Episode 18 - Ice House 2020

Happy Thanksgiving 2020!!!

 

Episode 18 -  Ice House 2020

 

Spiegel 
- Spent much time packing for the ICE House or Repacking

- 470L Tail Thrust Bearings?

- Need to work on this scale winter project.  After the 470L's get fixed.

- Agile 7.2 Tail Print

Kenny
- All well. Going through some battles at work 

- Finally get off work to start the final pack was a pain in the back in.  Made it out on Thursday morning.

- Took a week off of flying after the event, first time in months.

- 11/21 - Flew on Saturday. Nothing eventful. Typical day at the field. Picked up an airplane. Yes - an airplane.

Main Topic
Ice House 2020 Over View

 -Total pilot count for Apache Pass.  175 registered.  150 airplanes and 25 helis  There was probably 100 ish spectators on the plane side.      
Thursday      
- Perfect Weather      
- No light towers so we night flew      
- X4ii Flew Great.  Blades Perfect      
- Sim Stick Mover      
- Sloan had projector and PS4 connected      
- Introduced Kenny to Dosoritas      
- Smoked burgers on the Treager, Sausage and Richard smoked some chicken      
- Problem with Soxos Strike 7, tail lever that goes from the torque tube for the tail came off.  Word of the day Maintanence...  Soxos is fixed now.      
- Problem with calibration of the Hobbywing esc.  I am only getting 1740 head speed at 100% head speed, New 12t pinion.  Still sucks      
      
Friday      
- Spiegel slept in car A +      
- Scooter was paying off big time. Lost a tire tube and crashed it Sat night I blame the tube not the drinks.     
- Kenny Pellet Smoker A+!, Ribs need more hot spicy stuff, also cooked burgers for Bob.      
- Built a new Oxy 3 2018 addition - Xnova, Hobbywing, MKS servos, Brain - Std BD does not fit.      
My e5 flew great, minus the battery that came out of the tail blade.  Shane came up with the right idea for fix.
      
Saturday      
- Stripped the 7.2 One Way      
- Oxy 3 Night Flying      
- Spark Flip / Mod Probally the only one to do that in USA.      
- Shanes Gaui X5 Tune      
- Sloan Crash my Oxy3 why?      
- Bob ducking air planes!, This was a pain at times.      
- Noon time demo from Richard Sloan , Simon      
- Ashton night fly 1st. Cherry is ok now!     
      
Sunday      
- Slow road home! Sleeeeep! Unloading sucked!      
- Worn out on Sunday!     
      
News : News
- Flex Inovation Speed Wing = https://www.flexinnovations.com/product/pirana-super-pnp/

Buy Sell
- Spiegel - Nothing Really!

- Kenny - I may have bought to much?

Watched

- Diego Safi was a pleaser to watch fly. Style Great!

- Kenny's night time funnels!, Also nominated for best night time flight and won. LOL

Events

- Southwest Heli Rodeo November 12-15 at TRCC

- https://apachepassrc.com/home/ice-house-fly-in-2020/

Rated G