Author Topic: Huntersville pics (Read 5550 times)

Sam Laughery · « **on:** October 21, 2007, 09:19:02 PM »

Here are a few pics from Huntersville. I had a great time and met some old friends and made a bunch of new ones. The weather was great and the event was very well run. Thanks to all the organizers workers and judges. I'm sure looking forward to moving down there in the next few weeks and getting in some winter flying.

BTW-It was great to finally meet Sparky and Big Bear. Great Looking Tbolt Sparky. I still haven't figured out where Big Bear gets his nick name from.

I took a few videos that I will try and get posted in the next few days.

Sam

Bill Little · « **Reply #1 on:** October 21, 2007, 10:22:12 PM »

Hi Sam,

Thanks for the pictures! It was a pleasure to meet you (glad you got hooked up with Bad Andy) and I'm looking forward to having you living here in North By God Carolina.

Bill Medders · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2007, 05:41:08 AM »

Sam not only posted some great pics but also won intermediate stunt on Sunday! Congratulations Sam. Bill Medders

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2007, 09:47:43 AM »

It was a great contest. Thanks to the Metrolina club and all who worked the contest.

John Tate · « **Reply #4 on:** October 22, 2007, 06:00:18 PM »

Here is Sparky warming up his P-47 early Saturday morning. That is John Rakes practicing for Profile in the background. I have many more pictures posted on the following WebShots site: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/561139566IARJXl

Mike Palko · « **Reply #5 on:** October 22, 2007, 09:05:26 PM »

Great pics, thanks for posting!! Wish I could have made it.

Mike

Bill Little · « **Reply #6 on:** October 22, 2007, 09:18:01 PM »

Quote from: Mike Palko on October 22, 2007, 09:05:26 PM

Great pics, thanks for posting!! Wish I could have made it.

Mike

Yes, Michael, you DO have to make it down here, sometime! We have a lot of fun and you'd love it. You're welcome to come on down anytime!

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #7 on:** October 22, 2007, 10:41:16 PM »

I wish I'd taken a picture of the MiG erupting in flames after a flameout and hard landing. It was like an Indycar fire, you could not see the flames, but a blast of heatwaves and lots of agitated people till the fire extingusher came out. Dan spent hours taking the jet apart and cleaning out all the powder from inside it!

Mike, the rest of you Philly guys need to come down and check it out, its a great contest site!

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #8 on:** October 22, 2007, 11:14:33 PM »

I have some pictures of the fire being put out and will try to post them this week. And yes, there were FLAMES but don't know if i captured them yet or not since I took over 1200 pictures while we were there.

BTW.... Some asked if anyone had the scores for Sunday's Events. I have pictures of ALL THE SCORE SHEETS FROM BOTH DAYS!

afml · « **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2007, 05:44:25 AM »

Quote from: Mike Palko on October 22, 2007, 09:05:26 PM

Great pics, thanks for posting!! Wish I could have made it.

Does anyone have the results of the PAMPA classes on Sunday?

Tight lines!

Wes

Steve Hand · « **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2007, 06:25:20 AM »

Hi Sam,

Thanks for the pics. Could you give me any info on the 16th picture?

Sam Laughery · « **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2007, 10:46:36 AM »

Quote from: Steve Hand on October 23, 2007, 06:25:20 AM

Hi Sam,

Thanks for the pics. Could you give me any info on the 16th picture?

Sorry I can't give you any info. It's a great looking plane. Maybe someone else that was there can help out.

Here's a video of Kent flying profile on Saturday.

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=q-u_My0zr64[/youtube]

Sam

Bill Medders · « **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2007, 11:24:48 AM »

The 16th picture is Stan Powell's PAMPA plane. Large PA piped motor. (Don't remember which size or which Randy Smith design). Randy Smith design with gear in wing and reshaped rudder. Bill Medders

RandySmith · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2007, 01:01:44 PM »

Quote from: Steve Hand on October 23, 2007, 06:25:20 AM

Hi Sam,

Thanks for the pics. Could you give me any info on the 16th picture?

HI Steve

It is a Tempest ll from my laser kits, PA 61 RE powered bolly 12.5 x 4.5 3 blade.

Regards
Randy

Ron King · « **Reply #14 on:** October 23, 2007, 02:31:40 PM »

Did Stan convert it to wing-mounted landing gear? I don't remember that from the original.

Sure looks good out there.

Ron

RandySmith · « **Reply #15 on:** October 23, 2007, 03:21:32 PM »

Quote from: Ron King on October 23, 2007, 02:31:40 PM

Did Stan convert it to wing-mounted landing gear? I don't remember that from the original.

Sure looks good out there.

Ron

Hi Ron

Yes he did put the gear in the wing
He is now redoing it so he can put the gear back in the FUSE with a CF landing gear

Randy

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #16 on:** October 23, 2007, 03:26:42 PM »

Quote from: OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) on October 22, 2007, 11:14:33 PM

I have some pictures of the fire being put out and will try to post them this week. And yes, there were FLAMES but don't know if i captured them yet or not since I took over 1200 pictures while we were there.

Mike Palko · « **Reply #17 on:** October 23, 2007, 03:54:42 PM »

Quote from: Steve Fitton on October 22, 2007, 10:41:16 PM

I wish I'd taken a picture of the MiG erupting in flames after a flameout and hard landing. It was like an Indycar fire, you could not see the flames, but a blast of heatwaves and lots of agitated people till the fire extinguisher came out. Dan spent hours taking the jet apart and cleaning out all the powder from inside it!

Mike, the rest of you Philly guys need to come down and check it out, its a great contest site!

Steve,
I would love to make it Huntersville some time. I also want to make Midgley's contest at some point also. To much to do and to little time.......

Dan has been putting off getting a CO2 extinguisher. It will eliminate the cleanup and corrosion caused by the dry chemical. I think he will come to Brodaks prepared next year!

Mike

Bradley Walker · « **Reply #18 on:** October 23, 2007, 05:48:19 PM »

This was a no BOM, no appearance points contest.

Just thought you guys might find that interesting considering all the planes.

Sam Laughery · « **Reply #19 on:** October 23, 2007, 06:18:40 PM »

Here's Tom Dixon. I'm not sure it this is Saturday or Sunday.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ElBNfroNyoI

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ElBNfroNyoI[/youtube]

Sam

RC Storick · « **Reply #20 on:** October 23, 2007, 06:56:55 PM »

Quote from: Sam Laughery on October 23, 2007, 06:18:40 PM

Here's Tom Dixon. I'm not sure it this is Saturday or Sunday.

http://youtube.com/my_videos

Sam

Did you get one of me?

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #21 on:** October 23, 2007, 08:42:27 PM »

Quote from: Sam Laughery on October 23, 2007, 06:18:40 PM

Here's Tom Dixon. I'm not sure it this is Saturday or Sunday.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ElBNfroNyoI

Sam

Where's the video Sam? I just get a login screen....then it wants me to upload a video...

[youtube=425,350]ElBNfroNyoI[/youtube]

Sam Laughery · « **Reply #22 on:** October 23, 2007, 10:08:07 PM »

Here it is Sparky. Sorry I missed a few spots.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=tMqDEEmzuoY

Sam

[youtube=425,350]tMqDEEmzuoY[/youtube]

Sam Laughery · « **Reply #23 on:** October 23, 2007, 10:12:07 PM »

Quote from: Richard Grogan on October 23, 2007, 08:42:27 PM

Where's the video Sam? I just get a login screen....then it wants me to upload a video...

OOPS. I put in the wrong URL. Try it again. There are quite a few on Youtube. Search on 'control line stunt'.

Sam

Sam Laughery · « **Reply #24 on:** October 25, 2007, 09:27:33 AM »

Here is a video of Derek.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=O5VDvGoYIq0

[youtube=425,350]O5VDvGoYIq0[/youtube]
Sam

Patrick Rowan · « **Reply #25 on:** October 25, 2007, 04:31:47 PM »

Hey Sam,

Thanks for letting me see Derek flying again.

Sam Laughery · « **Reply #26 on:** October 25, 2007, 04:53:55 PM »

Hi Patrick,

I was hoping to see you down there. Maybe next year. I'm going to be about 2 hours away from Huntersville so you have a place to stay if you want.

Sam

Bill Little · « **Reply #27 on:** October 25, 2007, 08:35:14 PM »

Derek was flying a Staris borrowed from Gene Martine.

As you know, the Barrys are just now getting about set to be able to begin their reconstruction of their total loss in their shop fire. I guess Derek had probably 4 or 5 flights on the plane when he flew in Expert.

RandySmith · « **Reply #28 on:** October 25, 2007, 08:54:37 PM »

Quote from: Bill Little on October 25, 2007, 08:35:14 PM

Derek was flying a Staris borrowed from Gene Martine.

As you know, the Barrys are just now getting about set to be able to begin their reconstruction of their total loss in their shop fire. I guess Derek had probably 4 or 5 flights on the plane when he flew in Expert.

WEll....almost right, Actually he borrowed a STARIS from Eric V, ....who got it from Gene Martine....and since the contest Gene has bought it back from Eric.....

Randy

Bill Little · « **Reply #29 on:** October 25, 2007, 09:02:27 PM »

Quote from: RandySmith on October 25, 2007, 08:54:37 PM

WEll....almost right, Actually he borrowed a STARIS from Eric V, ....who got it from Gene Martine....and since the contest Gene has bought it back from Eric.....

Randy

REALLY?

?

(I thought Eric just carried it up for Gene so Derek could use it.......

)

Steve Hand · « **Reply #30 on:** October 27, 2007, 02:02:48 PM »

Randy,

Sorry I'm getting back to you late with a "thank you" about your reply. If you don't mind, why is he moving the gear back to the fuse from the wing location? I noticed 5 out of the 10 I could see in the expert line-up were wing mounts. I understand grass vs. hard surface is the usual reason. What's his? It DOES look good.

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #31 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:13:28 PM »

Sam,
What's the Deal?
No video's of the ONLY LADY competing at this event? And no video of Bob Dixon either?

Just Kidding!

Dee

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #32 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:19:18 PM »

Well, we DO have a still picture of Dee.......

Howzabout posting some of the pics you took?

Steve Fitton · « **Reply #33 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:26:45 PM »

A couple more pics; one of our hosts P-47, the oddball pusher Banjock has, and a couple of ships in the classic stunt pit area on Saturday.....

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #34 on:** October 27, 2007, 10:46:39 PM »

Quote from: Steve Fitton on October 27, 2007, 10:19:18 PM

Well, we DO have a still picture of Dee.......

Howzabout posting some of the pics you took?

what pics would you like to see me post? i just finished burning them all to a DVD today for my Master Copy without any editing. Also, what is the max size they can be to post so that i know what to resize them to?

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #35 on:** October 28, 2007, 02:42:40 PM »

Quote from: Steve Fitton on October 27, 2007, 10:19:18 PM

Well, we DO have a still picture of Dee.......

Howzabout posting some of the pics you took?

Ok.....As Promised....Someone asked for pictures of the score sheets so here they are

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #36 on:** October 28, 2007, 03:08:33 PM »

Quote from: OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) on October 23, 2007, 03:26:42 PM

Quote from: Steve Fitton on October 22, 2007, 10:41:16 PM

I wish I'd taken a picture of the MiG erupting in flames after a flameout and hard landing. It was like an Indycar fire, you could not see the flames, but a blast of heatwaves and lots of agitated people till the fire extingusher came out. Dan spent hours taking the jet apart and cleaning out all the powder from inside it!

Mike, the rest of you Philly guys need to come down and check it out, its a great contest site!

Here are the pictures of Dan's Jet that I promised I would post.

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #37 on:** October 28, 2007, 03:13:04 PM »

Here are some additional pictures taken at Huntersville.

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #38 on:** October 28, 2007, 03:16:29 PM »

These pictures are complements of Gene Martine that he graciously mailed to me. Thank you Gene!

OnlyMeDee (Dee Tison) · « **Reply #39 on:** October 28, 2007, 03:20:34 PM »

Quote from: Steve Fitton on October 27, 2007, 10:19:18 PM

Well, we DO have a still picture of Dee.......

Howzabout posting some of the pics you took?

OK Steve.....I have posted some of the pictures I took as promised! Enjoy!

john e. holliday · « **Reply #40 on:** October 29, 2007, 04:13:54 PM »

That is one gorgeous lady holding the gorgeous Oriental. Great pictures of all. Have fun, DOC Holliday

Sam Laughery · « **Reply #41 on:** October 29, 2007, 05:06:53 PM »

Great pics. Thanks for posting them.

Here is a video of Dan flying the jet at the Brodak Flyin.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ObT8h_3aZO8

[youtube=425,350]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ObT8h_3aZO8[/youtube]