Pet Peeves (Don't hold it inside anymore!)
04-20-2005, 11:16 PM
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When you throw your alarm clock across the room and its acutally your Triton charing your Tx. (Don't ask me why I charge batts at 5AM)
04-21-2005, 12:26 AM
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You finally get a chance to go and fly, so the night before, you prep your plane, charge your batteries and pack your field box. In the morning, you pack it all into your car and head for the field. You get your plane assembled and fueled, put up your frequency flag and ... find you left your (*^*%%^&(* transmitter at HOME!!!!!!!!!
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04-21-2005, 10:17 AM
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RE: Pet Peeves (Don't hold it inside anymore!)
Electric fliers calling nitro and gas fliers "Slimers"
People who fly aeroplanes made out of corplast calling themselves "SPADers". ITS JUST ANOTHER MATERIAL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
ARF guys saying they "built" the plane, instead of assembled it.
Kit builders looking down on ARF flyers
Futaba guys degrading Hitec guys
JR guys degrading all other radio brand flyers
Radios that cost $2400.00
FLAIR GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! [:@]
Crashing a plane on the first flight...by doing something stupid. [:@][:@]
Large scale guys looking down there nose at small plane fliers
Small plane fliers ranting about how much the big plane fliers spend on ONE plane
People who think that if they turn on their radio when someone else is flying on that frequency, it's just an accident and they should have to pay for the plane.
The list could go on...
People who fly aeroplanes made out of corplast calling themselves "SPADers". ITS JUST ANOTHER MATERIAL FOR CRYING OUT LOUD!
ARF guys saying they "built" the plane, instead of assembled it.
Kit builders looking down on ARF flyers
Futaba guys degrading Hitec guys
JR guys degrading all other radio brand flyers
Radios that cost $2400.00
FLAIR GOING OUT OF BUSINESS! [:@]
Crashing a plane on the first flight...by doing something stupid. [:@][:@]
Large scale guys looking down there nose at small plane fliers
Small plane fliers ranting about how much the big plane fliers spend on ONE plane
People who think that if they turn on their radio when someone else is flying on that frequency, it's just an accident and they should have to pay for the plane.
The list could go on...
04-21-2005, 11:54 AM
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When I go to the LHS and spend 200$ on a engine and parts and I tell the owner that it's for a spad and he brings me down in front of several customers on how spads are not good and it won't fly and how I made a bad decision and when I'm ready to fly a real plane, to come and see him and he will sell me one...
Let's just say that I won't be returning there for a while...
Let's just say that I won't be returning there for a while...
04-21-2005, 12:19 PM
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RE: Pet Peeves (Don't hold it inside anymore!)
Binary...
Now, go back into that HS. Start picking out the most expensive stuff--flight packs, four stroke engine, the whole works. Let the guy get his pants all wet. Tell him it's for a big spad. When he starts knocking them again, tell him to just keep all his stuff and walk out. If he doesn't knock it this time, ask "aren't you that guy who said I was stupid for building spads" and then walk out. Should be a very vindicating experience for you!
Now, go back into that HS. Start picking out the most expensive stuff--flight packs, four stroke engine, the whole works. Let the guy get his pants all wet. Tell him it's for a big spad. When he starts knocking them again, tell him to just keep all his stuff and walk out. If he doesn't knock it this time, ask "aren't you that guy who said I was stupid for building spads" and then walk out. Should be a very vindicating experience for you!
04-21-2005, 01:09 PM
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This happens a “lot†lately. Monday to Friday when I am at work. Temperature is in the 70s and the wind is fairly calm. Saturday comes around. High of maybe 50, cloudy, windy, and rain all weekend! Monday comes around and its nice weather again! [>:]
04-21-2005, 02:06 PM
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People who tell you to "do a search" everytime you start a post about something that may have been discussed before. Let's be real, people, just about every topic known to RC has been discussed here on RCU. That line ("do a search") could apply to every new post out there. Probably applies to 99% of the new posts started by people who like to tell you to "do a search"
04-21-2005, 02:12 PM
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People that don't use the Search functions of this Site
Newbies that loudly proclaim their intent to learn by themselves then proceed to bombard these forums with the most basic questions, then armed with this information come back claiming learning to fly was easy.... Well Duh!!! Ten Experienced members did brain dumps for your benefit yet you still claim you learned all by yourself
Newbies that loudly proclaim their intent to learn by themselves then proceed to bombard these forums with the most basic questions, then armed with this information come back claiming learning to fly was easy.... Well Duh!!! Ten Experienced members did brain dumps for your benefit yet you still claim you learned all by yourself
04-21-2005, 03:48 PM
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The guy that knows absolutly nothing about flying, then picks up my tower hobbies magazine and says "man why you bought that one (trainer) when this coursair looks alot more bad*****. DUMMY!
Or when the same guy says i would have bought a nitro truck way befor i spent all that money on something that you can't just fly anywhere! DUMMY!
Or when the same guy says i would have bought a nitro truck way befor i spent all that money on something that you can't just fly anywhere! DUMMY!
04-21-2005, 04:24 PM
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ORIGINAL: GravityTester
my only pet peeve is when someone makes a very fun hobby not fun. by acting like they either know it all or are overly crictical of everyones stuff. every field has one or two. I just want to fly and relax
my only pet peeve is when someone makes a very fun hobby not fun. by acting like they either know it all or are overly crictical of everyones stuff. every field has one or two. I just want to fly and relax
04-21-2005, 04:35 PM
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When your CAing stuff and you CA your screwdriver to your carpet floor in the middle of your room and have to put a RC car body in the middle of your floor so you don'y get in trouble when your mom comes in.
When you rev up your engine in front of your mom's cucumber plant and the exauhst kills it and your mom comes to water it [&o]....
When you rev up your engine in front of your mom's cucumber plant and the exauhst kills it and your mom comes to water it [&o]....
04-21-2005, 05:00 PM
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ORIGINAL: XSDEVOTEE
Now I hate to admit this, but applying a piece of covering in a critical area and forgetting to take off the backing! @#$%^&*(!!!!
Now I hate to admit this, but applying a piece of covering in a critical area and forgetting to take off the backing! @#$%^&*(!!!!
04-21-2005, 06:39 PM
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Explaining in detail to a newcomer what kind of trainer and equipment he should get and he argues that he is a quick study and thinks he would rather have a Mustang. Then there is more detail why he should get a trainer. He comes back and says he thinks he can fly the Mustang. More detail is given in an almost pleading manner to forget the Mustang for awhile and get a trainer. Then he comes back and argues that nobody knows his ability, he has spent 10 hours on a friends flight simulator and has an Aerobird and is sure that he can fly the Mustang. His final post is that he has bought a Mustang and is going to teach himself to fly it.
04-21-2005, 07:45 PM
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After crashing their trainer because of a pilot error due to inexperience, one will state, "Im thinking about getting a CAP232 for a second plane!"
People who ask for advice, but dont heed it!
People who ask for advice, but dont heed it!
04-21-2005, 09:28 PM
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Ok, so I'm at work and there is a setup in the mall from the local flying club. I look at some really well made models built from scratch from his own plans. I'm telling one of the guys at work about the model, and the skill it must have taken to build it, to which he replies "Talk about too much time on you hands, ha ha ha", I just said "yeah, that time could have been way better spent playing Need For Speed Underground, I mean, thats way more productive, and you totaly have somthing to show for it after all the time you spend too"
04-21-2005, 09:54 PM
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Just teach me how to fly it up there, I'll learn to takeoff and land. STUDENTS that don't really listen, then wonder why the instructor hasn't taught them any thing. (sounds like some of these threads don't it??) The jerks that sit back and complain about the way someone is teaching, BUT don't expect them to get off their LAZY and spend a little of their time.
Man this isn't a fair thread--- after 25+ years of training people I don't dare put to print all my peeves.
That's OK, just go fly and ENJOY !!!!!
Man this isn't a fair thread--- after 25+ years of training people I don't dare put to print all my peeves.
That's OK, just go fly and ENJOY !!!!!
04-22-2005, 06:58 AM
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Don't keep it all inside! Let it out and let others learn from your experience. As far as being "fair"........well, at least it's JUST! 
04-22-2005, 09:04 AM
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RE: Pet Peeves (Don't hold it inside anymore!)
ORIGINAL: Lightfoot
Explaining in detail to a newcomer what kind of trainer and equipment he should get and he argues that he is a quick study and thinks he would rather have a Mustang. Then there is more detail why he should get a trainer. He comes back and says he thinks he can fly the Mustang. More detail is given in an almost pleading manner to forget the Mustang for awhile and get a trainer. Then he comes back and argues that nobody knows his ability, he has spent 10 hours on a friends flight simulator and has an Aerobird and is sure that he can fly the Mustang. His final post is that he has bought a Mustang and is going to teach himself to fly it.
Explaining in detail to a newcomer what kind of trainer and equipment he should get and he argues that he is a quick study and thinks he would rather have a Mustang. Then there is more detail why he should get a trainer. He comes back and says he thinks he can fly the Mustang. More detail is given in an almost pleading manner to forget the Mustang for awhile and get a trainer. Then he comes back and argues that nobody knows his ability, he has spent 10 hours on a friends flight simulator and has an Aerobird and is sure that he can fly the Mustang. His final post is that he has bought a Mustang and is going to teach himself to fly it.
04-22-2005, 11:24 AM
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RE: Pet Peeves (Don't hold it inside anymore!)
1) Guys who tell new pilots they don't need a rudder, but can't fly in a crosswind of any strength
2) Guys who insist the way we did it 50 years ago is the best and only way. "We didn't have all this garbage back then"
3) Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.
4) Guys who number the lines in thier posts.
5) Guys who hog a radio channel for an hour or two while they set-up their plane at the field, then don't even fly. AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!
Ed
2) Guys who insist the way we did it 50 years ago is the best and only way. "We didn't have all this garbage back then"
3) Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down.
4) Guys who number the lines in thier posts.
5) Guys who hog a radio channel for an hour or two while they set-up their plane at the field, then don't even fly. AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!
Ed
04-22-2005, 10:14 PM
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what I hate are "forum pros." Not necessarily hobby pros, but forum pros. I'm a rank newbie and I ask a lot of questions. I get a lot of good answers, good explanations and good advice. But almost very "newbie question" thread you read has one answer from a forum pro, who, no matter what anyone has done, this person has done it first, faster and better, and that it is a stupid question in the first place. This is a bigger problem on the train forums and the Traxxas forums than it is here, but it is a problem everywhere.
You just feel like saying, "OK buddy. Great. Your model was in a magazine, you're an expert flyer, you know everything and I'm an idiot. Fine. Now get out of my thread and stop being such a jerk."
Everyone else is cool though.
Ray out
You just feel like saying, "OK buddy. Great. Your model was in a magazine, you're an expert flyer, you know everything and I'm an idiot. Fine. Now get out of my thread and stop being such a jerk."
Everyone else is cool though.
Ray out
04-28-2005, 07:04 PM
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This isn't about RC airplanes...but it is powered by a airplane engine...
When you go to drive Airpede and you look out the window and its sunny...then you go in the garage and fuel her up and fire her up and open the garage and its raining cats and dogs. [:@]
Airpede:
When you go to drive Airpede and you look out the window and its sunny...then you go in the garage and fuel her up and fire her up and open the garage and its raining cats and dogs. [:@]
Airpede: