There was good weather and a great turnout for the VIPE 2021 high powered rocketry event sponsored by Club quebecois de fuseonautique. The event was in the fields of Saint Prime, Quebec near the shores of Lac Saint-Jean on Saturday July 10th. David LeFrancois launched a Black Brant II 2.6″ fiberglass rocket on an Aerotech …
Today’s flight brought us into cottage country. The Stanhope airport (CND4) is a hidden gem sitting between two lakes near Haliburton Ontario. It was a bumpy ride between Peterborough (CYPQ) and Haliburton but a beautiful day nonetheless.
Departed CYPQ 09. Upper airwork at 4500′ over Crooked Creek then back to CYPQ. Here is a short highlight video from today’s flight.
Removed the ailerons and checked against the drawings to ensure all the rivets, screws, etc. were in place. Re-installed and inserted the 7 screws to hold the aileron in place on the wing and verified the gaps between the aileron and wing are within spec. Fabricated and installed an interface rod between the aileron and …
Departed CYPQ and climbed to 4500′ ASL in the Rice Lake practice area between Bewdley and Gores Landing for some spin practice.
