Academy of Model Aeronautics

Repeated visits to the Broome Park Circle have paid off for CLE Frank and his LA Heat. Tonight he made two flights and fell just a bit short on the first flight for a full pattern with the engine threatening to quit on the clover. The inboard went down first and then about 3 laps later the outboard. CLE Frank says that is it for the night and Wannabe me says fuel it up again! So the airplane gets fueled and fires up quickly. I set the watch after firing the first engine and then fire the second up. Needles were good from the flight before, so they were left alone. CLE Frank took off and shorted the level flight a little bit and went into the wingover. All of the remaining pattern was done without issue and the airplane was back on the ground in 6:52. Plenty of time to do those first laps. It was quite a sight to see. To top off the flight, both engines quit within 1/4 lap of each other. My prediction is that you will see this airplane start making full officials at a contest near you soon.
John

John,Thank you for all the help and encouragement. I think you know how many times I considered getting rid of the LA Heat or putting it in mothballs. Had it not been for you prodding me to bring it out to the circle it never would have gotten in that full pattern. I will stick to the program and I'll be at the circle again next Thursday.
Broome Park is a great flying cite. And you sir are a great pit man and mechanic.
Thank you.

Frank
It sounds like John is more than a great pit man and mechanic.

It sounds like he is also a good friend.

Clancy

Clancy,
John is indeed a good friend. And not just to me but to all of us. About 4 or 5 of us have been flying together and often for maybe 5 or 6 years now-maybe seven years. 5 of us went to Brodak this year.
After all this time how could we not be friends?

Last night John was flying on the grass circle and then walked over to the concrete circle while he was still flying his plane. For a big guy he is very nimble.
Yup--he's a good friend.

It's good to have a big, nimble friend...