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Open Forum / Re: Please help me find someone
« Last post by Dan McEntee on Yesterday at 08:40:31 PM »
  Yep, most likely Wes Eakin. He's from eastern Kentucky I believe. I am pretty sure he's in Muncie at the NATS right now, as I thought I saw his name on the circle seeding charts that were posted.
  Type at you later,
    Dan McEntee
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Open Forum / Re: 2025 Nats Qualification Groups
« Last post by John Paris on Yesterday at 08:38:35 PM »
Howard is correct.  1 group of Open only and 3 groups of Open and Advanced. 

Beautiful weather today.

Don Jenkins won the Concours Trophy and was awarded at the end of his flight.

Tomorrow will be qualifying rounds 3 and 4.

John
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   When I got started flying stunt in the Beginner class and through Intermediate back in the late 1980's, the Magician was the favorite of a lot of people at that time, but they were usually modified a bit by moving the stabilizer back to the end of the fuselage and I think most used flaps also. This may have made a difference in how the airplane responds to flap inputs. If I were to try flaps, I would probably move the stab back like it was done back then, and I would make the flap throw less than the elevator. But then it wouldn't be a Magician any more!! No longer legal for Classic competition, but still a good sport stunt airplane.
   Type at you later,
    Dan McEntee
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Open Forum / Re: Please help me find someone
« Last post by Paul Taylor on Yesterday at 08:23:26 PM »
We have a Wes Eakin
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Open Forum / Please help me find someone
« Last post by Robert Zambelli on Yesterday at 07:00:25 PM »
A while back, I had a conversation with a gentleman on this site but I cannot recall his name.

Possible Wes or Les, last name Eaton or Eakin.

Anyone know him?

Thanks for any information.

Bob Z.
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Classifieds / Re: J-Roberts Swift Kit
« Last post by Ty Marcucci on Yesterday at 04:38:20 PM »
Hi Dan. Well no luck.. All of those kits are gone.. I think I sold them to a dude doing Carrier back in 2007 or so. 
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Since 1969 I have built and flown 9 Magicians.. On only one did I use movable flaps and it was a disaster.. Not sure what I did wrong, but it made it through 2 flights then BLAM.  I over controlled it.. But then I didn't know what I was doing back then either, so FWIW. LL~

Do as Dan suggests. I know that works. In fact I have three under construction right now  out in my shop and ALL have thicker stabs.
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Classifieds / Re: Assortment of Control Line Items for sale
« Last post by Gordon Tarbell on Yesterday at 04:21:17 PM »
Any word yet on which vector plans you have? The 40 size or the bigger original with low 600 " wing area.
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Classifieds / Re: Assortment of Control Line Items for sale
« Last post by Guy Markham on Yesterday at 04:19:50 PM »
More plans:
Skywriter (2 sets) by Xiang Dong Zhang     ---------------sent PM
Humbug 91 by Bob Baron
    "        71  "     "     "
Vagas by Steve Buso
Shark 45 by Lew McFarland
Ringmaster  S1, needs foam wing $3.00
SV-11 by Randy Smith (2 sets)

All plans $6.00 unless otherwise noted. (+shipping)

Keep watching - many more to come!
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Classifieds / Re: Assortment of Control Line Items for sale
« Last post by Robert Zambelli on Yesterday at 03:59:27 PM »
MORE PLANS

Barecat by Bill Netzeband and Bob Baron
Cobra by Steve Wooley
Argus by Steve Wooley
Time Machine II R/E
Time Machine 60
Time Machine 40
Fancher modified Twister
Crusader by Charles Mackey
Take-Apart Magician for electric or glow

All plans $6.00 + shipping

Still more to come!
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