The next thing - Biplanes???

[Jeff Hughes]

Well, I'm pretty Joe average (oldest intermediate pilot in District 4)
and view Biplanes as pretty cool. I've posted a picture of my Dr. 
Jekyl Biplane I've got under construction. Just about ready to cover. 
Swap meet kit for $200, free set of wings from a friend. OS.1.40 with 
KS muffler. Bolly gear and pants (though it would have looked better 
with retracts, but that would have been a bunch more work). Here is a 
link to the pic on RCU: 

http://www.rcuniverse.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=181334&forumid=232

Hopefully have it flying before the district finals in september.


> I predict that Bipes are NOT the next big thing for Joe Average. Of 
course, 
> there is no pattern flier I know who considers himself Joe Average, 
SOOOOO, yes 
> many will likely flock to them. But there are very few who are 
skilled enough 
> to set them up correctly
> .  In today's ARF and barf world of pattern, patience and building 
skill are 
> becoming quite scarce. For most of us, working a monoplane into 
submission is 
> tough work, let alone trying to figger out a new type of platform, 
with all 
> its complexity, like the Bipe.
> 
> Having said that, Chip flew his DV great at the Team Selection. 
Kenny Lauter 
> also. But these guys are on the upper echelon of competition in this 
country. 
> 
> BTW, Bob Noll told me at the TS contest that CPLR is not very happy 
with his 
> bipe. It will be interesting to see if he campaigns it at the Worlds.
> 
> Matt
>  
> 
> > Subj:Re: The next thing - Biplanes??? 
> > Date:7/17/2003 8:45:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> > From:<A HREF="mailto:rwantz2 at comcast.net">rwantz2 at comcast.net</A>
> > Reply-to:<A 
HREF="mailto:discussion at nsrca.org">discussion at nsrca.org</A>
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> > Sent from the Internet 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > However, monoplane wins NATS.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Rodney Tanner" <rodney19821982 at yahoo.com>
> > To: "NSRCA" <discussion at nsrca.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 4:29 PM
> > Subject: The next thing - Biplanes???
> > 
> > 
> > > Interesting:
> > > Chip wins the TOC, with his big Ultimate biplane. Dean
> > > Pappas discusses biplanes in his July column in Flying
> > > Models, saying the only thing they lacked before was
> > > power and that is no longer an issue. (Apparently CPL
> > > has a biper too. . )
> > > Chip wins the team sellection trials (report in latest
> > > KF)
> > > Then we hear about Chips stormin comeback, this week,
> > > at the Nats, with the Biplane again. 
> > > Things could get very interesting at the World Champs
> > > in Poland. . . 
> > > 
> > > Rodney
> 
> 

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