Engine Sound

[Ron Van Putte]

On Jan 26, 2005, at 1:49 PM, Rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:

>
> This one falls in the "Now I've heard everything..." category.
>   
> It was inevitable, I suppose, for someone to offer an 
> airborne megaphone device with programmability, such that an electric 
> powered models could SOUND like an ENGINE powered model. I would bet 
> that the next step in programmability would be to offer a JET or HELI 
> sound too.
>   
> Hey, how about using the real noise maker??

Several years ago, when 4-strokes were mandatory to be considered a 
"serious Pattern pilot", John Fuqua was flying a 2-stroke airplane.  We 
recorded 4-stroke engine noises on a small tape recorder/player.  
During one round at the Nats, I placed the tape recorder/player behind 
the judges and turned it on when John's airplane was in the air.

I explained to the judges that we wanted them to feel comfortable 
hearing a 4-stroke during John's flight.  For some reason, the judges 
were not amused.

Ron Van Putte


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