Author Topic: Hey Knights (and all)...Love your Buff and Goon drivers :-) (Pics) (Read 1180 times)

LePaul · « **on:** August 18, 2001, 01:31:00 PM »

Took these over the last few days...thought they were worthy of sharing.

Yea, we drive slow and take forever to get where asked to go. We also get mauled and rapped going to the places folks ask us to go

Many times, those who ask us to be there are no where around to provide support. If you think its maddening to be swatted down a few times in a row, imagine flying for 45 minutes and getting clobbered!

Anyway, love thy slow-driving friends...here's a few cool pics to share...

Oct and I trying to get some troops out

Our little Arado Strike force prior to take off for Rook HQ. Sadly, Tee ate a hillside shortly after roll...death via keyboard.

Well, you know when I get bored, someone's HQ gets bombed. Problem was there were 3 G10s who know my schedule

But, we gave them parachuting lessons on this day!

Creamo · « **Reply #1 on:** August 18, 2001, 01:46:00 PM »

Ya know, the BD5 is the coolest plane. Never heard of it till I checked your page.

My Dad is building a Emerude (I think that's it) but the BD5 is the toejam.

Just wanted to say LePaul, is you must fly a shatload of buffs, cuz every Buff that pulls, I get chute kill on you.

LePaul · « **Reply #2 on:** August 18, 2001, 01:59:00 PM »

LOL

Check out
http://www.bd5.com

and
http://www.bd-micro.com

Creamo · « **Reply #3 on:** August 18, 2001, 02:08:00 PM »

Been there, looked at it, want one, but tell my Dad that!

Shit, they are affordable, but if you would live to enjoy it? That thing is scary.

Octavius · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2001, 12:14:00 AM »

hey thats me! i'm famous now

oct

[ 08-19-2001: Message edited by: Octavius ]

mrfish · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2001, 02:23:00 PM »

man, it looks unstable. how many of those things crash each day ?

LePaul · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2001, 02:25:00 AM »

Actually they are very stable, but they are fast and of course, the aircraft is small and requires some degree of compentency in high speed/high performance to fly. Sadly, many of the accidents have been folks with NO time and LITTLE time in high performance aircraft. Add to that the fact this is a pusher and pushers have their own tendencies versus pullers...or, props up front.

And finally, these things are built by individuals and each BD-5 is seperate from the other in the regards of how good the builder is.

Recently a BD-5T (turboprop, like mine will be) crashed while trying to make an emergency landing. The aircraft began oscillating and difficult to control. The aircraft had flown several times before without incident and the pilot was a very compentent one, with many hours/ratings/etc under his belt. He lost control and augered in, and died. We are still anxious to see what the NTSB finds caused the problem and accident.

As I've told friends before, I know I have a lot of flight training to do before I am ready to fly my BD-5, when its done. We're reviewing plans to install a BRS (Ballistic Recovery System) behind the pilot seat, near the center of gravity. Problem is, the chute will only deploy at speeds less that 165kts (the BD-5T cruises at 240) and the chute's got to clear the prop behind it. Also, wearing a chute is one thing, unsquezzing one self from the cockpit is another...though I think I can do amazing things if it was life or death

BTW...2 BD-5's are for sale on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1629155235

and
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1628504308

Take care!

[ 08-20-2001: Message edited by: LePaul ]