I flew the Hawk Sky this morning and it caught a thermal. It took a lot of down elevator to get it back. I almost lost sight of it. Here's a pic of the plane, back in my car, safe, after very nearly flying off out of sight and beyond recovery:
This pic of my flying area might explain why this happens so frequently-- it is a big bowl shaped depression. And in hot weather the air rises from it like crazy. There is a small body of water at one end. I've photographed this basin a lot from the air, but this is what it looks like from curbside:
Unfortunately this is not a designated flying field. I always wonder how long I'll be able to get away with using this for my RC flying. A few times cop cars have slowed down to look me over, but so far no one's told me to get out. This storm water catchment basin is surrounded by residential areas and houses. It's a whole lot bigger than the average park.
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