February 18th, 2010 | 
Author: It looked to be another nice day in the middle of February, and work was stressing me out, so I chucked it all and went flying. It was 46 degrees with a moderate NW wind. The wind made it feel much cooler, but luckily it didn’t blow very hard or very often.
I got out to the field about 2pm, and the rest of the gang was already there: Max Freeman, Bill Bergen, Dave Husher, Mark Labadie, Ed Jordan, and Grover Parent. Only Bill, Dave and I flew, however. Bill had his electric Gee Bee and flew twice. Dave had his electric Edge 540 and had one nice flight. I had my Abbra and flew twice.
Mark Labadie had a 40-sized Ultra Stick that hadn’t been flown yet. Mark, Max, and I piddled with it off and on during the afternoon getting it ready. We got the servo throws and directions set up, and Max and Mark found a bad aileron y-connector. The engine (Thunder Tiger 46?) was a bit stiff, so Mark loosened it with a bit of fuel and it was fine. Mark also found that his transmitter battery was weak. He suspects that might has been the cause of his Tiger crash a few weeks ago. Bummer. By the end of the day, it looked like Mark had a few pieces to replace, but he ought to be ready to fly the next time he’s out. Yay!
Hopefully the weather will get better and better from here on out. I’m sick of winter. I did notice that the days are getting noticeably longer: the sun is pretty bright at 7am and it still pretty bright at 6pm, which is a vast improvement over a few weeks ago. Of course, it’s been cloudy and overcast for the most part, so it’s hard to know 
Sunday looks like a wash-out, but Saturday might be nice. Get your stuff ready just in case!
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