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This one is hard to beat. Sooo true! EJ - Original Message - From: D Hauch [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Mine is anything just getting dropped off by the big brown truck, no wait, those usually have a hole thru the box. It's the one buy the the white truck with green purple lettering, no wait, those are usually crushed. Well, my favorite is the one just arrived in one piece, I don't care what it is, the fun is just beginning! :-) Dave Hauch Mich. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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My most fun moment was on the dunes at the Outer Banks, flying slope zagis with my brother... Two of us playing tag, light combat each nite after dinner. Flying was mixed, from fair to great, but the fun we had will not be soon forgotten. B. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Interesting that most of the Most Fun Planes have flown on the slope. You have to have been around for awhile and live in SoCal to remember the Rubber Ducky. It was a 60 span sloper, rudder elevator, that thermaled like a champ and was just made for fun. It used the 2r112 profile and became the basis for my second WR X/C airplane. It would fly in popcorn farts, do all of the R/E pattern maneuvers, perform great increasing amplitude hammerheads, ah ya hadda be there. How could it have been so long ago. JDK RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Enjoyed reading everyone's choice of the Most Fun plane. My list of fun planes includes several but it has to be topped by the 56 Bluto, closely followed by the Filip Slope, Zagi 3C, and Airtronics Aquila. Of course these are the planes I have lots of hours on, so I guess the choice is natural. New favorites are gaining ground. Regards, Mike Goldston, Idaho. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I'm with Harley. My most fun plane is the big Genie that I was so fortunate as to be able to buy from him. Building more this winter with the new foils and such, but that old 7032 Genie is a true joy to fly. I just need to fix the rudder hinges before next season. ;) Darwin Garrison (Oh, the memory of that landing-loop at Fall Roundup with the accompanying 90+ point landing...Ah.) RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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had to be my built-up fuse Alcyone (actually built up by Jim Carlton). My first 6 servo ship. flew it at the nats first go around. had one flight where i hovered over the field for about a minute and a half, not going up, not going down. plane still flying, but is backin JC's stable. Dana
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Guys, Yep, the Jouster was a competitive plane for the course we use but it had as much to do with Wayne's thumbs as it did with the plane. He flies a nice tight course and is very consistent. The Jouster is dead, Long live the Jouster! See you in June, Wayne! -- Greg Smith Slope Soaring Resource http://www.slopeflyer.com US distributor for Wizard Compact II, Opus DS V, Majko, Airtech models and PCM Erwin 5 models. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 00:19:01 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] most fun plane My old Jouster at the Midwest Slope Challenge unlimited race. It gave them new hightech planes a run for their money for a few years. Wayne Henning Omaha, Ne RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Mine is anything just getting dropped off by the big brown truck, no wait, those usually have a hole thru the box. It's the one buy the the white truck with green purple lettering, no wait, those are usually crushed. Well, my favorite is the one just arrived in one piece, I don't care what it is, the fun is just beginning! :-) Dave Hauch Mich. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I have not flown as many planes as most of you have, but I love to get my old Windsong out and enjoy some great soaring. Nothing Lands Like a Song!! Need to complete the Anthem... Thermals Mark Soaring Is Life!! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Nothing flies like a Song either... Need to complete the Saber and see if it flies like a Song. Kristopher - Original Message - From: Mark Wales [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have not flown as many planes as most of you have, but I love to get my old Windsong out and enjoy some great soaring. Nothing Lands Like a Song!! Need to complete the Anthem... Thermals Mark Soaring Is Life!! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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My old Jouster at the Midwest Slope Challenge unlimited race. It gave them new hightech planes a run for their money for a few years. Wayne Henning Omaha, Ne RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Yes it can get better Towing my 2 Meter Fox going vertical and rolling, the Pegasus one way , the Fox rolling the other way. I am still smiling a half year later... Peter RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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A couple of Guillows rubber powered all balsa Sleek Streak type airplanes that my grandson and I played with all afternoon and still do from time to time. Most fun with any models and all for less than $5! cheers, Graham in Embrun near Ottawa Canada -- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2004 00:36:02 -0600 From: James V. Bacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I knew he was going to say that! And I have to say, being on the other end of that PEGASUS being towed up is one of my most fun experiences! At 12:51 AM 11/26/2004, Johnny Berlin wrote: Easy to answer this one, PEGASUS tow plane. Vertical tow to 1000 ft. in 27 sec. Rolls opposite with the Sailplane while going vertical. Tows to 4000 ft. Towing inverted. Does not get any better than that Johnny Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net *BR /FONTFONT COLOR=3D#00 FACE=3DGeneva FAMILY=3DSANSSERIF SIZE=3D= 2/FONT/HTML --part1_81.1b9b0067.2ed82db9_boundary-- -- End of Soaring V1 #4709 *** RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I have one too and I agree. Its one fun plane to fly. Which motor do you have on yours? I have the DA 100 on mine. Where do you get your props? They are a little expensive I must admit. Cliff Lindgren -Original Message- From: Johnny Berlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 10:51 PM To: Louis Cimon; RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Easy to answer this one, PEGASUS tow plane. Vertical tow to 1000 ft. in 27 sec. Rolls opposite with the Sailplane while going vertical. Tows to 4000 ft. Towing inverted. Does not get any better than that Johnny RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Well, Louis did say plane not sailplane. The Pegasus will thermal if you shut the motor down in strong lift. :-) There is another Pegasus in the Midwest now in the hands of Jim Frickie. This is the latest build from my shop with a rebuilt 3W 120 up front. Jim reports torque rolls are a cinch. Several folks have requested info on Pegasus kits. I will not be able to fill any orders for kits until early 2005. ARC airframes may take longer. I am taking names of interested parties in order to establish a production list. Thanks, JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Johnny Berlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 1:51 AM To: Louis Cimon; RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Easy to answer this one, PEGASUS tow plane. Vertical tow to 1000 ft. in 27 sec. Rolls opposite with the Sailplane while going vertical. Tows to 4000 ft. Towing inverted. Does not get any better than that Johnny - Original Message - From: Louis Cimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 2:51 PM Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I can't believe nobody has brought up the DAW EPP 2M 1-26 yet. By far the most versatile slope plane I've had. Although not the original plane used for Pine Tree Pylon Racing at Lake Wilson, it has certainly become the favorite. It's not uncommon for six or more 1-26s to be tightly packed vying for the turns below the tree tops. Lose sight of yours on the far turn? Fly with your imagination... It'll probably show up on the other side of the tree. Midairs? Hah! They live for midairs... so do the pilots cuz flying doesn't stop when a plane goes down, the retriever/pilot just represents another challenge on the course. Almost no wind? This is why they are so versatile. The 1-26 loves to fly in that magic lift when you can't feel the breeze and you'd swear nothing will stay up... but the 1-26 does. You may have to fly inches off the ground, but you can do it for hours. Get a handful of planes in the air for that and you have the recipe for forced formation flying where you hear nothing but servos, airflow over the plane and the taps of one plane on another. Oh... and laughter, lots and lots of laughter. Last but not least, I've gotta say that the 1-26 is THE plane to take on a twilight run out to catch the wind behind a tornadic storm system? Hey, now that I think of it, I think I've just summarized both my Most Fun Plane AND some of my Most Fun Experiences. And to think we did all of these during and after the Midwest Slope Challenge in 2004. A summary and lots of pictures are posted on Slopeflyer.com. http://www.slopeflyer.com/artman/publish/mwsc_2004.shtml I gotta say, I'm glad Skyking RC Products is keeping the 2M 1-26 alive. I'd be lost without mine. http://www.skykingrcproducts.com/rcplanes/DAW_kits.html Rich Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:36:01 -0600 From: Ed Berris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Louis Cimon [EMAIL PROTECTED], RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Louis, that's an easy question for me to answer. I'd have to say I've had the most fun with my Weasel Pro. It was a very well designed kit with very complete and well written directions so that anyone can build this bird and have it flying in short order. I've flown mine is very low wind conditions and also 30mph winds with no ballast. I've had it specked out in thermals while on the slope. It packs small and can be in your back seat or trunk ready to fly or you can travel with it by removing the tail. It's rugged and can tank the punishment that a no pilot will give it. I don't know of a better kit for the money and I'm in the kit business myself. My only criticism is that it's not one of my products. I like this kit so much that I built three of them. Two for me and one for my son. Check out the web site at: www.flyweasel.com Ed RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I am placing a bulk order with MENZ props from Germany. If any one is interested, any size they make at discounted pricing, dealer pricing available on quantities. Email. JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Cliff E-Mail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 8:41 AM To: Johnny Berlin; Louis Cimon; RCSE Subject: RE: [RCSE] Most fun plane I have one too and I agree. Its one fun plane to fly. Which motor do you have on yours? I have the DA 100 on mine. Where do you get your props? They are a little expensive I must admit. Cliff Lindgren RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I have to go with my Dodgson Pivot. It flies in any lift. I can ballast it up when it's windy. I canwinch it up when there's no slope. It all goes back into the box at the end of the day. Terry -- Original message -- I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Interesting that most of the Most Fun Planes have flown on the slope. You have to have been around for awhile and live in SoCal to remember the Rubber Ducky. It was a 60 span sloper, rudder elevator, that thermaled like a champ and was just made for fun. It used the 2r112 profile and became the basis for my second WR X/C airplane. It would fly in popcorn farts, do all of the R/E pattern maneuvers, perform great increasing amplitude hammerheads, ah ya hadda be there. How could it have been so long ago. JDK RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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On 11/26/04 5:23 Peter wrote: Yes it can get better Towing my 2 Meter Fox going vertical and rolling, the Pegasus one way , the Fox rolling the other way. I am still smiling a half year later... Peter Truly impressive if you were flying BOTH planes :~} ~~~ Bill Malvey RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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On 11/26/04 5:40 Cliff E-Mail wrote: I have one too and I agree. Its one fun plane to fly. Which motor do you have on yours? I have the DA 100 on mine. Where do you get your props? They are a little expensive I must admit. I rely on Desert Aircraft for all things DA, including my prop source. I personally like the Airmodels 25x12 3-blade on the DA100. Plenty of pull, looks cool, and is quieter than the 2 blades. ~~~ Bill Malvey RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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At 02:51 PM 11/25/2004, you wrote: I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I'd say it's a tossup between my Zagi THL (after the last retaping it tipped the scales at just a hair over 8 oz) and my Mini Ellipse. The Zagi flies in just about any lift and is slow enough to hand the TX to a non-pilot to try. The Mini Ellipse...well, it's a little plane that does everything well: slope, thermal, aerobatics. The only problem is, with its small size, it's too easy to lose sight of in a good thermal! Oh, yeah...and I should add the Omega HLG to the mix: it's too heavy to be a real HLG, but it is a very nice sloper for those days when everything else is falling out of the sky. Plus, the open framework is very pretty against the sky. Joe Parsons RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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This has been a most interesting thread. I've seen no mention of Pike Superiors or Icons or planes of that ilk. People fly or flew some planes because they are fun, they fly others because of the need to win or fly planes that winners fly. Can one presume that it's not the flying of the plane that is fun, but the winning or competing? I guess planes that are fun to fly aren't really all that competitive. I haven't offered a most fun plane because it's not the plane. Yeah, some planes are more suited to my style or are easier to fly but that's not the point. It's the flying that's fun for me, not necessarily flying a particular plane, or even competing, just the flying. Often alone or with a close friend or two, no stop watches, just the flying. Bill Johns Colton, WA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Ed Berris mentioned the Richter R/C Aircraft design Weasel-pro as his favorite, but ours is the brand new Alula (al'-you-la) from Richter. We wrote a glowing review of this lightweight EPP foam glider for RC Soaring Digest http://www.dream-flight.com/instruction_files/AlulaRCSD.pdf, but we must say we're even more enthusiastic about the Alula now. We've flown our Alula at 60 Acres and shared the transmitter with a bunch of SASS members, and all were impressed. It's routinely flown within the confines of the forest which surrounds our home, and in our granddaughter Alyssa's back yard. It's maneuverable enough to attempt slope flying off house roofs, and turns tight enough to mingle with bug-catching swallows in small low thermals. It's the perfect park flyer. We have several hundred flights on our single model at this point, and it still looks and flies great. The more we fly it the more we like it! And it $45, it's less expensive than the Weasel-pro. You can find out more about Alula by going to http://www.dream-flight.com/alula.html. -- B^2B2Streamlines.com Bill Bunny Kuhlman 'a resource for aircraft modelers' [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 975http://www.b2streamlines.com Olalla WA 98359-0975 USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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My most fun plane: my first Great Planes Spirit 100 which I built and flew. Light, simple, great for thermalling and/or slop in light conditions. Just a great all round fun sailplane. Cameron RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Ed Berris mentioned the Richter R/C Aircraft design Weasel-pro as his favorite, but ours is the brand new Alula (al'-you-la) from Richter. We wrote a glowing review of this lightweight EPP foam glider for RC Soaring Digest http://www.dream-flight.com/instruction_files/AlulaRCSD.pdf, but we must say we're even more enthusiastic about the Alula now. We've flown our Alula at 60 Acres and shared the transmitter with a bunch of SASS members, and all were impressed. It's routinely flown within the confines of the forest which surrounds our home, and in our granddaughter Alyssa's back yard. It's maneuverable enough to attempt slope flying off house roofs, and turns tight enough to mingle with bug-catching swallows in small low thermals. It's the perfect park flyer. We have several hundred flights on our single model at this point, and it still looks and flies great. The more we fly it the more we like it! And it $45, it's less expensive than the Weasel-pro. You can find out more about Alula by going to http://www.dream-flight.com/alula.html. -- B^2B2Streamlines.com Bill Bunny Kuhlman 'a resource for aircraft modelers' [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] P.O. Box 975http://www.b2streamlines.com Olalla WA 98359-0975 USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Agreed, the friends and camaradarie, the view, the incredible wildlife out on a slope ridge, the weather changes, all roll together to make soaring the number one enjoyment for me amongst the R/C disciplines. If I had to choose aircraft which generate the most bang for the buck, it is those that go the fastest! Quoting Bill Johns [EMAIL PROTECTED]: This has been a most interesting thread. I've seen no mention of Pike Superiors or Icons or planes of that ilk. People fly or flew some planes because they are fun, they fly others because of the need to win or fly planes that winners fly. Can one presume that it's not the flying of the plane that is fun, but the winning or competing? I guess planes that are fun to fly aren't really all that competitive. I haven't offered a most fun plane because it's not the plane. Yeah, some planes are more suited to my style or are easier to fly but that's not the point. It's the flying that's fun for me, not necessarily flying a particular plane, or even competing, just the flying. Often alone or with a close friend or two, no stop watches, just the flying. Bill Johns Colton, WA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Radius Systems Cogito Ergo Zoom RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Happy Holidays to RCSE patrons! Last season was a blast for me and Here's hoping that next year is as good as this last one has been. My most fun plane this season was my AVA. I'ts been more fun flying this ship than it has been since I and a couple of other guys had NEW (one of the 6 prototypes) Grand Esprits (1973?) and no one else did! And, it was about time, too. Seems like soaring was getting less fun until this model came along. It would seem that some of the newer, less complicated machines are bringing back some of the enjoyment I used to feel when things were less complicated. Anyway Happy Holidays to RCSE patrons and our sponsor Air Age! Last season was a blast for me and Here's hoping that next year is as good as this last one has been. -- Regards: D. O. Darnell World's Smallest Airtronics Dealer www.DOZone.com/AIRTRONICS RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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At 12:52 PM 11/26/2004, Bill Johns wrote: This has been a most interesting thread. I've seen no mention of Pike Superiors or Icons or planes of that ilk. People fly or flew some planes because they are fun, they fly others because of the need to win or fly planes that winners fly. Can one presume that it's not the flying of the plane that is fun, but the winning or competing? I guess planes that are fun to fly aren't really all that competitive. I would disagree with the last sentence. I didn't mention my ICON because that would be what people would expect me to say. By far, it is the most fun model to fly for me, and it's the one I fly the most. An analogy comes to mind is that I can compare it to several cars I drive, my SUV is nice and comfortable, 4x4, gets me through the snow and crappy weather or wherever I want to go, carries all my models, I have had many good times with it. But when I get the opportunity to drive my Z06, I am rapidly reminded of its Dr. Jekyl / Mr. Hyde personality, it's wildly great performance, and what dogs performance wise most people drive day to day (including myself). The Z06 puts a huge smile on my face, but that does not mean that I can't have fun with both vehicles. I haven't offered a most fun plane because it's not the plane. Yeah, some planes are more suited to my style or are easier to fly but that's not the point. It's the flying that's fun for me, not necessarily flying a particular plane, or even competing, just the flying. Often alone or with a close friend or two, no stop watches, just the flying. I didn't mention the model I was being towed by Johnny's PEGASUS either... (it was a scale DG-800) I agree with you, when I think of most fun plane I think of the place and time and people, it's typically an event and the fun comes from what is happening at the time. . Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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To me, most gliders are fun, but one stands out above the rest. Does anyone remember the 2m Beater from Trick R/C? It was a full 2m EPP foamy with an HQ airfoil, rugged as you would expect, but flew far better than any EPP glider that I have ever flown. I have owned two of them built with polly dihedral for thermal soaring. They will launch like a 2m SuperV or a 2m Duck - jaw dropping spectacle to watch - and to add to the surprise, they thermal very well also. I didn't have spoilers in them, but no big deal. They taught you how to make an approach and could bounce off an aggressive dork landing. Needless to say, they were great as a trainer, but really fun for the experienced flyer as well. I loaned mine out all the time for visitors to enjoy. A couple of winters ago, some of my buddies joined me in scratch building some 100 inch versions of the Beater. Other than the addition of spoilers we pretty much copied the 2m version. They fly great,and because of the larger size, are easier to see at a distance. They have a good speed range, with proper adjustment of elevator trim. My 100 inch version flew away from me in Lexington, KY, when I launched it with the switch off .:~( My wife timed it on the clock for 7 and a half minutes while we all watched it flying around over the tobacco fields and horse pastures of Kentucky. It finally specked out, drifting eastbound, and far as I know, it could be in the Smoky Mountains, or maybe still flying? That's my story and I'm sticking to it. A really fun glider! Mike Remus LOFT Glider Club Fort Wayne IN LSF Level 5 #112 Remember; Dreams are the seedlings of reality. Dream Lofty dreams! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I would have to say my Zagi 400 is my favorite simply because its resilience allows me to try things I would not try with a crunchie. A close second would be my Mini-Challenger. Very stable and very good at coring thermals - at least it was until some boob flew his AstroHog through my left wing panel and then didn't even have the decency to offer to replace the kit. Dan RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Ok Bill The most fun plane I've ever flown IS a Pike Superior... and not just cause it's capable of winning contests, but mostly because it feels like an extension of my self. And conversely, I feel like an extension of the airplane... which means that I get to FLY!! Which is way cool! And a lot of fun... Erich Merkel Colville, WA Phone: 509-684-0440 Cell: 509-680-1141 - Original Message - From: Bill Johns [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 10:52 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] most fun plane | This has been a most interesting thread. | | I've seen no mention of Pike Superiors or Icons or planes of that ilk. | | People fly or flew some planes because they are fun, they fly others | because of the need to win or fly planes that winners fly. Can one presume | that it's not the flying of the plane that is fun, but the winning or | competing? I guess planes that are fun to fly aren't really all that | competitive. | | I haven't offered a most fun plane because it's not the plane. Yeah, | some planes are more suited to my style or are easier to fly but that's not | the point. It's the flying that's fun for me, not necessarily flying a | particular plane, or even competing, just the flying. Often alone or with | a close friend or two, no stop watches, just the flying. | | Bill Johns | Colton, WA | | RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. | | RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's easy, Bob Dodgson Pivot. Would fly in anything. Flew it HL, slope, thermal, etc. Started out about 18 oz, ended up almost 25oz after all the repairs. Agreed; I've had one now for 17 years, and it's still flying strong. Too bad they're not in production anymore... RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Most fun plane. . . big Genie
After 12 years and my 27th Genie, and thinking about nearly 40 years of flying with at least 100 different airframes, nothing surpasses the various kinds of exhilaration experienced flying this 145 span, scratch-built, vacuum-bagged original design sailplane. My first eye opener, of flying this larger than typical thermal competition ship occurred at a NWSS Tournament in 1993. I flew my 2nd one at that event and had the experience of releasing under a gaggle of other state of the art ships. . .then mostly Dodgson Designs. . .and working up through and above all of them to be the highest of the bunch. I'd never seen that before. Along the way, over the years, there have been countless occasions of going up when others were sinking in the same air and several occasions of working from 35-50 feet to sky out for a max, confirming that a larger, heavier, but clean and efficient ship can do very well in lift that might be considered more suited to hand launch machines. Another fun maneuver I don't see others doing is to push the nose over to tuck inverted and fly around inverted at high speed. What generates the real adrenalin rush, though, comes from being in great lift and trimming to stop gaining altitude and build speed. I remember an occasion last year where lift was everywhere. I faced a panorama of big, well-defined, busy, white cumulus from horizon to horizon and could rip a half mile right or left at speeds that got so high, I expected a big explosion at any moment. I expected to see a shower of hundreds of little pieces heading earthward for my reckless defiance of nature and the limits of the airframe. I just scared myself, but it stayed in one piece. My knees were knocking and hands trembling at the excitement of it all. Another great satisfaction is the safe, controlled, true vertical descent possible from a couple of thousand of altitude, with properly compensated flaps, to come in for a soft landing by the feet. Whew!. ..what a rush out of a $300 cost for such an amazing airframe. It's made even more fun knowing you did it yourself! What? You don't know about the GENIE or the LT/S? You're expecting to have to drop $1,200-$1,500 on another euro-moldie? Really? See http://genie.rchomepage.com/. - Original Message - From: Keith Love [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's easy, Bob Dodgson Pivot. Would fly in anything. Flew it HL, slope, thermal, etc. Started out about 18 oz, ended up almost 25oz after all the repairs. Agreed; I've had one now for 17 years, and it's still flying strong. Too bad they're not in production anymore... RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I cast my vote(s) for my PSS BAe Hawk from TLAR on the slope, and my Slegers Int. Spectrum on the winch. Both are rock solid in the air, and an absolute blast to fly. I liked my Hawk so much that shortly after completing and flying it for the first time I bought another kit of it that's still sitting in the workshop untouched...call it my back-up. :) Tim Tim Vandenheuvel Glider Graphics http://www.cafepress.com/glidergraphics From: Louis Cimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Plane is a rather broad term. Depends on what you want to do with it. I'd say my FVK Aquila's are most fun, I have FIVE of them! But it's a powered plane and I've also had a heck of a lot of fun with my Artemus sailplane because upon going for my level1 LSF goal, I had a 35+ minute flight and ended up forcing the plane down. Something really fun about flying that long for the firs time with no power. I've yet to try slope - but that is another thing all together. So it's really going to depend on the application desired for the plane. -Original Message- From: Louis Cimon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 5:52 PM To: RCSE Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I would have to say it was Duckling HLG, it has over 200 hours on it. It is being rebuilt for the 4th or 5th time. . Martin Doney Baldwin, MI(the middle of nowhere) LSF 7429 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Louis, that's an easy question for me to answer. I'd have to say I've had the most fun with my Weasel Pro. It was a very well designed kit with very complete and well written directions so that anyone can build this bird and have it flying in short order. I've flown mine is very low wind conditions and also 30mph winds with no ballast. I've had it specked out in thermals while on the slope. It packs small and can be in your back seat or trunk ready to fly or you can travel with it by removing the tail. It's rugged and can tank the punishment that a no pilot will give it. I don't know of a better kit for the money and I'm in the kit business myself. My only criticism is that it's not one of my products. I like this kit so much that I built three of them. Two for me and one for my son. Check out the web site at: www.flyweasel.com Ed - Original Message - From: Louis Cimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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That's easy, Bob Dodgson Pivot. Would fly in anything. Flew it HL, slope, thermal, etc. Started out about 18 oz, ended up almost 25oz after all the repairs. Finally died a fittingly spectacular slope death at the hands of my father. Kristopher RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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My most fun plane, you're going to gasp, was a Zagi 400X. Speed 400 powered and unafraid of circuits with the wing tips less than a foot off the grass. That stupid foam plane developed me as a pilot and prepared me for the pylon racers that I have grown to love. My favourite plane to date, however, was my Mini-Nyx E. I miss that plane more than any other, and have resolved to get another one before spring. Well, that or a fully flown F5F (10 cell F5B) ship. I killed my Mini-Nyx by forgetting to charge the rx battery after a couple of 25min+ flights. It's a terrible way to be reminded that not all of my electric powered planes are BEC equipped!!! I don't think I'll ever let go of my powered planes, but I can assure everyone that my glow power days are far behind me. If I ever get IC again, it'll be a gasoline burning Wilga, and that folks, is the soaring content for this post :) Dan Kitching - Original Message - From: Louis Cimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Guys, I think when I look at the most fun plane I have and best bang for the buck, I would have to say it is my original Fun One. The plane has been crashed and rebuilt at least a 3 or 4 times and now looks as good as new. Has to be the best $99.00 I have ever spent in this hobby. See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita, KS I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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To add to my original post - would it be most fun plane or most fun experience flying? The first flight of my huge Islander was a blast... and was one of my most memorable flights. Last time out hovering my PIGI was most fun... first thermal flight was most fun... So come to think of it - all the most fun I've had wasn't with the same plane! = ) -Original Message- From: Louis Cimon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 5:52 PM To: RCSE Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Most fun plane
That's easy. It is my Winglet Spica. I designed the Spica in the fall of 1978 and it first flew in January, 1979. It's first contest was the LSF Tournament in Lockport, IL in 1979 and it's last contest was in 2-meter at the 1998 Nats. In the early 80s, it had no competition in two-meter while in the late 90s, it was no competition. Even so, my last win with the Winglet Spica was in Unlimited at the 1996 Airfoilers Spring contest to complete my contest win requirements for LSF Level V. After the 1998 Nats, I retired it after 20 years of contest flying and it now hangs from my shop ceiling. All it would need to fly again is a receiver and battery pack. Chuck Anderson RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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For me it has to be the Houston Hawk. I designed it to teach building/covering techniques, and to be rugged for teaching some of the finer points of flying/landing. I guess the teaching part was the most fun, even though the model turned out to be rather competitive. I was so happy when I saw some guys that said they couldn't build or hadn't built ever coing to the field with completed models. I was able to pass on a gift the Fort Worth Planesmen passed on to me, when a couple of their members took me to contests and gave me building advise. I didn't have a father, and no way to get to a field or club meetings. Seeing other Hawks on the web and at the field is really special. That's something to really be thankful for Enjoy Jack Womack --- Louis Cimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. __ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - What will yours do? http://my.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Have to agree with Pat on this one. My Fun One gets almost as much air time as all my other planes combined. Light wind, heavy wind even thermals drifting through on calm days. Phil in Vancouver RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Easy to answer this one, PEGASUS tow plane. Vertical tow to 1000 ft. in 27 sec. Rolls opposite with the Sailplane while going vertical. Tows to 4000 ft. Towing inverted. Does not get any better than that Johnny - Original Message - From: Louis Cimon [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 2:51 PM Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met earth, trees, etc. so many times... But it still flies fine. I will rebuild it or build a new one for next summer. I cannot consider living without one. -- Louis Cimon. 141 rue Mistral Beauport, QC Canada G1E 5V4 tél : (418) 664-1023 http://www3.sympatico.ca/louiscimon RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I had the most fun with a Silent Squadron Komet. It was won by a club member in the Phoenix raffle the last year they had it at Rodeo Park. The guy who won it didn't fly foam (his loss) and gave it to me since he had borrowed my ship for the contest and dinged it up a bit (and then fixed it stronger than it was -Genesis wing pylon-). I flew it in combat at the slope, bungeed it at the thermal field or anywhere else. I even taped a bunch of weight on it and flew it at Pt. Fermin. My brother just about took my head off with it the only time he tried to fly in the last 23 years or so. It met its fate on a bungee launch at the slope. When it hit the wind at the edge of the slope right after launch, it went flutter, flutter, BOOM! The wings folded and the fuse tore. I pulled the gear out and tossed it away after that. Wiggle your sticks David Judson -Original Message- From: Louis Cimon Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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I knew he was going to say that! And I have to say, being on the other end of that PEGASUS being towed up is one of my most fun experiences! At 12:51 AM 11/26/2004, Johnny Berlin wrote: Easy to answer this one, PEGASUS tow plane. Vertical tow to 1000 ft. in 27 sec. Rolls opposite with the Sailplane while going vertical. Tows to 4000 ft. Towing inverted. Does not get any better than that Johnny Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
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Skybench Lil Bird 2. Nothing I have flown so far shows lift better -- and it's so darn pretty! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Similar to other post, the DAW 1-26 2m. My favorite slope model. Lots of fun, no stress... RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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My fovorite is my current one, the Dizzy Bird by the much missed Thermal Gromit Works. To see a picture of a common example why go to http://www.pacificsites.com/~wid/personal/widspage3.html Can't wait to get my XP3! Wid RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Most fun plane?
Mark said what is basically a truism: Fun comes in many forms... Pick your pleasures... So, now that the discussion is ebbing let's have some stories of your most FUN plane. How about it Less Grammer, Tom Nagel, et. al.? There are *many* planes in our backgrounds. Many of us can't even remember all we've had! But in my experience, only a few get into your heart. Let's hear about those. Bill Swingle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janesville, CA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Although not finished yet, the Allegro Lite I am building has been the most fun project. At first I was bewildered at how everything went together, but I kept studying all the material and James Osborns web site and it all made sense. Have the wingtips attached to the midpanels now, so it looks like the rest should not be a problem. Bill Kuhl RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I'll bite: FVK Bandit. -- Stephen Syrotiak Building Service Southern Connecticut RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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DAW 1-26 HLG - My first aileron ship and my first foamie. The plane that taught me more than all the others before or since. This was the first ship that I would try almost anything with, you know the loops, inverted, rolls, etc. cause it just kept on flying where as the previous ones were skeeters and goldberg's and they just didn't appreciate my landing technique all the time. It was nice to be able to fly the plane a whole lot more than the time it took to build it, which was not the case with the crunchies. I gotta thank Mr. Russ Young for introducing me to the 1-26, if he hadn't shown up at the dam that day, three years ago now, I probably wouldn't be flying anything these days. Good topic, look forward to hearing others... Therms, Joe, sure wish I was in Chicago this weekend, Gullett Spring Hill, Tennessee Original Message Follows From: Bill Swingle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RCSE Soaring \(E-mail\) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane? Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:54:00 -0700 Mark said what is basically a truism: Fun comes in many forms... Pick your pleasures... So, now that the discussion is ebbing let's have some stories of your most FUN plane. How about it Less Grammer, Tom Nagel, et. al.? There are *many* planes in our backgrounds. Many of us can't even remember all we've had! But in my experience, only a few get into your heart. Let's hear about those. Bill Swingle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janesville, CA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
