[NSRCA-discussion] Happy New Year

Thu Jan 8 08:51:20 AKST 2009

I know where the molds are for the Pheonix and the Summit. Sadly, the owner 
is out of the country for a long time. I snuck in under the wire to "borrow" 
the LA1 molds =)

The EU-1 is available as a kit from Carolina Custom Aircraft, by a guy named 
Dan Hines. I've never seen a kit first hand so I can't say how good the work 
is.

Bootleggers were pretty cool too! Looks like Huntsville this year is gonna 
be awesome for BPA =)

I have a few of them on the back burner, if I get time to build them. I have 
a Tipo, an Aurora and now an LA1 (soon anyway). Now if I could just find a 
virgin Atlanta kit!!!!! That's the one that keeps evading me....

-Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Doug Cronkhite" <seefo at san.rr.com>
To: "General pattern discussion" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Happy New Year

> 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
>> Radio South, Inc.
>> 139 Altama Connector, Box 322
>> Brunswick, GA  31525
>> 1-800-962-7802
>> www.radiosouthrc.com
>>
>> -----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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