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Forum: Crash & Rebuild
06-15-2007, 10:03 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 741
Posted By byop

Warbirds over Delaware 2006 P51 crash

I am looking for info on the p51 that crashed last summer at WOD on Friday morning. I beleive it may have belonged to one of the Futaba guys. I was at the show Saturday and retrieved the surprisingly...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
03-20-2005, 08:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,558
Posted By byop

RE: Engine crashed ...... Literally

The exact same thing happened to us with an old Mcoy .35 red head. It was attached to a board in the same manner and clamped to a picnic table. It took off and hit an air compressor leaving a hudge...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
01-02-2005, 07:24 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,008
Posted By byop

RE: Thunder Tiger Trainer meets ground

Was it a wooden Prop ? Sometimes if you overtighten a wooden prop it can split the wood causing what you discribed. I actually saw that happen with a control line plane. Both halves flew out and the...
Forum: Tips & Techniques
12-31-2004, 02:22 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 3,096
Posted By byop

RE: CA allergies anyone?

I think only my fingers are allergic to the CA. They seem to really stick together after I use it.:D
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
12-28-2004, 07:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,341
Posted By byop

RE: T-6 Texan goes in/video

That video looked all to familiar. Mine flew like that when taking off and landing. Once you got it up to speed it handled great. I posted photos of my crash a few weeks ago. Has anyone had any luck...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-22-2004, 08:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,207
Posted By byop

RE: Falcon 56 Mark II

I just bough an estate of RC stuff this weekend and have a complete Falcon 56 Mark II kit. I have not even opened it yet but I think it is complete. Do you have the plans with yours ? If so, I would...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-22-2004, 08:06 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 866
Posted By byop

Hawker Gnat mk 2 kit info

I accquired a 1/6 scale Hawker Siddeley GNAT T.MK.2 Red Arrows kit by Cambria in a lot of stuff. It looks very old. Does anyone have any info about this kit? It has a fiberglass fuse and foam core...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
10-15-2004, 08:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,615
Posted By byop

RE: AT6 Texan no more

It is that darn fence row that comes into the picture from the left center. The wind comes across the field from the bottom of the photo toward the top. Believe me it looks a lot different when your...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
10-14-2004, 08:56 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,530
Posted By byop

RE: making nose art for warbirds

I have printed out the art on heavy card stock and cut it out with an x-acto to create a stencil for each color. Then spray the stencils with the correct colors with an airbrush. I then use a black...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
10-14-2004, 08:46 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,615
Posted By byop

RE: AT6 Texan no more

Unfortunately I have a lot of trees. I am lucky enough to be able to fly from my back yard but the trees are definitely an obstacle. I took this photo from a real AT-6 that I paid for a ride in....
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
10-11-2004, 07:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,824
Posted By byop

RE: An unprovoked and dastardly attack (long)

Hey Dave, is that Hamburg PA ? If so you guys do a nice job with your annual flea market. Nice speach by the way. Made me laugh.
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
10-10-2004, 08:32 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,615
Posted By byop

AT6 Texan no more

My Texan went through the trees. I have flown this plane many many times and knew that one day it would meet its end. It was very unstable at low speeds and was all but imposible to take off and...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
09-06-2004, 10:19 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,158
Posted By byop

RE: Dave Patrick edge comes to it demise on it's 81st flight

B.Y.O.P. Stands for , Bring Your Own Plane. I have way to much money and time in my planes to let someone else fly them. Experienced or not, it is just not worth it. I think you put yourself in that...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
08-28-2004, 07:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,639
Posted By byop

RE: THE "CRASH"

My buddy had a GWS Beaver in the trunk of his car with a cooler full of "beverages" . When he turned a corner the cooler slid over and smashed the Beaver flat. Live and Learn !
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
07-25-2004, 08:23 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,179
Posted By byop

RE: You're not a true 4-star owner until..

The landing gear "popped" off of my Four Star also. I didn't dead stick it though, I was at full throttle. At least I can laugh about it now.
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
04-06-2004, 08:37 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 3,548
Posted By byop

RE: Ultra Stick Crashed into Power Lines

Do you ever get any interference from the powerlines ? We have had certain channels wig out at our field due to the high voltage lines. I held one of my planes under the lines and turned the switch...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
02-26-2004, 10:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,492
Posted By byop

RE: Twinstar Crash (webspace)

Hey, Seacrets That is the best place on earth. I spent many days....and nites there. Actually spent a whole vacation there,All I had to show for it was a seacrets t-shirt with a red stain from the...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
02-11-2004, 10:22 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,989
Posted By byop

RE: Longevity of airplanes

This is second generation. I have no Idea how old this plane is. I bought it from a real nice older guy at an RC Flea market in Maryland last spring. He said he built it a long time ago and "flew the...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
02-01-2004, 05:49 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 7,738
Posted By byop

RE: post crash pics here

I have posted this photo before, but just in case you missed it.
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
01-31-2004, 12:33 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 970
Posted By byop

RE: 4th crash in as many flights! Beat that

An old golfing buddy once told me, If you are behind an obstacle,like trees, don't try to hit around the tree, aim right for it because you will never hit it when you try to. I use that theory in rc...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
01-26-2004, 09:03 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,857
Posted By byop

RE: touch and no go...

Now thats a skid mark !!!! Glad to here it's in the air again.
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
01-26-2004, 08:54 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,873
Posted By byop

RE: Oshkosk Corsair Crash 1999

Yup, thats the one. Thanks Exocet. It is true that many of the warbirds have poor visibility. During world war II the p-47 Thunderbolts had a crew member ride on the wing to direct them while they...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
01-25-2004, 02:52 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,873
Posted By byop

RE: Oshkosk Corsair Crash 1999

Yes, it was. The court ruling was that the Corsair pilot was 50% at fault , the Beracat pilot was 25% at fault, and the event coordinators were 25% at fault. The paralyzed corsair pilot (Laird...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
01-25-2004, 10:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,873
Posted By byop

RE: Oshkosk Corsair Crash 1999

Two Corsairs were taking off in formation. Two Bearcats were also waiting to take off to joint the formation. The sequence got out of order when the lead Bearcat stopped to wait for the other. The...
Forum: Crash & Rebuild
01-24-2004, 02:23 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,873
Posted By byop

Oshkosk Corsair Crash 1999

Does anyone have a link or video clip of the Corsair crash at Oshkosh on July 29th 1999? I saw the video on a TV special and was trying to find a clip on the web unsuccessfully. The pilot amazingly...
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