Tempting Temptation

[Ed Hartley]

"I ordered my wife to hide the percolator and not give him any more
coffee............"
You ordered Michelle??????

Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Henderson,Eric" <eric.henderson at gartner.com>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 11:29 PM
Subject: Tempting Temptation


> With the wind chill down to 10F, today was planned to be dedicated
> to some building. However a friend came over with his new Temptation
deluxe
> kit. He called me twice on the way over to rave about the kit and was so
> carried away that he was even thrilled about how tough the box was that it
> came in....He stood on it to prove his point. I ordered my wife to hide
the
> percolator and not give him any more coffee............
>
> I put my latest project aside an braced myself for his effervescent
> arrival. He was right about the box. The deluxe kit comes with sheeted
stab,
> wings and rudder. I must admit that I was also impressed with the kit.
This
> is a pattern plane-builders kit and nothing like, for example, the FOCUS
ARF
> builders kit.(My wife hid upstairs so we ordered in pizza)
>
> I have had quite a few fiber glass kits over the years but have not
> built one (Non-ARF) for several years. We spent a whole afternoon/day
going
> through the build-plan for his new purchase. He traded me his Temptation
> wings for a set of Hydeout wings with retracts. Should be very interesting
> to see how that works out.
>
> As we poured over the contents it was clear that the fuselage was a
> lovely piece of work. The sides were braced with polyurethane foam that
made
> the whole thing very stiff. (This stuff works with cyno. glues BTW) This
> material was new to me but I am informed that it is similar to that used
in
> the Fiber-classics big birds. The fuse. needs a firewall installed, stern
> post, stab etc. This one will have an OS 1.40 RX in it. There is a ton of
> room for the OS Hatori Ali pipe. I traded him an OS
> 1.40-no-nose-ring-required Hydemount for a YS 1.20 Hydemount for my new
> Spitfire. The OS mount has a flat top rear disc section to clear the OS
rear
> exhaust header.
>
> I am now committed to installing the stab and wing tube in the
> fuselage. (He has already installed the firewall according to an e-mail a
> few moments ago. I just love this unabashed enthusiasm when it manifests
> itself in a fellow pattern flier.) The stab and wing installation are
> probably the most daunting part of constructing FG fuse. pattern plane.
Not
> my favorite activity but it will get him in the air a lot quicker. I could
> just see him spending night after night deliberating and measuring until
the
> wee hours of the morning.
>
> I am looking forward to flying the same plane. (I am having mine
> built by Dave Guerin. He has built several planes for me. One thing that
> always happens is that a spectator will always ask. "Did you build that?"
> This time instead of sheepishly admitting that I did not, I can say, "No,
> but I built that one over there" (VBGG) :-)))
>
> The Temptations is out there now and I know that many are being
> built. I hear that at $650ish for basic kit and $750'ish for the deluxe
kit,
> they are selling like hot cakes. (Somebody actually bought eight!) Seems
> like we still have some pattern fliers who still like to build!
>
> Regards and goodnight,
>
> Eric.
>
>
>
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