[NSRCA-discussion] Happy New Year

[Doug Cronkhite]

Man.. I'd love to get my hands on a Phoenix 8 or EU-1A kit. Going a 
little further forward, I really liked my Summit 3 as well..

Amazing how much the aircraft have changed over the years to meet the 
new rules/sequences.

-Doug



Tony wrote:
> Mike:
> I picked up a Bootlegger from Ron Van Putte for BPA.  I worked at Southern
> R/C Products and helped make the fiberglass mold for this fuse.  I
> personally cut all of the foam wings for the Compensators, Bootleggers,
> Atlas's and Tiger Tails...
>
> I took 2nd in Masters Class in 1982 with a Bootlegger at the Lincoln, NE
> NATS.  About 150 contestants, if I remember correctly.  I would sure like to
> find an OPS GOLD HEAD .61 RE and Pipe to put in this thing!  I had GREAT
> luck with the OPS engines...
>
>
> Tony Stillman, President
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Mike Hester
> Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:12 PM
> To: General pattern discussion
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Happy New Year
>
> LOL None taken =) There's still plenty of wood out there. Heck even the 
> Oxais have balsa all in there....it's just one of those materials that have 
> a really good strength to weight ratio for what we do.
>
> All composite is neat, but pricey in some cases, and has it's drawbacks too.
>
> A nice blend of everything is a good smart way to go, IMHO.
>
> This "roots" discussion is really neat. It's amazing how far we have 
> traveled in such a relatively short time! Think about it, a Prophecy was 
> state of the art just a few years ago....now look. It looks like a big 
> Curare compared to what we fly today in general. Only, not as sexy.
>
> On sorta the same subject, take a close look at something that's going on 
> pretty quietly. Ballistic style planes are taking off again (no pun 
> intended). Don't know why, but a lot of us just got a kick out of piped and 
> retract planes, and a lot of people are acquiring them to play with. I just 
> saw where even Chad Northeast just picked up a sweet Aurora! Atlantas, 
> Curares, UFOs, Pheonixes, and yours truly just acquired the molds to the LA1
>
> (quite by accident, but it's cool!)
>
> We have "BPA" meets (Ballistic Pattern Association) down here in D3, and 
> it's always a good time. More emphasis on the planes and having crazy fun 
> than actually scoring. Speed rules!
>
> It doesn't replace 2 meter stuff for any of us, but it is a nice break and 
> something cool to do. Same idea, different flavor.
>
> -Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Doug Cronkhite" <seefo at san.rr.com>
> To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Happy New Year
>
>
>   
>> It's cause Ron's got skills..
>>
>> Don't forget, Ron's been around long enough to remember when pattern 
>> airplanes we're built out of BALSA wood.. lol (sorry Mike.. no disrespect 
>> to your Black Magic line..)
>>
>> -Doug
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Yes, we did keep them running until the airplane was in the hangar.
>>>
>>> BTW, we also used brakes back then too, so we could demonstrate taxi and 
>>> a full stop just before takeoff.  Then we had to come to a full stop 
>>> (straight ahead) after landing, before taxiing back to the hangar and 
>>> stopping in the hangar.  Just producing brakes was a "cottage industry" 
>>> back then.  I still have some mechanical and electric brakes in a baby 
>>> jar somewhere.
>>>
>>> Ron VP
>>>
>>> On Jan 7, 2009, at 7:17 PM, J N Hiller wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Ron, how did you keep those old motors running long enough to finish the
>>>> flight and taxi back? I couldn't get then to run long enough to fly 
>>>> around
>>>> myself.
>>>> Jim
>>>>         
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