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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Thunder on August 16, 2001, 12:29:00 AM
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Rummor.... Drex will signing autographs for a modest fee (a Beer) at "The Main Event" tommorow night! We will be schooled in "Drexology 101". These are basic Flight Doctrins of the "Oklahoma Mystic Flightsim Guru"---Drex and other important babblings from HiTech,Pyro,NATEDOG and hopefully the rest of the gang! :D
Come join us for the R/C Flying 5:00PM and/or BS Session at 8:00PM at the "The Main Event".
Maybe HiTech will "require" the intire HTC staff to be there.. who knows LOL! Join Us!
(http://www.applink.net/thunder/map/RCmap.jpg)
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Wish I could Thunder! Just finished (almost, waiting for in cowl muffler to come in the mail but it'll fly with out it for now) a Pica 1/12 Corsair, and been waiting for the wind to die down to fly it! If it survives the first few flights I'll put some markings on it!
Here's a crappy pic, gotta lean how to use the digital camera better...
(http://www.mtaonline.net/~tshred3/Corsair.jpg)
ts
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Great picture!!!! HiTech has a "Super Hots" & a Corsair too. I am just starting in the hobby and just have a trainer and a "Zagi". I am looking at starting a new model soon so it will be ready when I get comfortable with my trainer. I just solo'd and HiTech was my instructor. Here are a couple of pictures just prior to my Avistars first flight.
(http://www.applink.net/thunder/rc/small/th1.jpg)
My "Zagi 300" with my Aces High Squadron Logo on it!
(http://www.applink.net/thunder/rc/small/th2.jpg)
The "Dickweed Heavy Bomber Group" Logo on my trainers Tail.
(http://www.applink.net/thunder/rc/small/th3.jpg)
"HiTech" running up the engine before first flight
(http://www.applink.net/thunder/rc/small/th4.jpg)
"Thunder" holds up to check the engine in verticle before flight
(http://www.applink.net/thunder/rc/small/th5.jpg)
"HiTech" at the controls and "Thunder" by the plane prior to first flight.
If there are any others out there that have pictures of one of you R/C's put it in.. I'd love to see them!
Salute
Thunder
[ 08-16-2001: Message edited by: Thunder ]
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Nice!!! Sounds like it will be a blast. I've always wanted to fly RC aircraft. Never had the time or the funds. Someday :)
Westy
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Hmmm,
Did I mention HiTech doesn't crash his planes but he manages to crash fairly often? NoBaddy and I can attest to that.
Not to make you nervous or anything Thunder <eg>.
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Cool Thunder! Wish I had got some pics of the Hobbico Twin Trainer I was flying earlier this summer, but I didn't :(. The fifth day I flew it, about the 10 or 11th flight I lost sight of it's attitude while setting up for a landing and augered it in :(. Nothing like the sound of two engines, was fun to fly, even had and engine quit (the right one even) while doing touch n go's about 10 feet up, but recovered it some how and flew it around to land, looked cool taxiing back with only one prop turning.
Had a Thunder Tiger Lazy Tiger P51 after that but got bored with it and traded it for the Corsair above. I'm also building an old Royal P38 with a 74" wingspan, but it's gonna have all the bells and whistles and will take me until next summer to be able to afford all the gizmo's and get it built. Will get some pics of it up someday when there's somthing more to show of it, it's just framed up right now.
You guys have fun and don't auger any!
ts
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SB,
He cut me off the buddybox and I have to fly um on my own now! Now if I can remember to pull up the antena and remember what those little sticks and buttons do?? Hehe (Yes, ya'll may be in for a splinter show!) Hope not though, I have been working on the simulator religously!
Thunder
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I found this site with incredible Giant Scale R/C aircraft. If ya can afford them!! :)
www.clarkindustries.on.ca (http://www.clarkindustries.on.ca)
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Wow, didn't know many people here flew RC planes. I have a Goldberg Ultimate that I have been flying for a few years. I really need to find the time to get back into it.
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Nice RC site is www.rconline.com (http://www.rconline.com)
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Thunder!
where'd you get your squadron stickers? how did you make them (if you did it)? details please if you can.
Also, the combat wings (Zagi), fly down here in austin on a hill near my house. I've been wanting to try it out....any suggestions? (motorized or gliders, i like them both.)
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Mason22,
where'd you get your squadron stickers? how did you make them (if you did it)? details please if you can.
Answer: I made them from scratch, the following is a discription of what I did. If I can help further you can email me at sjthornton@home.com
This is a copy of the completed artwork for my squadron logo that I made on Photoshop 6.0
(http://www.applink.net/thunder/pics/DHBGrclogo.jpg)
Steps are as follows
- Create Image in a graphics program.
- Adjust size that you want and print it on a color printer using a high quality glossy photo paper.
- Take a sharp "Exacto Knife" and cut the trace line of the image.
- remove the image and put it to the side.
- now place the 8.5x11 sheet with the cut out area and possition it where you want to place your decal. (ie.the wing or tail)
- lightly spray some 3M Super77 Spray Adhesive (get this at a good hobby shop) where you are to place the decal . The 8.5x11 acts as the shield for overspray.
- now turn over the decal and lightly spray adhesive on the back side.
- let these get tacky... about 4 to 5 min.
- then apply the decal precisly over the tacky area.
- Last step is to get a clear self adhesive 9x12 laminating sheet (Avery 461253 73601-Office Max or Office Depot) or similar product.
- I now take the 8.5x11 sheet I used for the shield and place the clear laminating sheet over it. I trace cut about 1/2" outside of the line I cut out for the decal.
- get the laminating cut out and peel off back
- possition it and place it over the decal so it is centered. This protects the decal from fuel.
I hope my directions are understandable :)email me if I you need help with an image or clarifictaion on proceedure.
Salute
(http://www.applink.net/thunder/sig/DHBG.jpg)
[ 08-16-2001: Message edited by: Thunder ]
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Just in case you are wondering: None of you really are worthy. However, donations of no less than $50 will slightly enhance your sub-worthy status. As Drex's CO I am in charge of collecting donations so fork it over. Cash only -- no way we would accept a check from any of you worms!
Hooligan
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LOL! Great Angle Hooligan!... Your handle fits! :D
Thunder
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Top Flite Corsair with O.S. 0.90 4-stroke, 12 lbs, graupner 12.5 x 7 prop. It's now flying with a 1.20 4-stroke and an APC 13.8 x 10 4-blade prop...does about 120 mph!
(http://www.iaw.com/~general6/corsair.jpg)
A Typhoon, 24 lbs, Quadra 50cc, zinger 22 x 8-14 prop. Very realistic looking at 70 mph.
(http://www.iaw.com/~general6/typhoon.jpg)
B-24 from Palmer Plans, 110" wingspan, 28 lbs, 4 OS 0.52 4-strokes.
(http://www.iaw.com/~general6/b-24.jpg)
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Thanks for the map, T! :)
I've been working on this one for a few years (always too damn busy). It's flying now! ;) It's no combat job, but you would have trouble catching it! YS .61 RE ABC on iso-mounts and an Hatori exhaust setup, JR Galaxy 8 PCM, spring air retracts, and carbon fiber reinforcement (balsa replacement) throuhout. All up weight is 7lbs. 1/4oz. Can you say raped ape? :D
(http://www.wfeca.net/users/voss13tas/Aurora.jpg)
(http://www.wfeca.net/users/voss13tas/Aurora2.jpg)
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Now I am going to have to dig my pics out!
My favorite scale plane was a Pica 190 D9. It had a Saito .80 four-stroke engine. That thing was beee-yooo-teee-ful to fly. Balanced in all areas of flight, pattern-like in moments... ahhh fond memories.
Hate to say it you Allieds, the FW190 D9, in any iteration I ever made, seemed the perfect scale plane.
Tshred-
Have you ever flown a scale Corsair? Let me warn you on a small matter- they have a glide ratio of a brick. Keep that baby close to the field, and put that nose DOWN if the engine dies. Don't try to stretch a short approach to make the field, you'll only do more damage. Better to have to glue the gear back in than to rebuild the entire wing when the thing spins in... ;)
[ 08-16-2001: Message edited by: Kieran ]
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I got a scratch built Pony, a F4U and a Cherokee as scale ships.. a really hot Hanno Pretner designed pattern ship and a score of scratch built sailplanes..
..all electric.
If any of you guys are into electrics, check out the two kits we got.. excellent lil sp400 laser cut kits.
This is the X250.. we designed this to do pattern aerobatics off a baseball diamond as a flying field. 8-12 minutes, fully aerobatic on batteries. Hot lil ship, we pretty much killed the 'electrics are feeble' myth with this kit.
(http://www.srbatteries.com/images/X250/176l.jpg)
This one is my favorite; and my nightmare. About double the labor to produce, but a significantly 'diffrent' kind of kit. Only three channel, more relaxed flying style, intended as a 'first kit' for a builder/flyer that's never built a kit or flown R/C before. The instruction manual is over a 100 pages! We just released this one last month; orders have been phenominal.
The Cutie:
(http://www.srbatteries.com/images/cutie/large/c002_l.jpg)
Guess it's time fer me to 'fess up'..
I get to do this stuff for a living. :)
http://www.srbatteries.com (http://www.srbatteries.com)
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This stuff is great!!! It's 1:30PM in the morning and I just got home. We had a great time this evening! HiTech and SharkBait got there "Super Hots" up and did some great acrobatic stuff! They were doing some formation flying and winging on dual stunts. Fun to watch! We had the Zagi's up all together. Thunder flew his Trainer finally did a couple of loops and rolls (sissyboy manuvers) but did grease a few landings! Drex and NATEDOG got on the "Zagi's" and flew them like veterans! LOL I launched my Zagi's and Drex was at the controls. He had never flown an R/C before. I quickly told him what was up, down, right, left and power and lanched it! :D I knew he would get it and he did. He took to the air like he had flown for years! He greased his landings and I think he's hooked and might get one of his own soon. "Events" and his family showed up and it was really fun meeting everyone. There were a couple of others there that HiTech was training and a factory sponsored R/C chopper pilot. That guy flew his R/C chopper upside down, right side up, auto gyro'd every landing, endless flip-flops and in general put of the best show we had ever seen! After the R/C meet we went to "The Main Event" and then on to "TGI Friydays" and pretty much solved every problem in the known universe. Pyro and Drex got on the trivia machines and went head to head and beat everyone in the bar. "Sling" from the "Fat Drunk Bastards" was there and we got along great! He is good people and in spite of flying with SOB and Fatty and the "Fat Drunk Bastards" I never held it against him! :D NATEDOG, SUPERFLY, HiTech, SharkBait, Pyro, Drex, Sling, Thunder finished up at TGIF's. Everyone had manly libations except for Thunder and he chose a Girlyman drink! A Strawberry, Banana Hawiian Lava Flow Concoction that blured his vision profusly! (hic!) I managed to get home without a ticket and had to make this post!
I really enjoy seeing everyones R/C pics of there R/C's! I never realized there were so many of the community that flew them!
Salute
Thunder
[ 08-17-2001: Message edited by: Thunder ]
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Thanks for the advice Kieran, but no I havne't flown a Corsair and to top it off it's a small one! I've got 2 servo's on the ailerons for flaperon, but imagine anymore than 10 or 20 degree's is really gonna make this bird sink fast.
Nice planes Wells, and everyone else!
Been thinking about trying your batteries in my P38 Hangtime, what's the AH good buddy deal these days? :D That looks like a cool little electric pattern type ship.
Sounds like you guys had fun Thunder! No mention of any crashes, sounds like a good night of r/c'ing :)
Here's an idea, how 'bout turning the Con into a week long event with some r/c thrown in! A little combat flying and a scale contest would be a blast! Hell, I ship all my stuff ('puter and planes) down there for a week long type event! 3 days of each would be cool.
<S>
ts
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No Crashes to report... :) Just a good time had by all! I like your idea of getting together and doing R/C at the con. Let's kick it around and see how everyone feels. I am FOR it, should be a blast!!!
Thunder
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THUNDER, et all....
You guys HAVE to bring these to CON!! and Someone HAS to teach me to fly the Zagi's!!
I think i definitly want one now!!
-mas
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It definitely was a great time. We must do it again sometime.
One complaint though....I thought Drex was signing autographs? I never got one. ;)
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Whereas my plane was specifically designed for travelling I still won't bring it! I don't want to hear the jeers of "UFO" and "It's too UBER," or worse yet "Perk the damn thing!" :D Besides, it cost more then I care to admit. :eek:
Instead, I'll build a combat stick and have at this 'Drex' or 'HT' just to see what they are really made of. :)
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