Composite-ARF Impact question
Bill Southwell
bnbsouthwell at bellsouth.net
Wed Feb 2 18:27:42 AKST 2005
I have the airframe in a few more pieces than I recieved it. went ot a
fun fly and had a guy walk out into the runway when I was deadstick. I
used what I had left getting away from him and had a bad off field
landing. His profile funfly thing went home in one piece ..can't say the
same for the Dalotel...sniff...snifff :>(
I still have the cowl and canopy and tail section with no
damage..........I am going to try to see if I can get a set of plans.
Regards
Bill
Bill Glaze wrote:
> I judged Dick at an IMAC contest ~1999 or so. His dalotel is a very
> good flying airplane; he did a good job of flying it, also. He may
> have plans available.
> Bill Glaze
>
> Bill Southwell wrote:
>
>> I'll second that! I got excited about pattern due to one of Dicks
>> gas designs. I had his 30% Dalotel with a ZDZ 60. It was very quiet
>> and made flying an absolute
>> dream. It was THE BEST Gasser I have ever flown. It wet my appetite
>> for a pattern plane as it I came to find out it flew exactly like
>> one. I still have the airframe and it is like taking a design course
>> just looking at how Dick did things. Foamies gain and our loss for
>> sure. I wonder if he has plans for that big Dalotel..........Would
>> kick butt in IMAC....Like taking candy from a baby!
>>
>> Regards
>> Bill
>> Iuka,MS
>>
>>
>>
>> Nat Penton wrote:
>>
>>> Dick deserves a lot of credit. He should be in the AMA Hall of Fame.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Edward Skorepa <mailto:edsko at xmission.com>
>>> *To:* discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 02, 2005 4:11 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: Composite-ARF Impact question
>>>
>>> Yea, I agree. Too bad Dick is out of pattern for good I think.
>>> Damn foamies!
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> *From:* Bill Glaze <mailto:billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>>> *To:* discussion at nsrca.org <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 02, 2005 3:15 PM
>>> *Subject:* Re: Composite-ARF Impact question
>>>
>>> I've gotten a lot of help from, and had some extremely
>>> interesting talks with, Dick Hanson. A couple of years ago, a
>>> professional builder of my acquaintance, (and a competitor of
>>> Dick's when Dick was building kits,) said to a group of us:
>>> "The pattern flyer of today will probably never know how much
>>> pattern owes Dick Hanson for what he has done." And, this guy
>>> is not given to throwing around compliments!
>>> Bill Glaze
>>>
>>>
>>> Bob Richards wrote:
>>>
>>>> I agree about the Hanson models.
>>>> I flew a Runaround in Masters at the '93 Nats. An
>>>> FAI flier
>>>> who was scribing for one round told me that I would never get
>>>> the scores I deserved flying an "outdated design". I won that
>>>> round!
>>>> Which reminds me! I can't remember his name, but
>>>> I'd also
>>>> like to really thank that Appalachian Monk that sold me that
>>>> small can of whoop-ass before I left for the NATS. :-)
>>>> That Runaround also had a 20 year old set of
>>>> Violet retracts
>>>> -- which became B&D as I recall. Bulletproof. As long as you
>>>> remember to plug in the retract servo. :-(
>>>> Bob R.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> */Ed Miller <edbon85 at charter.net>/* wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have to second Dave Lockhart's mention of Dick Hanson
>>>> Models. The best flying planes I ever owned or flew came
>>>> from him. I currently own and fly 3 of his designs, a
>>>> modified EMC per Dave Lockhart, an Elan and a 26%
>>>> Dalotel. I've had numerous others and they were great
>>>> flying planes.
>>>> I'm happy with my Litco Alpha 4.
>>>> OS makes the best 2 strokes IMHO.
>>>> S&W fuels
>>>> B&D retracts ( my Elan and Dalotel have retracts )
>>>> Futaba
>>>> Central Hobbies
>>>> Radio South
>>>> ES Composites
>>>> With the exception of 2, they are all US based companies.
>>>> Hmmm, wonder why
>>>> Ed M.
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> *From:* DaveL322 at comcast.net
>>>> <mailto:DaveL322 at comcast.net>
>>>> *To:* discussion at nsrca.org
>>>> <mailto:discussion at nsrca.org>
>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 02, 2005 1:26 PM
>>>> *Subject:* Re: Composite-ARF Impact question
>>>>
>>>> I always loved the offerings from Hanson (Dick and
>>>> his son Gy) and probably have more flights and
>>>> success with Hanson stuff than anything else. The
>>>> EMC (now available, I think, from Rich Lee) was way
>>>> ahead of its time, and with a few simple mods will
>>>> still fly with the current day stuff.
>>>> In almost 20 years of pattern
>>>> flying, 2004 was the
>>>> first time my planes were not of US origin. I am
>>>> currently flying a pair of Vivats - full composite
>>>> (FG / balsa / FG) with substantial amounts of
>>>> prefab. I closely inspected 2 before shelling out
>>>> the dough for mine, and have closely inspected
>>>> several others since. The entire structure is
>>>> extremely rigid and the flying weight is 9.75 lbs.
>>>> The flight performance and craftsmanship are the best
>>>> I've seen. It is obviously a very well refined
>>>> design and has proven to be very durable (500 flights
>>>> and counting). It isn't cheap, but for the level of
>>>> quality, I wouldn't expect it to be cheap.
>>>> Independant of cost, I think the value of the plane
>>>> is good.
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Dave Lockhart
>>>> DaveL322 at comcast.net <mailto:DaveL322 at comcast.net>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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