CVRCF Picnic

I spent most of Saturday getting ready for the Cowlitz Valley Radio Control Flyers picnic on Sunday.  I took my mower down and mowed the field in the morning.  After I got home, I went to get the motor home's propane cylinders filled and one would not take propane.  I found the safety valve had backed out.  After getting that tightened up, I installed the new hoses and switching unit.

Sunday morning, we were up early and down at the field at 7:30.  Mike was already there with the company he works for trailer mounted big barbecue all set up.  I got my gear unloaded and started flying.  By lunch time we had a pretty good turn out and lots of good food.

I did not remember to take a picture from this spot until after some people had left.

You can see my B-36 in front of the motor home, when I went to fly it later, the right outboard motor would not run.  I messed with it for a few minutes, then decided I had plenty of other planes to fly.

Some of the guys put streamers on their planes and then tried to cut them in the air.  In the picture Gary has cut a streamer but it is stuck on his plane slowing it down and everyone is after him.

Brad put a streamer on his plane and then tried to cut it himself.

It took awhile, but he finally did it!  I had a good day, I got in 18 flights.  We were tired when we got home, it had been a 14 hour day.