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Title: Winter Time
Post by: john e. holliday on February 22, 2010, 10:35:13 AM: It has been awhile since we have had what I would call winter. Last year I think we had one snow storm and it wasn't enough to close the schools. The weather man/woman scared the school districts into closing two days. Neither one was as bad as today. But, this is what I woke up to this morning and what I seen out the windshield once I got in the car. Had to go thru passenger door to get it started. Still had a little trouble getting drivers door open. Couldn't get over the console from passenger side. :(

To keep it airplane related, a picture of what I have been working on in the bedroom. :)
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Shultzie on February 22, 2010, 10:50:35 AM: Winter time in Gig Harbor
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Neville Legg on February 22, 2010, 11:00:40 AM: Is that a Morley Thunderbolt Doc. ? It looks European!

Cheers Neville
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Bob Gandy on February 22, 2010, 11:20:06 AM: Doc:

Looked about the same out in Olathe yesterday too. Not much fun. Cleaned my basement and put a couple more coats of clear on my Super Clown.

At least my car was in the garage overnight . . . .

Bob Gandy

Remember - Gravity is a law. Not just a good idea!
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Randy Powell on February 22, 2010, 11:26:40 AM: Yep, it was pretty nice last weekend. Low 50s and clear. Not much wind. Just a bit to blow out your wake turbulence. That's all going away tomorrow as another storm blows through. Predicted to have pretty high winds, but we'll see.
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Steve Helmick on February 22, 2010, 11:49:50 AM: Schultzie...Is that somebody we know in the "Outtie"? It's not McClave, anyway...

I thought the weekend was spectacularly nice, but hitting the road at 4:30am this morning, I thought it was "a lot like Pearl Harbor outside"...a little nip in the air! LL~ Steve
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Jim Pollock on February 22, 2010, 12:18:22 PM: Is that a Skiffler or a Thunderbolt your working on?

Jim Pollock #^
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Bootlegger on February 22, 2010, 12:23:01 PM: H^^ Doc, I live on SOUTH Louisiana and we have had 3, countum 3 Sneaux day's down here,and the school's were closed, usually we close the school's for Hurricanes, not SNEAUX.
Oh, I work as crossing guard also.. #^
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Paul Taylor on February 22, 2010, 01:21:51 PM: Hey Doc,
The snow looks bad, the plane looks good. I had a few days where I thought I would break the door handle getting in my truck. Just get a glass of tap water and pour it around the top of the door. Opened right up for me.

And my wife would never in a million years build a plane in our bedroom. LL~
But the plane looks good!
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: W.D. Roland on February 22, 2010, 04:49:55 PM: Quote from: Bootlegger on February 22, 2010, 12:23:01 PM
H^^ Doc, I live on SOUTH Louisiana and we have had 3, countum 3 Sneaux day's down here,and the school's were closed, usually we close the school's for Hurricanes, not SNEAUX.
Oh, I work as crossing guard also.. #^

2+ hours north of ya and the prediction for tonight/tomorrow is sleet and snow!

2 weeks ago Alexandria was invaded by sneaux guys.
Well actually I am about 15min above the line where it sneaux turns to snow.

Did y'all get Tommy s Stuka airborne?
Tommy is a really nice guy!

Stay warm !

David
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Bootlegger on February 22, 2010, 05:59:13 PM: David, Tom is flying an arf Smoothie I believe, he came over on day last year when a couple of us were out flying and he was asking questions about what to do for the Stuka, but I don't know what he has gotten done.
This year the contest dates are 15 16 17 Oct with the 15th being a day that some of the guy's come in to fly and visit.
Will keep y'all updated with more info... y1
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: bob branch on February 22, 2010, 06:07:22 PM: Doc

Nice plane but it needs more hinges. y1

bob branch

today's snow is no longer winter snow here in Michigan. The local Dairey Queen opened last week! Its a Spring snow!
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: john e. holliday on February 23, 2010, 09:59:09 AM: Neville, yes it is the Morley "Thunderbolt" short kit I got off the bay.

Bob, I could have cut the hingess a little narrower so there would have been more.

Paul, the last time I used tap water on a car door the glass cracked. The temps were in the low single digits here. Today it is in the 20's during duty.
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Alan Hahn on February 23, 2010, 01:02:44 PM: Quote from: Bootlegger on February 22, 2010, 12:23:01 PM
H^^ Doc, I live on SOUTH Louisiana and we have had 3, countum 3 Sneaux day's down here,and the school's were closed, usually we close the school's for Hurricanes, not SNEAUX.
Oh, I work as crossing guard also.. #^

Gil,

Are you sure that isn't Snault? ;)
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: Neville Legg on February 23, 2010, 02:50:50 PM: Is it a good short kit Doc? good quality wood etc.? what are you going to power it with?

Cheers Neville
Title: Re: Winter Time
Post by: john e. holliday on February 24, 2010, 08:24:27 AM: I thought it a good short kit. Got full size plans(folded), landing gear, ribs, formers, wing tips, rudder and landing gear already formed. To me it was worth the money. This way I could pick my own sheet wood as well as spars. It also makes for very compact kit for shipping. Box is about 1 1/2 X 12 X 12 inches. Or do you want the metrix measure? LL~ LL~ If you need a contact PM me or look on the English bay site.