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« Reply #15 on: March 31, 2010, 09:15:49 AM »
Hey Alan, you’ve gone very quite :shock: …………………….You said you’d brought an Easy Glide. Have you maiden’d it yet?

I’ve had a couple of them over the years, good models! :wink:   What’s the word????

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« Reply #16 on: March 31, 2010, 09:32:49 AM »
BIRD ! Bird IS the word !
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« Reply #17 on: March 31, 2010, 09:36:50 AM »
You’re showing your age Fred. :shock:

 Do be quiet, there’s a good chap. :x

(Alan’s not old enough to understand what you’re talking about.)
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« Reply #18 on: March 31, 2010, 10:01:18 AM »
Good tune :D

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« Reply #19 on: March 31, 2010, 10:08:13 AM »
WHAT!!! :shock:  :shock: …………You remember that song Ed.  

 I wouldn’t have put you at a day over 40 :?:
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« Reply #20 on: March 31, 2010, 11:38:38 AM »
Quote from: "Happy Days"
Hey Alan, you’ve gone very quite :shock: …………………….You said you’d brought an Easy Glide. Have you maiden’d it yet?

I’ve had a couple of them over the years, good models! :wink:   What’s the word????

Keith


Hi Keith,

I was away in Germany for a week. Just came back yesterday night. The Multiplex Easy Glider is almost ready to fly. Just need to put a battery in it and balance it and it should be ready to go.

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« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2010, 11:45:45 AM »
*****Sorry, Off topic !  (sorry Alan)*****

You must see the Family Guy program where he find an old LP with the bird song !

Priceless !!  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2010, 16:27:32 PM »
Not quite that old Keith. My mum was a dj back in the day so i have inherited lots of her old 45`s and 12" collection. Lucky me :D

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« Reply #23 on: March 31, 2010, 20:40:38 PM »
Oh Alan, thank heavens you’ve come back so I can have a sensible conversation with someone. :clap:  

(The problem with this forum is that there are too many foreigners on it!) :lol:  

Glad that you new “baby” is nearly ready for action. Hopefully you’ll get a chance sometime this weekend.
Big L. is completely snow covered at the moment. I have no idea what the road access is like. Probably need a 4x4 to get up there for the next few days!

And Ed,……I’m sorry but there can be no excuse for listening to the “Bird” song. :roll:  

I thought you were a cultured and sophisticated fellow who’d been edge-a-m-cated, like wot I have! :wink:

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« Reply #24 on: March 31, 2010, 22:38:54 PM »
Please, not the birdie song 'ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh


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« Reply #25 on: April 01, 2010, 08:05:40 AM »
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/2WNrx2jq184[/youtube]

Do I need to add anything ?  :mrgreen:
30mins of that in this episode... :D
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« Reply #26 on: April 01, 2010, 08:24:27 AM »
Still Rocks!

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« Reply #27 on: April 09, 2010, 22:19:42 PM »
Ok folks, to bring this thread back down to earth...

I've ordered my next model, it's the FlyFly Magic Condor Evo4.
It's a 3m fiberglass full house wing and wait for it..... only cost me €99 + €6 P&P from Austria!!!!
The UK retail is 180 sterling.

Here is the only video I could find...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRB1XPgtPiI

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« Reply #28 on: April 10, 2010, 08:48:21 AM »
WoW Ray, I might get you to buy my next model. You’re either very good at negotiating price and shipping, or have the patience of a saint to search for a good deal! :clap:

That’s a big bird! (But I thought only the fuse was glass and that the wings were sheeted?) Either way she’s a very impressive plane and no one will be able to call out “Cheat” when you fly her :D

I’ll look forward to watching you put her through her paces on the slopes. With the Eppler 205 wing section you’ll have to treat her like a woman. (With respect, but a little bit rough sometimes! :P )

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« Reply #29 on: April 10, 2010, 22:00:07 PM »
Hey Ray,
Nice choice, ive heard she`s a nice ship. There was a video floating around of the Condor being put through it`s paces at a place called The Farm in New Zealand somewhere. Worth finding, nice video i think it`s on the Rc Groups Condor thread. Will try and dig it up for you.

ed