2002_07_04_flying

After gloriously sleeping until 1pm, John and I went up to Pacifica to slope for a while. Much fun was had and only one plane was re-kitted (but it's now pretty much fixed.)

looking south or so from the SC12 parking deck looking south or so from the SC12 parking deck
a random building near SC12 a random building near SC12
driving to Pacifica driving to Pacifica
Pacifica as viewed from the south (note the gliders) Pacifica as viewed from the south (note the gliders)
one of the nicer riced Miatas I've seen one of the nicer riced Miatas I've seen
John putting his 2x4 together John putting his 2x4 together
about to Launch a Legun fiberglass U2 about to Launch a Legun fiberglass U2
Legun-U2 being launched Legun-U2 being launched
4th of July festivities -- putting fireworks on slopers 4th of July festivities -- putting fireworks on slopers
lighting up lighting up
launching with fireworks in tow launching with fireworks in tow
fireworks fireworks
smoke bomb trails smoke bomb trails
smoke bombs smoke bombs
about to land about to land
probably an international departure from SFO probably an international departure from SFO
flying the Legun-style U2 flying the Legun-style U2
flying the Legun-style U2 flying the Legun-style U2
lighting up the fireworks lighting up the fireworks
lighting fireworks lighting fireworks
launching with fireworks launching with fireworks
smoke bombs smoke bombs
flying flying
John, almost specking his 2x4 John, almost specking his 2x4

descriptiontwo-channel poly balsa floater
MAD aircraft works alba-toss kit bash MAD aircraft works alba-toss kit bash
looking out from the parking spot looking out from the parking spot
no idea no idea
view to the south view to the south
random foamie random foamie
my Zagi THL and North County Flying Machines Moth at Westridge my Zagi THL and North County Flying Machines Moth at Westridge
looking north at Westridge looking north at Westridge
looking north at Westridge looking north at Westridge
looking north at Westridge looking north at Westridge
looking south at Westridge looking south at Westridge
looking down at the beach (several hundred feet down) looking down at the beach (several hundred feet down)
looking down at the beach (several hundred feet down) looking down at the beach (several hundred feet down)
looking down at the beach (one foot down) looking down at the beach (one foot down)
random tightly-packed homogenous oceanside dwellings near South San Francisco random tightly-packed homogenous oceanside dwellings near South San Francisco
sunset at Westridge (AKA Palisades Park) sunset at Westridge (AKA Palisades Park)
sunset sunset
sunset sunset
sunset sunset
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
fireworks fireworks
John, with the 2x4 he re-kitted at Westridge by filtering it into a tree after radio trouble John, with the 2x4 he re-kitted at Westridge by filtering it into a tree after radio trouble

description(as I write a few hours later it has been mostly fixed)
John with re-kitted 2x4 John with re-kitted 2x4
John with re-kitted 2x4 John with re-kitted 2x4
wing-oops. The ribs went somewhere into the bushes and I couldn't get them wing-oops. The ribs went somewhere into the bushes and I couldn't get them
fairly clean snap on the tail fairly clean snap on the tail
movie of the firework-equipped slopers movie of the firework-equipped slopers
John holding some guy's MAD aircraft foamie John holding some guy's MAD aircraft foamie