Pretty cool. I wish I was there. -J
On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Jeff Nibler wrote: >I decided to leave the air quickly becuase this is my only HLG until I >finish the one on my building board. My Chrysalis doesn't look much like a >hawk, though it is the right size. The wing is covered in transparent red >Monokote, and the rest of the plane is uncovered. It probably is mating >season (spring), but that's just a guess... I will have to look it up >online. > >He definately stayed on my tail through most any aerobatic manuever I could >muster... but since I have RE control only, I was limited to loops, and >diving rolls. He couldn't hit me while I was doing those, but the second I >miscalculated and stalled it, he would hit me. > >I think he owns the are where I work, as I haven't seen any other hawks but >him, ever. As long as it doesn't happen every time I try to fly. > >Jeff > > >>From: Monkey King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>Awesome. >> >>On Tue, 23 Apr 2002, Jeff Nibler wrote: >> >> >Aside from it being fun to watch, I'm a bit disappointed! I was planning >>on >> >flying at least three times throughout the day. I was wondering how >>often >> >this sort of thing has happened to you all, and if there are any certain >> >colors that are worse then others (if it matters at all). >> >>A friend of mine got in a brief fisticuff with a seagull when I was a kid. >>He was flying a homebuilt moldie, though, and the bird managed only to >>unbalance the plane a bit. My friend decided it was a perfect time to >>gain some speed though and dived out of trouble. >> >>It might be mating season or something. Are the hawks around you >>territorial? Is your plane colored or patterned like a hawk? Does it >>have anything that looks like eyespots? >> >>If the plane were mine, I'd stay up as long as possible. The wreckage >>would be worth the story. Besides, it might be cool to see if a hawk can >>keep on your six after a split-S. >> >>-J >> > > >_________________________________________________________________ >MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: >http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
