Prop Nut

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No need to apologize for Gary, I mean no disrespect for your excellent announcer at all (gotta keep on his good side in case I do decide to hit him up for a job, lol)

Steve Percifield

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Greg,

Brothers in Education.... I will start the HDP thread just as soon as I get my pictures uploaded. I'm having some problems punching the cards for the Fortran.

Martin,

You don't have to wait a year, just 5 weeks, the HDP September 10,11,12

Bear,

what pointers do i need??

steve

dcnbear

You run a great event. We had a great time at Dayton last year. I'm hoping that having the event at the AMA Site does not cause the event to come off as stiff or stuffy. The relaxed atmosphere at ODP really makes for an enjoyable weekend... Bear

Horsepoweraviation

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[sm=bananahead.gif]Dave,
Thanks for coming, also thanks for the help with the donation. DV looks good .....sorry you had some running problems and had to wrench on it for a while ...but at least you didnt need a dust pan like I did!! LOL!! Great seeing you again![sm=wink_smile.gif]

Steve Percifield

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Bear,

I guess you haven't attended a Hoosier dawn Patrol. We invented the laid back event. There are virtually no rules, it';s all about flying and fun. None of that puckered up stuff here in Indiana. We started the drive in movies, and all the late night fun. Been doing it 7 years now and we are not about to change. It's basically all about the flying and fun. You'll enjoy it.

We don't have trees, but you can camp right next to the corn and play with the skunks. Just ask Rhonda.

steve

Horsepoweraviation

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GOOD LORDY....YOU CAN LAY IT ON THICK!![sm=50_50.gif][sm=50_50.gif][sm=50_50.gif]

Tmoth4

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Hey Paul and Joe,

Thanks for a great event![sm=thumbup.gif] That was the first ODP for me and it certainly won't be the last!

Also, thanks for my first experience riding the crash cart. Now my life's complete.[8D]


Jim

Horsepoweraviation

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Thank God some people brought some of their own fans along with the big ones we had on site or we would of been flying in our skivies![sm=confused_smile.gif][sm=confused_smile.gif] ooooh that wasnt a pretty picture!

I just saw your new updated web site Steve...looks great! Everyone check it out: www.hoosierdawnpatrol.com
This event will have alot of the same great people and their awesome looking aircraft.
Thanks again Steve for coming...we really enjoyed having you there!

Paul

Steve Percifield

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Paul,

You guys do a great job, It was a fun event. I won't tell you what I threatened to do, because of the heat, but when I mentioned it, dudes started putting away and hiding their cameras, except for Rhonda. Huh, just realized that! You got to be careful around her when you talk about removing clothes.


BTW, Congrats on the test flight of the 1/2 scale D-VI. Great marathon effort to get it flying again. I have the entire flight on video and it will be on the HDP website in a day or 2.

It's great group of guys that travel to our events, hopefully we can continue to build both events.

steve

You've got to be REAL careful when Rhonda has a camera in her hands.
Make your own caption

vogel605

Ok, top ten things I learned at this years ODP....
10. DO NOT put a screw through your aileron servo wire.
9. Yummmmm Pork (and that's all I'm say'in).
8. A 1/4 scale Dr1 will not do a touch and go at 70+ MPH.
7. Del Johnson does not need to be recertified to use a fire extinguisher (see #10 above)
6. A leaf blower can be used as support equipment (also see #10 and #7 above).
5. A 1/4 scale SPAD cannot take out a 1/3 scale DVI.
4. Barn swallows.....their not as cute as you think.
3. Blinder availibility will be increased for attendees as Bear exits the shower..(sorry Bear, Paul
made me do it.) LOL
2. Shade trees....Thank the Lord for shade trees.
And the #1 thing I learned at the ODP.....Do not put a screw through your aileron servo wire....

Oh and 1a. Art still doesn't have a plane finished.

Thanks again to everyone for coming, what a great time.

Lucky Dog

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Horsepoweraviation

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Editing complete..Thanks Steve

Steve Percifield

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Paul and Barry, both funny.


First group of ODP pictures posted at www.hoosierdawnpatrol.com/2010pictures/10odp

thanks
steve

Tmoth4

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Great pictures, Steve. Thanks for posting them so fast!

Jim

R/C Art

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I guess you can just call me 1a. Its better than being called late to the pig roast!

Come to think of it, 1a is a lot better than what I am called most of the time.

ps .......... I wonder how long it will take for me to build my half scale?

R/C Art

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ODP Personnel........Thanks for a great event!

My favorite parts of the event :

!. An outdoor shower with Unending Hot Water

2. PIG ROAST

JEFF, YOU DA MAN !!!!!

Horsepoweraviation

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[sm=71_71.gif]Pssssst.....Art you better edit this to 3 fav parts[sm=angel_smile.gif] ......the girls find out the honeymoon suite they made for you didnt even make it into your favorites[sm=what_smile.gif] ......you may be sorry[sm=48_48.gif]

M_Callahan

Hey Paul,

Thanks for the great event. I will be back next year.

By the way. I happened to bring back a souvenir from this years ODP
so if you give me an address, I will mail back the ch 38 freq pin.

See you at HDP.

Mike

Prop Nut

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Yeah! What about the cool walking stick that we all got you?!

R/C Art

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OK ! ALRIGHT ALREADY !

(I think this is what's called revisionist reporting)

Thanks to all the ODP personnel who helped on this fabulous event!

My favorite parts:

1 A field shower with unending hot water

2 Pig Roast

3 All the decorations for the Honey Moon suite - it was "ROCKING !"

4 The cool walking stick that was presented to me by Prop Nut.......so that I would have something to do since I didn't have a plane to fly.

JEFF. YOU STILL DA MAN !!!!

mcjustis

Steve,

I'll be there. Hopefully I can get the Albi fixed before then. Took a hard landing causing some gear damage. Should be a simple fix. Well, it would be a simple fix for most of you guys, but for me it may be a major fix. Anyway, it should be there. I was looking forward to starting something else, but now I must get it repaired. At least I know what it will fly like. By the way I can't wait to see the video you took.
Thanks,
Martin

Tmoth4

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This was the highlight of the event for me:

I was mixing it up with Joe's 1/3 scale D-6. I think what happened was, his D6 is 1/3 scale and my SPAD is 1/4 scale, so my perception was off. We were chasing each other around and I pulled up into a reversal to get behind him and when I came back down, instead of being behind him, I ended up in the same air space. [X(]

Here's the incident report:

His prop sheared off my top right wing and it got jammed up in his undercarriage. All the while he was nursing his plane back his prop was shredding up my wing and flinging bits of it! My lower right wing was hanging on by just a piece of cloth. All I could do was cut the throttle and frantically work the rudder and elevator to try and straighten it out before it hit. Fortunately, it hit on the left lower wing tip first (both left wings have broken spars.) Miraculously, the fuselage is intact, exept for a small rip in the side and a cracked stringer. The prop doesn't even have a mark on it! The wings are a writeoff, so I'll have to build new ones. That shouldn't be too difficult since they have basically all the same ribs and the wings are flat. I probaby won't build new ones until this winter, although I do have a month or so before Hoosier DP. maybe I'll try for that.

Of course the LG is damaged, but it's only one wire strut bent and the wood fairings around it are split. It's just a matter of straightening out the wire and epoxying the wood back together, then touching up the paint.

It was a wonder to watch it all happen. Too bad it was me!

Jim

justplanejeff

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It's so clear to me know.

I'm usually never at a loss for words.
I was acting as Jim's spotter on that ill-fated sortie, I wasjust sort oftongue-tied as I watched theairspace between the two planes disappear really fast.
It was at that point that I realized that the job of spotter means more than just come out to the flightline with me and watch me fly my plane.
As a spotter, one is expectedto widen one's view, to expect the unexpected, to anticipate the potential dangers aloft.
I did have a good fix on Lee's monoplane as I was anticipating that it's wings were going to come off any second from the wake vortex of the larger models.

That never happened, something else did.
Oh well, I'll get the hang of spotting......eventually.

And to think that Jim was going to hand off the transmitter to me after a few more laps to experience how well the SPAD flys.

So what do youdo immediately after a mid-air? Which plane should you watch?

It didn't take long for either of us to realize the Spadwas no longer flying well. Too bad the tall weeds got cut down that morning. They would have been very beneficial as the SPAD quickly reached the ground.Definitely more of a re-entry than a final approach. There was no roll out. More of a roll-up

So the SPAD was down but there was still more drama aloft.

Standing just a bit behind Jim's right, my gaze shifted to Joe's D.VI. I watched in still-silent amazement as Joe struggled to make the runway. It was animpressive display of airmanship andpart shredding. But what parts were fueling the debris stream?
Only after he landed wasthe debris source positively identified. Could the SPAD's roundel have been any better centered in the Fokker's landing gear?
Bullseye Joe!

The only thing more important than being a skilled pilot is tobe experienced in the art of model aircraft repair.

This was my first time at ODP. Looking forward to next year. Thanks for a fantastic, action packedevent!

Jeff S.

Lucky Dog

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Finally...edited down the pics and tweaked most a bit. I'll post the better ones a few at a time, and post a link to the album when done. If I know the pilot's name, I'll add that. Sorry if I've left someone out.

It was sure a great weekend.


Jim Sucy's 1/3 N28




Paul's Westrich's 1/4 Dr1

Lucky Dog

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David Gibson's 1/3 Sopwith Triplane. It survived!!


Mixing it up.




Probably my best shot of the event. Ed (?')'s 1/3 Dr1. Scratch built too I believe. Gorgeous airplane!


Greg Emerick's 1/3 Pup. Greg sure ahd a good time and flew the Pup great!


Winter project for you Greg.... "Dummy Engine".


David's 1/4 Pup.