[NSRCA-discussion] Off topic, nothing like a crash to keep us humble

[jivey61 at bellsouth.net]

Keith
It goes around and comes around.....in a hurry.You just hang on and hope you don't get dizzy.

Jim Ivey
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Keith Hoard 
  To: NSRCA Mailing List 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 1:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Off topic,nothing like a crash to keep us humble


  What is a "CL" plane??


  On 10/10/06, george w. kennie <geobet at gis.net> wrote: 
    Hey Jim,
    My local club just absorbed an uprooted CL club and I built a plane to try
    to join in the fun. The first time I flew it I couldn't make one full 
    revolutiion
    before I was ready to fall on my face and I used to do this stuff years ago.
    Now I understand why everyone has been telling me for years what a dizzy
    buggar I am.
    G.




    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: <jivey61 at bellsouth.net>
    To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
    Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 4:57 PM 
    Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Off topic,nothing like a crash to keep us
    humble


    > Bob
    > That's a good story. I just through away my dry rotted and worn out Nobler
    > that I built in 1956-1957 and flew in many contests around the southeast. 
    > I
    > still have the oridinal Fox 35 that I gave $15.95.  Hmmmmm maybe I see an
    > ARF in the future.
    > Jim Ivey
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Bob Kane" < getterflash at yahoo.com>
    > To: <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
    > Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 12:12 PM
    > Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Off topic, nothing like a crash to keep us 
    > humble
    >
    >
    >> Now that the season is finished (at least up here in
    >> the soon to be great white north), I am making some
    >> cosmetic repairs to my Temptation. For a little change 
    >> of pace, I decided to test fly my Top Flite Nobler ARF
    >> CL plane on Saturday.  CL you say? Yup, this is yet
    >> another facet of the hobby I wanted to revive from my
    >> youth. The last time I flew a control line plane was 
    >> about 1977, and then nothing bigger than 1/2A. I
    >> picked up the Nobler and then spent two years putting
    >> together at somewhat of a leisurely pace.
    >>
    >> First flight, engine running too rich . .take off . . 
    >> . try a little up and down . .  hmmm, not very
    >> responsive. I was expecting it to be twitchy, after
    >> all this is a "real" stunt ship. Did a loop or two,
    >> ran it out fuel. 
    >>
    >> Second flight, leaned the engine a little, but still
    >> too rich. Plane is still pretty unresponsive. Some
    >> more loops . . . let's try inverted. Oh-oh . . .
    >> lines are slack . . .  plane heading for the ground . 
    >> . .  I back up sharply and the plane pulls out with
    >> inches to spare . . .  back to upright flight, run it
    >> out of fuel. My mentor suggests I pay attention to
    >> where the plane is relative to wind direction when 
    >> doing maneuver, I had picked the absolutely worst part
    >> of the circle to try and go inverted. OK, tuck that
    >> one in the experience drawer.
    >>
    >> Third flight, lean the engine some more, but 
    >> apparently still not enough. More level laps, couple
    >> of loops, let's try inverted again. Oh-oh, thought I
    >> picked the right part of the circle to start but now
    >> it's not looking good. Lines going slack again, I back 
    >> up . .   plane starts to recover so I think I have it
    >> and stop backing up. Plane continues at a 30 degree
    >> downline until the Earth jumps up and grabs it.
    >> Crunch!!!! . . . followed by silence. Heavens to 
    >> Betsy, I crashed my Nobler. Could not blame this one
    >> on frequency control, just a loose "Nut" on the
    >> handle.
    >>
    >> The short flights were fun, and I will probably try 
    >> this again.
    >>
    >> OK, back to Pattern.
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >> Bob Kane
    >> getterflash at yahoo.com
    >>
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  Keith Hoard
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