Beautiful sunshiny day, a little cool, and way to windy for teather flying. So, hooked up the Bellanca Bullet, and went for it. At first it was throwing me around, but got my speed up, and she did just fine. It was kind of cool, I would bring her around full speed into the wind, and stop. Using the momentum I had built up, she would climb a little, but would come to a complete stop in midair for a couple seconds. Love this little plane. Love this tether flying. Now I wish it had wheels, part of me wants to start to try carrier touch and goes. I have a small workbench, with wheels on it in the backyard, for outdoor projects. Maybe I'll try it with my yellow Cessna because it has wheels, on a calmer day. Can Bellanca's and Cessna's land on carriers? This idea has all the makings of a crash, if I ever heard of one.

Thought I would end the day before it got dark, and do a little tether flying. Went outside, and there was a good breeze going. For some reason, this little Bellanca is the fastest tether plane I have. I heard once, when it comes to flying in the wind, it's not how big the plane is, it's how fast you go. Hooked up the ole Bellanca, and she handled the wind just fine. To my surprise, I think this little Bellanca is my favorite. I can get this little thing going like a rocket.

Guess it shows how easy teather flying is. Fly with the right hand, and take a picture with the left. The actual picture is blurry, so I guess this downsized picture is really blurry. But there it is, flying. With a UFO even coming in to  investigate it, (the moon).

Your Bellanca looks great, Dave, and I'm glad it is a good flyer for you.  Thanks for posting the pictures.

Al

Thought I would totally step out of my comfort zone. And I left the dope and silkspan in the basement. I used a UHU gluestick, bargain tissue pack from AC MOORE, and Eze dope. Thought I would also try to lay different colors on top of each other. This was experimental for me, after watching everyone else here on Stick and Tissue. This is new for me, there is zero paint on this one. And I was surprised how easy the front of the cowl went.