[NSRCA-dist8] Soft Mount
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tstebbins at gmail.com
Wed Dec 24 10:06:29 AKST 2008
I think it is a good idea. If the weather and the wind cooperates,
this is a really great site to fly at and they have great facilities
for RV hookups, parking, bathrooms and a place to eat and cook indoors.
This probably will not be a popular suggestion, but as a way of
mitigating risk of covering expenses, the entry fee could be increased
(35 x 10 fliers sounds like it would cover the costs) in the event
that the club does not want to sponsor the event
Since Molalla is 6/13-14, I vote for late May (is Memorial Day weekend
a bad idea ?)
On Dec 24, 2008, at 10:45 AM, Rex wrote:
> Folks
>
> I've been in contact with Jeff Bellinger, the president of the
> Wenatchee club...
> We can have a contest at their site anywhere from late May to early
> June.
> June 13-14 is scheduled for Molalla. That leaves Late May or the
> first weekend in
> June.
> Ok, here's the lowdown on using their site. Since this contest
> would not be a Wenatchee
> club activity, we would have to pay a rental fee for the use of
> their site. The fee for two days
> is $300. That means we would have to get enough flyers to not only
> pay that fee, but pay
> for awards, scoring costs, etc.... Which brings the total to around
> $350. As long as we have
> enough entries, this wouldn't be a problem. You do the math... it
> would take around $25 for entry
> for 15 pilots to pay for the fee. I'd hate to get into the
> situation that we schedule a contest there
> then only have 8 pilots show up. I need a consensus of what all of
> you want to do. This is a very
> nice flying site and Jeff tells me that he and a few of the club
> members want to fly in this contest.
> He plans on getting his CD license. Then he could hold the contest
> at that site and it would be a club
> activity and the site use fee would be waved. Jeff also indicated
> that the club would like to keep holding
> contests there for years to come. This is somewhat like what has
> happened at Redmond. We held one
> contest there and was immediately invited to continue with contests
> there. This could be a good thing.
> As you may or may not know, we have lost our normally first contest
> at Sumner, Wa. They have lost use
> of that flying site. This is a good opportunity to get another
> contest. However, we need to support
> this idea if it is to work.
> The wenatchee site has RV sites available for $15/day, including
> water and power.
> Dry camping is available for $5/day
> Send me your thoughts and we'll see what everyone wants to do...
> Also, we need to decide on
> which weekend to hold the contest.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rex
>
> > From: tstebbins at gmail.com
> > To: nsrca-dist8 at lists.nsrca.org; Aventsherp at aol.com
> > Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:20:58 -0800
> > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Soft Mount
> >
> >
> > Hey Jim and Scott,
> >
> > Any further thoughts about having a pattern meet in Wenatchee in
> > 2009 ? We briefly exchanged e-mails this past fall on this subject
> > and you and or Scott (since he is a member of the club) were going
> to
> > talk to the club officials about it. Since 2009 is just around the
> > corner and schedules are going to start being set, maybe we should
> > start looking into this some if we want to do it. I still think it
> > is a good idea, because they have a beautiful facility and since
> it is
> > certainly located in Washington, in wouldn't be too long a trip for
> > the Oregon guys, the Spokane guys, and possibly even some of the
> > Canadian guys. And I would be willing to do what is needed to
> > organize and conduct it. Just let me know.
> >
> >
> > On Dec 24, 2008, at 9:49 AM, J N Hiller wrote:
> >
> > > Sorry about that. It was not my intention to beat anyone; I just
> > > wanted to
> > > put up some clean flights with well-positioned geometry. I will
> not
> > > be doing
> > > as well in masters. Oh well, it will be challenging requiring a
> > > higher level
> > > of concentration. It's a nice schedule, flows well with some rally
> > > nice
> > > maneuvers and easy to fly, just don't rudder the wrong way on the
> > > inverted
> > > 4-point and leave enough room for the 180 degree radius on the
> > > bottom of the
> > > reverse humpty. Following a flight plan helps. Deliberate
> > > positioning and
> > > appropriate sizing of the maneuvers is more critical than
> advanced.
> > > This will be FUN.
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> > > [mailto:nsrca-dist8-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of Admin
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2008 7:53 PM
> > > To: AK, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY
> > > Subject: Re: [NSRCA-dist8] Soft Mount
> > >
> > > Well glad to see someone from Seattle area back in the game. The
> > > Option
> > > 120 should be a good plane for you, since I was beat in every
> contest
> > > this year by someone flying one. Of course, pilot skill sure
> helped
> > > Mr.
> > > Hiller also.
> > >
> > > Tim wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Merry Christmas to all. I took some extra time off to extend the
> > >> usual Boeing Christmas vacation period so I could work on
> airplanes,
> > >> but it is so blasted cold, I can't work in my shop in the garage
> > >> without getting hypothermia. I swear if I cut my self with an
> Xacto
> > >> #11 blade right now, I wouldn't loose a drop of blood because it
> > >> would
> > >> freeze up before it started flowing !! I'm working on two Option
> > >> 120's right now (one for me and one for my brother) and I also
> have a
> > >> Divo bipe foamie with all needed electronic goodies, just not yet
> > >> assembled. I'm looking forward to next season. I'm gunning to
> > >> climb out of the cellar of the Sportsman class and with a good
> > >> airplane and alot more practice hopefully my 2009 goal will be
> > >> achieved. Somebody in Seattle has to finish better than last
> place
> > >> in something (i.e. Husky football team, Seattle Mariners, Seattle
> > >> Seahawks, former Seattle Sonics).
> > >>
> > >> On Dec 23, 2008, at 10:22 AM, J N Hiller wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Hello dist-8!
> > >>> I never see anything here and ran across the attached drawing
> of the
> > >>> 'Poor
> > >>> Mans Soft Mount' I am using in my Option-120 rev-C airplane. I
> now
> > >>> have a
> > >>> season of trouble free service with it. The grommets are 40 dr
> and
> > >>> the
> > >>> spacers are probably a little shorter than what is shown on the
> > >>> drawing. The
> > >>> grommets need to be pinched a little to prevent any relative
> > >>> movement
> > >>> which
> > >>> wares the rubber (actually neoprene). The rev-B airplane
> initially
> > >>> used a
> > >>> Dave Brown mount attached with 4 grommets without a nose ring
> > >>> support.
> > >>> Is anyone out there?
> > >>> Jim
> > >>> <Motor Mount.pdf>_______________________________________________
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