Buttonwillow was my first time going to a track in Socal, it was a slightly longer flight than going to Thunderhill, but not a whole lot. I ended up flying to L62, which was the closest airport I could find, and was so unused that it was actually used for RC flying. I found out later that the track actually allows you to land on their drag strip, which saves the drive, good to know.
The sky was very smoky, made for some nice views and sunrise, but not great visibility:
Here's what the track looks like, including an extension that is being built:
Landing at L62 interesting, there was no traffic there, but RC planes
Patrick nicely gave me a ride to the track and we got there just before 9, when it opened:
not my ride
that was my ride :)
Took me a while to learn BW, and got below 2:00 equivalent as the configuration of the day was a bit longer than normal. I'm not sure if I truly love the track, but I took a few sessions to learn it and get better at it.
This was my best session (session #3), 2:07 in the long configuration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU1NbVbKblg
Session 4 was all nice and good until a control arm broke, then the day was over. Apparently it was stress fatigue:
By then the day was over and I flew home:
new google building, fancy looking
I'm not sure if I really love buttonwillow, but it was an interesting track to try nonetheless. Maybe I'll go back one day.
