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Events / Northern Ireland Slope Fest 2012 (Hotdog Bash)
« on: March 06, 2012, 13:24:30 PM »
i'll be there
eating the hot dogs :lol: :lol:
eating the hot dogs :lol: :lol:
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Events / Rathlin Island/North Coast Road Trip 2012
« on: March 06, 2012, 13:23:06 PM »
oh yes i'm up for that :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
just hope the sea's a good bit calmer
must say it was one of the highlights of last year
just hope the sea's a good bit calmer
must say it was one of the highlights of last year
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: March 04, 2012, 20:48:05 PM »
hi tracy
i'm gonna make a new aileron wing out of foam for the plane i'll keep you posted
hope all goes well with the new job
i'm waiting on new glasses before i start the wing
lol
i'm gonna make a new aileron wing out of foam for the plane i'll keep you posted
hope all goes well with the new job
i'm waiting on new glasses before i start the wing
lol
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Slope Soaring / today
« on: March 04, 2012, 20:36:44 PM »
me terry and robert managed to get a few flights today
winds where blowing about 12mphand from the west the sun was shining but it was bitterly cold
sorry no photo's today but looking out over the fields of Magilligan the water has all dried up
terry flew his fox robert flew a 100" thermal model and i flew my quark and bullet
winds where blowing about 12mphand from the west the sun was shining but it was bitterly cold
sorry no photo's today but looking out over the fields of Magilligan the water has all dried up
terry flew his fox robert flew a 100" thermal model and i flew my quark and bullet
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: February 26, 2012, 17:27:13 PM »
three happy boys
the wind was a good bit lighter today and believe it or not the bird of time was easier to take up than the smaller fling :clap:
no thermals but we must of had about ten flights the shortest being the bullet :lol: :lol
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: February 26, 2012, 17:23:17 PM »
here's a few more pictures from todays flying
the bird of time fuselage was a little deeper than the albratross so we had to modifiy it a bit
the bird of time fuselage was a little deeper than the albratross so we had to modifiy it a bit
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: February 25, 2012, 19:58:53 PM »
hi tracy finally got out to try the cradle today i used cable tie's to secure the cradle to the plane and they worked a treat
wind was a bit strong today it was blowing a good 20mph but we gave it a try any way
with using the rudder only made the plane wallow from side to side but after a few flights it got better or i got used to it :lol: think ailerons is the way to go 
this is my brother richard he flew the fling
must say it was a good days craic :clap: :clap:
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: February 07, 2012, 11:58:45 AM »
once again tracy you're spot on i moved the postition of the rubber band and that cured the wing slipping back
for the picture i'm holding the cradle on with two rubber bands but i'm lookin at a way to bolt the cradle to the wing :?:
i'm going to use my fling for the first couple of flights then i'll move on to the bigger models.I'm going to fly first using the rudder only to put ailerons on i'm gonna have to strip the wing it's covered in nylon and doped
weather permitting might get out this weekend i'm in the middle of decorating the hall, stairs and landing :!: and i have to keep at it to keep the wife happy :lol:
thanks for all the help so far :clap:
for the picture i'm holding the cradle on with two rubber bands but i'm lookin at a way to bolt the cradle to the wing :?:
i'm going to use my fling for the first couple of flights then i'll move on to the bigger models.I'm going to fly first using the rudder only to put ailerons on i'm gonna have to strip the wing it's covered in nylon and doped
weather permitting might get out this weekend
i'm in the middle of decorating the hall, stairs and landing :!: and i have to keep at it to keep the wife happy :lol: thanks for all the help so far :clap:
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: February 03, 2012, 21:27:09 PM »
hi tracy
i've been busy this past week or so and i haven't been able to get much work done
we have had no real snow this year so far
i have the cradle made and i was wondering how do you keep the wing from slipping back when you pull the bands across i find the wing tends to slip back a good few inches and that would affect the CG i was trying to keep the wing leading edge close to the leading edge of the plane :?: :?:
thanks for your help and hope to get a few photo's soon i have the plane converted to a tail dragger now
i've been busy this past week or so and i haven't been able to get much work done
we have had no real snow this year so far
i have the cradle made and i was wondering how do you keep the wing from slipping back when you pull the bands across i find the wing tends to slip back a good few inches and that would affect the CG i was trying to keep the wing leading edge close to the leading edge of the plane :?: :?:
thanks for your help and hope to get a few photo's soon i have the plane converted to a tail dragger now
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Humour / Impending surgery
« on: January 31, 2012, 09:53:44 AM »
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :clap: :clap:
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: January 25, 2012, 13:54:35 PM »
wow tracy
that's a beautiful model
the one that i'm gonna use is almost twenty years old, my dad's cousin built it and couldn't fly it so he gave to dad and he has kept it in the attic all these years :lol:
so hopefully it'll get a bit of flying now
at the minute it's tricycle under carriage but might have to change it to a tail dragger, we'll see if the nose leg can stick the extra weight on take off
we take off a grass strip and it has no alierons as well so i'll see how it flys with just the rudder first before cahnging it
that's a beautiful model
the one that i'm gonna use is almost twenty years old, my dad's cousin built it and couldn't fly it so he gave to dad and he has kept it in the attic all these years :lol:
so hopefully it'll get a bit of flying now
at the minute it's tricycle under carriage but might have to change it to a tail dragger, we'll see if the nose leg can stick the extra weight on take off
we take off a grass strip and it has no alierons as well so i'll see how it flys with just the rudder first before cahnging it
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: January 24, 2012, 12:38:35 PM »
hi tracy
keep the advice coming :clap: managed to get a bit more work done today, i was able to lower the height by 2 inchs so the model is a lot lower to the top of the fuslage
i've just cut the lighting holes on one side at the minute i'll try and get the other side done later
keep the advice coming :clap: managed to get a bit more work done today, i was able to lower the height by 2 inchs so the model is a lot lower to the top of the fuslage
i've just cut the lighting holes on one side at the minute i'll try and get the other side done later
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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: January 23, 2012, 17:15:56 PM »
hi tracy
you got me thinking big time
this is a kadet senoir which belongs to my dad we're going to put a .62 two stroke engine in it
this is the first stage of my cradle
and checking out the model for size
you got me thinking big time
this is a kadet senoir which belongs to my dad we're going to put a .62 two stroke engine in it
this is the first stage of my cradle
and checking out the model for size
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Slope Soaring / today
« on: January 22, 2012, 19:21:56 PM »
the winds died down a good bit today they where gusting to 20mph yesterday it was 40mph +
we had a good few flights the photo is of chris launching his own bullet :clap: :clap: