We had one of our local slopers lose an elevon to a hawk once...not a pretty site. Same thing, high speed dive after his Zagi. I really wish I could have taped that one!
James >From: Monkey King <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: Jeff Nibler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [RCSE] Mean old hawks >Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 15:56:45 -0400 (EDT) > >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] _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
