Telemaster Sales UK

I've been listening to the cricket. England vs Australia, probably the oldest sprting rivalry in the world. Australia lead 2-1 with two matches to go. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ashes

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Would you American gentlemen care to guess where and when the first internationakl cricket match took place and who was playing whom? Don't tell them Karolh and no googling!

GallopingGhostler

I am quite ignorant when it comes to the sport of Cricket. It is probably related to the fact that I don't recall ever being introduced to it in my high school intramural activities, very rarely ever televised in US. I think I learned about it through reading books and library sports magazines.

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Quite so GG, cricket is a sport which is loved throughtout the nations which made up the British Empire, except for Canada, so the USA and all of the European Continental countries know little about the sport.

I'll give you until my breakfast time tomorrow before giving you the answer.

donnyman

Hold on Scotty, I think I see what maybe a sign of life here! Someone spoke of going outside to play with crickets ?????

mgnostic

The only experience I have with Cricket wasn't very positive as a group that I think were probably students at the local university tried to take over our runway at the local flying field as a cricket pitch a couple of years ago. They finally moved on as a number of us showed up and started gassing up our airplanes. I saw them playing at other locations a few times after that but that was a year or two pre-covid.

GallopingGhostler

Judging by the overwhelming enthusiasm by all the replies, I hear crickets in the background.

FlyerInOKC

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I must admit I did enjoy watching Cricket when I was in a pub in London last year however, I can't see it catching on over here. I saw in the match I was watching a bowler purposely nail a batter in the family jewels with a ball. It was explained to me it was legal in Cricket. You try that in a USA baseball game and the batter is going to charge the mound and beat down the pitcher bad. I could see an American Cricket player taking that bat up a long side the bowler's head and give him an early retirement!

Telemaster Sales UK

The batter has a bat in his hand with which he can defend himself! If he is hit in the testicles he has opted to play the wrong shot, besides we all wear or in my case wore "boxes" to protect the nether regions! I agree that cricket will never take off in the USA, it's a very cerebral game, and if played at all it will only be played on an amateur level by expatriate communities.

But to answer the question I posed a few days ago, the first recognised international cricket test match took place between 24th and 26th September 1844 at St George's Cricket Club in New York City on 30th Street and Broadway, then Bloomingdales between an American team and a team from Canada. In a low scoring game, the Canadians won. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadi...States_in_1844

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...and to return to aeromodelling matters, I have repaired the Guidato and intend to fly it this afternoon.

donnyman

Yes I try to Keep a couple High wing trainers ready to go, I need to get my brain and fingers loosened up before flying my more spirited models after a long no fly time.

My bird got a bit busted up because of insufficient number of rubber bands to hold the wing on, so now I use nylon screws to hold the wing in place I find the high wing birds fun and relaxing.

donnyman

Speaking of cricket. They just announced a big time cricket match scheduled for Texas just down the street from me. "Speak of the devil!"

Telemaster Sales UK

Yes I heard about that. It'll probably be the crash, bang , wallop 20-20 version of the game. I doubt that the organisers will break even..

donnyman

Truth be told I know little to nothing of cricket but if it is as I know it There isn't a chance it will do well here (USA) Time will tell.

mgnostic

The second building season is upon us in North Texas (100+ degree F heat) So I did some work on finishing up my Aeromaster. Power will be a K&B .61. Covering is nitrate doped Koverall finished with single stage automotive paint. It came out a bit heavy at just under 7 lbs but it should be okay. I went with an aluminum gear because it was on hand. This is one of those planes I have wanted to build since I saw one in the early 1980's. It was built with a short kit from a local estate sale. I'm pretty certain that it was cut by a local kit cutter but the wood was still sitting around for the better part of a decade. It seems like a lot of the kits and materials I have obtained lately have come from estate sales. This will be my second Aeromaster, The first was an assembled plane, also from an estate sale. It had set in a storage locker for some time and was six different kinds of crooked. It flew after some major surgery and was enough to whet my appetite for finally building an Aeromaster.

mgnostic

A question that definitely relates to the over 50 crowd. Does anyone have any experience dealing with hand tremors. One of my fellow club members has developed a parkinsonian resting tremor on the left side. At 65 he has been an active flier for over fifty years. Although he isn't building he isn't giving up on flying. He knows he isn't going to be flying 3-D or formula ones any more. He has backed off to flying foamies with stability assist. He has started using a transmitter strap to hold things steady and we've discussed throwing a bunch of exponential at the rudder since that is the control most effected. Any other thoughts on how to cope?

GallopingGhostler

I had a problem with restless legs, was given Parkinson's medication to take at night before bed. (Someone with Parkinson's is given the med around the clock whereas RLS is only at night.) Then discovered that if I cut out the pork, it disappeared, apparently I was intolerant towards pork meat, no longer need the med, that was over 10 years ago. (I'd probably enjoy living the the Middle East.)

As in all things, I can't say exactly how to mitigate as that is a medical condition. However, some basics are in order. Does he have a regular exercise program where he does strength training with his hands? Diet, is he avoid allergy foods? Treats respiratory allergies (pollen, etc.)? If allergies are suspected, may be to trial and error isolate? If overweight, making strides to get back to normal in a safe, sane manner (1 lb. a week is a safe goal).

Good physical conditioning and diet can help to stabilize things, if nothing else, make thing easier to cope with. I used to visit nursing homes regularly. My impressions were, if some of those people had taken better care of their health, they might have not been there.

mgnostic

That's interesting, I wonder what it was about pork? Nitrites maybe? I can't really speak to his diet but since this is Texas I'm sure that there is a lot of brown and white food. He is pretty overweight but he and his wife have been hitting the gym several times a week since his diagnosis..

Telemaster Sales UK

That's interesting. At my local supermarket many different types of ham are available including one "sans nitrites," which I have always bought because i thought that it would be a bit better for me!

PS. Though cricket is likely to bomb in the States it is the second biggest spectator sport in the world after football, sorry soccer!

easystar123

I turn 60 in September and I have been flying since May 1986 , 37 years. I have just found this post and have enjoyed reading through it and learning from everyone's experiences of this great hobby we all love. The photographs posted here are marvelous and each and everyone of them tell a story of personal memories and how the hobby has evolved over the decades. I started out joining my local club where everyone flew ic powered planes with glow engines. I was 22 and my first trainer was a popular one at that time, a Yamamoto 40 kit with an OS 40 two stroke engine. I had many disasters during the learning process and crashing many times, but sometimes in life, learning the hard way is the best way to learn by our mistakes. Eventually after long perseverance, I got there in the end. I've had many different planes over the years both ic and electric though my favourite is still ic. Having said that , one of the best flying planes I've ever had is the Eflite carbon z t28. Its just a very large foamie and not as strong or durable as balsa, light ply , but it's a lovely plane to fly. I hope the good lord keeps me on this earth for another while and gives me the strength to enjoy this hobby that I've never lost the passion for. Great to see everyone putting up their photos. Many happy landings to all.

The big T28 Trojan

easystar123

The big T28 Trojan flying late on a Summer Solstice Night, 21st June 2023

easystar123

Two more of my favourite planes. The Piper Cherokee with 61 fourstroke engine and the Meridian with power 60 electric motor.

donnyman

Hello Easystar123!
Welcome, It is good to see a new face. It appears you have a very nice place to fly your birds. I think you are the first person to join us from Ireland
Do you belong to a club? How many members? We have many wonderful folks on this thread I try to read over it from time to time but it is quite large.

Again WELCOME we hope you enjoy being with us.

Thefollower

My brain is not convinced I am nearing 57 but my body reminds me repeatedly throughout the day. In any case, I got in the hobby 26 years..right after we got pregnant with first child. I figured I better hurry and spend the money because there won't be any extra cash in nine months. I was right.

Started in Tulsa, flew in Phoenix and now St Louis region. Good club and nice folks.

Just recently stumbled across one of my two flying mentors right here on RCU. Crazy thing, I wasn't looking for him. Merely saw the name and location in a thread and reached out. It was/is him. We connected and hope to eventually get together and reminisce/

As my eyes get older my planes get bigger. I still have a couple to maiden: giant Top Flight Corsair with G62 (bought from another flier) and a 33% Piper Cub also with a G62 (I built from a kit). I built the Cub then it set for 10 years...life got in the way. Back to flying about 3 summers ago, altho cataract surgery torpedoed most of one summer. This year weather has not cooperated to get these two flown. Rainy! Scorching heat! Steamy humidity! Wind! and then it repeats. Just a few minutes ago we had a Missouri storm pass thru. Blow in hard, dumps buckets, and is gone in 25 minutes!

I did maiden a GP Waco DLE 35RA and a TopFlite Beech Staggering DLE 40T. Seven flights on the Waco and it is trimmed in nice now. Flies real good. The Beech has one flight. One gear refused to come down on the maiden. I got the other one back up and after a few approaches I set it down in the grass. That glass fuse took it well...not even a scratch.

Cheers
Stephen

easystar123

Many thanks Donnyman for the kind welcome, it's good to be among people who all share the same interest for model flying. Yes i am from Ireland and have been flying rc fixed wing planes for 37 years and have loved every minute of it. My club has around 18 members and they are a great bunch of lads to fly with and socialise with. The grass runway we have is well maintained and I only have to travel 6 miles from my home to get there. So very convenient. We have a small club house on site and meet up every Saturday regardless of the weather where coffee and tea and a selection of buns are on offer. On any given Saturday there is always a minimum of at least 9 members attending and there is always a good variety of aircraft flying. With this being Ireland, the weather can be extreme at times with large amounts of rainfall and blustery gales blowing. But this doesn't hinder the club members from engaging in the some interesting chat in the hut even though the planes are grounded. During the Summer months when the long clear evenings are upon us you can fly as often as you like at the field and as many days also and that goes for the Winter time also, weather permitting. I look forward to reading more good posts on this site and I hope to put some more photos up too. Kind regards and happy landings.