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Old 05-22-2008 | 11:38 PM
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flyncajun
 
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Default RE: Knife edge trimming question

Oh No !![X(]
Now they are telling stories about me
Dean should have used the Vagas slogan ,,what happens in France Stays in France

Yeah, after a phone conversation With Mike a while Back,
and,trading Notes, he and Arch took some measurements ,, we realized he and Arch was already doing 90% of what I shared with Mike
Mike just liked to sneak up on it slower
very carfull that guy,,
All airplanes are the same in theory But,
like I said before ,,,
wing airfoils ,,stab size ,aircraft weight ,,,all make you do some fine tuning.
thin, or smaller wings usually take more pos Inc. than large or thick airfoiled wings
to meet the great demands todays modern Pattern planes require,,What a dance!!!
Hopfully this will spark intrest in a young R/C fanatic <Like Dean did for Me >
and that young man will be able to explain it even better after his years in the Barrel.
May-be Goerge Hicks will help us here<so we all can understand it >

Now it`s time to tell a story on Dean
back in 1988 I went to my first Nat`s to watch and to meet 2 of my pattern Hero`s Dean Pappas
and Ron Van putte ,,what they wrote every month was "my" handbook.
I had in hand the second pattern airplane I designed,, the Storm "2stroke" with a YS60 short stroke
I looked Dean up and he took the time to look over my airplane and seemed impressed.
I was so excited, he seemed to like it ,and told me I did a Fine job he was amazed at the weight and design overall
asked me to publish the plans for FM I thought I had won the lottery !!! and did publish the Storm 4 stroke version at a later date.
I later took 3`rd in the old Sportsman pattern class at the 92 N-pac with that design. Raiko Potter won that year.
These things did more to motivate me to design and build than any thing until Jason Shulman smiled the first time he flew My Patriot in 98.
Positive feedback can do wonders for us so ,,,having said that
this information I `m sharing is a product of great people willing to share what they know and motivating others,,,
to keep at it.

thanks Guys!
Bryan