Author Topic: I am sick and tired of..... (Read 2934 times)

Paul Taylor · « **on:** August 15, 2009, 09:45:03 PM »

everyone else having all the fun!!!

All I have to do is finish the lead outs.

I will give it a test flight tomorrow after church.

This was a laster cut ARC and it went together easy. There are a few things to watch out for and had to shave the nose down for exhaust, and prop clearence. I had a few snags, but all in all it was fun. Now to see if it will fly- then try to slob it!

Wynn Robins · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2009, 03:35:02 AM »

oh no!!! you just made a BIG mistake..........

you wont want to fly a normal plane again

Matt Colan · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2009, 07:06:46 AM »

Make sure you know how much fuel you have left in the tank. Our Bi-Slob went in because I didn't know how much fuel was left. Fixed it in an hour and monokoted the wing and flew it that day.

By the way, that looks like a good slob

john e. holliday · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2009, 08:15:28 AM »

When I built the two Slobs for Melvin and myself, Jim Lee said put only the size tank in that will fit. He stated that at about three minutes you will be getting tired. He was so right and I fly on 58 foot lines by .015. It is a blast to fly as my brother-in-law will attest to. It is slow enough he doesn't get dizzy. Have fun, DOC Holliday

Harleyman · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2009, 04:10:00 PM »

It turned out nice.

Please let us know how it flys.

Zuriel Armstrong · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2009, 06:31:59 PM »

Paul,

You outdone yourself. That looks too cool and I can't wait to see you fly it.

Zuriel

Doug Moon · « **Reply #6 on:** August 16, 2009, 06:49:32 PM »

I think it looks great! I have never built a slob before. I have flown one. It was awesome. I did square overhead eights.

Dennis Adamisin · « **Reply #7 on:** August 16, 2009, 07:06:56 PM »

Can't really call it a "Slob" until its been busted up a fw times. A real shame, it looks GREAT now, (uh, great for a Bi-Slob anyhow...)

Randy Powell · « **Reply #8 on:** August 16, 2009, 09:29:13 PM »

>>This was a laster cut ARC<<

Is there a firster cut ARC?

Sorry, Paul, I couldn't resisit.

John Paris · « **Reply #9 on:** August 16, 2009, 09:32:01 PM »

Dennis,
I like to think of it as "character". I told Michael a while back that when an airplane has flaws or dings then it has "character". He told me his fleet has lots of "character" then. His Skyray 35 has a little more "character" after an accident at the back of the truck yesterday involving a bike and chair and a small tripping incident. I was up until about 1230 getting it back in shape for today and it looks like it served him well.

Paul,
For the Slobs, don't focus on pretty, focus on fuel proof!!. Looks good so far. Have fun with it. Remember that you will be a lot more confident flying a bird with a lot of "character" right on the deck than one that has no flaws.

John

Dennis Adamisin · « **Reply #10 on:** August 17, 2009, 05:50:02 AM »

John:

Big Art has a 'Slob that is RTF but as of yet has no "character". It is on the list of things to fly yet this year.

Michael is doing a great job with the Skyray. He is a heck of a flyer - looks VERY WELL COACHED!

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #11 on:** August 17, 2009, 09:27:04 AM »

Flite update...
It went round and round yesterday. I did try and slob it but the Fox was set a little on the lean side so it would just climb right out. Ryan wants to go two up. I need to get better at slob'n before I give two up a try.

I think this is going to be a lot of fun.

PS- Hey John, all my planes have character. Even the new slob had dents, and patches in it before I flew it.

John Paris · « **Reply #12 on:** August 17, 2009, 09:51:12 AM »

Quote from: rootbeard on August 17, 2009, 09:27:04 AM

Flite update...
It went round and round yesterday. I did try and slob it but the Fox was set a little on the lean side so it would just climb right out. Ryan wants to go two up. I need to get better at slob'n before I give two up a try.

I think this is going to be a lot of fun.

PS- Hey John, all my planes have character. Even the new slob had dents, and patches in it before I flew it.

Paul,
Character is good. Don't worry about having experience to fly the Slob. Without it you might find some cool new maneuvers to do.
John

Bill Little · « **Reply #13 on:** August 18, 2009, 07:54:20 AM »

Hi Paul,

Now you can get all the stuff that you never did with a *Stunt Plane* done and over the worries! Take soem CA and clear tape to the field and fly the snot out of it. See whatr it will do and then try things you don't think it will do! An old timer told me a LONG time ago: "When the plane is released, don't expect it to land in one piece." That makes sense now, some 40 plus years later..........

Mongo

W.D. Roland · « **Reply #14 on:** August 18, 2009, 08:47:06 PM »

Do Biplanes make twice as many splinters as a mono?

David
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john e. holliday · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2009, 08:07:41 AM »

I have decked my Slob several times. By brother-in-law did the figure 9. So far it is replace prop or patch covering. At such slow speeds it doesn't have much of a glide ratio. Have fun, DOC Holliday

Robert Schroeder · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2009, 11:23:16 AM »

Hey Paul,

Maybe you can use it at Brodak next year in PA and I can beat you next year instead of you beating me.

At any rate the pice look purrty!

Bob

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2009, 02:10:05 PM »

Quote from: Robert Schroeder on August 19, 2009, 11:23:16 AM

Hey Paul,

Maybe you can use it at Brodak next year in PA and I can beat you next year instead of you beating me.

At any rate the pice look purrty!

Bob

Hey Robert,
You will need to move up to intermedate if you plan to try and beat me next year!

And I think you just let me win.

I am happy to report that the gallon of fuel I won as a prize is almost gone.

Tom Niebuhr · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2009, 05:31:10 PM »

Paul,

When Ron Pavloer and I published the BiSlob, we had no idea that we would be contaminating a large part of the world.

I am so sorry that you have caught the disease. There is no known vacine for a cure.

Have a good time!

Robert Schroeder · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2009, 07:53:53 PM »

Paul,

I will NOT be in intermediate next year and if I do move up it will be because I have a certian perpetual trophy in my living room after July 5th. Balieve me, I didn't let you win. I just got my first first at Paducah and look who I was flying against. There were two others flying against me. They were myself and I. Oh well, enough brevity (that's on purpose). If you're going to be at FCM or Southern Indiana the next couple weeks, I'll see you there, otherwise I guess next Brodaks. I'm going to try to get into the same spot.

Bob

john e. holliday · « **Reply #20 on:** August 21, 2009, 08:27:48 AM »

In some parts of this great country you don't even have to know the pattern to fly Intermediate. One of the guys I helped didn't even get to fly Beginner as I told him to fly Intermediate. At the time I started watching him he couldn't do the squares, triangle and clover. He was brilliant on the other maneuvers. By the last flight of the day he was doing full pattern. First contest he blew everyone away in Intermediate. When he moved to Advance he quit flying. He was placing in the top three most of the time in ADV. Anyway, have fun, DOC Holliday

Robert Schroeder · « **Reply #21 on:** September 05, 2009, 11:55:27 AM »

Truth be told, I was flying the Firecat yesterday, doing vertical 8s and 4 leaf clovers etc. While talking to my flying buddy and mentioning them he said he had no idea what I had been doing. I guess that's one of the reasons I'm still in beginner.

Bob