O field trash

[wypaul 448]

Sign my Avid off to Phase II this week.  I spend the work days in the oil field delivering pipe so guess where I spent three hours flying today, yep flying over the patch.   Well it hard not to with a big part of Wyoming producing oil and more to come.
 
Here is a picture of the two planes I've built so far, thinkin about what to build next.

[akflyer 1427]

Sweet! Congrats Mr.!   Now your ready to range out and hit some cool places!   Does the Q2 get more flight time with the normal winds around there?

 

[wypaul 448]

I haven't been flying the Q-2 much since I started building the Avid but it does handle 45 kt winds that we get here in the winter.  It is also nice for traveling any kind of distance in a hurry with the 150 kt cruise.

[SuberAvid 617]

Nice looking pair!  and should make a nice combination.  I heard the Q2 had issues in the rain; disrupting the airflow over the wing.  Is tthat the case and did it get resolved?

[wypaul 448]

Yes the GU canard did not like the rain but the problem is solved with VG's.  I flew mine without them for the first couple of years and you could feel the moisture even before you would see with about 10 lbs of extra pull on the stick.  I never had to try and land it in the rain but you would need to be hot at around 100mph to keep the canard flying.  Not much rain to worry about in WY so I got away without the VG's for that long.

[C5Engineer 1170]

Not to many planes that make an Avid look big when sitting next to it! Nice combo! I've always said I wish I had an RV-4 for when I want to get someplace in a hurry..