Words of praise

[Dave & Sue Funk]

You guys keep it up and I'm going to sell all my planes and call Dick and
order one of them EMC'S.


----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lockhart" <DaveL322 at comcast.net>
To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
Cc: <dhmodels at concentric.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2003 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: Words of praise


> And a third.  I've never seen anything produced by Dick that was less
> than superior quality.
>
> Dick's EMC design was far ahead of it's time and available to the
> masses before most even realized the capabilities a F3A design should
> have for P/F 01/03/05 etc.
>
> I made a couple of minor modifications (reset incidences slightly,
> added sub/ventral fin, clipped wingspan) after the 2002 contest season
> and my EMC is flying better than ever (over 900 flights now) and going
> strong.
>
> David Lockhart
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: D Suding <junk at velocitus.net>
> Date: Friday, May 9, 2003 7:20 pm
> Subject: Re: Words of praise
>
> > I second that praise. I flew a Hippo Tippo in 1987, and it was a sweet
> > flying ship.  I'll see if I can dig up a picture. Dick is the MAN! He
> > really is a great guy, and he'll talk your ear off if you're
> > paying for
> > the call.
> >
> > Dick introduced me to one of my favorite terms: High Drek.
> >
> > Drek is Norwegian(?) for dung. He used that term to describe the
> > technological advances that allow a modeler to pay $14 for a
> > control horn
> > you could make for 29 cents.
> >
> > If we can just convince him that moving the wing up will improve
> > rollingaesthetics, he'd be perfect! But then what would we have to
> > argue about
> > after that? ;-)
> >
> > -Dennis
> >
> > > I just recently had an experience with one of our long time pattern
> > > suppliers that needs to be shared. Awhile back I purchased a
> > deluxe kit
> > > version of this gentleman's FAI design. The workmanship on the fuse,
> > > wings, stab and rudder are second to none, light, straight and
> > accurate.> If a part was marked 42 grams, that part weighed 42
> > grams ( yes,
> > > everything was weighed by this gentleman and marked ). The level of
> > > pre-fabrication was extensive, firewall, nose ring and motor mount
> > > installed, wing and stab tubes and adjusters installed and
> > wings/stabs> aligned, wings/stab and rudder virtually ready to
> > cover, fixed gear
> > > supplied and mounted, and a crystal clear canopy was supplied. The
> > > deluxe kit was delivered to my door in a short period of time,
> > packaged> so even UPS couldn't hurt it and came with detailed
> > instructions. I'm
> > > ashamed to say how much I paid for this beautiful piece of
> > craftsmanship> as I honestly feel it was worth twice what I paid
> > for it. Life being
> > > what it is, I'm just now nearing completion of this plane after
> > having> it for over a year. Due to a really bone head thing I did,
> > I ruined the
> > > rudder before the Monokote application. I called this gentleman and
> > > explained I ruined the rudder and inquired if he could pre-fab a
> > new one
> > > for me. That was less than a week ago and in my possession right
> > now is
> > > my new rudder, again, a perfect piece of master craftsmanship. I
> > have> owned 5 designs by this gentleman and still have 3 of them.
> > Those that
> > > know me here in NSRCA district 1 can attest to the flight
> > qualities of
> > > these airplanes. I will without doubt own more of his designs
> > for 2
> > > reasons, they fly great but more importantly because this
> > gentleman is a
> > > first class designer, builder and person. If you've ever had
> > dealings> with this man you've probably already guessed his name,
> > Dick Hanson. If
> > > you haven't, I strongly suggest you do. My sincere thanks Dick.
> > Hanson> Runaway - New owner enjoying
> > > Hanson Extasy ( an EMC prototype ) - New owner enjoying
> > > Hanson 26% Dalotel - I'm currently flying and enjoying
> > > Hanson Elan - Still own and will never part with, best plane
> > I've ever
> > > owned Hanson EMC2 - Soon to be completed
> > > Hanson ??? - I'm sure I'll have one
> > > Ed Miller.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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