52 deg up from 35 this am. After spending some time this morning re-tuning the engine I took her out to Wason Pond field after my nap (2 hrs, if you must know, I ain't no slacker). Of course it was now 20 deg warmer so she ran for crap. Re-tuned. I then flew a good 30 min! The idle is still a bit fast so landings were hot and floaty. But man, she flew perfectly, and with much agility! Happy me! Honestly the field is a little tight for a gasser, but I wanted to get her in the air.
Bounced one and broke the sparky. Guess that counts as a crash. Resetting the Crash Clock!
Got home and wanted to fly the Pitts. Flew around with no wind she was fast. Took the sun to the eyes, damn fool, and when I could see she was heading for an Ent. And there she is. She was fine, but coming out of the tree trashed her up a bit...
Need new wing struts, that's about it. Could make some out of egg carton foam, if I had any. I'll call the LHS tomorrow, see if they have any, else will order some.
All in all it was an awesome day!
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