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Old 01-13-2009 | 06:34 PM
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I told my wife, "When I was single, I had one airplane and a lot of women. Now I have one woman and a lot of airplanes. Which way do you want it?"
Old 01-13-2009 | 09:22 PM
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Frying pans and Lasagna pans just need a more creative thinker. The F-4 Phantom is proof that with enough thrust strapped to it anything will fly

C'mon guys, take the challenge!
Old 01-13-2009 | 10:46 PM
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ya, i notice when i'm done flying for the day i start thinking of the next chance i can go out and fly. Here is a joke i heard the other day, speaking of younger women.

Note found on the refrigerator one morning:
My Dear Wife,
You will surely understand that I have certain needs that you, being 54 years old, can no longer satisfy. I am very happy with you and I value you as a good wife. Therefore, after reading this letter, I hope that you will not wrongly interpret the fact that I will be spending the evening with my 18 year old secretary at the Comfort Inn Hotel. Please don’t be upset I shall be home before midnight.
When the man came home late that night, he found the following letter on the dining room table:
My Dear Husband,
I received your letter and thank you for your honesty about my being 54 years old. I would like to take this opportunity to remind you that you are also 54 years old. As you know, I am a math teacher at our local college. I would like to inform you that while you read this, I will be at the Hotel Fiesta with Michael, one of my students, who is also the assistant tennis coach. He is young, virile, and like your secretary, is 18 years old. As a successful businessman who has an excellent knowledge of math, you will understand that we are in the same situation, although with one small difference, 18 goes into 54 a lot more times than 54 goes into 18. Therefore, I will not be home until sometime tomorrow.
Old 01-14-2009 | 01:17 AM
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Let me see, 6+ years ago a freind and coworker got me to buy a nitro truck.. Played with that a little while, broke it a lot.. He brings his Electric heli to work one night.. Gee thats neat I think what it cost. He tells me I fall over..

Then he tells me about planes, his first love. I go to the local hobby store several times. After meeting his father, also my first instructor I go to the hobby store one day shortly after Ive gotten my tax refund, wife in tow. "I just want to look honey." She sees me drooling, and asks the proprieter offhand what I would need to get started. They set me up with a Hangar 9 Arrow, RTF and the feild gear to begin.

One failed attempt and a 3 year hiatus later I go to the local club and get bit HARD.. 1st investment, around $400 by the time I was done. Second go around I'm on here whimpering that it cant be that expensive, (and it wouldnt be if i could just stop needing that one more item!) A good fellow from here and from Spadworld sends me some corro, Im flying by now.. well Ive just about $1000 invested now, total and am already planning tax time spending for hose just have to have components for more SPADS.

Oh, I forgot to introduce myself.... Hi my name is Terry and I am addicted to RC planes, my particular weakness is SPADS.. Can you help me?
Old 01-14-2009 | 08:15 AM
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Maybe not. []

Once a good flier has gone SPAD, there's usually little hope for him.
Old 01-14-2009 | 08:29 AM
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Guess we need to have the Big Book for our RC anonoymous meetings. Think we could use RC Report. Instead of medallions being presented we could hand out broken wings to those that went 1 week without flying. As for those getting DT's a gallon of 15% cool stuff will calm you right down.
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Yeah, but it tastes so lousy! But, that castor oil will definitely work wonders if you are constipated!! AND if you are NOT constipated, well, you won't be for some time!! [X(] [sm=crying.gif]

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ORIGINAL: Mr67Stang

Frying pans and Lasagna pans just need a more creative thinker. The F-4 Phantom is proof that with enough thrust strapped to it anything will fly

C'mon guys, take the challenge!

Oh, Phil, you are so right! With a big enough engine, you can make a door fly, so why not a lasagna pan!!!
Old 01-15-2009 | 08:00 AM
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The First rule in this hobby is NEVER add up what it cost to build and fly RC planes. You've been warned
Old 01-15-2009 | 06:52 PM
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ORIGINAL: MinnFlyer

When my wife turned 40 I told her I was going to trade her in for two twenties...[&o]
Now THAT is funny!

I like it!
Old 01-15-2009 | 07:27 PM
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Yeah, but it tastes so lousy! But, that castor oil will definitely work wonders if you are constipated!! AND if you are NOT constipated, well, you won't be for some time!! [X(] [sm=crying.gif]

CGr

It will also make you go blind.
Old 01-15-2009 | 07:32 PM
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Geeze!!! maybe that is why I can see my plane.
Old 01-15-2009 | 08:13 PM
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That's even funnier.
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She said, "You're not wired for 220"

[&o]
Old 01-15-2009 | 10:59 PM
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i need some help i got a 2008 F4U Corsair 4-Channel Electric Radio Remote Controlled RC Warbird Plane Ready-to-Fly airplane from the nirtoplane web site and as a first time flyer i have tried to lanch it on asphalt and it will pick up speed and flip over i need someone to give me pointers on how to fix that

Old 01-15-2009 | 11:42 PM
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That one is simple. Put that corsair in the closet for a while and get a trainer.

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