Author Topic: Rebel all trimmed! (Read 3169 times)

Leo Mehl · « **on:** February 20, 2009, 06:35:46 PM »

Picture of Rebel all trimmed and ready for flying session at Delta Park. Has a great running FP 35 in it. Got in about 6 flights today.

Glenn (Gravitywell) Reach · « **Reply #1 on:** February 20, 2009, 06:40:23 PM »

Very nice looking airplane....I love the orange.

Ted Winterman · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2009, 06:41:39 PM »

Leo,

Great looking plane and color!

Ted

Richard Grogan · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2009, 06:57:23 PM »

Looks swell Leo!

Bill Adair · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2009, 06:59:58 PM »

Leo,

Your airplane looks great, both in appearance, and flying!

Delta Park was a very busy place today. Haven't seen that many C/L airplanes on the flight line, for many years! Even a few contests I've been to did not draw that big a crowd!

Bill

Russell Shaffer · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2009, 08:10:17 PM »

Very nice airplane, Leo. What is the covering and finish?

Paul Taylor · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2009, 09:32:17 PM »

Quote from: Bill Adair on February 20, 2009, 06:59:58 PM

Leo,

Your airplane looks great, both in appearance, and flying!

Delta Park was a very busy place today. Haven't seen that many C/L airplanes on the flight line, for many years! Even a few contests I've been to did not draw that big a crowd!

Bill

So where are all the photos of all the people and planes?

Looks good Leo.

Randy Powell · « **Reply #7 on:** February 20, 2009, 11:21:00 PM »

It's so YOU, Leo.

Steve Helmick · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2009, 06:34:52 PM »

Leo...c'mon, you know that you're never done trimming a model until it's crashed and becomes firewood. At this point, I'm not sure if you've crashed it, or you've just achieved a good base trim level. I hope the latter is the case...

Steve

john e. holliday · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2009, 08:24:25 PM »

Leo, the plane looks great and glad to hear it is working for you. I like the open cockpit and plan on using one on the Arctic Fox. Have fun, DOC Holliday

Scott B. Riese · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2009, 10:29:14 AM »

Saw LEO new plane fly on Friday. The plane has noting but good qualites. Just in four flights I saw I think it could be his best effort.

Good job LEO!!!!!!!!!!

kvarley · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2009, 11:10:46 AM »

Leo is that a stock color ? I love it. Keith

mike hartung · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2009, 12:51:38 PM »

Great looking plane, happy to hear that it flys great. Best wishes for many more happy landings. Thanks for the post.

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2009, 01:55:45 PM »

Quote from: Steve Helmick on February 21, 2009, 06:34:52 PM

Leo...c'mon, you know that you're never done trimming a model until it's crashed and becomes firewood. At this point, I'm not sure if you've crashed it, or you've just achieved a good base trim level. I hope the latter is the case... Steve

Most of my planes require only basic trimming to start with. At least I build my own designs!.

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2009, 02:07:17 PM »

Quote from: keith varley on February 22, 2009, 11:10:46 AM

Leo is that a stock color ? I love it. Keith

This is a Brodak stock color but I did not like this paint as it was very transparent. I think that Brodaks Cessna orange would be a better color and it is more opaque. Glade to hear my favorite Canadian has not frozen to death this year.

Leester · « **Reply #15 on:** February 22, 2009, 04:56:30 PM »

Looks Great Leo, I like all of your designs.

Shultzie · « **Reply #16 on:** February 26, 2009, 05:25:48 PM »

Quote from: Leo Mehl on February 20, 2009, 06:35:46 PM

Picture of Rebel all trimmed and ready for flying session at Delta Park. Has a great running FP 35 in it. Got in about 6 flights today.

Great lookin models...but uhhh? Leo??? Why didn't you have someone take a shot of you holding this model...like you did around 35 or 40 years ago...so we could compare the old model and man togetha...side by side?

Thanks Leo...Check this out gang!!!!!

stunt1 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:31:46 AM »

Hey Leo,

Very Nice. I see you fly , as George Aldrich would have said, in the proper direction. All the rest of us are wrong. "Good Luck" with your "New Toy".

Cheers and remaining yours in STUNT,

"Champione"

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #18 on:** February 27, 2009, 10:17:16 AM »

Quote from: Shultzie on February 26, 2009, 05:25:48 PM

Great lookin models...but uhhh? Leo??? Why didn't you have someone take a shot of you holding this model...like you did around 35 or 40 years ago...so we could compare the old model and man togetha...side by side?

Dennis Adamisin · « **Reply #19 on:** February 27, 2009, 05:41:20 PM »

Nice job Leo.

Rebel is a real good looking bird. Authentic right down to the paint. Did the paint come out of the same 30-40 yo can???

Uhhh, but you put the lead-outs in the wrong wing again..!

Shultzie · « **Reply #20 on:** February 27, 2009, 08:17:59 PM »

Check out the modified Post above showing our beloved brotha in Orange...
With his first Reb and the attached one that Leo posted with the new Rebel almost 40 years ago?
Looooookin' puty good...Leo!

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #21 on:** February 27, 2009, 09:24:55 PM »

Quote from: Shultzie on February 27, 2009, 08:17:59 PM

Check out the modified Post above showing our beloved brotha in Orange...
With his first Reb and the attached one that Leo posted with the new Rebel almost 40 years ago?
Looooookin' puty good...Leo!

I asume you are talking about the aiplane, Idon't know who that old coot is holding it. Hey Shultzie, this has the same tight corner that Gene Mathenys old stunter had. It turns sharp and I don't have to fly it as fast as gene had to. I recon you will get to see it fly sooner or later. I'm havin fuuuuuuuunnnnnnnn!~!!!!?

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Shultzie · « **Reply #22 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:08:24 AM »

Quote from: Leo Mehl on February 27, 2009, 09:24:55 PM

I asume you are talking about the aiplane, Idon't know who that old coot is holding it. Hey Shultzie, this has the same tight corner that Gene Mathenys old stunter had. It turns sharp and I don't have to fly it as fast as gene had to. I recon you will get to see it fly sooner or later. I'm havin fuuuuuuuunnnnnnnn!~!!!!?<?<

If you remember...this model was extremely light in weight...grooved beautiful...even in rather windy conditions..BUT HAMMERED THE TIGHTEST turn radius of any model that I have ever flown.
That day after Gene let both Tim and I fly that plane...Tim HAD TO BUILD ONE for the 68 nats..that was less than a month away.

Unfortunately after all that work...That was the model that lost its life waaay too soon-----on the trip back to the Kansas Nationals, after the UHaul car top carrier parted ways off his wide track Pontihorse roof and landed in a wheat field about 400 feet over the fence where that beautiful Bright Red new Genie Bird...took the full impact of the suitcases that were packed inside with the awesome flying little model.

At least I got to test fly that Genie model of Tim's at Rawlings Wy. the night before. Tim's model being slightly more tail heavy than Gene's..turned corners even tighter but still retained that smooth steady level flight attitude.
I think his young son Vance was more upset that the rest of us. He was crying as we paced back and forth around that CRASH SCENE...picking up bright red pieces of new airplane parts that still had that lingering smell of fresh Aerogloss red dope fumes.

Shultzie · « **Reply #23 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:21:37 AM »

Hey Stunt hanger gang..and Leo.

I think that young kid Leo is sitting there taking in the improto' Gene Matheny School of Stunt, that appears to be going on...just after Gene put in one of the best patterns of the day a few moments before this photo was taken.

Leo Mehl · « **Reply #24 on:** March 01, 2009, 10:45:23 AM »

These old fotos realy bring back old memories of a great guy and friend of mine. He tought me a lot about building and we often had long talk sessions about design and building methods. When I first met Gene he was flying with a U-Reely so I talked him out of that and he immediatly began flying better so I coached him on the stunts he didn't fly so well and then he started beating everyone for quit a few years. We would meet at delta park during the weak and we flew almost every day before a contest and the dicusion went on and on and the things we talked about were about flying and building. We went to many contests togather and usually he would come home with a trophy. I think the problem with this plane for tim was It didn't fit his style of flying, When he started using Super Tigre 46 engines it was his cup of tea. And Tim went all out with the white pants and Jacket like that other flyer we heard about. I will always miss Gene and his common sence aproach to stunt that was simple and to the point.

Author Topic: Rebel all trimmed! (Read 3169 times)

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