Never really knew what to put into a Blog, until today 7/11.
Death of an Easy Glider!
I'd taken the week off to work on the House and was watching the wind to see if a sloping break was in order. After laying down laminate floor, installing tub enclosure, etc.. just about any wind was a good excuse. By noon, the clouds had blown out and a N/NW wind was cooking up. Time to throw the Easy Glider I recently got off a friend moving East, who didn't want to pack it. I'd replaced a blown out HS-81 and dropped in a bigger 2000mAH battery to help with the balance. All set.
Drove 5mins up to Dave's Beach (see picture), a nice small bluff along Carlsbad's Coast and spotted Neil pulling out. He backed up long enough to see the Easy and chat about his Raider, before heading off to pick-up his next kit. The ridge was mine.
Really cleared out,...must have been 50 mile visibility and a stiff breeze blowing now out of the NW. I hook up the Easy and test the control surfaces,...right is right, left is left.... Walk out to the edge and give a toss. A lot of up and I'm trimming as I go to bring the nose back down. A turn North, upwind slows her down and gives me time to finish trimming (need more down). I run her along the ridge and decide to turn downwind and bring her in for adjustment. Downwind speed gets going and the landing finds the Easy Glider over the fence and in the southbound lanes of traffic, on PCH.
Those of you not familar with Dave's Beach can picture a small
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