Oh, yes, My favorite saying is from Einstein
There are two things that are infinite, the Universe and Human
Stupidity. I am unsure about the Universe.
C
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[RCSE] Subject: RC and airportsFrom: "Randy Bullard"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Date: Tue, October 1
I haven't seen foam wings collide with aircraft but I've seen them hit
other vehicles and they don't seem to do noticeable damage.
And how many of those vehicles were doing 120kts or more? Because of their
construction and speed, planes are tremendously more vulnerable to strike
damage than an
It was just a piece of foam that brought down
theSpace Shuttle.
Icarus was warned by his father, yet fell to the ground and
was killed and didn't even get touched by foam!
Gordy
Meanwhile, the list members who ARE in that area need to
spread the word locally, in the hobby shops and clubs, to watch for this
guy, find him, explain the danger to him, so this doesn't happen
again
Hi guys,
Sit tight, and never fear! I'll be heading out in the morning so
the odds are I'
You can reach him at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
-Ben Hocker
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I need Mr. Berlins e-mail address so I can order a JR frequency
synthesizer module.
Thanks,
S. Gibson
Houston, TX
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Saying a jet engine doesn't mind ingesting FOD shows a lack of understanding.
FOD the size of a bird or plane usually *does* damage the engine, by breaking
or weakening blades. The hot section of jet engines is armored inside the
nacelle, (they weren't always, it took tragic deaths to bring t
I had a bird strike at 3,000 feet. Is that too low to the ground for
your definition of safe operation?
-Ben
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Mike
I sent the remarks out to try and illustrate the over-reaction that we get when
anyone mentions full-sized aircraft. I think I've succeeded. I don't
Remember,
It was just a piece of foam that brought down the
Space Shuttle.
Mark
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At 04:26 PM 10/11/2005, you wrote:
You have fallen into the trap, I believe, of moving from the
specifcs of this incident to an irrellevant generalization. I
haven't seen foam wings collide with aircraft but I've seen them hit
other vehicles and they don't seem to do noticeable damage. They're
Mike
I sent the remarks out to try and illustrate the over-reaction that we get when
anyone mentions full-sized aircraft. I think I've succeeded. I don't condone
flying models near full size planes or anything similar (road traffic, for
example) and I don't think there's anyone else out the
Just reminding to those who may still be thinking about coming to our
contest. Less than 2 weeks left before the contest! Next week I will
start generating the flight matrix and will not be able to accept new
registrations (unless the bribe is ridiculously large :-)).
We will have a clinic/sem
Daryl,
I totally understand your position and the positions all have taken
with regard to full size aircraft. We all need to be more aware,
and if possible, communicate these items to our club members and on,
eventually getting to pilots out there who are not easily reached
through standard meth
I'm sorry people. I didn't mean to stir up this much
[EMAIL PROTECTED] When it happened, I really didn't think much of
it. Just a flash of a toy airplane, "damn that was
close...what the [EMAIL PROTECTED] is that doing there?" and I
continued with my 25 degree bank base to final turn.
Ya seeI
--- Doug McLaren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Though I do disagree with Martin on one thing -- I certainly do
> believe that an R/C plane could seriously damage a full scale plane.
A two-pound object hitting something at 100 mph? Sorta like having a
king-size catsup bottle dropped on you from a 25
I just got some from him a few weeks ago. Email Craig Greening
(servoframes 'at' sbcglobal.net).
walter W5SWA wrote:
Does anyone know if the Servo Frames are still available? They were
for mounting your wing servos and could be found at
http://www.servoframes.com/. This URL no longer wor
Does anyone know if the Servo Frames are still available? They were for
mounting your wing servos and could be found at http://www.servoframes.com/.
This URL no longer works. Is he still in business?
Walt
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On Tue, Oct 11, 2005 at 10:31:17AM -0700, Mike Smith wrote:
| You are way out of line here. I know you don't represent the
| sentiment and perception of the vast majority of the folks on this
| list. It seems you aren't even a pilot since you didn't talk about
| the airspace regs and minimum
I'd like to chime in here. I hold a Single Engine pilot license, I've been
flying RC for 37+ years and spent my 16+ years with the USAF and DOD as a
Jet Engine Mechanic/Production Engineer on AWACS TF-33, F16C&D GE F110, B1
GE F101, and KC 135R GE F108 engines, along with J79, J57 and a few other
Edgar,
Contact me back line.
Darwin N. Barrie
Chandler AZ
Martin,
You are way out of line here. I know you don't represent the
sentiment and perception of the vast majority of the folks on this
list. It seems you aren't even a pilot since you didn't talk about
the airspace regs and minimum elevation above ground in congested
areas. Noisy polluti
Investigative summary of the incident: http://www.airforce.dnd.ca/dfs/pdf/REPORTS/FTI/CT155202.pdf
"The mission was a navigation trip and part of a conversion syllabus
designed to familiarize the Royal Air Force (RAF) student with the NFTC
Hawk variant. With the area portion completed, the c
Martin- Take a look at this video. Maybe you'll appreciate the
dangers.
http://www.wimp.com/stray/
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Martin,
I am surprised at your take on Daryl's positing. I can assure
you that a collision between a model and man carrying air vehicle could
have dir
Martin,
I am surprised at your take on Daryl's positing. I can assure you
that a collision between a model and man carrying air vehicle could have dire
consequences for both pilots. RC flying exists only because our
organization has succeeded in convincing the FAA that we are all reasonable
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