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Offline Chris_Rud

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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #50 on: June 26, 2015, 12:25:14 PM »
Quote from: Doug Moon on June 26, 2015, 08:54:01 AM
Finally after all these years "The Great Pumkin" has shown himself!

Model looks great.  I bet it flys good to.  Some of the best ones are the ones we slam together and dont over think every step.



This was the inspiration....
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #51 on: June 26, 2015, 01:10:03 PM »
That looks awesome Chris! Hope it flies as well as the other one.  Can't wait to see it in Muncie!
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #52 on: June 26, 2015, 01:44:25 PM »
Quote from: Matt Colan on June 26, 2015, 01:10:03 PM
That looks awesome Chris! Hope it flies as well as the other one.  Can't wait to see it in Muncie!

Matt,
Are you competing in Muncie this year?
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #53 on: June 26, 2015, 03:38:55 PM »
Quote from: Brett Buck on June 26, 2015, 09:35:32 AM
   We have found the same thing, time and again - the weight you gain with foam is made up in the finish.

     Brett

not only that  but the foam wing are very stiff, and do not twist easily, I had 2 SVs, same plane, one foam 1 geo built up, withing 1/2 ounce of each other at 59.5 ounces

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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #54 on: June 26, 2015, 09:10:32 PM »
Quote from: Paul Walker on June 26, 2015, 01:44:25 PM
Matt,
Are you competing in Muncie this year?

Hi Paul,

I'll be there flying in open! Like Chris, im going to try for the top 20, but I'm not gonna be able to put 125 flights in by the time we leave. Mother Nature just isn't allowing it...

See you in a couple weeks!
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #55 on: June 27, 2015, 12:07:14 AM »
Sorry to hear about the Typhoon Chris the new plane looks awesome!
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #56 on: June 27, 2015, 06:44:39 AM »
Quote from: Matt Colan on June 26, 2015, 09:10:32 PM
Hi Paul,

I'll be there flying in open! Like Chris, im going to try for the top 20, but I'm not gonna be able to put 125 flights in by the time we leave. Mother Nature just isn't allowing it...

See you in a couple weeks!

You should try putting pontoons on the thundergazer for practice.
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #57 on: June 27, 2015, 08:14:29 AM »
Quote from: Steve Fitton on June 27, 2015, 06:44:39 AM
You should try putting pontoons on the thundergazer for practice.


Yes, guys from Florida should know about this. Do you put alligator repellant on when you use pantoons down there? :) <=
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #58 on: June 27, 2015, 10:50:01 AM »
It's definitely a consideration...Today is the first day I'm going to be flying in a month because my backyard has been absolutely soaked. And starting tonight we're supposed to get more monsoon rains that are supposed to last for the next four days.  Then it's going to take four days for the backyard to dry out.  Because of that, I'm gonna try flying until dark and get as much practice in as possible!

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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #59 on: June 27, 2015, 01:03:00 PM »
You can blame the rain and drop in temperature on global warming  LL~ 
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #60 on: June 27, 2015, 02:30:51 PM »
Hi Steve,

I really hate to hear about the loss of the Dreadnought.  I hope you work into the new plane very quickly and best of luck in Muncie!  I'll be there with you in spirit! :)

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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #61 on: June 27, 2015, 06:09:14 PM »
Quote from: Paul Walker on June 27, 2015, 08:14:29 AM

Yes, guys from Florida should know about this. Do you put alligator repellant on when you use pantoons down there? :) <=

Several years ago I got the handle "rain man" for getting stuck flying in the rain halfway through a pattern more often than anyone else at our field, prolly because I flew more and was practicing for the Nats at the time.

This year looks to be another wet one. Only thing kept me from flying in the rain lately is this doggone cold, going on my second time around with a relapse. Ugh!

We don't need alligator repellant at our field, nor pontoons since we fly on a capped dump site with good run off (the EPA makes sure no standing water)

But... wild hog repellant might come in handy... man, those critters can plow up enough dirt to hide a volkswagon in one night!  :o

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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #62 on: June 28, 2015, 09:47:54 AM »
Quote from: Eric Viglione on June 27, 2015, 06:09:14 PM
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But... wild hog repellant might come in handy... man, those critters can plow up enough dirt to hide a volkswagon in one night!  :o

EricV

7.62x51 NATO is the best hog repellant!
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #63 on: June 28, 2015, 11:02:34 AM »
Only got 10 flights yesterday...I guess I'm just a mortal. At least my classic plane is full of towering awesomeness and it can still get better!
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #64 on: June 28, 2015, 12:50:47 PM »
Quote from: Matt Colan on June 28, 2015, 11:02:34 AM
Only got 10 flights yesterday...I guess I'm just a mortal. At least my classic plane is full of towering awesomeness and it can still get better!

Easy tiger, that towering awesomeness title is trade marked for describing all things related to Derek only...  n1

You'll have to earn your own moniker, and even when you do, sometimes, you'll wish you hadn't.  LL~

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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #65 on: June 28, 2015, 01:01:14 PM »
I only got 4 flights today so I am just a slug...
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #66 on: June 28, 2015, 03:10:19 PM »
I worked on the crumpled Dreadnought today.  Got the pushrod out so I can clean it up and reinstall it.
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Re: Loss of the Dreadnought
« Reply #67 on: June 28, 2015, 05:22:16 PM »
Lake splashalot, as Eric has come to call my backyard, is making a return after today's rain...although the weather forecast has now changed to getting some fly able days this week!!  #^
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