You haven’t heard much from me and this will probably be my last blog post until September.
Between o4 August and 11 August, I will be attending THREE contests – yes, three contests in a week. Tomorrow is our local Cloudbusters’ Picnic meet, then Tuesday I leave for the AMA Nats in Muncie, Indiana (FAC events Wed-Fri), and lastly, Saturday and Sunday is the much-rescheduled McCook Squadron FAC meet (staying in Muncie).
Geneseo was fun, as always, but it left me with some chores. My dependable and always-a-contest-threat King Harry flew away. My Jimmie Allen Sky Raider suffered some blown-out sticks, my new Wanderer had a wobbly tail and smashed the nose, and my Caudron flew great until I tried to make it fly better and it blew out some side supports. So here’s what I have been doing in these two weeks:
A new King Harry has been built. The Wanderer’s nose and tail have been rebuilt. The side was repaired on the Sky Raider, the Caudron has been repaired, and I spent an afternoon trimming out the Kuenz Klingon Embryo. The Klingon was selected to be the One-Design and will be given out to registrants at this year’s FAC Outdoor Champs in September. I built this one while Ralph was still alive and we will be honoring him this year. I thought I better get mine flying as an example of the product. I’ll give it a workout tomorrow.
Here’s two more images: the first is the T-Shirt image for the Outdoor Champs. You can register online right now by going here: http://cloudbustermac.tripod.com/registration.html – when you show up at the Champs, you will get a T-shirt AND a Klingon Short Kit. The second is a reminder that I will be out of town and you might not want to order from my shop, unless you don’t mind delays.
Fly high and fly well. Sorry to here about the passing of Ralph (Rottensox) Kuenz.
George. It sounds like you’ll be having a blast. I must get out more you inspire me. Sorry about Ralph. He’d be happy about the Klingon. Have a great time and I’ll be ordering some stuff when you get back!