Author Topic: Kids at work. (Read 4553 times)

Bill Gruby · « **on:** June 23, 2010, 07:27:06 AM »

These are my Great nephews. They have been around the shop quite a bit lately. When I asked if they wanted to build something they said they wanted to fix an old war hoarse that has been hanging for years. We will get it covered this week end. They were relentless on this project. My treat fellas.

"Billy G"

john e. holliday · « **Reply #1 on:** June 23, 2010, 08:46:58 AM »

Good ole Super Ringmaster. was one of my first planes. Get them on a trainer first. Hope you guys have lots of good flights with it.

Bill Heher · « **Reply #2 on:** June 23, 2010, 10:33:01 AM »

How did sanding with that cast on his arm work for the older one? Looks like a classic skate-board / rollerblade injury to me, or was it something more fun - like jumping ramps with his bike.

Plane sure looks good in the bones once thay cleaned it up- good work by those lads!

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #3 on:** June 23, 2010, 10:50:18 AM »

Doc;

I have a Fox Steel Fin .15 on a old Clown Racer for them to break in on. Should get out this weekend after their first experience with good ols SGM Silkspan. I will post pictures of them chasing the wrinkles.

Bill;

Believe it or not the cast didn't get in the way, he is left handed and his brother held the plane while he worked. Those two work well together. I gotta fess up here I redid the nose, they would have been there for weeks.

They removed the Monocote with a low level plane wit the iron set at .002. Then on to sanding till their little arms almost fell off. The big one is Jeremiah and the little one is Alex 13 and 8.

"Billy G"

Michael Boucher · « **Reply #4 on:** June 23, 2010, 11:24:53 AM »

These two guys do nice good and make a great team. Glad to see them bring one back to life!

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #5 on:** June 23, 2010, 07:07:27 PM »

We will see what happens this weekend Mike. If they can stay focused on the covering job there will be no stopping them.This will be a real test of their attention span. I have high hopes for these two.

"Billy G"

john e. holliday · « **Reply #6 on:** June 24, 2010, 08:06:24 AM »

Just don't let thm sniff too much dope.

LL~They will learn as the rest of us did. I had no one to teach me until I joined a club years later. That is what was great about the early Sterling kits.

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #7 on:** June 24, 2010, 08:26:34 AM »

Bill,
Great looking kids.
Let us know how it turns out.

Keep them on the handle.

PS-I am on a real slow connection so posting will be hit or miss for the next week.

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #8 on:** June 24, 2010, 11:47:12 AM »

Great job G-man,,
By the way, our conversation about getting Kyli ( almost three now) started flying,, well LInda seems to think she is to young still, but I still plan on having her at center circle with me before summer is over,, maybe Linda will be there, maybe not

Michael Boucher · « **Reply #9 on:** June 24, 2010, 12:33:02 PM »

Been trying to put together a rubber band powered model for my 3 1/2 year old girl.

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #10 on:** June 24, 2010, 12:44:08 PM »

Quote from: Michael Boucher on June 24, 2010, 12:33:02 PM

Been trying to put together a rubber band powered model for my 3 1/2 year old girl.

Let me guess Mike. She is right on focus till something else in the room moves. Have fun, that's all that counts at that age.

"Billy G"

Ward Van Duzer · « **Reply #11 on:** June 24, 2010, 02:12:57 PM »

One of my earliest memories of kids flying was watching Larry and Ginger's (Scarinzi) 3 yr old daughter solo with a Firebaby at Rich's Hobbytowne. Blew me away!

W.

john e. holliday · « **Reply #12 on:** June 24, 2010, 03:15:44 PM »

Boy Ward, that had to be a year or so ago. At VSC had my grandaughters in the center of the circle. I was holding them and they had the handle. I think they were 2 and 3. The 2 year old is the one that grew a little and flew for a short while. As I learned the hard way, Bite your lip/tongue or anything when they do something wrong. No matter how bad try to find something positive to say to them. Of course I loved it when the grandaughter yelled at me to set the needle right on her second attempt in Tulsa one year.

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #13 on:** June 24, 2010, 03:48:46 PM »

Boy am I glad I posted this thread, there are some wonderful stories here. Keep them comming guys, I could listen all day.

"Billy G"

Clancy Arnold · « **Reply #14 on:** June 24, 2010, 05:38:24 PM »

G-Man
Here is a picture that was posted by Frank Carlisle on another thread that is just what you want.

These guys were entered in the Junk Yard Wars event at the Brodak Fly-In.

Clancy

W.D. Roland · « **Reply #15 on:** June 24, 2010, 06:36:29 PM »

Good going Bill!

Now days its hard to get the kids interested.
My boys and there friends flew 1/2a up to the stage of some combat and after that its like no one is interested.
Have kept enough to get someone going, hoping for grandchildren soon.

David

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #16 on:** June 25, 2010, 07:29:10 PM »

The boys arrive early tomorrow to resume this build. I got a jump on the covering. 3 Coats of nitrate Clear thinned 50/50. Preped and ready to go.

"Billy G"

Robert Mathison · « **Reply #17 on:** June 26, 2010, 10:08:53 AM »

OK Bill,
I can see just what you are doing using the two boys working on that SRM, you stopped making the large models and think you can fool us thinking they are bigger than they are. LOL
Bob

Scott Hartford · « **Reply #18 on:** June 26, 2010, 11:02:31 AM »

Awesome that they have an interest! Good job G-Man!

TDM · « **Reply #19 on:** June 26, 2010, 11:37:59 AM »

Come on Fes Up how much do you pay them.

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #20 on:** June 26, 2010, 05:55:11 PM »

Quote from: Traian Dorin Morosanu on June 26, 2010, 11:37:59 AM

Come on Fes Up how much do you pay them.

The ice cream man comes to my house three times a day and two new skate Boards.

"Billy G"

Clancy Arnold · « **Reply #21 on:** June 26, 2010, 06:15:16 PM »

G-Man
You did get the knee pads, elbow pads and helmets to go with the skate boards???

LOL

Clancy

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #22 on:** June 27, 2010, 01:53:27 AM »

Quote from: Clancy Arnold on June 26, 2010, 06:15:16 PM

G-Man
You did get the knee pads, elbow pads and helmets to go with the skate boards???

LOL

Clancy

That takes all the fun out of it.

It took them a few hours and more "Silkspan" than I care to mention. The hard part for them was finding the right pressure to pull it tight. Also we worked outside and the water on the Silkspan evapotrated real quick. The finished the hard side though both top and bottom.

"Billy G"

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #23 on:** June 27, 2010, 10:04:06 AM »

Weekend is over they went back home but not before it was covered. Taught them both ways , tips first then one piece. Frustrating but well worth the effort.

"Billy G"

Michael Boucher · « **Reply #24 on:** June 27, 2010, 10:42:57 AM »

Bill, definitely well worth it! Two youth seeing how to properly cover a model. On youtube are two kids covering a rubber band powered model with monokote, its really sad to watch.

john e. holliday · « **Reply #25 on:** June 27, 2010, 12:44:57 PM »

That covering job looks great. I used to keep a spray bottle for the days the water wanted to evaprorate too fast.

Bill Gruby · « **Reply #26 on:** June 27, 2010, 07:32:38 PM »

Spray bottle is always there Doc. Never leave home without it.

They did a real good job with their first one. A few small errors but I will leave them there so they will know. next time will be even better. I have 3 more hanging from the rafters. They are welcome to them.

"Billy G"

John Ashford · « **Reply #27 on:** June 29, 2010, 03:23:20 PM »

Mark,

Tell Linda to cool it and you go for it. I taught both of my younger brothers to fly. The "baby" is ten years younger than I and I have eight mm home movies of Alan flying a red and black "Snapper" with a U-Reely handle at age three. Jim, 16 months younger than I, flew competition as a Jr. in 1956-57. Neither of them "got the fever" to the degree that I did but they can both still fly and keep it out of the dirt. When we are all in the same part of the world, we go to the field and fly together.

Later, John