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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 9/19/2007 11:32:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Tim. I'm not really worried about the contest. Competition is fun, and if I do well that's fine. If not, that's OK too. The real joy for me is building the plane. And sharing the build here has been a fantastic experience. It's like having a club meeting with show and tell every night. The comments, suggestions, help, and encouragement I've received here has meant more than I can say. I can't imagine building another plane and not posting it here. And I have to say that this is the first plane I've ever built that I'm completely satisfied with. There's nothing about it that I would change. For me that's a new experience in it's self.
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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 9/22/2007 3:53:24 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here's a couple of shots I got at Muncie before we got started this morning.
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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 9/25/2007 2:55:25 AM   
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Status: offline 		Steve, these pictures with are STUNNING!!!........I put one on my computer desktop. just beautiful.
I hope everything went well at the World C/L Championships.

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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 9/25/2007 10:58:10 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Pappy. That means a lot to me.
The smoke has cleared, so here's the rundown. My static score was good, 2853 out of a possible 3000. I had power problems with my first flight and wasn't able to finish it. I scored fine on what I did, though. I found that the problem was the fuel. I was blown out of the second flight. A down draft I guess. Anyway the plane droped about 4 feet and took off the wheels. Landing a SE5a without wheels is not without consequences. Of course it flipped over. I managed to get it repaired (enough to fly) but the wind Saturday morning was just too much. Only 4 out of the 11 planes tried, and they were lucky to have survived. I finished 5th, which isn't too bad for not getting in a full flight.

I just received some great pictures from Mark Lanterman, from Airborne Media, which he took at the contest. He said it's OK to post them so here they are. It's amazing what a good camera and a great photographer can do. Thanks, Mark!
Steve
PS Notice the bee in the second pic between the wings.


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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 9/26/2007 12:40:55 AM   
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Status: offline 		Those of us who were paying for motel rooms were very happy to get things done a day early. If contest management had not thought it up on their own, I would have suggested it. In my opinion it was a very well run contest and the low R/C turnout had nothing to do with how C/L was run. There were 10 C/L competitors and 9 of them flew (12 entries, 2 no shows). I know that the contest announcement mentioned four rounds, but FAI rules specify three. Nobody complained when it was discussed at the opening pilot's meeting. As far as second guessing the wind conditions, I would count Friday as a nice calm day in Muncie and was glad we were flying. I got my highest flight score on Saturday--it was the fifth highest of the event.

My thanks to the judges (who were probably paying a chunk of their own expenses, too), the sponsors, and the organizers who made this contest possible for the vast majority of us who enjoyed it immensely.

Charles R. Snyder

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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 9/26/2007 1:34:09 AM   
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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 9/26/2007 1:35:19 AM   
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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 10/5/2007 10:48:27 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have deleted my comments about NASA and the way they ran the team trials. I don’t want to end an otherwise good thread on a sour note.
Here are a couple of shots taken that weekend by Mark Lanterman. Thanks Mark.
Steve


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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 10/12/2007 3:44:09 AM   
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Status: offline 		Im new to this post, and have a Duncan Hutson SE5a 1/6 scale kit that I am thinking about selling.Is Duncan Hutson still around and what is the Quality of the kit.

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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 10/13/2007 11:56:57 AM   
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Status: offline 		I don't know about the kit. If you post your question as a new thread under R/C Scale you'll probably get a lot more response.
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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 11/8/2007 3:27:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here are a couple more shots that Mark took at the team trials. There are a lot more at the NASA website. Mark's a great photographer and there were a lot of beautiful planes to shoot. Thanks again, Mark!
Steve

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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 11/8/2007 2:19:09 PM   
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ORIGINAL: smcouch77

Here are a couple more shots that Mark took at the team trials. There are a lot more at the NASA website. Mark's a great photographer and there were a lot of beautiful planes to shoot. Thanks again, Mark!
Steve



Steve your being modest. Anyone can take good photo's when the subject is flawless.

I have the BUSA SE5a kit and if she turns out half as good as yours I'll be happy.

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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 12/1/2007 2:21:48 PM   
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quote:

ORIGINAL: smcouch77

Here are a couple more shots that Mark took at the team trials. There are a lot more at the NASA website. Mark's a great photographer and there were a lot of beautiful planes to shoot. Thanks again, Mark!
Steve



Steve your being modest. Anyone can take good photo's when the subject is flawless.

I have the BUSA SE5a kit and if she turns out half as good as yours I'll be happy.

Pete


Unfortunately, guys, the photographer makes the shot.

Anybody can take a photo of a great subject, true. That does not make it a great or memorable photograph, contrary to what the masses think.

Anybody could do your job too. But what of the results??

This is a superb palne presented to us through excellent photographs. That's a winning combination.

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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 12/2/2007 2:58:58 AM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks guys.
The repairs are almost complete. I still need to redo the cross braces on the LG and replace the bungee cord. I'm going to replace the capstan control system on the elevators with a series of bell cranks and control rods. I'm not sure if the slippage or the wind took her down, but I'm not going to take a chance. The idea was good, but making it work at this small a scale isn't practical.
Steve

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RE: SE5a 1/6 Scale - 12/2/2007 3:42:28 AM