spitdriver

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Hey Sam,
When you get a chance, check your PM
Duane Hoff

Ikerus

Ive read the thread and plan on using it for reference when I start mine

samparfitt

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July 12-13, Big bird flyin at Celina, Ohio
Miles: 105

Another all grass, wide and about 800' long, located at the back of a county park. The 'locals' showed up in good numbers to watch the show.

The crop duster has a turbine.
A very nicely scratch built Jenny.

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Celina (cont)

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Americana.

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A little PM on one of the pop-up's.
Must of stressed the frame as two of the metal rods were cracked in the center.
Some aluminum bar stock and #8 bolts fixed her up.

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July 18-19, Ohio Dawn patrol at Harrison, Ohio.
Miles: 40
Great field, great people, great food, great time.
A very nice all grass, double runway field with no houses around. In a flood zone so no worry about development which the club has owned for 50 some years.
Trees in the pit area to keep cool.
Unusual weather for July with temps in the 50's to 70's: good flying and sleeping weather. Next week we'll be back to the 60's/80's.
45 pilots from as far away as Long Island, Virginia, Alabama and Florida. Lots of great looking airplanes, the bulk of them 1/3 scale. Great food done by Jeff and Joe with pancakes for breakfast, burgers/brotts for lunch and variety for evening of cheese/ham, tacos and a whole roasted pig.
The flyin, officially, started on Friday but the bulk of the pilots were there by Thursday.

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ODP (cont)
Steve from Florida and Scott from Virginia.

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ODP (cont)

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ODP (cont)

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ODP (cont)

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ODP (cont)
Lots of good prizes (for pilots only).
Michelle and Nancy did the noon time cooking.

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ODP (cont)

Gary's Demoiselle.
Video of his functioning pilot moving the control surfaces:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOek...ature=youtu.be

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ODP (cont)
Lee was the CD: lots of work.
Full size cub taking off.

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ODP (cont)


Americana
Miami river.


ps: it would be nice if the web's software allowed multiple posts of pictures without having to get out of the thread before posting more pictures, as the 2nd or 3rd post will not show the pictures as they have to be deleted and re-posted.

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Thanks for all the pics. What a nice site and a nice group of planes.

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Schedule update:
Sept 6,7, CORKS warbird flyin
Sept 13,14, Hawks big bird flyin.


April 4, Friday, Toledo, Ohio show.
http://www.toledoshow.com/
April 26, Hawks funfly flyin at Hamilton, Ohio.
http://www.hawksrc.org/
(conflict with the following two)
May 23-24, Airmasters dawn patrol at Northbend, Ohio,
http://www.airmasters.info/
May 31, WORKS dawn patrol at Carlisle, Ohio,
http://www.radicalrc.com/blog/?p=1226
same date:
May 31-June 1, warbirds over the Ohio at Evansville, Indiana,
http://www.evansvillercclub.net/
June 6-8, CARDS warbird flyin at Lansing, Michigan.
http://www.cardsrc.com/
June 7-8, LMAC Warbird flyin at Lexington, Ky,
http://www.lmacky.org/
June 12-14, Mac Hodges warbirds over Georgia at Anderson, Georgia.
http://www.hodgeshobbies.com/index.p...d=3&Itemid=115
June 21, 169th Cliff Kell Giant scale flyin at GCRCC in Trenton, Ohio
http://www.gcrcc.net/nav_Events/calendar.shtml
June 28-29, Big bird flyin at FORKS in Landcaster, Ohio.
http://forksrc.com/
Same date:
June 28, Falls city warbirds at Ohio river view rc flyers, Elizabeth, Indiana.
http://webmail.cincinnatibell.net/se...d=83334&part=2
http://orvrcf.com/
July 5, Giant scale event at Torcs in Quincy, Ohio,
http://www.torcs.bravesites.com/
July 12-13, Big bird flyin at Celina, Ohio
http://www.checkthesock.com/rc_airfi...rtsmen-rc-club
July 18-19, Ohio dawn patrol at Harrison, Ohio
https://sites.google.com/site/cincinnatiaeromodelers/
July 26/27, LARKS big bird flyin at Delphois, Ohio
http://larksclub.homestead.com/index.html
Aug 2-3, giant scale flyin at Centerburg, Ohio
http://www.corksfield.org/
Same week end:
Aug 2, giant scale flying at MVRCC in Lebanon, Ohio
http://www.mvrcc.org/EventDetail.aspx?Id=259
Aug 8-10, Northern alliance military flyin at Owatonna, Minn
http://www.smmac.com/Welcome.html
Aug 14-16, warbirds and classics over fond du lac, Wisconsin
http://fdlaa.com/
Aug 28-30, Indiana warbird campaign at Munci, Inidana.
http://www.indianawarbirdcampaign.com/
Sept 6,7, Warbirds and classics at CORKS at Centerburg, Ohio,
http://www.corksfield.org/
Sept 13,14 Big bird flyin at HAWKS at Hamilton, Ohio
http://www.hawksrc.org/
Sept 18-20, LMAC fall classic at Lexinton, Kentucky
http://www.lmacky.org/
(same week end)
Sept 18-20, Air supremacy at Elkhart, Indiana,
http://www.flyelkhart.com/
Sept 21: WOW (wings of war) at GCRCC at Trenton, Ohio
http://www.gcrcc.net/nav_Events/calendar.shtml
Sept 26-28, WW I dawn patrol at Wright Pat airforce base in Dayton, Ohio
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/wwi.asp
Sept 28, Super scale Sunday at Carlisle, Ohio,
http://www.radicalrc.com/blog/?p=1226
Oct 10-12, Rally of the giants at mac hodges in Anderson, Georgia
http://www.hodgeshobbies.com/index.p...d=3&Itemid=115
Oct 24-26, Monster flyin at Lakeland, Florida
http://www.franktiano.com/MonsterPlanesFrameset.htm

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Sam, awesome capture of the ODP event. It was great to finally meet you in person. Thanks for talking N-28's guns with me. Take care and happy landings.
r, Mike P.

Ikerus

Glad you were able to make it for the LARKS fly in, and at least the weather held for most of the day. Congrats on winning the 50/50 raffle and I'll let you know if we find the missing wheel out in the bean field.

Ben

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July 26, Giant scale flyin at LARKS west of Lima, Ohio
miles: 110.
Another nice all grass, about 800' long, runway leased from the local farmer. All farm land with no trees. As with a previous club, a railroad track ran next to the field.
My first time at this field and enjoyed meeting some new pilots.

Ben,
The weather didn't hold up too well going home as I ran into a hail storm. I appreciate it on letting me know if you find my lost wheel.

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Americana:
At least in Ohio, the farmers crops are growing like weeds, cool weather and lots of rain.
It appears some farmers are using the 'last century' technology wind mills as I saw three operating ones.

Quite a few railroad crossing around Lima: it was once the site of one of the major builders of railroad steam engines. The steam engine made the expansion and use of America for 150 years. When diesels began to appear in the 40's, the steam manufacturers didn't embrace it, so they went out of business. EMD, a division created by General Motors, jumped on board with making diesels and dominated the business for decades.

A large percentage of the homes in rural America are the typical ranch home. Very popular in the 50's and 60's among post WW II baby boomers.

Going home, it felt like armageddon, as I experience the worst hailstorm that I can remember. Just about all vehicles stopped along the side of the highway, most trying to stop under overpasses. I kept going, although only about 30 MPH, figuring, the vectored force going forward reduces the vectored force of the hail coming straight down, thus making any dents on my vehicle less severe. I still have several very light dings on the hood but I think they would have been much worse, stopping in the open.
At 3:30 in the afternoon, it felt more like 9:30 in the evening.

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Duxford (2014) full size air show.
Never been there but it has to be one of the best in the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjK3VJURo70

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tallest flag pole in the USA:

http://mortenson.wistia.com/medias/tejnwpitig

lightning 759

I would say the best but then I've not been to any big warbird shows in the states
Andy

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20' four turbine jet vulcan video:
A rather large flame is coming out of one engine on landing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F34GDVrVXw