Author Topic: Do you fly all your models? (Read 4330 times)

John Fitzgerald · « **on:** January 30, 2012, 08:32:48 PM »

If you posess multiple models, do all of them get flown regularly, or do some just hang on the wall?

Avaiojet · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2012, 08:49:25 PM »

Quote from: John Fitzgerald on January 30, 2012, 08:32:48 PM

If you posess multiple models, do all of them get flown regularly, or do some just hang on the wall?

Mine never get completed.

A-Jet

Clint Ormosen · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2012, 08:56:07 PM »

I have a lot of wall hangers and floor sitters.

Garf · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2012, 09:09:23 PM »

Out of around 18 models, I fly 3 or 4 of them regularly.

Dwayne · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2012, 09:16:45 PM »

Yeah I have a bunch of wall hangers and floor sitters...sigh hope to fly em all some day.

Howard Rush · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2012, 09:30:06 PM »

When I have a stunt plane, I fly the dickens out of it. I have a bunch of combat planes that are too frightening to fly.

PJ Rowland · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2012, 09:39:47 PM »

I have several - but usually only ever have 2 planes per season that are in Comp spec trim.

This year being the exception - with only 1 in Comp spec - however the engine is out of that currently.

I've given a few of the older ones away to make space for newer fleet - I do also have 3 that are Unflown

I think that is a more interesting question : Do you have planes that remain unflown for various reasons. - The only reason I have 3 that are unflown is becasue the engines they were built for stayed in my comp ships and were serving well - I would need to pull it out and start the trim process again for that I need time. Most of my time is spent building. I've got a new one getting close to paint its for the 2012 season.

Dennis Moritz · « **Reply #7 on:** January 31, 2012, 04:30:14 AM »

I wind up flying almost everything that is flyable. Usually 6 to 8. Most of the wall hangers and floor sitters are busted up and in need of repair. Might sit like that for years until the mood hits. Or. I realize the obvious, "it ain't really that bad." To quote Dan Banjok's benediction, a benediction he intones over every crash I've seen him witness. No matter the height of the balsa dust, kicked up at impact.

Chuck Feldman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 31, 2012, 05:48:12 AM »

I have two that I can fly. A Smoothie and a bi-slob. I do not fly the slob much. A lot of my models are in various stages of repair and or refurbishment. My shop is full of unfinished models. Looks like I am like many of you.

Tom Niebuhr · « **Reply #9 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:11:54 AM »

The airplanes that I have hanging are mostly very high time and retired. Since the '60s I have never had a backup competition stunter.

My "Top Hat" is now 10 years old. I am building two new stunters and hopefully will have one completed late this year. The only active airplanes I have right now are the "Hobo" prototype. the "Curtiss Swift" that I built for VSC, and the "Jerseyan" which is about 6 years old. I hope to fly the "Sea Vixen" soon.

Unfortunately I will not make it to VSC. I will have eye surgery next Tuesday (cateracts), the other eye will be about a month later. That puts it right at VSC time.

Bill Little · « **Reply #10 on:** January 31, 2012, 10:28:10 AM »

When I was flying a lot and trying to be somewhat competitive, I flew mainly just my "contest" models. Occasionally I would fly a Classic ship to see if I wanted to fly it at a meet.

I have not flown since "Stuff Happened", but I will have three new planes, at least, to work out with. Two "PAMPA Class" stunters and a Classic stunter. Plus a profile or two for that class. Going to have to start back slowly, though.

Back in the day, I flew everything I had as often as possible, but I can no longer do that.

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

Randy Powell · « **Reply #11 on:** January 31, 2012, 10:34:07 AM »

It depends. I have a couple of very capable planes that just hang on the wall. Backups, I suppose. Usually there is one plane I fly a lot, a couple of others that get some flying and some that just hang.

john e. holliday · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2012, 11:12:53 AM »

Hopefully, this year I will get all the unflown planes flown. Running ideas thru my head for stooges for the combat planes and planes without wheel/landing gear. Ringmaster marathon was the most flying I did for 2011. Also I am getting tired of sanding on the P-47.

Bob Reeves · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2012, 12:03:40 PM »

I don't have room to store airplanes I'm not using so usually give them away or donate them to the club raffle. Right now I have 8 that I fly as often as I fly which isn't allot. Two profiles both with Saito 40's, two PA ships with Saito 62's one Classic ST 51, OTS Ringmaster Fox 30 and 2 carrier airplanes.

FLOYD CARTER · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2012, 12:20:22 PM »

In my part of the world, good weather days are scarce. Flying time is much less than I would like. My building time is steady and constant. Therefore, my "hangar" contains at least 25 planes, ready to go. There are at least 3 that are still waiting for initial flight.

F.C.

Matt Colan · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2012, 03:27:27 PM »

Out of the 6 I have, 3 are flown on a very regular basis. My first plane, an ARF Smoothie is a flying deathtrap, where even the glue seams are popping loose, so that plane has been stripped of everything and just hangs on the wall almost like a museum piece. My profile Fw-190 has become a trainer of sorts for anyone that ever wants to learn how to fly. my little cousin has taken a flight on it, and we should be getting him more air time this year. My ARC smoothie hasn't been flown since Brodak 09. The Ares I still fly on a semi-regular basis, but I haven't flown it since the NATS. That plane is almost like an old friend, and it's still fun to fly. My Oriental Plus I still fly on a regular basis, since I've spent quite a long time getting it in better trim. The Trivial Pursuit I will get back to flying come the spring, but I haven't done much with it since it crashed.

David M Johnson · « **Reply #16 on:** January 31, 2012, 03:55:20 PM »

I'm so glad I'm in good company!
I have some that I fly but more that I don't.
David Johnson

Terrence Durrill · « **Reply #17 on:** January 31, 2012, 04:04:30 PM »

Yes, I could have written most of the above comments myself. Sounds like, as we get older, we talk more than we fly........I'll buy that.....TDurrill

John Stiles · « **Reply #18 on:** January 31, 2012, 04:59:24 PM »

2 hangar queens left....the Phaeton II K&B .61 and a repaired scratch and dent, Nobler ARF with McCoy/Testor's .40 ! Plan to get then christened this spring, but who knows.

Fred Cronenwett · « **Reply #19 on:** January 31, 2012, 05:46:38 PM »

I have 9 flyable Sport and scale models, I was able to fly all 9 last year, however some ony flew once, while others flew lots of missions. I generally have 3 or 4 that flown a lot while, the others are flown once or twice enough to keep the motors and systems working.

Fred

Eric Viglione · « **Reply #20 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:03:46 PM »

No, I dont. And the last couple years I was flying the worst ones the most instead of just practicing with my better contest planes, much to Fitton's dismay...LOL.
Couldn't help it, just hard to give up trimming on a lost cause.
But hey, I learned a lot, it kept the mileage off the good planes and it just feels that much better when I do get around to flying them.

EricV

Chris McMillin · « **Reply #21 on:** January 31, 2012, 06:07:03 PM »

I fly one for each class, like AMA and Classic, Old Time, and the older ones hang on the wall.
Chris...

Lester Nicholson · « **Reply #22 on:** January 31, 2012, 07:12:54 PM »

9 ready to fly, and yes they all get flown. Nick

Jim Hoffman · « **Reply #23 on:** January 31, 2012, 07:15:38 PM »

I am like Chris, I fly one for each class; AMA, Classic, Old Time, and Profile and the older ones mostly hang on the wall. I will occasionally fly an older one if the need or desire arises

This past year I had reason to fly one of my old AMA stunters (21 year old airframe, still looks good, ST-60). It was revealing how many trim changes I made based on what I'd learned and a warp that somehow crept in over the years.

Jim Hoffman

wwwarbird · « **Reply #24 on:** January 31, 2012, 08:03:48 PM »

At last count 25 models hanging on the wall that are complete and RTF at a moments notice.

About 6 or 8 of them flew this past season.

400 or so to build yet.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #25 on:** January 31, 2012, 08:10:26 PM »

models you dont fly? if I did that I would not fly, heck mine dont live long enough to get archived LOL

wwwarbird · « **Reply #26 on:** January 31, 2012, 08:13:28 PM »

Quote from: Mark Scarborough on January 31, 2012, 08:10:26 PM

models you dont fly? if I did that I would not fly, heck mine dont live long enough to get archived LOL

So Mark, is the 109 the longest you've owned a plane then? (DOH!)

john e. holliday · « **Reply #27 on:** February 01, 2012, 05:55:18 AM »

I see pick on Mark again. I want to be there when he gets even. I forgot to mention racing planes I have never flown as I am a much better pit man than pilot.

Dalton Hammett · « **Reply #28 on:** February 01, 2012, 08:12:57 AM »

I hear about that from my wife all the time, "All these planes and I only see you fly the same three all the time".

Dalton H.

EddyR · « **Reply #29 on:** February 01, 2012, 10:13:00 AM »

There are two planes I fly a lot,a classic and a pampa plane. I have twelve flyable planes but most are seldon flown as they are 12-50

years old. This year I flew two that were built buy a friend in 1952

Ed

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #30 on:** February 01, 2012, 11:02:14 AM »

Quote from: wwwarbird on January 31, 2012, 08:13:28 PM

So Mark, is the 109 the longest you've owned a plane then? (DOH!)

Wayne,, cute, really really cute,, you just wait,, your turn is coming,, ( but based on me,, it might be a LONG LONG time coming)

I actually have my first fancherized twister in the rafters,, but its uh, well suffered to many indignities,, the wing is fractured inside the fuse,, so I have it, just dont want to fly it,,k

Russell Shaffer · « **Reply #31 on:** February 01, 2012, 01:23:02 PM »

Mark, why don't you give that Twister to Tim? He's probably bored with the Streak by now. Actually, I should take my own advice. I think I have a couple that he could work on.

Bruce Perry · « **Reply #32 on:** February 01, 2012, 05:40:55 PM »

All are flyable, 7 large PA planes, many classic and Old time planes, I have every airplane I've competed with. I usually only fly one competition airplane until after the contests are over then spend the time experimenting until the snow flies.

I have an Impact on skis for the winter flying. It has a PA 40 and Pipe just like it did at the 95 Pasco nats...

All are alive and well.

B

Russell Shaffer · « **Reply #33 on:** February 01, 2012, 06:57:02 PM »

Bruce, can you post a picture of the Impact on skis? I can use a good idea.

Bill Little · « **Reply #34 on:** February 02, 2012, 12:06:52 PM »

Quote from: Chris McMillin on January 31, 2012, 06:07:03 PM

I fly one for each class, like AMA and Classic, Old Time, and the older ones hang on the wall.
Chris...

HI Little Brother!

I did that same thing for a LONG time. Now that I only get to hit local meets, I try to fly one plane in Classic/Nos. 30 AND PAMPA class. Saves room traveling and I am not getting practice time so not having to switch works out well. I might even built a Profile to meet all three classes and use it as a back up/bad weather flier.

BIG Bear
RNMM/AMM

john e. holliday · « **Reply #35 on:** February 03, 2012, 05:42:52 AM »

Hey, I flew the Brodak Nobler in Old Time, Classic and Intermidiate when ever it was possible. Was laughed at a few times while flying it in Old Time.

Author Topic: Do you fly all your models? (Read 4330 times)

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