The Great November Swap Meet Heist and Control Line Mayhem at Breezy Hill!

Yes all in one day!  Following the Swap Meet in Columbia Illinois, we hoofed it back down Route 3 to make some racket at the Breezy Hill Flyers' Field at Chester.

Several 'firsts' this time around...First time I ever bought a Swap Meet Rescue and flew it a couple hours later, First Time I ran late and wasn't leaning against the door when they unlocked it, and firstist of all:  The First Time I ever blew my entire war chest and had to rely on dashboard change to buy a soda later in the day.

Adopted three engines: an OK Cub .149, Cub .049, and a McCoy .098.
There were others, but the Big Cub took my last 8 bucks...the first time I've left a Swap Meet totally broke!  Not sure whether that's an enviable record or not...



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My just-about-ready-to-fly Sig 'Zlin' control line stunter.  A new Top Flite prop, a couple tanks of test-run fuel, and it was in the air again!

Photo graciously taken by St. Louis Dan!









'The Rest of the Story': Leo had motioned for one of us to hold his Goldberg Shoestring for launch so control line student Brian (the guy in the orange T-shirt) could take the handle for a full flight.

Billy mistook his signal as wanting him to adjust the Shoestring's engine, and couldn't hear Leo yelling that it was OK as it was, AND didn't see Leo's antics for a few seconds or so!

We had a hoot, wringing the most out of our new 'shortened' time-change afternoon and, for a casual get-together, had more control line planes parked on the flight-line than I've seen in a long time.





Leo Edler and his Nobler







Billy Lang and his Flitestreak





Also scored a nearly finished Veco 'Brave' (looks like a big ole 'Scout').  Some new silkspan and a few repairs to it's storage rash, and it'll be turning again.





I think Leo must REALLY be missing his combat days...so-much-so that by the end of the afternoon, Billy was attaching a streamer to my faithful Super Ringmaster as another was tied to Leo's Shoestring, for a friendly match of crepe paper chewing.

Our lines were mismatched by a couple of feet, so it took a bit of cooperation to get a cut as Leo offered up his streamer to my Super's prop.  We're getting better, and next time I'll change out my lines for a closer match.







A balled-up piece of Leo's streamer floats to the ground:



I'm also proud to announce that I am now a member in good standing of the Breezy Hill Flyers...with a gate key and everything!

More to follow !!!