[LASS Soaring] "Tony and I flew Tonite, You?"

[GordySoar at aol.com]

Tony got pissed, mostly at himself for driving a long ways to Orlando with  
planes that didn't have the care and attention they deserved, so this week he  
spent a lot of time getting all of his TD ships in flying shape.

One plane that had a bad start on its first flight at the Nats, his  
Compulsion, got fixed and was at the field tonite.
 
It was windy and getting it ready to fly, he found out again that he had  
missed some important things to insure a successful flight.
 
Balance.  He had the battery pack out and ended up putting a lighter  pack 
in, had it launched or even tossed it, likely in that breeze it would have  been 
trashed.  That's why partners check each others work :)
 
Next he had forgotten to put a screw back in one of the servo horns,  luckily 
it held for a few flights...but he DID notice it and that shows he is  
growing in the hobby.
 
The first flight was way out of trim, but he didn't just fly it around, he  
got it trimmed up so that it flew hands off.

The second flight was amazing.  As was the third.   Compulsions are Task 
Airplanes.  They are not for the fun flyer  types.  The want to be told what to do 
all the time, and they will reward  you for it.
 
It doesn't look much like a fancy moldy but it flies as well or  better.  

We talked about 'learning' the ship, that means  work.  Tony 'knows' what 
that means because he took the time to really  learn his AVA. He is not afraid of 
wind or calm, or any task. He knows its  abilities and respects its limits.
 
That comes from flying and a desire to learn more about the hobby..and a  
desire not to have to do repairs all the time :-)
 
It is also why he took 6th in Orlando's man on man last Saturday, in a  field 
of Supra's and Perfects and 15 other top moldies.  Pilots and planes  that 
should have set him at the bottom of that group, but the thing they didn't  have 
was knowledge of their models and desire to do better at the tasks each  time 
they show up.
 
We can be really proud of our teammate's persistence and efforts!  He  does 
LASS proud.
 
Way to go Tony!
Gordy
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