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Offline Jim Oliver

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« on: February 10, 2008, 06:45:43 AM »
Hey Gang,

Didn't really have anything to say, just got tired of seeing the title of the last topic all the time! LL~

For the record, I have "built" several ARF's; they served their (my) purpose reasonably well.

Being just a "little" obsessive/compulsive  :o, I'd really rather build it myself.

Cheers,
Jim
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Re: New Topic
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2008, 08:25:16 AM »
Way to go Jim, glad to see a  new topic here also.  I just have one ARF (Pathfinder), and am really quite happy with it.  The only thing I changed was the bellcrank assy.  Don't know if I would even do that again.  The one I took out stood up to a fifty pound pull test without failure. "Maybe" next time I will simply pull test it first, before replacing it.  Even the so called weak engine mounts have never given me a problem.  It has been lots of fun to fly, and has helped me thru learning better manuevers.  On a clam day, I can slow it down to 6 second laps, and really take my time lowereing the  manuever bottoms. It will struggle on the difficult ones at that speed thou.  I still build just as I did before the ARF arrival came to be.  I am happy to see more selections of ways to get in the air.  Still have a couple more ARFs on the shelf to assemble and lots of kits in the process and plenty still in boxes. To each his own, do it your way and enjoy.
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Re: New Topic
« Reply #2 on: February 10, 2008, 02:12:26 PM »
I assembled a supply of ARFs over the past two years.  I'm hoping to use them to learn to fly the stunt patterns.  They include: Nobler & Flite Streak by Top Flite and a Cardinal & Oriental from Brodak.  I also have a Top Flite Score & a Tutor II which are not assembled yet.  So, hopefully, I'll have a good supply of planes for learning how to do the stunt patterns.  I've never competed in any official contest before, but hope to try that this year.

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Re: New Topic
« Reply #3 on: February 10, 2008, 05:26:59 PM »
Dave,

I have used the ARF's (Tutor II, Cardinal, Oriental), actually two of each, to learn the Beginner and then
what I call the "Big Boy" pattern.  Also have used them to teach myself how to finish with colored tissue/clear dope.

The ARF's ain't perfect, but they can be useful for some things.

Jim
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Offline Chris McMillin

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Re: New Topic
« Reply #4 on: February 10, 2008, 09:10:24 PM »
This guy likes his ARF. He whacked his kit built King Cobra and this has had a nice, hard impact as well (see red Monocote, as Dad had no orange).
They are useful for training and that is why Michael has his.
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Re: New Topic
« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2008, 07:15:20 PM »
We have two ARFs.  I have a Nobler and Aaron has a Vector.  Aaron got his for a practice plane.  My Nobler was a Christmas present after the family hearing about my Blue Nobler I had back in the early '60s. We will enjoy them BOTH I am sure.  Doubtful that they will ever see Contest service, though.
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Re: New Topic
« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2008, 07:58:37 PM »
Why not Bill? Nearly every contest this side of the Mississippi has an ARF event. (I just love spelling Mississippi)  ;D  H^^                                                                            Rainman   

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Re: New Topic
« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2008, 08:05:39 PM »
Why not Bill? Nearly every contest this side of the Mississippi has an ARF event. (I just love spelling Mississippi)  ;D  H^^                                                                            Rainman   

Our two here don't.  ???  Neither does the one in Marietta nor the KOI, to the best of my knowledge.  If I get back to Brodak's, I guess they COULD be used there.  I just like to fly the ones I build in contests I guess. ;D
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Re: New Topic
« Reply #8 on: February 14, 2008, 08:36:39 PM »
Sorry, posted in the "other" thread and this is my penance.  ::)

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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2008, 04:04:25 PM »
Sorry, posted in the "other" thread and this is my penance.  ::)

?? ?? ?? ??  You really lost me there, Alan........ ;D
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Re: New Topic
« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2008, 08:26:37 PM »
Sorry Bill, the "penance" was that I posted in the Cardinal thread (to your post), thus bringing the Cardinal Post to the top again (above this thread). So I then posted here to pop it back up to the talk. I guess it was a time sensitive joke!


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