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Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/23/2005 7:20:48 PM

Time Pilot

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First time I didn't do a preflight to check for servo reversal.

I think you can figure out the rest.

The good news is that the Estarter fuse broke cleanly in two and only a prop shaft will be needed in the front end to get her flying again.

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RE: Add my name to The Stupid Club - 6/23/2005 11:51:09 PM

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That sounds like an easy fix - those are suprising tough little planes. I like 'em!
That's part of my taxi out/preflight routine, always a control check, even for a hand-launch. It's actually saved a few with either binding surfaces or reversed servo, wrong model memory, etc...

Good luck with the repair! (Elmer's wood glue works great on foam)

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RE: Add my name to The Stupid Club - 6/23/2005 11:52:48 PM

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ORIGINAL: Time Pilot

For a really smart person, it's amazing how many really dumb things I do.

Me too! Amazing isn't it?

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/24/2005 8:02:47 AM

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The Estarter is back together and hopefully will be in the air tomorrow. Wood glue is a good idea. I've heard that it behaves a bit more like the original material.

I have learned my lesson. I was in a bit of a hurry to get my flying in before going to work. I suppose the good news is I made it to work on time.

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/24/2005 5:58:58 PM

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If you would like, you can send me $50.00 and I can send you a membership card

I am already a member in good standing...

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/24/2005 7:15:30 PM

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My name is Vic and I do stupid things to nice airplanes

. Is this going to turn in to a brotherhood thing with numbers and stuff?

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/24/2005 7:22:15 PM

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This past weekend I was at a flyin with my WILDHARE extra 300 and was Torque rolling semi low, and went to turn off my dual rate elev switch and pull out and accidentally hit the choke switch

, you know the rest,, so right "VOTE JONGURLEY FOR PRESIDENT" of the 2005 stupid club..

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/24/2005 8:58:05 PM

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ORIGINAL: vicman

My name is Vic and I do stupid things to nice airplanes . Is this going to turn
into a brotherhood thing with numbers and stuff ?

Sign me up for "The Stupid Club"....my name is Dave, and I'm just as stupid
as Vic, any day of the week !!

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/24/2005 9:32:45 PM

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LOL FBD! I think yours went straight into the bin though. I was reaching for some hot melt glue to see if I could throw it again

! Thanks for the support.

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/24/2005 9:51:16 PM

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....LMAO....I didn't have to rebuild the Dago Red....

....it went straight in from 200 feet.

FBD.

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/24/2005 10:54:46 PM

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ORIGINAL: vicman
Is this going to turn in to a brotherhood thing with numbers and stuff?

You think we can maintain a membership that large?

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/25/2005 12:09:04 AM

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....we need a name....how about the "Crash Test Dummies" ???

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/25/2005 3:13:54 AM

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quote:

You think we can maintain a membership that large?

I want # 41 so I can keep all my numbers straight.

FBD, I had that title on one of my race cars a few years back. I was bad to bend the nerf bars when I was in the dirt.

AAHHH the good ol days.

Now I just tear up nice planes and unsuspecting portions of the sod farm.

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/25/2005 3:53:00 AM

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Heck, I think just about everybody has done something stupid. I do 'em all day long!!!
Last week at the field, was flying my U Can Do 46. I have a Futaba 9C and actually name all my planes on the radio so I know which one to dial to. Fired up my Sig Kougar and checked to see if I had all the controls. Taxi'd out and took off. Hmm...funny, seems to be out of trim.....I flew it for about 10 minutes (I also use the timer function on the radio so as to not run out of fuel) and landed.
Taxi'd back to the starting stand to find out that I had never switched the radio to the Kougar. It was still on the U Can Do.

Dave...

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RE: Sign me up for The Stupid Club - 6/25/2005 5:36:50 AM

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So I land one of my planes with a saito four stroke on it, and I notice the muffler is a little loose -background info- the muffler is black from the oil burnt onto it- burnt = hot....I grab it with a bare hand to begin to tighten it, Sign me up!

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