Author Topic: Please post pictures of your models in flight (Read 10818 times)

John Fitzgerald · « **on:** March 03, 2012, 05:35:11 PM »

Here's a couple pics to start.

Brett Buck · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2012, 05:42:54 PM »

I have tons of other people's airplanes in flight but not too many of mine. Courtesy of Linheart Smith (who posted them here before so I figure it's OK...):

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #2 on:** March 03, 2012, 05:43:47 PM »

Here is one from way back...

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #3 on:** March 03, 2012, 05:46:36 PM »

my buddy Chris

Steve Thomas · « **Reply #4 on:** March 03, 2012, 05:47:44 PM »

Here's a few more:

larry borden · « **Reply #5 on:** March 03, 2012, 05:48:51 PM »

Here's pictures of the Ringmaster 1000 and my Magician.

Shultzie · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2012, 06:52:50 PM »

WOW BRETT!!!!
THAT MODEL OF YOURS REEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAALLLY HAMMERS A SQUARE CORNER!(REALLY NICE COUPLE OF SHOTS!!!)
ALWAYS LOVE IN FLIGHT SHOTS!
KEEP THEM COMING!!!

Dwayne · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2012, 06:58:00 PM »

Goldberg Cosmic Wind La .25

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2012, 06:58:49 PM »

Here's a couple of my SV-11, flown off "Little Lake", a dry lake just off Hwy. 395 in eastern California, just west of Death Valley by maybe 100 miles.

Steve

Brett Buck · « **Reply #9 on:** March 03, 2012, 07:12:17 PM »

Quote from: Shultzie on March 03, 2012, 06:52:50 PM

WOW BRETT!!!!
THAT MODEL OF YOURS REEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAALLLY HAMMERS A SQUARE CORNER!(REALLY NICE COUPLE OF SHOTS!!!)
ALWAYS LOVE IN FLIGHT SHOTS!
KEEP THEM COMING!!!

  Linheart was nice enough to send me a series of these sort of pictures from 2006 NATs where I was, um, otherwise occupied.

   I mentioned this in a previous thread half-a-decade ago that I was *very* surprised at how close to the ground it was getting vertical, because I was backing off the corners *dramatically* all week, and this one (the entry to the wingover) was *absurdly soft* on purpose. So seeing it at 15 feet and with at least the fuse vertical (if not the track) was surprising to me.

   Brett

Brett Buck · « **Reply #10 on:** March 03, 2012, 07:19:54 PM »

More inflight pictures (but not my own airplane...)

Shultzie · « **Reply #11 on:** March 03, 2012, 07:27:55 PM »

Quote from: Brett Buck on March 03, 2012, 07:12:17 PM

Linheart was nice enough to send me a series of these sort of pictures from 2006 NATs where I was, um, otherwise occupied.

I mentioned this in a previous thread half-a-decade ago that I was *very* surprised at how close to the ground it was getting vertical, because I was backing off the corners *dramatically* all week, and this one (the entry to the wingover) was *absurdly soft* on purpose. So seeing it at 15 feet and with at least the fuse vertical (if not the track) was surprising to me.

Brett

BRETT! STILL LOVE THAT SHOT! REALLY ILLUSTRATES JUST HOW MUCH FLAP N ELEVATOR INPUT WAS SHOWN ON THIS GREAT PHOTO.
I personally would love to see ANY photos or video for that matter of ANY CLPA model in flight that might illustrate just HOW SHARP A TURN A MODEL CAN TURN FROM LEVEL FLIGHT INTO VERTICAL?

peabody · « **Reply #12 on:** March 03, 2012, 07:32:30 PM »

Some from a few years ago at Palisades Park

Brett Buck · « **Reply #13 on:** March 03, 2012, 08:12:35 PM »

Quote from: Shultzie on March 03, 2012, 07:27:55 PM

BRETT! STILL LOVE THAT SHOT! REALLY ILLUSTRATES JUST HOW MUCH FLAP N ELEVATOR INPUT WAS SHOWN ON THIS GREAT PHOTO.
I personally would love to see ANY photos or video for that matter of ANY CLPA model in flight that might illustrate just HOW SHARP A TURN A MODEL CAN TURN FROM LEVEL FLIGHT INTO VERTICAL?

Oh, I got a lot of stuff like that, looking for control deflections. This is a fair amount of control for a hard corner based on looking at a lot of them over the years.

Brett

Brett Buck · « **Reply #14 on:** March 03, 2012, 08:20:53 PM »

Backlit Thundergeezer

Shultzie · « **Reply #15 on:** March 03, 2012, 08:51:05 PM »

WOW! BRETT!! GREAT SNAPS!

Norm Faith Jr. · « **Reply #16 on:** March 03, 2012, 09:20:56 PM »

I'll go along...here are two more. Photos by D.R.

Garf · « **Reply #17 on:** March 03, 2012, 09:29:58 PM »

The only inflight pics I have are of my Bamboo Bomber.

Clint Ormosen · « **Reply #18 on:** March 04, 2012, 01:59:37 AM »

These were taken at VSC 20 and 21 by David Russum.

Allen Brickhaus · « **Reply #19 on:** March 04, 2012, 06:33:12 AM »

The first shot is of my last Barnstormer.

Allen Brickhaus · « **Reply #20 on:** March 04, 2012, 06:39:22 AM »

More pictures from friends.

Allen Brickhaus · « **Reply #21 on:** March 04, 2012, 06:46:29 AM »

Reprise.

Allen Brickhaus · « **Reply #22 on:** March 04, 2012, 06:47:30 AM »

Again.

Allen Brickhaus · « **Reply #23 on:** March 04, 2012, 06:48:12 AM »

Pirata

Allen Brickhaus · « **Reply #24 on:** March 04, 2012, 07:06:09 AM »

Trianic

John Stiles · « **Reply #25 on:** March 04, 2012, 07:45:48 AM »

"Slob"master: Sorry it's blurry.....cheap camera.

Warren Wagner · « **Reply #26 on:** March 04, 2012, 08:17:40 AM »

Hi gang,

Nothing too dramatic about this photo of my "T-Rex" ARF (PA 61 on pipe), except I like the unique composition from
low and behind, showing against our Florida sky. Photo was taken by Eric Viglione, our resident club photographer,
using his big Pentax K20D DSLR camera, which is a beautiful camera.

Brad Walker did a fine jog designing the "T-Rex", as we all know by now, and John Brodak a fine job as well,
producing the plane in ARF form. And the PA61/pipe.....well, this one runs like a clock, just like all the others
I've observed.

Times are good.

Cheers.

Warren Wagner

REX1945 · « **Reply #27 on:** March 04, 2012, 08:59:24 AM »

So far, I have only one photo of my model in flight taken by John Thompson.

I've taken quite a few of other folks; my favorite is Paul Walker (looking determined).

Bob Reeves · « **Reply #28 on:** March 04, 2012, 09:33:23 AM »

Here ya go.... A couple of mine.. Photos by Elwyn

dale gleason · « **Reply #29 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:06:03 AM »

I guess it's time....Col. Dave Ek, USMC, retired, has pretty much been into Ospreys the last few years, but a few of us recall when he was into scale. Here's his Grumman "Duck".

Joe Yau · « **Reply #30 on:** March 04, 2012, 10:38:32 AM »

Here's a couple....

Flying my Score: (photo by Ward Van Duzer)

Flying my Saturn: (photo by Bruce Hunt)

Clancy Arnold · « **Reply #31 on:** March 04, 2012, 04:41:57 PM »

Scale models are just as nice as Stunt models in flight! LOL

Here are pictures of my 1914 Jeannin Stahltaube on it's first flight taken by Jim Vornholt. The Taube is 88 In. WS, 10Lb 2 Oz WT, power by an OS FS91 Four Stroke.
The First picture: Wings leveled by adjusting the Wing Warping using my U/Tronics Control. The Second and Third pictures: Show how much Wing Warp is dialed in.
Clancy

dale gleason · « **Reply #32 on:** March 04, 2012, 05:57:26 PM »

A study in control deflection in a corner....second turn in outside square.....Skylark/ST51/Rev-Up 12x5

Dave Wenzel · « **Reply #33 on:** March 04, 2012, 06:34:51 PM »

My Pathfinder from inside the circle. Call it a Handle-cam.

DAVE

Douglas Ames · « **Reply #34 on:** March 04, 2012, 06:43:07 PM »

Here's my Corsair .15 Carrier on it's maiden flight.

Elwyn Aud · « **Reply #35 on:** March 07, 2012, 06:41:57 PM »

A little ship I built for an MK-17 .09 Russian diesel. It's about the size of a Sig Akromaster.

Bruce Perry · « **Reply #36 on:** March 08, 2012, 09:13:38 PM »

a great shot from Elwyn of my Merlin at the 2004 worlds. It was a week of utter nonsense and incredible difficulties but I managed a 15th place. This was early in the week when during practice a "shoe" flew off during the wingover. One of my flying buddies brought the wheel and the pant to me in the pits later. I said "..there was a 1/4 inch 4/40 too, didja find that?" hahahaha

The landing was interesting too, I had Dave, Brett and Randy all around the circle waiting for the plane to land. It was windy and I whipped it back to the into wind side and set it down real slow. Hardly scraped the gear leg.... It was embarrassing to be sure, but my friends made me fell better by teasing me relentlessly....

B

Bruce Perry · « **Reply #37 on:** March 08, 2012, 09:18:24 PM »

whooops wrong pic, see http://community.webshots.com/photo/fullsize/1163294398057392307BNvrUn

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PJ Rowland · « **Reply #38 on:** March 09, 2012, 12:53:56 AM »

Ahh yes the famous " Bruce perry threw a shoe "

Bruce Perry · « **Reply #39 on:** March 09, 2012, 04:57:31 AM »

that doesn't even look like me.....

Derek Barry · « **Reply #40 on:** March 09, 2012, 05:03:43 AM »

Here are some pics by Steve Fitton.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #41 on:** March 09, 2012, 05:06:20 AM »

This is just a few minutes before the leadout snapped inside the wing...

Derek

John Fitzgerald · « **Reply #42 on:** March 09, 2012, 07:37:04 AM »

Quote from: Derek Barry on March 09, 2012, 05:06:20 AM

This is just a few minutes before the leadout snapped inside the wing...

Derek

Did you determine the cause of the break?

Gene Martine · « **Reply #43 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:10:25 AM »

Nationals 2009, day 1 qualification.

Derek Barry · « **Reply #44 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:15:04 AM »

Quote from: John Fitzgerald on March 09, 2012, 07:37:04 AM

Did you determine the cause of the break?

This is Rich Oliver's plane on top five day at the 2011 Nats. After his first flight, he did the pull test for his second and that is when the leadout broke. I was standing to the side as Brett and a few others looked at it. To me it looked like it was rubbing the wing mounted gear block inside the wing which caused it to wear out and break. This kinda stuff only happens at the worst possible time.

Derek

SteveMoon · « **Reply #45 on:** March 09, 2012, 08:53:21 AM »

My Furias 96 at Hobby Park in Dallas.

Steve

Mike Haverly · « **Reply #46 on:** March 09, 2012, 12:18:30 PM »

This was the first of two Sheik's Freedom 45's that I made. This picture was at VSC XX shortly before its demise in a trimming flight. The second built for VSC XXI still exists and flies better, but is still a handfull.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #47 on:** March 09, 2012, 02:02:08 PM »

Taken at the Raider Roundup at Auburn last Fall.

John Hammonds · « **Reply #48 on:** March 09, 2012, 04:26:38 PM »

Well I certainly didn't take this photo, I'm not even on the same continent. Don't know the model the pilot who took it or even where I got it from so full credit to all concerned in it's creation but it's been my desktop for some time and to me it epitomises controlline.

TTFN
John.

Neal Beekman · « **Reply #49 on:** March 09, 2012, 06:15:04 PM »

Neal's Nobler at GSCB Meet 2011

Author Topic: Please post pictures of your models in flight (Read 10818 times)

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