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Old 10-27-2011, 10:57 AM
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Default You know you are an RC plane guy when....

you can stick your arm into a fuse up to your elbow and zip tie with one hand.

you can smell the exhaust of a glow motor and tell the fuel is old.

your wife can hold the left wing with her finger when you check the CG.

most of your jeans have hard CA spots on them.
Old 10-27-2011, 07:27 PM
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Your hands have more scars than skin from prop hits and xacto knifes cuts......
Old 10-27-2011, 07:52 PM
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You think glow fuel is an acceptable cologne.
Old 10-28-2011, 02:38 AM
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You watch weather forcasts for you next flying day. All other days do no matter.
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When you've waterproofed your transmitters and receivers so that you can fly even in the rain and snow.
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when you can show and tell your airplane to your wife without making her bored


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you go to a picknick and look to see if there is enough room to fly. ( I just did this)

your shop is so full you have to move three planes to work on one, and you are planning you next purchase.
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you check every bird you see flying out of the corner of your eye to see if it's a plane.

you think helis should be outlawed or at least not fly near any runway.
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When you have set up direct deposit at the local hobby shop.
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When the hobby shop is speed dial one on your phone.
Old 10-29-2011, 10:14 AM
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When the hobby shop owner gives you a key and tells you to write up an invoice and leave it for what you get.
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When CA has replaced duct tape as your "go to" medium for most home repairs
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ORIGINAL: daveopam

you can stick your arm into a fuse up to your elbow and zip tie with one hand.

Now that's kinky!
Old 10-29-2011, 04:16 PM
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When you go vehicle shopping and your top criteria is how large a model aircraft will fit inside.
Old 10-29-2011, 04:26 PM
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When you can ID glow fuel brands by it's smell.
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When you keep a large, heavy duty garbage bag in your field box!
Old 10-30-2011, 03:34 AM
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When you've trained the UPS driver to show up when your wife is at work.
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you go to a picknick and look to see if there is enough room to fly. ( I just did this)

your shop is so full you have to move three planes to work on one, and you are planning you next purchase.
Hi Dave,

I certainly identify with your second sentence

Cheers,

Colin
Old 10-31-2011, 01:48 PM
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Your wife kills the engine by letting the clutch out to fast and you yell, DEAD STICK!!
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Default RE: You know you are an RC plane guy when....

When you can tell what engine a rc plane has when its 300 feet up just by sound.

When you have a plane behind the tv

When your dining room table is being taken up by a half completed wing

When you wake up holding your transmitter

When you have 4 different f-16 nitro ducted fan jets

When you prefer planes over women

When you toss and turn at night thinking about that new plane that was just released....
Old 11-19-2011, 06:56 AM
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When you start 3 or 4 different post trying to decide what plane to buy next.....
Old 11-19-2011, 07:27 AM
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Default RE: You know you are an RC plane guy when....

when you enjoy posts like this one!

When you love the smell of the first glow fuel exhaust in the morning, like bacon and coffee.

When you have jeans just for flying due to the glow smell on the legs.

When you have a vehicle designated for hauling planes.

When you think choppers are beating the air into submission.

When you take the wife out on rainy days.

When you know you should spend more on your wife.
Old 11-19-2011, 08:10 AM
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When you drive seven days to go to a flying event, spend four days flying and drive seven days home.... just did it....for the fourth time
Old 11-20-2011, 09:09 PM
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You look into open garages just hoping to catch a glimpse of a wing or tail sticking out from somewhere within the rest of the junk

You look at every open field thinking, "this could work"

You buy a car based on the largest wingspan you own/anticipate owning

Your dream home would be on 80 acres of open field, with paved runway 50' from your back door
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when you look at three different weather forecasts the day before flying


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