With a roll up of seven planes and two new models taking their maiden flights, Sunday’s flying provided quite a deal of fun.
Gordon Owen, proud owner of a shiny new Ramrod even managed every landing right way up this week.
Gordon, who is racing in his neck and neck with stand for the honour (?) of having made most inverted landings, fears that although “old Faithful” landed better on its back than on its wheels, the first time the motor fails his new machine and causes an inverted landing, they’ll be out with a bucket and broom.
Stan (Eastwood?) who’s plane and heart, both very broken, were carted away per stretcher to the ‘ambulance’ on Show Day, glided in on cloud No. 7 with his latest love, the sleek “Jolly Roger” last night but after one heavenly flight, condensation set in smartly where it was found the fuel tank had split.
Sadly he shifted his engine back to his much battle scarred, much glued Ramrod and entered into combat with both Gordon and Dave.
Three in a circle proved a little hectic and at one stage, when the lines became crossed it was nearly a spectacular smashup, although some nice cuts of the streamer tails were made.
Bobby and Dave also ended combat but neither planes seemed particularly anxious to participate and each went merrily on its own account.
We believe anybody mentioning ‘planes’ in the hearing of a certain party in the local butcher shop this week may receive a mohawk with the chopper, not mentioning any names of course.
Basil (Harris?) with the ‘plane that nearly went’ was eventually rewarded, it “did went”.
Len, only recently drifted back to terra firma from the Sputnik territory, over the finding by the Parker boys of his 15 months old plane and engine, still incidentally in running order, is saying “wait till next week“ when his Ramrod will be back in circulation.
All in all we can look forward to a good day’s entertainment.”