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Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 29, 2006, 13:32:22 PM

Hi there,
just wondering if anyone has built the Flair K8. I started mine 2 1/2 years ago and still tipping away. Lost interest, lost my way but still intend to Finish.
I also have a West Mendip Sailplanes HS101 Salto (again a work in progress)
Well Hope to hear from someone with the building blues too!
Ralph

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Fred on September 29, 2006, 14:26:31 PM

Hi Ralph,

Jim over here have one...

You can find some pictures here : http://gliderireland.modelisme.com/ka8jim.htm

Very nice model.. Just a shame that Flair don't make it anymore  :cry:

And I know that Joe want one...   :P

Fred

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: joe on September 30, 2006, 17:23:39 PM

Fancied a flair Ka8 for a while now.So if ya can't be bothered finishing it!  :wink:
It think Flair will be making them available again soon.I spoke to them and they said they had new kits cut and were just waiting for canopies and air brakes.We shall see.
I may have to hold out and see if a friend of mine can cut me one!

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Anonymous on October 09, 2006, 12:34:21 PM

Sorry Joe, but I will finish it even if it kills me!
Ralph

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: joe on October 09, 2006, 14:56:50 PM

I certainly hope it doesn't! :D Best of luck with it.I'll build one someday.So many projects so little time!

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Alan_Perse on October 09, 2006, 18:02:28 PM

I hope to build one over the winter from the Cliff Charlsworth plan,(at the speed I build models it may take longer  :) ).

Sorry I have been out of the loop for so long. I have been quit unwell the last few week (spent three weeks in hospital) and it looks like I will be unwell for a few weeks more. So you won't see me flying for a while.

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: joe on October 09, 2006, 19:55:08 PM

Very sorry to hear that Alan.Get well soon.Might be a chance to get some building done!.Look forward to seeing you back on the slope and getting a look at the Pilatus fly.
Get well soon  :wink:

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Fred on October 10, 2006, 09:05:38 AM

Hi Alan, same here...
Get well soon ! And just think of your next flight with the Pilatus ! :D

Bring a part of your workshop into your room... Can be a great idea !

See you soon on the slopes,

Fred

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Alan_Perse on October 10, 2006, 09:44:41 AM

Thanks very much guys  :D .

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 21, 2010, 13:59:07 PM

I'm back, wings dusted off and the fuse is now looking like a plane ( and not a box of matches) The plan is to be flying within the next 6 weeks :D  :D  :D
Only a few years of a break. So what colour scheme.... I was thinking of this one   http://gliding.tardis.ed.ac.uk/database/Page/view/homepage

thoughts???

Ralph

Title: K8 the saga continued.....
Post by: rogallo on September 21, 2010, 14:00:06 PM

I'm back, wings dusted off and the fuse is now looking like a plane ( and not a box of matches) The plan is to be flying withing the next 6 weeks :D  :D  :D
Only a few years of a break. So what colour scheme.... I was thinking of this one   http://gliding.tardis.ed.ac.uk/database/Page/view/homepage

thoughts???

Ralph

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Alan_Perse on September 21, 2010, 16:03:05 PM

That looks like a nice colour scheme Ralph. You going to post some pictures of your building progress?

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 21, 2010, 16:04:13 PM

No pics, I don't like showing me bits in public!!!

After covering :oops:

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Aidan on September 21, 2010, 16:57:52 PM

Quote from: "rogallo"

....thoughts???

Ralph

It'll be terrible for combat  :?:

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 22, 2010, 10:08:36 AM

...but big and easy to hit!!!

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: gerryb on September 22, 2010, 20:46:11 PM

hi ralph,
welcome back to the building board! you're dead right about not showing your bits in public, especially coming into the winter. re colours of k8... i think alan's k8 is based on the dublin gliding club's 'yellow 8', so if you did yours as their 'red 8', we would have my k13 and k18, alan's k8 and your own k8 all in the dgc colours. what do you think?

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 23, 2010, 08:56:21 AM

Hi Ger, yes winter is coming and me bits would not be a pretty sight!
As for colours I have no pics of the DGC K8, this is one of the reasons for going with the alt scheme, plenty of pics available. Also I have 20M of white solartex and want to use some up :lol:
Anyhoo I'll see if anyone has pics of the red K8 I would love to have a look.

Cheers

R

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Alan_Perse on September 23, 2010, 09:33:19 AM

I have loads of pics of the red K8 if you want them Ralph.

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 23, 2010, 09:49:10 AM

Please, are they digital can you email them please?

Thanks

Ralph

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Alan_Perse on September 23, 2010, 10:26:25 AM

Yup they are digital. I'll try and send them as soon as I can, hopefully before the week is out.

Title: k8
Post by: gerryb on September 23, 2010, 15:40:17 PM

ralph, check out igsa.ie, then click on glider register to see 'red 8'. reg is ie 133

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 23, 2010, 16:23:48 PM

the gallery is not working at the moment,
Thanks though

R

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 23, 2010, 20:58:56 PM

Where is everyone gone?

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: Fred on September 24, 2010, 07:43:20 AM

I'm here  :D
Sorry, lots of work (finished at 2am yesterday  :!:  :!: ) and now sick ! (big cold!)

In my opinion (all personnal!  :P ), please, not white or yellow ! Ka8 are like the Ka6, they are all white or yellow !
For a change :

(http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/9/9/9/0643999.jpg)

(http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/7/9/9/0643997.jpg)

(http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/5/7/7/0643775.jpg)

You can steal some "Musger green" from Barry on that one !  :P

(http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/3/7/7/0643773.jpg)

(http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/middle/2/9/8/0619892.jpg)

But I have to say that can be cool to have all the gliders of the DGC reproduced... Can be a cool photo to do with the full size ones!  :D

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on September 24, 2010, 07:58:19 AM

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/rogallo/snoopey.jpg)

Fred this was the original on I was thinking of.

Title: k8
Post by: gerryb on September 24, 2010, 19:24:13 PM

a bit close to alan's don't you think? did you see the dgc 8 on the igsa site?

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: billscottni on September 24, 2010, 19:52:04 PM

I was looking at those pics and thinking, "that's a HELL of a lot of dihedral!" until I realised it was left wing of one plane and right wing of another :oops:  :oops:

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: andrew wallace on September 24, 2010, 20:09:56 PM

:lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
glad i wasn't the only one  :D

i'm hoping to fly my flair K8 at the northern ireland scale comp on sunday
hoping to be towed up by a T240 with a DLE 30 engine  :D

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: billscottni on September 24, 2010, 20:30:59 PM

Hope you have a good day Andrew. I won't be up I'm just starting to get over the flu. Haven't been at work since Tues, so not really up to a long day out. Think JP is talking about bringing the 808 up

Title: Flair K 8
Post by: rogallo on March 24, 2011, 08:00:24 AM

(http://www.gliderireland.net/forum/images/uploads/rogallo/k8.jpg)

progress.........

now to finish painting the wings!

Anyone know where to get 1 inch elephant tape? I can get 4 inch rolls but it is a 1/4 scale glider and needs the tape for a few repair patches


R