..Going where....More freudian Paranoia...[X(]

ET,
Is that your JetJoe with the Reaper for sale on Ebay?

Couldn't be two "easytigers" in the world of R/C turbines?

Dave

..Going where....More freudian Paranoia...[X(]

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ET

Treadstone providing the drinks [:-] l knew you had a good life on the key boards. I'm going where.... for a cold one thats where I'm going.

Paul
RCdriver

Yes, that's my Reaper. Another plane clogging up the hangar. It's not scale, so it does not really move me...it was an impulse purchase, that kit. Off it goes.

I'm sure it will make a newbie very happy.

Are you tied to AHC in anyway? Past or present?

Dave

What's AHC?

I worked there for three weeks about two decades ago.
I bought out their warehouse many years ago.
I see Marshall all the time, he's my neighbor at his new shop on 30th st.
Most of the stuff you see from me nowadays has nothing to do with AHC, I bought out many other warehouses, too...

America's Hobby Center.

Some pretty neat stuff in the basement of the NYC store 15 years ago. Almost a museum of early R/C stuff!
Do they still race on the roof of the Bergen store?

Dave

The basement actually went five floors down...it was, in a word...staggering. Stuff untouched from the thirties. Stuff legends were made of. I cannot exaggerate what was there!

I know the Jersey shop is still there, I would assume they still race on the roof...
The 22nd street building has been torn down, now they have a small shop on 30th st...

Yup for sure. Ya had to experience it to believe it. Winston allowed me to take a memento of my visit from the stock (stuff). Still have it too.

For R/C, it was "King Tuts tomb!"

Didn't know they moved the NYC store...kinda should've guessed though...

Thanks for the memories!

Dave

What did you get? I might have gotten a case of it!

You saw it, at least a portion of it, you are one of the few people who really understands a little of what was there...

I have the signs from outside of the building, that neighborhood got too hot, that old building was doomed to be condos...

Just a minute here...

ET, you and I are internet buddies. And I have to find out this way that you are a closet hobby shop stock hording dude! Where's MY free sample???

JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!

PM me your adress, I'll send you sumpin'!

Done!
And I'll bet its at least 50 years old?

Ya really had to see it to believe it!

What do ya think the local HobbyTown USA basement looks like?

Never mind...

Dave

At least 50! Guaranteed!

There aren't too many places like AHC left around...I heard T&A in California is great....

At least 50! Guaranteed!

There aren't too many places like AHC left around...I heard T&A in California is great....

ET

I read on another thread that you bought five jets the other week, so loosing just one will save on storage and on the hanger rash

Whats the news on the New JJ turbine at 18lb/80 newtons?? I thought it was due out about now. There should be no crys of copy this being a generic KJ66, though the price will be interesting compared to the many commercial KJ66s available worldwide.

Paul

RCdriver

EIGHT, actually! But some of them were small!
Storage really IS an issue, as is hangar rash, the reaper is sitting on top of one of my cars in the hangar, I have two cars buried under planes, it's just stupid already. The thing about jets, too, is that unless you dedicate specific time and maintainance to them...they CRASH. In other words, you can only really take care of a few at a time and keep them in good flying condition. I keep re-learning that.

I have heard from Joe about the bigger engine, you know about as much about it as me. A smaller one will follow, too.
The pricing, well...it's not THAT different from most other brands, the JJ1400 full autostart. Anybody want to run the numbers on what a JJ1400 with a flightworks pump and full autostart is versus a Wren?

ET

I'm not that crowded just can't get any cars into the garage[8D] I'm also down to keeping four models operational pre flight inspected and ready to go flying. Another six are on standby but needing a minimum 30 minutes, probably more on pre flight checks in the garage. The rest are in storage and missed any promised winter TLC. If I ever end up filling the JR tx model memory its going to be divorce for sure. Seems simply to enjoy models flying sufficient time has got to be put in on preventive inspections. The turbines just add to that care time and I now need a model list to remind me of any specials, like Warning don't ever put full flap on the BEA Hawk on take off[]

Paul
RCdriver

I find that's just more realistic, keeping four models or so on the actual flightline, ready to go. Jets are VERY critical of that TLC thing, it gets very expensive to just throw them in the air and hope! I have 16 memories filled on my 9c at any one time, with some programs spilling off onto a second memory chip, but not all those models are really ready to go...some are 30 minutes away, but some are crashed and in need of rebuild and I just don't want to lose the programs!

I have stuff stacked on top of the cars though, now, and that's no good...have to get rid of some more...

I hear you guys have had a little snow flurry and that might keep you at home instead of making trips to the flying site, so making allowing time to make some quick sales.

That was the coolest snowstorm ever! Most snow on record, but it was not cold or windy or unpleasant, and it was on a weekend, my daughter and I went to Central Park and went sledding, she is four and fearless, and the star of the hill, we had a ball. The storm was really a pleasure and not a major inconvenience, nobody lost power, business was not really disrupted, the streets were cleaned pretty quickly, and I had the distinct pleasure of watching a Hummer with very silly and very expensive low-profile spinner wheels slide out of control and get stuck into a snowbank!

Nice one, sounds like you both had great fun. A few years ago I put ski runners on a piper cub and had a ball with zero wind doing touch goes up and down the runway with stall turns each end.

Now that I think about it a turbine would come in handy clearing the drive of snow and at one time I thought a turbine would make a great weed wacker when test running except its a little expensive as a garden tool.

I've seen some weird applications for turbines, maybe twin JJ 1400s on a bycycle might be a summer project? or I'll just stick with the English Electric 'Lightning'

You really SHOULD do a lightning! The MR kit is very reasonable, and so are two Joes. Engine out situation is no big deal with the over and under configuration, it will still fly fine on 12 pounds or so...