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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Paul Taylor on November 07, 2010, 02:02:46 PM
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I know it might be a little early but anyone got anything to share?
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Hi Paul...We had two wonderful days of flying. It was 28 degrees Saturday morning at 7:00AM. We had the pilots meeting around 9:30 and put the first flight up shortly there after. By 11:00 it was around 68 degrees, winds light and variable. Today was just as great, however it did get up to 70 degrees. Jason Greer (El Dorado, AR) showed up with an electric profile of his own design and put some impressive scores on the board to win Profile Advanced. I know there was a ton of pictures taken and I'm sure they will be posted shortly. If someone doesn't do it sooner...I'll post the results soon...It's been a long day.
Norm
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A "Canopylesscardinal"?
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Great Contest Norm. It's always good to see friends from all over and do some flying. I don't have any pictures, but I know Steve was there and will post some soon. Plan to be back again next year and have some more of those good "Boigers".
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Paul,
My wife and I(mostly her) took lots of pictures over the weekend. We will try to get some posted after work today. It was a great weekend with some outstanding flying and even better fellowship.
wwwarbird,
The profile was something I threw together in a little less than two weeks. I just wanted to have something to fly on Saturday for profile. It does have Cardinal like wing tips, but that was mostly by accident as I used a lot of TLAR when building it. Saturday morning in round 1 was the first pattern for it.
Jason
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I took over 1300 pictures at the contest. I didn't get back to Memphis until midnight last night, though. So, I didn't have time to go through them and post any. I'll try to get to them after work today.
Steve.
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Thanks Jason and Steve.
Here is me sitting and waiting..... D>K
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Paul,
Now you can sit and look...
Steve.
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And some more...
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and still more...
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They just keep coming...
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and coming...
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Thanks Steve!!!!! H^^
Great shots!
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Great pics Steve...Any more of the score board? H^^
Norm
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THANKS STEVE! #^
BTW: Got any info on the "Big Job"
Ya know...12" to the foot??
"Tight Lines!"
Wes
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Thanks for the great pics! y1
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Great pics. I especially like the shot of the RMD-3 with the sun shining through the wing.
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The 12" to one is a L4...44 model, I believe, supposed to have some war history. Belongs to an Ag operator out of Monticello, AR, he didn't want to drive over on Sunday. Him and his son are wanting to get into C/L. H^^
Norm
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Great shots, looks like good turn out, this working is getting in the way.
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Hey Steve: Great job with the pictures. Thanks for posting them.
Of course my favorite is also the sun shining thru the transparent finish on my RMD-3.
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Steve,
Thanks for all of the pictures you took and posted. It's always good to see you and your dad.
Had the opportunity to meet some more of the people who post here. Allan Perret builds some beautiful planes. John would be proud of his Chevelle just as randy would be proud of his RMD.
Anyway, good friends, good food, and good time. Life is good :)
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Great shots of the planes. I too like the transparent finishes on planes. I had to look at the shot of the L4 several times to make sure that someone didn't out do themselves on a scale model. Bet that is a blast flying it. H^^
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I don't know how these will post, but here goes (no time for photo shop) Z@@ZZZ
Norm
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Lets try this one...
Norm
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Expert and Advanced...
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Uh Oh-its the cat from Texas with the Impcat tearing up the circles. I'd better stay out of the Lone Star state. :o
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El Dorado Nov 2010 Pillots Choice Award
Hey Dale, now if I can only find that "Magic Prop".
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What does the average bear think about the looks/appearance of the "Dragonfire"? That's the plane R.O. is flying in these Eldorado pictures. I am really getting to like it....it isn't your "lawndart"...the scale of the plane makes it look realistic, you can see the pilot in the bubble canopy and he looks like he's flying the airplane. I talked to Tom Neibuhr about it and he calls it a "widebody", he's designed planes somewhat like this before. Tom did the cad files for the wing, it's a very thick wing. The plane is heavy by some standards, flies on thicker lines, (until Jan 1st) yet it glides almost two laps after the engine quits. (ROJett 67 on pipe)
So I'm liking the looks, the way it presents.
Now to the performance. In a word, wonderful! I've flown this hound, Richard lets anyone fly it. It flies itself. When level it stays there, turbulence doesn't move it (low aspect wing). It is so rock-solid stable you think it won't turn, but when you command a turn, it turns tightly, no hint of a stall, ever, and stops dead nuts level, or vertical. If you can scribe any maneuver with your pointer finger, you can do that maneuver. Point and shoot. It doesn't change speed during maneuvers. I know the motor/pipe is what causes that, but I think the thick wing helps a lot.
I've taken the liberty to write this without RO's knowledge, but I think my next Impcat is going to be a "Mule #4" as he calls it. Looking over the planes at the Worlds' in the newest Stunt News download, I think this is a cool look, not an ARC or converted RC, it fits right in and appearance judges might really like the look.... Any opinions?
Respectfully submitted,
dale g
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Yeah! Look at the scores...enough said. (PE**)
Pics are Louis Rankin, Tom Farmer, Richard Oliver, Jason Greer, Joe Hildreth