 1 The death of Draco 3 1 February, 2020 The next decade starts rather poorly. After horrendous bushfires and heat end flying for the summer, we finally get a good day. |
 2 The death of Draco 3 1 February, 2020 A brief moment after Paul launches the plane, it takes off and is totally uncontrollable. I do maybe a quarter circle before it crashes. |
 3 The death of Draco 3 1 February, 2020 While it is in the air, I have not the slightest idea as to what is happening. It turns out I have connected the lines the wrong way around: up is down and down is up. Rookie mistake of the worst kind. |
 4 The death of Draco 3 1 February, 2020 My motorcycle accident last year was completely my own fault because I had lost concentration. Now this, exactly the same reason. This is a bit of a worry. |
 5 The death of Draco 3 1 February, 2020 I try to repair the plane but it is too badly damaged. Reluctantly, I take the bits I need and put the rest in the garbage. |
 6 The death of Draco 3 1 February, 2020 The parts will go towards my second build of this decade. The RO-Jett 67 survives although it has ingested some dirt. Note: there is debate as to whether this is the last year of the twenty-teens of the first year of the twenty-twenties. To me, counting starts at "0". |
 7 Building the G-Max 61 April 2020 After the disaster of losing my Draco 3, and deciding I cannot repair it, I move on to my next project: Building the G-Max Stalker 61. |
 8 Building the G-Max 61 August 2020 |
 9 Building the G-Max 61 August 26, 2020 |
 10 23 February 2022 Centurion II I finally finish this plane in early 2022. This has been a long slow build. |
 11 23 February 2022 Centurion II The delays started with Covid and practically no flying at all in 2020 although I did get a couple of flights with an older model. |
 12 23 February 2022 Centurion II More Covid, spinal surgery, two years of El Niño flooding and rheumatoid arthritis cause more delays but I finally get it finished in 2022. |
 13 23 February 2022 Centurion II It is powered by a RO-Jett 67 with an Eather 12.8 C/F prop up front. Unfortunately it's overweight at 72 ounces. |
 14 10 April 2022 Centurion II A couple of months after finishing it, I finally get to fly it. My arthritis in my feet stops me from having more than one partial flight. About all I can say is that it seems to have plenty of thrust. |
 15 10 April 2022 Centurion II The muffler falls to pieces and this ends the flying session; that's the muffler just in front of the plane. Click here for full story about building the Centurion II Otherwise, just continue to the next slide. |
 16 Tuesday, 29 November 2022 Somewhere along the path of time, raw fuel leaks out of the fill tube and destroys the paint. |
 17 Thursday, 01 December 2022 The repair begins . . . |
 18 Friday, 05 December 2022 . . . and is successful. |
 19 Saturday, 18 March 2023 David Fitzgerald comes to join us and we go flying at KMFC. |
 20 Saturday, 18 March 2023 The weather is perfect and the sky is clear |
 21 0 Saturday, 18 March 2023 What could possibly go wrong? |
 22 0 Saturday, 18 March 2023 The repaired muffler is visible as David examines the RO-Jett 67. |
 23 Saturday, 18 March 2023 |
 24 Saturday, 18 March 2023 There is the slightest of breezes away from the sun. |
 25 Saturday, 18 March 2023 I stick my index finger into the propeller. |
 26 Monday, 21 March 2023 Dave drives me to our local hospital where we spend the next seven hours. This is the fourth time I've stuck my hand into a C/F propeller. |
