MMRCA - September Fun-Fly - September 21, 2002

Photos and commentary by Andy Steere.

These are pictures from the MMRCA September Fun-Fly, held on September 21, 2002. A great turnout! Over 20 airplanes and nearly 40 people shared the great weather. A perfect day for flying! Light wind mainly from the south-south-west. A little warm early in the afternoon, 81F, but cooled off nicely after 3pm.

STATIC IMAGES

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Perfect day for flying! A look at the pits and work tables.
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A nice assortment of planes today. Some small, some large.
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Bryan Zang, from Kansas City, brought his 40% Carden Cap232. A good looking model that flies great!
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Brian Nutt, from Jefferson City, prepares to fly his Dave Patrick Extra 330L. Powered by a Brison 3.2.
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A shot down the flight line.
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A Top Flight Contender. You don't see many of these any more. I like the one I have.
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Troy Hamm's 33% Laser. Powered by a BME 4.6 twin.
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Dan Adam's Dave Patrick Ultimate. Powered by a Satio 150.
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A large clipped-wing Cub, powered by an 91 4-stroke, with an unusual but nice color scheme.
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Another view of the pits. Troy Hamm's models are featured in the foreground. This includes a 29% Aeroworks Edge, a 33% Laser, and a fun-fly. All flew very well today.
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Shadows are getting long and most folks have called it a day. Only the die-hards are left now. A perfect end to a great fun-fly!
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MOVIE CLIPS

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Bryan Zang's big cap.
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The Cap hovering. Colors scheme looks great in the air!
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Another clip of Bryan's Cap232.
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Down on the deck!
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John Fangohr brought out his Diamond Dust for another flight.
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Dan Adam's Ultimate. Before noon the smoke trails from the glow engines was highly visible. This is a Saito 150, without the benefit of a smoke system.
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Troy Hamm flying his fun-fly airplane.
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Dan's Ultimate on a fly-by.
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Jeff Buchner brought out his Kaos for a few flights. He helped a new pilot on the buddy-box for a while before he had to leave.
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Kevin Hull and his very interesting model. Like an old time pattern ship, but with an elliptical wing. Cool colorscheme too.
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The large-scale clipped-wing Cub. Nice flying model!
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Another clip of the cub. Nice colorscheme. Different from the usual cub yellow.
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Brian Nutt's Extra 330L on take-off.
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Dan landing his Ultimate.
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A fly-by of Brian's Extra.
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Shannon's fun-fly plane. I believe its an Uproar.
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Troy Hamm flying his 33% Laser.
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Another clip of Troy's Laser.
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