[simpits-tech] Went flying yesterday....

[Matt Bailey]

On Tuesday 22 March 2005 23:31, Gene Buckle wrote:
> Matt Bailey wrote:
> > Of all the creative ways I've come up with to destroy and/or prematurely
> > end a model's flight, strangely, socializing with the foliage has not
> > been amongst them.
> >
> > I finally got to go flying last week too, the weather is starting to warm
> > up here (southern IN). Still dialing in my recently restored Tiger 2, it
> > keeps nosing over during taxi. :P Sure flies nice though..........
>
> I've got a BUHOR (Big Ugly Hell On Rails) nearly complete right now.
> The fuselage is two 42" 3/4" aluminum "L" rails with 2-1/2" spacers made
> of the same stuff.  Wing & empennage are 4mm Coroplast.  I made a
> mistake when purchasing the Coroplast and ended up way short on the
> wing.  It's 48" instead of 60".  I've got a 16 year old OS Max .40 FP to
> go on the front end.  Should prove...interesting to fly. :)
>
> g.

Ooooh....sounds like a pizza-box flyer for REAL MEN. :P

	-Matt Bailey