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Slope Soaring / Freedom Flyer's sailplane hangar
« on: January 17, 2012, 02:55:14 AM »
Here's a pic of all my sailplanes, someday I hope to have a mouldie or 2 in there.
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Slope Soaring / Re: Cradle launch
« on: January 14, 2012, 16:20:58 PM »
Dave,
Thanks for the welcome, and yes I was very proud of my boys for adding to the freezer.
The glider launching from the plane has been fun and scary, the very first time I did it was with a 6foot span Telemaster and carried up a Goldberg Gentle Lady. I didn't have and out riggers for the glider wingtips and with the polyhedral of the wing, the rubber bands holding it on stretched and the glider tipped to one side and was touching the plane wing and causing all sorts of aerodynamic problems. When I added the wing supports it made a huge difference, but the plane seemed to be a bit small for the task. I used to fly that same plane on floats, so much in fact I ended up soaking the center section with prop spray and one day the wing failed by folding in half :shock: no more Telemaster .40. So I replaced it with the Senior Telemaster, Added the wing supports to it, plus some lights for night flying and it works much better. It's still funny to see the Bird of Time on it with the tips protruding 12" past each wing tip. But it works great for taking up planes to search for thermals. I would like to try to tow one up as I've never done that, the scary thing about that is the pilot your towing, I think they could have a disasterous effect on the tow plane
. But hey, I'm game if my brothers are, they're the ones that have to put the tow release in their planes. If we end up doing it I'll let you know how it goes. By the Way, my wife's eyebrows raised when I told her you were a bakery owner, she really likes to cook and bake.Tracy.
Thanks for the welcome, and yes I was very proud of my boys for adding to the freezer.
The glider launching from the plane has been fun and scary, the very first time I did it was with a 6foot span Telemaster and carried up a Goldberg Gentle Lady. I didn't have and out riggers for the glider wingtips and with the polyhedral of the wing, the rubber bands holding it on stretched and the glider tipped to one side and was touching the plane wing and causing all sorts of aerodynamic problems. When I added the wing supports it made a huge difference, but the plane seemed to be a bit small for the task. I used to fly that same plane on floats, so much in fact I ended up soaking the center section with prop spray and one day the wing failed by folding in half :shock: no more Telemaster .40. So I replaced it with the Senior Telemaster, Added the wing supports to it, plus some lights for night flying and it works much better. It's still funny to see the Bird of Time on it with the tips protruding 12" past each wing tip. But it works great for taking up planes to search for thermals. I would like to try to tow one up as I've never done that, the scary thing about that is the pilot your towing, I think they could have a disasterous effect on the tow plane
. But hey, I'm game if my brothers are, they're the ones that have to put the tow release in their planes. If we end up doing it I'll let you know how it goes. By the Way, my wife's eyebrows raised when I told her you were a bakery owner, she really likes to cook and bake.Tracy.
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Slope Soaring / Hello from the U.S.
« on: January 14, 2012, 15:14:37 PM »
Chris and all those offended,
Please forgive me for posting the hunting pictures, as for training my children to take delight in the killing of animals, that is certainly not my intention. The smiles on their faces are not for the killing of the animal, but in knowing they've helped provide meals and to help take some strain off of the continued tightening of ones budget. We take hunting very seriously here as a means of providing for ones family. Everyone, and I mean Everyone who hunts here in our state, is required to complete a week long hunters education course on the safety and ethical killing of big game. It is a very stringent course that teaches the handling of firearms, when and when not to shoot, and a written test at the conclusion of the course. I've taken them out to practice shooting on targets and KNOW their abilities, I also make sure I get them close enough to make an ethical kill. So the delight is not in the killing but in the helping out of our family. I am very grateful for being able to use high power rifles to hunt with as it makes the taking of big game quick and efficient. Believe me, I take no joy or delight in taking the animals, I do however, enjoy the fact in knowing that we have a freezer full of meat and know where are next meal is coming from. So again, to all those offended, please forgive me for the post it won't happen again, respectfully FF
Please forgive me for posting the hunting pictures, as for training my children to take delight in the killing of animals, that is certainly not my intention. The smiles on their faces are not for the killing of the animal, but in knowing they've helped provide meals and to help take some strain off of the continued tightening of ones budget. We take hunting very seriously here as a means of providing for ones family. Everyone, and I mean Everyone who hunts here in our state, is required to complete a week long hunters education course on the safety and ethical killing of big game. It is a very stringent course that teaches the handling of firearms, when and when not to shoot, and a written test at the conclusion of the course. I've taken them out to practice shooting on targets and KNOW their abilities, I also make sure I get them close enough to make an ethical kill. So the delight is not in the killing but in the helping out of our family. I am very grateful for being able to use high power rifles to hunt with as it makes the taking of big game quick and efficient. Believe me, I take no joy or delight in taking the animals, I do however, enjoy the fact in knowing that we have a freezer full of meat and know where are next meal is coming from. So again, to all those offended, please forgive me for the post it won't happen again, respectfully FF
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Electrics / Freedom Flyer and electrics?
« on: January 14, 2012, 06:35:23 AM »
I've got a couple, one electric sailplane and one coming soon I hope, in the stages of a Multiplex Fun Cub, getting the lights mounted.
This is my Park Zone Radian, didn't much care for the factory graphics so changed it up a little, I have red altitude stripes on the bottom
This is my Park Zone Radian, didn't much care for the factory graphics so changed it up a little, I have red altitude stripes on the bottom
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Slope Soaring / Hello from the U.S.
« on: January 13, 2012, 18:11:33 PM »
Alan,
I'm sorry I got you mixed up with someone else :oops: :oops: :oops: .
Keith,
The deer Tastes great
I might try for one more this weekend, last weekend for the weapons restricted area. I think I'll ask before I post, but I have a couple of pics of my two boys with their first deer, okay to post those? I did on one forum in Australia and go a lot of back lash for it, it seems to make some squeemish :-& :-& :-& :-& FF
I'm sorry I got you mixed up with someone else :oops: :oops: :oops: .
Keith,
The deer Tastes great
I might try for one more this weekend, last weekend for the weapons restricted area. I think I'll ask before I post, but I have a couple of pics of my two boys with their first deer, okay to post those? I did on one forum in Australia and go a lot of back lash for it, it seems to make some squeemish :-& :-& :-& :-& FF
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Slope Soaring / Size of Montana
« on: January 12, 2012, 16:10:24 PM »
Gerry,
I've been looking around the forum and Google Earthed some of the cities you gents are from to get a lay of the land. What a beautiful country you live. I've got a friend who was a missionary there in Drewstown. He left there about 10 years ago but was there for about 7 years. He liked it very much.
I was also looking at the size of the country, square miles and such. Having grown up in Montana, I've always known that our state is the 4th largest in our Nation, Alaska of course being the Largest. But when I look at the different sizes of whole countries, it makes me realize how big our state is.
Montana is 145,545 sq. miles, you could fit 4.5 Irelands within our state borders, and 1.8 Great Britains within our state borders. Yet Ireland has 4.6 times as many people and Great Britain has 62 times as many people. We just broke the 1 million population mark. So there's only 1 million people spread out over 145,545 square miles. That's why there's only 3 people that fly on our slope :shock: , pretty crazy huh? I think if we really looked here in the valley we might be able to find some college kids that fly sailplanes but there just doesn't seem to be anyone else around, Kind of sad really. Oh well, we keep trying to convert some of these electric guys from the dark side
. I think the hard part for them is it's a 35 mile drive to the slope, when they can go down to the local park and fly. We keep telling them to bring their electrics along, if the wind isn't blowing they've got something to fly. 
. Well, I've rambled enough for now, I need to go cut up my deer. FF
I've been looking around the forum and Google Earthed some of the cities you gents are from to get a lay of the land. What a beautiful country you live. I've got a friend who was a missionary there in Drewstown. He left there about 10 years ago but was there for about 7 years. He liked it very much.
I was also looking at the size of the country, square miles and such. Having grown up in Montana, I've always known that our state is the 4th largest in our Nation, Alaska of course being the Largest. But when I look at the different sizes of whole countries, it makes me realize how big our state is.
Montana is 145,545 sq. miles, you could fit 4.5 Irelands within our state borders, and 1.8 Great Britains within our state borders. Yet Ireland has 4.6 times as many people and Great Britain has 62 times as many people. We just broke the 1 million population mark. So there's only 1 million people spread out over 145,545 square miles. That's why there's only 3 people that fly on our slope :shock: , pretty crazy huh? I think if we really looked here in the valley we might be able to find some college kids that fly sailplanes but there just doesn't seem to be anyone else around, Kind of sad really. Oh well, we keep trying to convert some of these electric guys from the dark side
. I think the hard part for them is it's a 35 mile drive to the slope, when they can go down to the local park and fly. We keep telling them to bring their electrics along, if the wind isn't blowing they've got something to fly. . Well, I've rambled enough for now, I need to go cut up my deer. FF
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Thermal / Flat field / Hi from a newbie:)
« on: January 12, 2012, 15:16:07 PM »
Hey Alanm,
I'm new to this forum as well, except I'm a little bit farther to the SouthWest than these boys your visiting with. I found it interesting that you would comment on the the friendliness of other forums as I have experienced that as well. I have visited quite a few different ones here in the states and am amazed at the arrogance and elitism of some of those from the sloping world. I've found just the opposite of those outside the U.S. Are we Americans really that snobbish? I did find one forum in Southern California where the guys are as friendly as can be but have had no luck anywhere else :? . So I want to say thanks to all of you guys reading this for being as welcoming as you have. FF
I'm new to this forum as well, except I'm a little bit farther to the SouthWest than these boys your visiting with. I found it interesting that you would comment on the the friendliness of other forums as I have experienced that as well. I have visited quite a few different ones here in the states and am amazed at the arrogance and elitism of some of those from the sloping world. I've found just the opposite of those outside the U.S. Are we Americans really that snobbish? I did find one forum in Southern California where the guys are as friendly as can be but have had no luck anywhere else :? . So I want to say thanks to all of you guys reading this for being as welcoming as you have. FF
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Slope Soaring / Not Bad
« on: January 11, 2012, 22:17:37 PM »
Thanks Alan,
Always great to make new acquaintances, I'm enjoying your guys forum, and am in awe of the size of the slopes over there. I just can't imagine flying on a slope so large. Someday maybe =P~ =P~ .
We do have a valley about 150 miles from where I live called the Beartooth Highway that I tried to fly this last summer. From the valley floor to the top of the pass is 5447 ft, making the top of the pass 10,947 feet. But go figure, I took several planes along and there was no wind. My wife and I were on an anniversary trip, I hung around for nearly 3 hours hoping for wind, nothing! Maybe next time through. You should Google it, it is quite beautiful as are the two National parks we have in our state as well, Yellowstone and Glacier National parks. I'll have to be happy with what we have around here.
We do have a lot of blue sky, our state is known as Big Sky Country, and we even have a little community 45 miles from us called Big Sky, one of the best ski resorts (Lone Mountain) in the Nation is 45 miles out our Back door. Too bad I don't ski :oops:, too expensive
. Lots of beauty around us, just not the huge flat faced hills of Ireland. Another place on our list My wife and I would like to visit. Thanks for the post Tracy. FF
Always great to make new acquaintances, I'm enjoying your guys forum, and am in awe of the size of the slopes over there. I just can't imagine flying on a slope so large. Someday maybe =P~ =P~ .
We do have a valley about 150 miles from where I live called the Beartooth Highway that I tried to fly this last summer. From the valley floor to the top of the pass is 5447 ft, making the top of the pass 10,947 feet. But go figure, I took several planes along and there was no wind. My wife and I were on an anniversary trip, I hung around for nearly 3 hours hoping for wind, nothing! Maybe next time through. You should Google it, it is quite beautiful as are the two National parks we have in our state as well, Yellowstone and Glacier National parks. I'll have to be happy with what we have around here.
We do have a lot of blue sky, our state is known as Big Sky Country, and we even have a little community 45 miles from us called Big Sky, one of the best ski resorts (Lone Mountain) in the Nation is 45 miles out our Back door. Too bad I don't ski :oops:, too expensive
. Lots of beauty around us, just not the huge flat faced hills of Ireland. Another place on our list My wife and I would like to visit. Thanks for the post Tracy. FF
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Slope Soaring / Sunshine
« on: January 11, 2012, 07:14:10 AM »
Gerry and K,
We do have the Sunshine, lots of it, that's what makes the winters more bearable. Even with the sub zero temps, the sun makes you feel warm, we don't have a lot of humidity here very dry, so that helps a lot too. Our site is absolutely wonderful when the wind cooperates, which is more often than not. It's my schedule that doesn't cooperate so much. We get a bit of roiling air behind the lip but not bad at all. We can usually land within 20 meters or so, unless it's really howling, but having so much flat ground to land on is a real blessing.
I went to your tountinna gazette sight, my turn to be envious of you, that place must be huge!!!! The grass is always greener right? In your case that's true due to all your moisture :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:. There are truly some beautiful planes there as well, looks like some fine craftsmen over there. Also appreciate the fact that there's some folks still flying some Gentle Ladies over there. I've got the first one I ever built back in 1982, I love that plane, I take it with every time I go out, just a good ole standby.
I'll keep going through my pics and sharing here and there, don't want to show them all at once . Thanks for the kindness and interest you've shown, I look forward to more conversations. I've also enjoyed the humorous posts too! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Goodnight. Tracy FF
We do have the Sunshine, lots of it, that's what makes the winters more bearable. Even with the sub zero temps, the sun makes you feel warm, we don't have a lot of humidity here very dry, so that helps a lot too. Our site is absolutely wonderful when the wind cooperates, which is more often than not. It's my schedule that doesn't cooperate so much.
We get a bit of roiling air behind the lip but not bad at all. We can usually land within 20 meters or so, unless it's really howling, but having so much flat ground to land on is a real blessing.I went to your tountinna gazette sight, my turn to be envious of you, that place must be huge!!!! The grass is always greener right? In your case that's true due to all your moisture :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:. There are truly some beautiful planes there as well, looks like some fine craftsmen over there. Also appreciate the fact that there's some folks still flying some Gentle Ladies over there. I've got the first one I ever built back in 1982, I love that plane, I take it with every time I go out, just a good ole standby.
I'll keep going through my pics and sharing here and there, don't want to show them all at once
. Thanks for the kindness and interest you've shown, I look forward to more conversations. I've also enjoyed the humorous posts too! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Goodnight. Tracy FF
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Slope Soaring / Bird of Time
« on: January 10, 2012, 18:34:08 PM »
Gerry,
The Bird of Time is my brother Wayne's, he did build it from a kit and did a nice job, it flies very well. My oldest brother Arlen also has one but it is the ARF version, he made a power pod and takes his up that way. Wayne flies his with some assistance from me as well as on the slope.
This is a pic of my brother Wayne and I about to piggy back his BOT, it's what we do when there's no wind. This flying site is great because it's a pasture out Wayne's back door, and only two miles from my house. The Power plane is a Senior Telemaster 8' span with a Super Tigre .75 glow motor.
This gives you a bit of an idea of what our LZ looks like, pretty spoiled
Wayne launching his Bird of time off of our slope "Table Top"
The Bird of Time is my brother Wayne's, he did build it from a kit and did a nice job, it flies very well. My oldest brother Arlen also has one but it is the ARF version, he made a power pod and takes his up that way. Wayne flies his with some assistance from me as well as on the slope.
This is a pic of my brother Wayne and I about to piggy back his BOT, it's what we do when there's no wind. This flying site is great because it's a pasture out Wayne's back door, and only two miles from my house. The Power plane is a Senior Telemaster 8' span with a Super Tigre .75 glow motor.
This gives you a bit of an idea of what our LZ looks like, pretty spoiled
Wayne launching his Bird of time off of our slope "Table Top"
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Slope Soaring / today
« on: January 10, 2012, 16:20:40 PM »
It might help if I actually post the pictures huh? Freedom Flyer
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Slope Soaring / Andy's Quark
« on: January 10, 2012, 16:17:26 PM »
Andy,
That Quark is a pretty sweet looking plane, Nice job. My two older brothers got this sail plane for me about 5 years ago, A Canterbury Sailplanes F-20, I'm not a foam builder(yet), when I opened it up, there were a lot of parts missing so I shoved it under the bench and left it. About a year ago my brother Wayne asked me if I was going to build it, I told him probably not as I didn't feel like trying to track down the parts. He said he'd like to build it for me, I didn't argue . It took him a while, but this is what he presented me with. It weighs in at 1800 grams and flies beautifully in 25+mph winds, like it's on a rail. The day I test flew, it was blowing about 43mph. what a blast!!! Freedom Flyer
That Quark is a pretty sweet looking plane, Nice job. My two older brothers got this sail plane for me about 5 years ago, A Canterbury Sailplanes F-20, I'm not a foam builder(yet), when I opened it up, there were a lot of parts missing so I shoved it under the bench and left it. About a year ago my brother Wayne asked me if I was going to build it, I told him probably not as I didn't feel like trying to track down the parts. He said he'd like to build it for me, I didn't argue
. It took him a while, but this is what he presented me with. It weighs in at 1800 grams and flies beautifully in 25+mph winds, like it's on a rail. The day I test flew, it was blowing about 43mph. what a blast!!! Freedom Flyer
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Slope Soaring / Nice Plane
« on: January 10, 2012, 14:55:13 PM »
John,
Nice looking/flying plane, what an interesting build, I've never heard of foam and paper, pretty cool. That's what makes this hobby so great, the things that people, unlike me, come up with. I'm still stuck in the rut of balsa and plastic. Thanks for sharing. Freedom Flyer
Nice looking/flying plane, what an interesting build, I've never heard of foam and paper, pretty cool. That's what makes this hobby so great, the things that people, unlike me, come up with.
I'm still stuck in the rut of balsa and plastic. Thanks for sharing. Freedom Flyer
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Slope Soaring / Hello from the U.S.
« on: January 10, 2012, 04:19:25 AM »
This is a Picture of our slope, notice we are Land locked, no coast here, there is a road to the top, flyable from South West, West, North West, North, North East, and East. We are at about 1500 meters altitude
This is my Brother Wayne Launching his Gentle Lady off of a Bluff overlooking the city of Billings, about 230km (142mi.)east of us.
Just a fly by with my Craft Air Freedom
This is an old plane I scratch built back in 1985 from RCM plans, it's called a Pierce Aero Ridge Rat
This is me Launching my brother Wayne's scratch built Freedom
With our altitude we do get some winter flying, okay, a lot of winter flying, more than we care to have in fact. However, this winter has been very strange, in the town I live (Belgrade) we don't have a lick of snow on the ground. Very unusual. The Pic with my brother launching his Gentle Lady, the temp was about 4 below zero degrees farenheit. Most of my planes are all balsa and Monocote. Our landing zone is about a mile across and flat as can be, there is some rock but not much, quite abit of grass to land in.
This is my Brother Wayne Launching his Gentle Lady off of a Bluff overlooking the city of Billings, about 230km (142mi.)east of us.
Just a fly by with my Craft Air Freedom
This is an old plane I scratch built back in 1985 from RCM plans, it's called a Pierce Aero Ridge Rat
This is me Launching my brother Wayne's scratch built Freedom
With our altitude we do get some winter flying, okay, a lot of winter flying, more than we care to have in fact. However, this winter has been very strange, in the town I live (Belgrade) we don't have a lick of snow on the ground. Very unusual. The Pic with my brother launching his Gentle Lady, the temp was about 4 below zero degrees farenheit. Most of my planes are all balsa and Monocote. Our landing zone is about a mile across and flat as can be, there is some rock but not much, quite abit of grass to land in.