tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291631462024-03-13T08:39:53.255-07:00SPAD BuilderSimple Plastic Aircraft Design and Aerial Photography<br>
taken by Radio Controlled Airplane!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-37778839344540390892010-01-27T07:40:00.000-08:002010-03-01T04:48:28.299-08:00What?You have got to be kidding right? More than a year has gone by without a single post!?!<br /><br />Life has been busy and sometimes tough. But lets see what 2010 shall bring.<br /><br />to be continued...Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-29722357775411069622008-12-24T07:10:00.000-08:002008-12-24T07:15:25.052-08:00Holy Cow!Holy Cow what a year! Busy busy busy!!! Between my work and our home business I didnt even fly this year! I should go to jail for that one. <br /><br />My wife's business (that I help a lot with) has taken a bunch of our time. We have had a pretty good year in terms of orders and things keep picking up. Which is very good considering there are many people that are not doing to well. We started selling online, here is a link to that...<br /><br /><a href="http://wakingbearstudio.etsy.com">Waking Bear Studio</a><br /><br />Currently it looks like I may get some plane projects worked on in February. Seems like that will be our slowest month.<br /><br />Well have a great Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-27046030394915376882008-07-17T07:09:00.000-07:002008-07-17T07:10:52.075-07:00Bad LinkSeems I had a bad link for Gary's Corsair plans. I fixed it and you should now be able to get the .pdf file. Sorry for this taking me so long to fix.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-88460041811302629532008-04-17T05:23:00.000-07:002008-04-17T05:27:58.092-07:00Gary's Corsair Plans Added!With permission from Gary himself I have added Gary's Corsair plans! Gary sent me an email and offered some additional info on this bird. Here is the email:<br />"Rick,<br />Feel free to use those plans and instructions any way you want. I haven't updated those plans at all. The elevator and rudder are regular plastic push rods and the ailerons are dual HS81's mounted in wings. The coro firewall is a real weak point so if I made any more they'll have a 1/4 ply firewall capping the 4mm coro forward fuse. The 4mm fuselage is wrapped around a 3/8" square cutting board ring that's glued to the coro and butts up against the back of the firewall. The firewall screws into the ring and is removeable for quick field repairs. Tank leaks are common after a bad crash. I have 4 of those Corsairs hanging in my laundry room ready for the 2008 combat season. It isn't as fast as the inline engine fighters the other guys have but it turns and loops on a dime at full throttle without snapping out.<br />I still have the original production model from 5 yrs ago. It spun into a perfect landing once after the wing failed.<br /> <br />Gary"<br /><br />If you build this bird send me a photo and I will post it on the blog! Send it to rpage at shol dot com<br /><br />Enjoy!!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-88818918855649494302008-04-16T08:12:00.000-07:002008-04-16T08:15:15.430-07:00Download Section Added!You will notice I added a download section! I will put hard to find plans for download as I run onto them. I will be adding Gary's Corsair plans very soon! Right click on the link and do a "save target as".Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-28554127138920765252008-03-10T12:33:00.000-07:002008-03-10T12:38:18.499-07:00Almost spring!Well spring is just around the corner (I hope!) and I need to start posting on this blog again! Winter has been tough on my father, his health still on the decline. Work has been nonstop and building has been nonexistent. Need to try and get a little bit back on track. I have a scratch built SE5A in the works that I hope to complete sometime this spring. When it is further along I will post images.<br /><br />Make sure to get that field box sorted out and batteries charged!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-88773939149617801522007-10-10T09:22:00.000-07:002007-10-10T09:26:16.346-07:00Not such a good summer...This summer has not been very good on the home front. My father-in-law past away from COPD. It was a two month battle that drained him and all of us.<br /><br />Now my father is in the hospital for the same thing. Although he is not doing to bad, he is also not doing real well. Every time things start looking up something else causes another problem. We spend as much time with my father as we can and pray every day that he will get better.<br /><br />My flying time has been almost zero as well as my building time. I will get back to this blog and posting updates. I am just not sure how soon. For all of you that keep checking back from time to time, thank you.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-40933221278030571102007-05-20T13:59:00.000-07:002008-12-10T18:35:12.571-08:00The Blue Devil flies!<div>Well it has been a long time coming, but my blue devil (demon) had it's maiden flight today. The winds were very strong today, OS 46 LA wide open into a head wind and the plane just sorta hovered! That is some serious wind!</div><br /><div>I am adding a few more photos of her. You will see some strips got added to the left wing when I got home. Seems an all blue plane is tough to tell direction with from a distance! LOL</div><br /><div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholEvTQULzu8aIzbDzMjGa1lP3h8Ihn8UoKVT71AQq6KOJFDKOPHoYFApKtsStFYBHvGxayTUlvgIh0VU6OqyGXjTdDZkxRrrmjZ84UzEb-B7ofKpeOv1n9F7vBkFl6On9V4aV_w/s1600-h/BDevil01.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066754781746703634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholEvTQULzu8aIzbDzMjGa1lP3h8Ihn8UoKVT71AQq6KOJFDKOPHoYFApKtsStFYBHvGxayTUlvgIh0VU6OqyGXjTdDZkxRrrmjZ84UzEb-B7ofKpeOv1n9F7vBkFl6On9V4aV_w/s320/BDevil01.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9o-ANbeigr7logjE0ydy1qb51CBGgCyvLnQqUl94tb1-91vOXxtZDxXBJsTV1K6oarstf1HMAReVpGd2ogU-woKSErzY8OyTW746IXKoSTbRnuilCGXzI6YPAt2KCMgvQCamHQ/s1600-h/BDevil02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066754781746703650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW9o-ANbeigr7logjE0ydy1qb51CBGgCyvLnQqUl94tb1-91vOXxtZDxXBJsTV1K6oarstf1HMAReVpGd2ogU-woKSErzY8OyTW746IXKoSTbRnuilCGXzI6YPAt2KCMgvQCamHQ/s320/BDevil02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxt6bdMgUIH5scB3PTeVe79KMvCW8HT0wBEtHvcUNzru_gc-KssMiBOTz9Wx0AYiz-zqPE3nvXMOuWvNeviHgRM9ba68kBObfD6FTuk2LzSH1uzKtaNzfH_By5kcErxbU30e8dA/s1600-h/BDevil03.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066754786041670962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxt6bdMgUIH5scB3PTeVe79KMvCW8HT0wBEtHvcUNzru_gc-KssMiBOTz9Wx0AYiz-zqPE3nvXMOuWvNeviHgRM9ba68kBObfD6FTuk2LzSH1uzKtaNzfH_By5kcErxbU30e8dA/s320/BDevil03.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0NlnjNDTvh2X8IurZT6ZwfQ6_Nb2JONsQhkmeeGLgZsrnLEgqxycl8Ud5NT5lVauGsUyhiQfWQ_NQbAgsBupaWuCR89LU3yHM01D-vgKuXN23hP1vxXPKeSyGrz9T_LIXcPnYw/s1600-h/BDevil04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066754790336638274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP0NlnjNDTvh2X8IurZT6ZwfQ6_Nb2JONsQhkmeeGLgZsrnLEgqxycl8Ud5NT5lVauGsUyhiQfWQ_NQbAgsBupaWuCR89LU3yHM01D-vgKuXN23hP1vxXPKeSyGrz9T_LIXcPnYw/s320/BDevil04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_FdErfN8q95AL8I8D_3fPM5hr_SRIDQQpnjzCshYPBoi8voYkBVID0OGiU6CheT0-HQlXzGlKtpG2JDXx1oJBnTk8LALQEfyuAwlOXy5p9yAzRDX0ac0p6fPo7v6xULRFqnUPw/s1600-h/BDevil05.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066754794631605586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb_FdErfN8q95AL8I8D_3fPM5hr_SRIDQQpnjzCshYPBoi8voYkBVID0OGiU6CheT0-HQlXzGlKtpG2JDXx1oJBnTk8LALQEfyuAwlOXy5p9yAzRDX0ac0p6fPo7v6xULRFqnUPw/s320/BDevil05.jpg" border="0" /></a>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-35006411041244889142007-05-13T23:39:00.000-07:002008-12-10T18:35:12.980-08:00Ok, so it's not a spad...or a plane for that matter. It is called a "Pintail 12" and is in the footy class of sailing. Figured i would show you what I worked on over the winter months.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxinK2TcwHuKKr7RDgWfDJ_nUXAdFFSzMiSK_hXe1XQb4Ar__2E9FM-dU_0QOq21J2FRiu7vXt6SlAWZgpvuaQTFHD6era7OqW8EYwMOBAUvZzetJjM9tw7yb1F4IUam8v1T2ffg/s1600-h/Pintail+new+one.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064302920350814210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxinK2TcwHuKKr7RDgWfDJ_nUXAdFFSzMiSK_hXe1XQb4Ar__2E9FM-dU_0QOq21J2FRiu7vXt6SlAWZgpvuaQTFHD6era7OqW8EYwMOBAUvZzetJjM9tw7yb1F4IUam8v1T2ffg/s320/Pintail+new+one.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K8XvvxgK1wn63G_oMcR6vMGiVvhP68bCOCFUC5IZJZkyCjbOJxlNw5-_CvRZiFf96waf_6_MgWhYRhaQSroU-yq01cBowroJ_pbLw6zB4LEMDjdsCsFB2MT9piUPTmrsySK-NQ/s1600-h/Pintail+new+two.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064302924645781522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K8XvvxgK1wn63G_oMcR6vMGiVvhP68bCOCFUC5IZJZkyCjbOJxlNw5-_CvRZiFf96waf_6_MgWhYRhaQSroU-yq01cBowroJ_pbLw6zB4LEMDjdsCsFB2MT9piUPTmrsySK-NQ/s320/Pintail+new+two.jpg" border="0" /></a>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-88167614158358397842007-05-13T06:03:00.000-07:002007-05-13T06:05:05.482-07:00WowIt has been some time now since I have posted into my blog! The combat plane pictured below is completed. Sadly the blue devil is not. However, I do now have all the items I need to finish. Someday soon.<br /><br />I should be a bit more active now. 2007 has proved to be busy.<br /><br />Happy flying!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1166506431610525852006-12-18T21:30:00.000-08:002006-12-18T21:33:51.646-08:00Mike is at it again, have a look!Since my building is at a stand still because of work interfearing with my play time, I have decided to share Mike Yanosky's newest build, the spit!<br /><br />Here it is...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1239/3100/1600/374537/spit2A.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1239/3100/320/654782/spit2A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1239/3100/1600/313926/spit1A.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1239/3100/320/4214/spit1A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1239/3100/1600/718419/spit3A.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/1239/3100/320/713439/spit3A.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Master SPAD builder Mike has done it yet again! Nice job Mike!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1164953323752412122006-11-30T22:04:00.000-08:002006-11-30T22:08:44.243-08:00Month of illnessNovember was a month of illness. Between my wife and myself someone was sick the whole month. Things seem to be getting back to normal now. I am still fighting the end of a cold and my wife is still fighting some thyroid issues. They are not as bad as they were, but still some things for her to get through. Thanks to everyone that keeps checking in! Sorry for the lack of updates, but maybe we can change that some here in December!<br /><br />Take care all!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1162444391777961052006-11-01T21:09:00.000-08:002006-11-01T21:13:11.786-08:00Hey! Looks like combat is in my future!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/REDX.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/REDX.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/RedXX.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/RedXX.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />It would appear as though Mike really wants to combat bad! The above red version of his combat plane he built for me! Geez Mike, now Don needs one!<br /><br />Can't wait to get my gear in her and see what she can do! Thanks Mike!!!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1161145372282570332006-10-17T21:18:00.000-07:002006-10-17T21:22:52.300-07:00Combat anyone?<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/Derelict[1].jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/Derelict%5B1%5D.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />mike yanosky of our club built this 36 inch wingspan combat plane. seems he now has to build one or two more so he has someone to fly against! lol! as you can see, another A1 plane by mike! when is mine going to be done mike?!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1159252117222632472006-09-25T23:14:00.000-07:002006-09-25T23:28:37.233-07:00busy busy busyI can not believe how busy we have been! Geesh, I have not flown in what seems like forever! On top of that my daughter got married this past weekend! So much going on.. hope it slows down soon!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/DSCN1303.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/DSCN1303.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br><br /><br />Here is my daughter Alishia and my son Tim. Alishia asked Tim to be in her wedding. It was nice to see them getting along. They where not super close growing up. But recently they have gotten a lot closer. It is nice :)Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1158096468968328482006-09-12T14:21:00.000-07:002006-09-12T14:27:48.986-07:00Bob O'Conner memorialAs mentioned in the last post, we where asked to build a memorial that will be located in a cancer/lymphoma center in Pittsburgh, PA. Also I said in my last post that I would try to put up a picture or two. Well here they are.... the completed piece and a closeup of the pedestal...<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/Oconner.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/Oconner.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/Base.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/Base.jpg" border="0" /></a>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1157928015397324832006-09-10T15:25:00.000-07:002006-09-10T15:41:16.263-07:00Flight time!I was able to fly last few days. Ran about 11 tanks out of the FX-Cirrus now that I have Roberts original Thundertiger Pro 36 installed. Flys fast and is a bunch of fun. On my 5th tank today, I was making my last landing and I cut the approach to wide and clipped the top of a 30 foot pine. She went in hard and made one heck of a sound. Beside breaking the prop, it broke all 4 wing bolts and both gear bolts. Other than that there is not even a scratch on the plane. And of course I only had 4 bolts of the 6 I needed or I could have tossed on a new prop and flew again. Man I love SPADs!!!<br /><br />Anyway, off to the HB shop tomorrow for some bolts.<br /><br />Have been working on a big project for my wifes company (<a href="http://www.wakingbearstudio.com">www.wakingbearstudio.com</a>) so my time next few days will be limited once again. We where asked to build a memorial out of steel for the late Mayor of Pittsburgh, Bob O'Conner. Bob passed away suddenly with a rare form of brain cancer. We where honored when we were asked to create the piece. When we have the piece completed I will try to post a picture of it here.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1157341744405905432006-09-03T20:46:00.000-07:002006-09-03T20:52:09.036-07:00Back and BusyWill I have been back from vacation for awhile now. But have been very busy. Today was the first I made it to the field in a good while. Had some engine trouble so I was unable to fly. But fellow flyer Don showed up with his cloud dancer and I enjoyed watching him scream thru the air! I think I can see the light at the end of the current work tunnel. I should be able to post more often soon.<br /><br />BTW, the plane I took was the FX-Cirrus. Finally got all the linkage in and an old os 40 installed. Turns out the os 40 needs rebuilt, or at the very least cleaned up. Will try to mount the TT 36 on the Cirrus this week.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1155818213093376412006-08-17T05:31:00.000-07:002006-08-17T05:36:53.106-07:00On vacationWill be away until August 23rd. Wife and I are traveling to Manitoulin Island in Ontario. Updates when I get back!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1155528132818749572006-08-13T20:52:00.000-07:002006-08-13T21:02:12.820-07:00The FX Cirrus<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/FX_Cirrus.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/FX_Cirrus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Work has begun to get the FX-Cirrus pictured above flight ready. The wing shown mounted actually had a broken spar. That was fixed this evening. In addition, a new dark blue elevator was cut and control horn was mounted. Robert, the guy I bought the plane from, had an extra light blue wing and elevator. I will be keeping those as spares.<br /><br />This plane will have an OS 40 FP mounted to the nose. Will keep you posted.<br /><br />The Blue Devil (Demon) has also had some recent work done to it. The wing is now bolt on and has some extra reinforcement added to it. Mike from the club folded his demon wing on a hard landing. Mind you, that was with the gear mounted in the wing. Since mine is now mounted in the wing, he suggested the reinforcement.<br /><br />So many projects, so little time (sigh)...Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1155527425995139152006-08-13T20:43:00.000-07:002006-08-13T20:50:26.013-07:00More flying today...Got in 4 more flights today on the Easy Goer! That is a total of 8 flights with 3 deadstick landings on the field! I am getting better at deadsticking :) Special thanks to fellow flyer Mike for getting my TT 40 tuned correctly. The Easy Goer seems to be slightly under powered with the 40. But, it flies great as a trainer and the landings are floats! She just really floats nice!<br /><br />Afternoon was fantastic for flying! Although there was some strong wind at times, the Easy Goer flies with no bad tendencies. Got a lot of comments at the field on how well she is built and flies!<br /><br />Until next time....Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1154486677982908742006-08-01T19:32:00.000-07:002006-08-01T19:48:37.950-07:00Flight of the Easy Goer<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/EasyGoer.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/EasyGoer.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Well this past Sunday I was finally able to fly one of my new planes. The photo above shows the Easy Goer with the dihedral wing mounted. Flew the plane with that wing first. Wind was about 8-10 mph and the day was very hot. I am guessing mid 90's. I have mounted on the Easy Goer a Thunder Tiger 40. I had bought this engine off of ebay and this was my first attempt at starting it. Fortunately, it started easy but was a pain in my behind to get adjusted right. After almost an hour of messing around I finally had it running well enough to fly. Still needs some fine tuning but it worked for now.<br /><br />The Easy Goer with the dihedral wing flew well. Fairly stable. That was after I cart wheeled it 3 times on take off. Seems my trims were way off! LOL Thank god it is a SPAD! Anyway, after two flights I put on the straight wing. Much faster and I liked the handling even better. So much so I ran 3 more tanks out of her. Was very fun to fly. The 40 with a 10 x 6 prop pulled her around at a reasonable speed. Can not wait to fly her again! Oh, and have the engine tuned correctly!<br /><br />I have included the <a href="http://www.fxhobbies.com"><strong>FX-Hobbies</strong> </a>web site in the links section on the right side of this page. Go and check out their planes!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1153757480839196282006-07-24T09:08:00.000-07:002006-07-24T09:11:20.856-07:00New additions to the fleet!<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/DaNewFleet.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/320/DaNewFleet.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Bought a guy out in Nashville, TN a few weeks ago. All his planes are from <a href="http://www.fxhobbies.com">http://www.fxhobbies.com</a> . They are very well built and should be cool to fly! If you are not a builder but want a SPAD, check them out! Owner of FX-Hobbies is Frank and he is a super nice guy! More on these planes as I get a chance to fly them!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1153750957102251602006-07-24T07:21:00.000-07:002006-07-24T07:31:17.076-07:00Demon Landing Gear<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/1600/DemonGear.0.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/1239/3100/400/DemonGear.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Finally some work on this bird! Many thanks to fellow flyer Mike for adding the landing gear to my wing!! As you can see it now also has the engine mount installed. Now I can get at the tail feathers and add the radio gear! Thanks again Mike!!!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29163146.post-1152384799141173082006-07-08T11:52:00.000-07:002006-07-08T11:53:19.143-07:00Spadworld back online!Spadworld.net appears to be back up and running! Hope they have no further issues!Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17511354781826722731noreply@blogger.com0