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Retroplane... In Ireland !
Stephan:
--- Quote from: "VincentB" ---yep, of course Steph :D and every morning, waking up at 5am
go to the slope at 6am, we are not on holidays
--- End quote ---
Whaaat :? not on holiday man :cry: I just thought it is, man :!:
Fred:
Well man, we'll see ! :P
We will wake you up very early man, everyday man! :P :P
Stephan:
--- Quote from: "Fred" ---Well man, we'll see ! :P
We will wake you up very early man, everyday man! :P :P
--- End quote ---
...as last year man, you were always tha last one to get up man, thats ok man, can live with that man :lol:
Stephan
Fred:
Well, that's it, it's Retroplane time !
The first "Retroplanistes" arrived yesterday from Germany (Lothar and Alexander) and already flew in the campsite ! (they came to fly, so, they are flying! :P )
Next arrival on Thursday with Claude, after that, that will be on Saturday for me.. the rest, will be history! :D
Spinifex:
Best wishes to everyone and have a great time, both in the air and in celebratory recreation at Retroplane 2009.
I had intended to attend from Canada and had planned a totally scratch built 3 metre Kranich II, modelled on an original Swedish built Kranich which we flew in the Cork Gliding Club from about 1959 to 1962. (I have a 1mm piece of 1mm ply from a tailplane rebuild, with a Luftwaffe stamp from May 7 1941) which was obtained from a tailplane half which was damaged in a take-off accident in Ballincollig Airfield in 1961.
Had hoped to get some decent documentation on the aircraft, but as I had no feedback and other than a few sketchy drawings, did not feel that I could make a model which do it justice.
I had a hard choice, attend Reploplane 2009, or my 50th School re-union in Cork in August.
Without the required Kranich documentation and the the resulting inability to produce a model which satisfied my standards, I opted for the school reunion.
I will be in Ireland from Aug 20 to Sept 23.
I hope to get as much aeromodelling exposure as possible during that time and will be bringing an electric photoplane with me. This is my Eyespy ( www.windandwavemodels.com/Eyespy07.html ). I hope to get some decent airphotos of the Irish scenery.
I have been dabbling with Autopilot control on this design and am a Beta tester for a lightweight, but powerful system ( www.attopilot.com )
This unit is currently legal only in the US and Canada, but if it is cleared for international use before August, I will bring it with me.
I wish you all a wonderful time at Retroplane 2009 and wish you all the best in keeping the tradition of the developing years of true non-powered flight alive.
Perhaps I can get a Kranich ready for a future Retroplane session, wherever it may be held. If any of you have any additional information the Kranich II, I would welcome any information to make this model a reality.
John O'Sullivan
MACI # IRL-26
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