[NSRCA-discussion] Inadvertent Start - shorting plugs....

Wed Aug 9 05:30:43 AKDT 2006

Oh, the good ole days.....

Back when I was about 12  (1971) my dad traded our Honda 90 for an EK
Logictrol (Log 2)....it had humongous servos, plugs and a shorting plug
for a switch.  

Memories.....

We learned to fly on the old Styrofoam Canyon Schwiezer 1-26 sailplane
on Hi-Start ($29 from Tower I think).   First flights yielded 1 traffic
pattern from a 300 ft launch....I remember something like 30-40 second
flights...(IT WAS VERY HEAVY)  Then I'm back chasing the hi-start
parachute. (Yep, I earned my flight time!!!!)   Dad then extended the
round trailing edges that came out of the mold by using balsa trailing
edge material and we picked up a few more seconds per flight....then
sandpaper and elmer's white glue to smooth the wing surface....a few
more seconds.  I think we finally got it to about 1:50 avg flight per
tow.  In contrast a couple of years later we bought one of the new EK
Champions with the little bitty servos....built a Windfree and got at
the very minimum 5 minute flights from the hi-start in dead air.

Why does it seem that RC was just as much fun then as it is now.....(I
would never have dreamed of having more than one setup back then:-))

Chris White

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Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:00 PM
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Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inadvertent Start

Anybody......remember the shorting bars we had made from a wood dowel
and plugged in to turn on the receivers in the "50s. I had one on my J3
Cub BCR10 Babcock system. My 1st RC plane.

Jim Ivey

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	From: Ron Lockhart <mailto:ronlock at comcast.net>  

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	Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 7:55 PM

	Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Inadvertent Start

	Agree, a mechanical/electrical connection sort of thing would
seem best.

	And have it located to be easy for all to see.

	Later, Ron Lockhart

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		From: John Ferrell <mailto:johnferrell at earthlink.net>  

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		Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 4:42 PM

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		I personally witnessed an instance of electric starting
unexpectedly at the Nats. Since I was only around Masters & FAI I
believe it safe to dismiss the problem as lack of experience.

		I feel it essential to implement some kind of safety
device to prevent this from occurring. I would prefer a mechanical
lockout of some sort or at least an arming plug.

		The airplane was being carried back to the pits when the
failure occurred. The handler was on top of the problem but it could
have happened after the plane was parked.

		It is a disaster waiting to happen.

		John Ferrell    W8CCW
		"My Competition is not my enemy"
		http://DixieNC.US

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			From: J.Oddino <mailto:joddino at socal.rr.com>  

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			Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 12:53 PM

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			Another reason to go electric.

			Jim O

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				From: John Ferrell
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				Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 9:38 AM

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Contest??

				I have an $8000 left thumb. They
installed a couple of options while they were rebuilding. It warns of
weather changes and also serves as an alarm clock (sometimes).

				I recommended that a student headed for
a pro basket ball career give up RC until the career was behind him.

				John Ferrell    W8CCW
				"My Competition is not my enemy"
				http://DixieNC.US

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				From: BUDDYonRC at aol.com 

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				Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2006 11:10 AM

				Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Noxville
Contest??

				About two years ago I got my finger in
one It cut the right index finger off at the first joint. Wrapped the
finger in a towel went to the hospital with the severed finger, three
month's and $6000.00 later it was almost as good as new except it is
still numb on the end. APC's show no mercy.

				Buddy 

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