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

[Dean Pappas]

So you guys will like this ... As you know, I helped Bob Hunt retrofit an electric powerplant in his Control-Line 2004 Genesis Extreme. 
That's the seeries of stunt ships with that name since the early seventies, not Chip's airplane.
Bob flew the plane at the Worlds in Spain, this last Summer, as he won a berth on the team last August in Muncie.
 
In Spain, they had hot dry weather with intermittent thunderstorms in the distance and wouldn't you know it,
during a flight when he was first for the day, Bob stared getting tingles in his arm.
He broke from the pattern, flew low, and started yelling "Electricity" to the judges.
They and all the spactators nodded politely and smiled, as if to say, "Yes Bob we  know the airplane is electric".
So Bob started yelling the words OUCH and SHOCK, before everyone got the idea.
later,
Dean
 
Dean Pappas 
Sr. Design Engineer 
Kodeos Communications 
111 Corporate Blvd. 
South Plainfield, N.J. 07080 
(908) 222-7817 phone 
(908) 222-2392 fax 
d.pappas at kodeos.com 

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Bob
 You just brought back a memory.    I was putting in a practiceflight at The Greater Southeastern Championships at Dobbins AFB,Marietta Ga. in 1957 and could feel the electric tingle every time I went above 10 ft. There was thunderstorms in the far distance,maybe 10 miles. I flew the whole flight at 6 ft and used my hankerchief on the handle.That did insulate me somewhat.
If you live to grow old ...gotta be lucky.
 
Jim Ivey

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bob Richards <mailto:bob at toprudder.com>  
To: NSRCA Mailing List <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>  
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 8:59 AM
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Don't laugh too hard!  I was flying once and got a static discharge through the lines, handle, and into my hand. I was nowhere near power lines.  The atmospheric conditions were just right for building up static on the lines until it reached enough potentional to jump from the wire to my hand. Scared the heck out of me!! Luckily I did not let go, which was a good thing since I did not have a safety thong attached.
 
Bob R.


Claude Weimer <cweimer at tconl.com> wrote:

I saw a fellow flying a stunt plane one time go nose in. He looked shocked
and said "I got a hit". All of us watching cracked up.





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