Aero-Tow at Clover Creek - September 14-17, 2017

[yyz]

Some more pictures! Bigfoot mystery solved!

Classic! Great photos everyone. Thanks for posting.

[Xroadie]

Thanks to Skip, Tom, Pete and Gil for towing, if I missed anyone I'm sure Jeremy will let me know.
Looking forward to returning.

The only person you missed was Kris with his Bidule-120

Ohhhhh...and there were the Flying Aces guys too, who were there on Thursday flying that big Telemaster.

I must say I liked the way Skip and Gil worked overtime and transformed their somewhat underpowered Pawnee into a powerhouse with a DA120!! The test flights revealed a lot more powerful tug and the fact that the DA was 2 lbs. lighter than the previous motor. Just goes to show what a wide CG range the model can handle

Tom had two tugs, a Pawnee with a DA100 and a H9 Decathlon (motor?) He and others took a few towing session with each.

Swiss1 brought his turbo prop powered Porter and in his and Lens hands, turned in a few towing sessions on the flightline. Why not it works

Kris bought his Bidule 100 with a DA120 on pipes, that towed several sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. As I mentioned before I towed with the Carbon Cub and for the first time.....that was all I flew. I never found the time or the energy to put the big Ka6 together. If I could have stayed through Sunday I would have gotten it out though

I am looking forward to hearing some flying reports from Saturday and Sunday. The weather Sunday.....as usual.....looked like the best! Although there were some amazing thermals on Thursday and Friday!!

Pete

[Gil R Major]

Peter, Saturday was just like Thursday and Friday. The forecast for rain was overstated as a line of thunderstorms did not pop up until 3pm for about an hour. But until then there was a lot of flying.

I want to thank everyone for making the trip - San Antonio, Minneapolis, New Hampshire, South Florida to name a few of the long hauls. Like Peter mentioned 26 registered pilots this year (3 were John, Skip, and I).

And, Thank You to you all for the suggestions on how to make it better! A year ago we could not spell Aero-Tow and now....

We are looking at September 14-17 for the 2017 event

[Snatch]

Additional Clover Creek Photos Sep 2016

Clover Creek Aerotow Sep 2016 151 photos

[ingrahal]

Really nice photos Snatch!!!
Pete, the shot of the tail was just a soft landing after the engine quit on take off. There was nothing showing above the beans on the final flight.

[Swiss1]

Nice work Snatch!

[yyz]

Amazing photography. I'm now a little less envious of the European aerotow sites after seeing that field...

[kjkavaney]

Thanks for the photos and write ups...I was a bit under the weather with bronchitis but sure enjoyed this event and my first trip this far south east in the USA...the site is stunning as shown in the photos...the hosts were beyond anything I have ever witnessed...my thanks to the everyone including the tireless tow pilots that had to deal with cross winds every day...
Nice to meet some new friends as well...
I hope to return next year God willing...
Kevin

[Mosquito]

Some photos I took at this event

[Mosquito]

Some More pictures of a great event

[Mosquito]

Clover Creek 2016

[Swiss1]

Nice pics Tim, i'm going back next week to find the battery from the Brave

Jeremy and Ben
SCCAAA TT TN

[Mosquito]

Please say Hello to Tina and John. Have fun buddy. I wished that I lived closer to that flying mecca.

Tim

[Swiss1]

Fun Fly at Clover Creek

[COLOR=#6A6A6A !important]Today, 08:23 AM[/COLOR]



I decided to return to Clover Creek after being there just 2 weeks ago, Janet came along with me and loved every minute of it, having a pool by the house sure helped after the heat of the day. The local TV Station turned up on Sunday for a small story, you will notice we did a little towing using the Turbo Porter and the Antares. You can see only one spoiler deployed on the Antares

http://www.wbbjtv.com/2016/09/25/clo...al-fun-fly-in/

Jeremy and Ben
SCCAAA TT TN

[Xroadie]

Axel just posted this on FB
Axel Pfannmüller

26 mins ·

Ein schönes Bild von Tim Mattson von einer Seglerschleppveranstaltung in den USA.
Wer genau hinschaut erkennt auch den Großvater aller Segelflugzeuge einen "Vampir" von der Wasserkuppe.

A nice picture of Tim Mattson from a sailor drag event in the USA.
Who exactly look also acknowledges the grandfather of all gliders a "Vampire" of the wasserkuppe.

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[Turbine]

I wonder if this event is still on. How many pilots have already signed up?

[Swiss1]

Yes, just talked to Gil, as of today 15-20 pilots registered!

Jeremy and Ben
SCCAAA TT TN

[Steve P]

Congratulations on the great turn out.

Just so you know, I consolidated the two new threads asking questions and saying it's on into this thread since Gil is the organizer and started the thread some time ago. So, this is the only thread you will see.

Enjoy! Post photos!

[RLake]

Jeremy, you're going to the PA event instead, right?

[Swiss1]

No, I'll be at Clover Creek, see you there!