Parts and Pieces

The photographs displayed on this page are a subtle reminder that after many hours of tedious, painstaking work,  it takes only an instant for a beautiful work of art to become parts and pieces.

A few words of wisdom from the chief flight instructor.

Ask not what your plane can do for you;  ask what you can do for your plane. Ask not what your plane can do for you;  ask what you can do for your plane.    Each and every time you fly your airplane, and I mean every time you fly, your prime objective should be to make your airplane fly perfectly. The objective is perfect flight.  It is not enough to just fly; your objective should be to fly perfectly.  Never say that this plane flight is not all that bad, but your aim should be that this plane should fly perfectly.  Remember, there is
always room for improvement, and that should be your aim.  Don’t give up, ever, to reach that goal.  An airplane that flys good is not good enough.  Seek perfection!  You might make minor adjustments at first, but don’t be afraid to do radical adjustments.  Remember that old saying - "don’t be afraid to go out on a limb, that is where the fruit are”.  Don’t be afraid to change things on your plane; adjust this, adjust that, until you reach the goal of perfect flight. 

Let’s look at it this way: 

Would you ever fly a plane that is only 70% O.K.?
Would you ever fly on an airplane where the captain came on the line and said, “well folks we are 70% operative; there are only a few things wrong but I do
think that everything will be O.K.”?  You would get up from your seat and demand to be let off that plane. Then why would you insist on flying your airplane that’s only 70% A.O.K.?????  Stop, think, and be assured that your airplane is 110% O.K. to fly; otherwise you will be in for a disappointment or worse.
Would you fly your airplane if:
    1.  The CG is off
    2.  If the batteries are loose and could hurt something
    3.  Your batteries are not fully charged
    4.  The fuel tank slides back and forward and could cut off the fuel flow
    5.  A servo on your plane sometimes act strange
    6.  The covering of your airplane is loose and could peel off while in flight
    7.  The hinges on the control surfaces are beginning to loosen up
    8.  Your wing tips are wash-in rather than wash-out

If any of the above, and ten more that you could think of, are not 100%, stop right there, don’t fly that day, and adjust the wrongs before you attempt to fly. 

I am now building a canard. You might ask, have you ever built one before?  No, I haven’t, but I am going to still give it the best possible college try, and each and every step I take will be a step forward to success.  If not on the first one, I will have learned enough on the first one to make that second one that much closer to perfection.

Ed. Rouisse 

P.S.  The heading was taken (sort of), from President Kennedy's speech; the rest was mine.  

 The above bits and pieces were found in the dumpster.