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Recent content by CatalinaWOW

  1. CatalinaWOW

    Sunday night GSN Update

    Great news. I have been very inactive lately for a variety of reasons, but the email made me sad. Check in this morning to find my sadness washed away.
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    This won't help our cause at all....

    I wouldn't be a bit surprised if the skier has a web site and/or promo films promoting himself that has a bunch of those Kewl Shots. The skier is now upset, but you know the old adage about no one being more righteous than a reformed w****. The same is true about the event operator who has...
  3. CatalinaWOW

    No WORDS... RIP - Reza Gholamipour

    Condolences to all who knew and loved Reza. I stopped riding many years ago after the third occasion when a driver made eye contact with me and then proceeded with something that would cause me injury. That on top of uncountable cases where a clueless driver turned in front, changed lanes...
  4. CatalinaWOW

    Question: How many people here have WON a DA Engine??

    Never won one. Know a couple of guys that have. With the number of raffle tickets they buy they could have probably purchased the engines cheaper. So DA and a bunch of people give way more to the hobby than anyone could expect. There are a lot of stand up people around this game.
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    The I'm NOT going out flying thread.

    Heavy smoke and high heat take the fun out of it. Plus fire danger is so high that flying just doesn't seem like a good idea. I DO crash on occasion. Even the foamies can start fires. I've seen it.
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    IMAC hobby getting expensive

    OP talked about cost of IMAC. Most of the posts in the threads have talked about planes and radios. In any area if costs are pinching the first step is to figure out where the money is going. Planes and radios are obvious, but there is lots more. Entry fees, travel, food, practice, club...
  7. CatalinaWOW

    amazing lathe work - cube inside cube inside cube.

    By the way, while you can do this on a lathe, most times I have seen it done on a mill.
  8. CatalinaWOW

    amazing lathe work - cube inside cube inside cube.

    I haven't done anything fabulous like this, but couldn't live without my lathe. Prop adapters and tons of other stuff around the shop. It's just an old craftsman, but gets used a couple of times a week. Today was a couple of custom bolts and the custom nuts to match.
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    Wanted DEAD or ALIVE....

    Many states have a cat hockey association. You could either join, or just donate some "equipment" for their use.
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    Can you believe this guy?

    I can't speak to the fight between pilots, but I do know that a pilot who walks away from his pilot station to do anything is screwing up. You fly the plane first, last and always. If there is a problem that needs dealing with a spotter can handle it.
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    Fail Safe Question

    The argument for idle seems to be that there is a better chance of saving the airplane. Is that really worth the higher consequences of having a running engine when the plane reaches it's unknown reunion with the ground. Even if there are no people involved, it is bad for the engine which is...
  12. CatalinaWOW

    Props

    The advice on watt and amp meters is very good. But while you are waiting for delivery on yours, and since you have a large selection of props, try several. Use a fish scale to evaluate thrust. That isn't the whole answer as you can bog down your electrics very easily trying to maximize...
  13. CatalinaWOW

    Getting Kids involved in RC?

    Have to admit this approach works best in a southern tier state where flying near Christmas is a significant possibility.
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    Getting Kids involved in RC?

    One club I have some contact with had very good results with a cooperative project with local toy stores/hobby shops. At Christmas season they got these stores to include a flyer with the RC planes that they sold. The flyer advertised a "get it in the air event" and offered help with assembly...
  15. CatalinaWOW

    Russian plane Graveyard from the Sky - Pretty Bad ASS!

    F-4 and F-14 almost gone (F-4 converted to drones and shot down, F-14 scrapped to keep the parts out of Iranian hands), but there are still quite a few of the others in Tucson. They mostly are older models, and many of the airframes are high hours. In wartime the hours wouldn't matter. That...
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