint job. It had 39 flights without a single mishap. Then on approach for landing I misjudged my alt and distance. I thought, "yeah I'm clear of the small pine trees." But I was just behind one lil ole tree that had about a foot more height than I expected. Whap!! Caught it with the right wing and ripped the wing off. Already have a new one being painted. That was the only damage to it.
So all in all, it wasn't a really bad day. Could have been worse!!

I now also have an Electrifly Ultimate Bi Plane on the way. Will be here on Wednesday. I plan to bring my only four flying planes to SEFF 2009. Should be a blast!!!!