Will it be good for another 15 years?
03-13-2015, 09:34 AM
#101
Cool its usually sometime the middle of November. My second club is the Lake Havasu Sport flyers which is not the club that puts on the London Bridge float fly, But is a dedicated water flyers club. They have a permanent water site and maintain a proper recovery boat that is manned and on site twice a week all year long.
If ya ever are passing through free to sample our flying site as my guest. Shoot, here at the home field on wheels too. Traveling without an airplane, Heck I can fix that too.
John
If ya ever are passing through free to sample our flying site as my guest. Shoot, here at the home field on wheels too. Traveling without an airplane, Heck I can fix that too.
John
03-16-2015, 12:44 PM
#105
Won't be long you'll be back in the air again. Looking good. I haven't been on RCU much lately other than posting for Gerry. I'm restoring a 31' Chevy and been talking with people on that forum for advice on somethings. Been making some tools and springs that I need for the car. Hopefully it goes to paint in a week as we are doing what little body work it needs right now. Loose interior pieces like the seats and armrests are being dropped off at the upholster tomorrow. Trying to get it done for the end of June. A lot of work to go but it's possible. Chassis is completely done with all new wiring run. Really should be a pretty car when done. I have a plane 1/4 built on my bench downstairs and will start up with that once I'm done with the car. Want to finish this one then start on my next float plane project, the Devastator on a pair of EDO's. Still have to maiden my Shinden Kai too. Keep up the great work.
Ted
Ted
03-16-2015, 01:33 PM
#106
Thanks, It was defiantly a quick repair, The Float looks good, but I rushed the Star insignia since it's the bottom of the wing it won't show. I too want to get on to other project, so the YS120 stays. A quick redo of the Ziroli p-47 and then I think I'll tackle finishing the Barton P-51
ok, bragging
BTW, It won Best Scale at the Midwest Regional Float Fly, the same day I broke it. It was pretty funny actually, he was announcing the winners right as I was draining the water out of the broken plane. I've done that event the last 3 years, It's a good time. To be Honest it wasn't a big turn out of scale planes this year
made their banner again
ok, bragging
BTW, It won Best Scale at the Midwest Regional Float Fly, the same day I broke it. It was pretty funny actually, he was announcing the winners right as I was draining the water out of the broken plane. I've done that event the last 3 years, It's a good time. To be Honest it wasn't a big turn out of scale planes this year
made their banner again
Last edited by scale only 4 me; 03-16-2015 at 01:36 PM.
08-18-2015, 12:34 PM
#115
Not complaining since the plane was flown in a nice, smooth manner. Some would be jerking it around which tends to be hard on the plane(as you already know) and make it look more like a toy. My compliments on a well flown demo
08-14-2016, 08:06 AM
#117
So, I'm going along just fine yesterday at the float fly,, first flight was perfect, motor ran great,Second flight all is well and at about 5-6 minutes poof the motor quits, I dive for the deck and Yes I made a perfect landing,, why were you thinking the worse??
haha,, Well, I just didn't see why the motor quit?? So I take er home and pull the cowl, there was a minor leak so I replaced a section of fuel line, but that wasn't enough to kill the motor,, as I turn the plane over I hear a sound of something loose maybe in the tank,,I think Oh, the clunk fell off, that explains it.. So I pull the tank and Nope, the clunk is cool, but there is something loose. I pull the stopper and find this (see pic),, My vent line is broke and I was only fueling the tank at about 60%
So I guess when you think you've seen everything, you're wrong,,, How the heck did that happen? Just vibration over the years I guess
haha,, Well, I just didn't see why the motor quit?? So I take er home and pull the cowl, there was a minor leak so I replaced a section of fuel line, but that wasn't enough to kill the motor,, as I turn the plane over I hear a sound of something loose maybe in the tank,,I think Oh, the clunk fell off, that explains it.. So I pull the tank and Nope, the clunk is cool, but there is something loose. I pull the stopper and find this (see pic),, My vent line is broke and I was only fueling the tank at about 60%
So I guess when you think you've seen everything, you're wrong,,, How the heck did that happen? Just vibration over the years I guess
