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It's a toss up between my Enya 50 and my Irvine 52. I love them both and hate to think of them in the paws of ham-fisted beginners. Having said that with the Thunder Tiger 46 PRO the Boomerang requires a long take off run so teaching beginners to take off could be difficult.
Oh and Aidan, I'll get it flying again, no two ways about that. I'd get it flying before Christmas if I were teetotal!
Oh and Aidan, I'll get it flying again, no two ways about that. I'd get it flying before Christmas if I were teetotal!
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I actually have a Thunder Tiger 54 in one of my competition Barons, two OS 48 Surpasses and at least two OS 52 Surpasses in boxes but this is the third Boomerang I have crashed through allowing the trainee too much time to correct his mistakes and the thought of destroying one of my beloved four-strokes in a similar situation fills me with horror.
I ought to sell a few mind!
BTW I've been contacted by a gentleman from Indiana over on RC Groups who bought a Mystic in 1985. It was his third model' it was powered by a Super Tigre 75. He bought it in England while serving in the US Airforce as an A10 pilot. He brought it back to the USA but eventually the foam-cored wing started to delaminate. He plans to build a built up wing for it over the winter but I advised him that a new wing set is available to order.
I ought to sell a few mind!
BTW I've been contacted by a gentleman from Indiana over on RC Groups who bought a Mystic in 1985. It was his third model' it was powered by a Super Tigre 75. He bought it in England while serving in the US Airforce as an A10 pilot. He brought it back to the USA but eventually the foam-cored wing started to delaminate. He plans to build a built up wing for it over the winter but I advised him that a new wing set is available to order.
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Wow, I have been away too long now. I stopped getting notifications a while back, and well. LIFE.
I just picked up a Byrons P-51 and posted to get some info on it and got stuck trying to attach a picture. What happened to the links? Or is my Browser fubar.
I have not flown since 2021, nor worked on anything and my shop is a mess from working on farm equipment parts, and house projects, but I have a job to get done making some boat kits in exchange for the P-51. I am hoping to get some flights in next year and maiden my Corsair with the Radial engine.
I just picked up a Byrons P-51 and posted to get some info on it and got stuck trying to attach a picture. What happened to the links? Or is my Browser fubar.
I have not flown since 2021, nor worked on anything and my shop is a mess from working on farm equipment parts, and house projects, but I have a job to get done making some boat kits in exchange for the P-51. I am hoping to get some flights in next year and maiden my Corsair with the Radial engine.
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Wow, I have been away too long now. I stopped getting notifications a while back, and well. LIFE.
I just picked up a Byrons P-51 and posted to get some info on it and got stuck trying to attach a picture. What happened to the links? Or is my Browser fubar.
I have not flown since 2021, nor worked on anything and my shop is a mess from working on farm equipment parts, and house projects, but I have a job to get done making some boat kits in exchange for the P-51. I am hoping to get some flights in next year and maiden my Corsair with the Radial engine.
I just picked up a Byrons P-51 and posted to get some info on it and got stuck trying to attach a picture. What happened to the links? Or is my Browser fubar.
I have not flown since 2021, nor worked on anything and my shop is a mess from working on farm equipment parts, and house projects, but I have a job to get done making some boat kits in exchange for the P-51. I am hoping to get some flights in next year and maiden my Corsair with the Radial engine.
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OKAY, so, first off thats hold the ctrl key and click on the photo gallery link. Get to the picture you want to use, and thats if you have to upload it like you used to THEN right click on that and save the link on it. click in the box, press the ctrl key and the a key together to select all and then ctrl c to copy that link. Open a new tab on your browser, insert that link there and enter to see if you have the right image. If it's right, go to your message use the square bracket command img and /img after your link and put your link inbetween those too. You picture should show up as mine does above.
Yes, it used to be so simple. I dunno what goes through peoples minds. My son once told me how easy Linux was. Oh, it's SOOOOOO great having to mount a disk, imaginary or real, to load a folder to load a file that might be there every stinkin time when modern software does all that hibbity bibidty stuff for you. But who am I to say?
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I might also add that my mileage may vary because I'm still using Firefox and those greater minds may have decided that I'm too fuddy duddy to move on to a NEW , REPACKAGED browser like Edge or whatever that mass murderer Gates is calling his new, full of back doors browser. At least I'n not advocating Cobal.
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What ever the issues is, its the Forum because I went back to my thread from yesterday and the links are back for adding a picture. There! But not HERE!
I am also not getting email notifications either.
I am also not getting email notifications either.
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I've made a bit more progress on repairing the club's trainer. I intend to remove the sticky-back plastic covering and to re-cover it in film provided by the club. I will fit my beloved Enya 50 in place of the Thunder Tiger 46 PRO. The Boomerang has a fully sheeted semi symetrical wing so it's a bit heavier than most similar trainers. Consequently it has a long take-off run which may prove difficult for beginners to manage. In the air the TT flies it perfectly.
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Firewall cleaned up. Note the little lugs on the side which locate into slots in the fuselage side.
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All formers repaired, glued and clamped into place.
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Firewall cleaned up. Note the little lugs on the side which locate into slots in the fuselage side.
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All formers repaired, glued and clamped into place.
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I've made a bit more progress on repairing the club's trainer. I intend to remove the sticky-back plastic covering and to re-cover it in film provided by the club. I will fit my beloved Enya 50 in place of the Thunder Tiger 46 PRO. The Boomerang has a fully sheeted semi symetrical wing so it's a bit heavier than most similar trainers. Consequently it has a long take-off run which may prove difficult for beginners to manage. In the air the TT flies it perfectly.
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Yesterday I went to the local restaurant for the Christmas dinner for everyone in the commune who was seventy years old or older. It was organised by the mayor and his staff. I estimated there to have been at least sixty of us there and the entire population of the commune was only 552 in 2020! We had an apéritif, and an entrée consisting of onions and potatoes in a pastry case with a cheese source. This was followed by slices of pork and ham in a light gravy with sweet potatoes and Brussel sprouts. Bread and cheese, then desert followed by coffee. All of this was washed down with a very acceptable Cotes Du Rhone while the man to my right insisted on filling my glass with the St Nicholas Bourgueil he'd bought. This is a red wine produced further north in the Loire Valley. I was thinking of going flying in the afternoon but thought better of it!
Cost? Absolutely nothing... I'll just leave it at that.
Cost? Absolutely nothing... I'll just leave it at that.
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Yesterday I went to the local restaurant for the Christmas dinner for everyone in the commune who was seventy years old or older. It was organised by the mayor and his staff. I estimated there to have been at least sixty of us there and the entire population of the commune was only 552 in 2020! We had an apéritif, and an entrée consisting of onions and potatoes in a pastry case with a cheese source. This was followed by slices of pork and ham in a light gravy with sweet potatoes and Brussel sprouts. Bread and cheese, then desert followed by coffee. All of this was washed down with a very acceptable Cotes Du Rhone while the man to my right insisted on filling my glass with the St Nicholas Bourgueil he'd bought. This is a red wine produced further north in the Loire Valley. I was thinking of going flying in the afternoon but thought better of it!
Cost? Absolutely nothing... I'll just leave it at that.
Cost? Absolutely nothing... I'll just leave it at that.
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I've made a bit more progress on repairing the club's trainer. I intend to remove the sticky-back plastic covering and to re-cover it in film provided by the club. I will fit my beloved Enya 50 in place of the Thunder Tiger 46 PRO. The Boomerang has a fully sheeted semi symetrical wing so it's a bit heavier than most similar trainers. Consequently it has a long take-off run which may prove difficult for beginners to manage. In the air the TT flies it perfectly.
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/firewall_cleaned_up_note_luga_on_the_side_2__a9501775332d8ecf73a25d7fa0bc0adbe3b3ea31.jpg)
Firewall cleaned up. Note the little lugs on the side which locate into slots in the fuselage side.
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/formers_in_7c8ea3f4bdd22e71ff611bb0bbafad3897c3542c.jpg)
All formers repaired, glued and clamped into place.
![](https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/firewall_cleaned_up_note_luga_on_the_side_2__a9501775332d8ecf73a25d7fa0bc0adbe3b3ea31.jpg)
Firewall cleaned up. Note the little lugs on the side which locate into slots in the fuselage side.
![](https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/formers_in_7c8ea3f4bdd22e71ff611bb0bbafad3897c3542c.jpg)
All formers repaired, glued and clamped into place.
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When North Texas weather gives you a pretty day you take advantage of it. A few years ago we had a blizzard that shut the countryside down for a week The day before yesterday was calm with shirtsleeve temperatures. I took the opportunity to get in a few flights with the Aeromaster. The K&B .61 was singing.
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David John Davis (12-19-2023)
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Maybe next year I will get back to flying. I have the Liberty Sport to maiden and the Corsair to maiden, also want to get the P-47 back in the air once I replace the last of the cheap servos I put in. I just hope all the batteries survived sitting for a few years.
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Merry Christmas to you David and all my fellow modelers and flyers wishing you all a healthy and happy 2024.
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Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday and a prosperous new year.
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I had a Joss Stick once. 60-90 size Foam wing Ugly Stick with a wonderful pair of Fiberglass main gear on it. I put a Thunder Tiger 65 gp on it and flew that all summer. Wasn't a power house but it was reliable, well mannered and gave yank off power at full throttle but easy flying power at 50-75%. We had a path for runners at the end of the runway, I also used that to put a pylon in for trainer racing. But during the week I would come in, touch down on the North side of the runway then advance the throttle to keep the tail flying and run the plane all the way to the end and down the running strip then give it just enough more to have it lift off and clear the grass and upgrowing trees. The fiberglass landing gear would be bouncing up and down with the ruts and the Mole runs while the wing sat there rock steady. Ahhhhhh, enough power makes flying interesting where too much is, well it's fun who we gonna kid?