[NSRCA-discussion] Painting

[Rex]

Ok....  I worked out this system for my charged/uncharged packs....

I put a green band around the charged packs....  Red band on used packs....

Then I made this set of rules..

#1   always use the  green/red bands and don't get lax with it....

#2   always test the pack voltage before it goes into the plane....

I should have made a #3 rule saying that if I skip #1 or #2, to have someone kick

me right square in the butt!

Ya, you guessed it!  I got really lucky and made it just to the last manuever in FAI...

I had a nice short approach for landing, so I didn't really have a problem, but the pack

looked like a Staypuff marshmellow!

So, from now on, no matter what, #2 is done...  I've even tested a pack, then set it

down to do something, then picked up the wrong pack to put in the plane.  Anything 

can happen, so from now on, it's test the pack, put it in the plane! Period!  lol

 

Rex
 


From: jlkonn at hotmail.com
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 06:37:25 -0500
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting



Chris,
While we're telling stories on ourselves I did similar this weekend.
The Peoria contest was my first with the new electric pattern plane.  We had a rain delay
on Saturday and planned to catch up on Sunday, which we did thanks to Bob Wilson.
Anyway, I flew 2 rounds early Sunday then didn't expect to fly again until the afternoon.
I was thinking I wanted to put a charged pack in the plane right away so I'd have one less thing
to do in case I got in a hurry.
Well... I didn't.  But I thought I had!  :-(
Result was I barely limped back after aborting the reverse cuban in the Advanced sequence.
I was lucky!
By the way...
I REALLY like the "E" plane!!!
JLK
 


Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 21:03:59 -0700
From: homeremodeling2003 at yahoo.com
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting





I am painting the Emotion and I need to do it pretty quick. I was a complete idiot I guess today, I flew the contest yesterday with 4 rounds and one test flight in the morning, though I was good for a test flight this morning, then I was going to switch battery packs. Well, I didn't make it through the flight. Bye Bye Abbra! lol 
Oh well. On to the next one.  
I was considering the Creswell contest so I need to get this done quick. Maybe covering would be quicker. 

Anyone know any cheaper PPG resources other than Radio South (no offense Tony, you have always given me perfect paint and service) ? Did the prices go up ( and I can understand with the epa stuff going on) in the last several years? I don't remember them being so high to paint my last one a few years back. With 8-10 colors and clear , I'm guessing it would cost me a fortune to paint this. Any ideas are appreciated!

Thanks!


Chris 
 
 
 

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From: Rex <trexlesh at msn.com>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting
To: "NSRCA-discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 8:27 PM




I'm guessing you are painting the new Emotion?
 
 
Rex
 


From: verne at twmi.rr.com
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2009 22:21:37 -0400
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting





Don Ramsey has an excellent DVD with step by step instructions. Can’t imagine a lighter way to do it.
 
Verne
 

From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of krishlan fitzsimmons
Sent: Sunday, August 02, 2009 8:11 PM
To: nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org
Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Painting
 




Has anyone come across any really good articles on how to paint wings and stabs lightly. 

Thanks!

Chris 

 

 

 
 
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