Participation

[Jerry Stebbins]

Ed's, to coin a phrase of an old friend--we are "older than dirt" --I remember taking a Bombshell and converting it to rudder only, before they had escapements . Built the rx, magnet-actuator, and transmitter with George Trammel in Biloxi Miss. in 1960-1961.He was the RC father of tail waggers.Think my brother still has the radio stuff in his basement-guess I should ask.
Jerry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Ed Miller 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2004 3:35 AM
  Subject: Re: Participation


  Jason, you are not old. In fact neither am I, I had my first rudder only escapement, Cox Medallion .049 JR Falcon in '63 I believe. I never had a SR Falcon but enjoyed the Falcon 56, even with the stock dihedral and ailerons. 
  Ed M.
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Jason 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 11:23 PM
    Subject: RE: Participation


    Ed,

    If we were to try it with the Sr. Flacon...I would suggest taking out most, if not all, the dihedral. I had mine built stock and now I have to cut my wing to straighten it out. This is my 2nd Sr. Falcon, of course my first was back in 1982...lol. I hope that doesn't make me old.

    Jason
      -----Original Message-----
      From: discussion-request at nsrca.org [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Ed Hartley
      Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:56 PM
      To: discussion at nsrca.org
      Subject: Re: Participation


      Hi Nat,

      Well I ain't ready to give it up yet!! Last year was bad with the eye trouble. I only went to one contest in Cullman and wore a patch over my right eye. Came in a well deserved last! That's all resolved now as I am a one eyed pilot for all practical purposes and don't even have to wear the patch. 

      My recent flights consists of flying twenty-five Masters avalanche maneuvers in a row. Getting better at it. Not good just better! The fellowship is to good to quit, lots of nice folks still showing up.

      I do think we should stop letting the tail wag the dog! I never was good enough to be competitive in F.A. I. as Jason, Chip, Don S and the other top folks are. However, they could do it with a Senior Falcon and they didn't have to learn how in AMA...... (For you young folks, a Senior Falcon is a very old Goldberg trainer!) A lot of others fall into my category and could care less about using AMA to move to F.A.I.. I did enjoy flying F.A.I. when the pattern was such I could get through it. <g> I beat Tony Stillman a couple of times in Nashville, YS of course his engine quit in both cases! <vbg> 

      I think if we made all the classes a bit easier where someone could be really competitive in the lower classes without a two meter power house, We would attract more folks! I know there are rare exceptions to this rule. All I get from my hundred-thirty plus club members with a couple of exceptions is, I just can't afford the stuff you use so I ain't gonna. 

      Anyway, fun stirring up the mud!

      Ed 





        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: Nat Penton 
        To: discussion at nsrca.org 
        Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 10:19 PM
        Subject: Participation


        Ed Hartley are you trying to make the case that all of us old farts ought to go back to playing cards, VBG ?


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