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Slope Soaring / Is this the biggest glider in IRELAND

« on: August 23, 2013, 23:37:46 PM »

A Friend has built a 8meter Musger glider, took him 6 months to build.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHXHRNTVLO0&list=UUgEVBVP9FW41dhC7-aeftBA

We think it's the biggest model glider in Ireland.

Sean

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Club Talk / Bandon Model Flying Club...

« on: April 21, 2012, 00:36:34 AM »

BMFC now have there own web page..

http://www.bandonmodelflyingclub.com/



Sean

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Slope Soaring / Got another Glider . .

« on: October 01, 2011, 22:21:09 PM »

Did a deal with one of our Club members and swapped a Losi mini RockCrawler for a only flown once before
 ST Model Fox

Heres some photos of my new toy...
After I added my own style to it...
CG set at 45mm.


New alloy spinner fitted with a 10x6 Prop.


Hi-Vis Tail.

 
Under the Canopy..
Orange 6 channel Rx with R100 Satellite Receiver , Stock motor/ ESC / Servos
Running 1500mAh Li-Po / 3amp UBEC ( just incase)


LED from UBEC to light up inside of the canopy..
 Lets me know if the battery is still pluged in..


The under side..



So I'll be flying the Fox tomorrow , if the weather is right..

Sean

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Slope Soaring / Multiplex Cúlaris... Maiden Flight...

« on: September 25, 2011, 08:46:37 AM »

Bought a Cúlaris the other week off one of our club member's, as far as I could see , he'd only built it and it had never been flown...
All I needed to do was get a Tx / UBEC and a Li-Po and she was ready to go..

Well yesterday was her maiden flight ...
We went to are usual spot at the Old Head of Kinsale where we slope soar..

First flight was around 25/30 mins long , didn't need the motor to get me out over the cliff , hand launched into a 15/20mph winds and it was off , abit of down trim to get her flying level and I was sorted...
Once I got some hight I tryed crow , no more penetrating forward , it just started rising up and up and up , had to turn off crow and drop the nose to get her down... Looped OK but not great , didn't try a roll but will the next time , don't want to get to cocky with it , untill I get use to the way she fly's...
Got flaps set up , but didn't need to use them when coming in to land , she came down like a feather , if I was closer I could of done a hand catch. . .


A few photo's...










Very happy with my first flight...
Sean

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Slope Soaring / Sloping the Rad..

« on: August 25, 2011, 09:09:46 AM »

Short Vid from last sunday ,

 Slope Soaring my Radian off the Old Head Of Kinsale Co,Cork ..


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILGHMM2cWoA



Sean..

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Scale / CMPro Ventus 2.6m Scale Glider..

« on: May 19, 2011, 11:16:05 AM »

Postie has just dropped off my new toy for the summer..
A CMPro Ventus Glider.. This is my first scalie...

http://www.sloughrc.com/default.asp?WPG=SRCM_HomePage1&itemid=5500918


anybody flown one of these gliders


Sean

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Slope Sites in Ireland / Old Head of Kinsale.. Co,Cork

« on: March 21, 2011, 18:16:39 PM »

There's a Flying sit on The Old Head of Kinsale...
How to get there...
Head for Garrettstown, drive through Garrettstown kept the beach on your right, Y in the road , take the right turn heading up the hill for Lispatrick...
About 5 miles up the road there's the flying site..
Before for you get to the Old Castle,if you get that far turn around,
head back along the same road..

The Guy's meet up there around 11am on Sunday's when there's a South Wind...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzxwGldAZss


..

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Park Flyers / Foamies / Here is is at last

« on: March 10, 2011, 01:18:26 AM »

Well guy's
 I've finished my ARF Pheonix 2000 Glider had a maiden, crashed on maiden, over shot my landing spot and hit some rocks, but all ready and sorted out for another flight...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QUIVMGsxcU




All so have bought a Slipso build kit...Just got to build it...
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1102829&page=66#post16432620

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For Sale / New Spektrum AR6110e DSM2 Receiver

« on: February 20, 2011, 23:54:31 PM »

I have for sale one week old ,never used...
Spektrum AR6110e DSM2  Receiver...

Spektrum’s 2.4GHz DSM2 Technology gets even smaller with the AR6110e 6-channel DSM2 Microlite Park Flyer Receiver with End Pins, which is ideal for small compact airframes. The AR6110e weighs less than 4.3 grams, making it a light 6-channel aircraft receiver option. Antenna locations give the AR6110e improved signal path diversity. The receiver also features a red LED that indicates the number of holds that have occurred since the receiver was last powered on. The AR6110e is compatible with all aircraft DSM2 radios and module systems. It is designed for parkflyer use only.

NOTE: The AR6110e receiver is NOT compatible with the original DX6 park flyer radio system. It is compatible with the DX6i radio systems.
Features

    * 6-channel park flyer receiver
    * QuickConnect™ with Brownout Detection
    * Red LED indicates number of holds
    * End Pin configuration

Bought last week hopeing I could put it in one of my Gliders...
But I need a full range  reciever.... 1000 feet+

Would Like to get €30 posted.....or will swap for AR500

You can check out my feedback on E-Bay 100%  
s-mcgrath-085


PM me if intrested....
Sean

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Humour / A Short Neurological Test

« on: February 12, 2011, 00:21:06 AM »

1- Find the C below.. Please do not use any cursor help.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

2- If you already found the C, now find the 6 below.

99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
69999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999
99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999

3 - Now find the N below. It's a little more difficult.

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMNMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

This is NOT a joke. If you were able to pass these 3 tests, you can cancel your annual visit to your neurologist. Your brain is great and you're far from having a closerelationship with Alzheimer.

Congratulations!
       
-------

Eonvrye that can raed this rsaie your hnad.    


To my 'selected' strange-minded friends:

If you can read the following paragraph, forward it on to your friends and the person that sent it to you with 'yes' in the subject line.    


Only great minds can read this
This is weird, but interesting!
If you can raed this, you have a sgtrane mnid too

Can you raed this? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can.

I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in what oerdr the ltteres in a word are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is that the frsit and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it whotuit a pboerlm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt! If you can raed this forwrad it

FORWARD ONLY IF YOU CAN READ IT[/b]

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Humour / Does this sound familar?

« on: February 12, 2011, 00:12:35 AM »

This was actually taken from a passport application and a member of staff copied it as it made her laugh all day.
 
Subject: Passport Application
 Dear Minister,

 I'm in the process of renewing my passport but I am a total loss to

 understand or believe the hoops I am being asked to jump through.

 How is it that Bert Smith of T.V. Rentals Basingstoke has my address and

 telephone number and knows that I bought a satellite dish from them back in

 1994, and yet, the Government is still asking me where I was born and on

 what date?

 How come that nice West African immigrant chappy who comes round every

 Thursday night with his DVD rentals van can tell me every film or video I

 have had out since he started his business up eleven years ago, yet you

 still want me to remind you of my last three jobs, two of which were with

 contractors working for the government?

 How come the T.V. detector van can tell if my T.V. is on, what channel I am

 watching and whether I have paid my licence or not, and yet if I win the

 government run lottery they have no idea I have won or where I am and will

 keep the bloody money to themselves if I fail to claim in good time.

 Do you people do this by hand?

 You have my birth date on numerous files you hold on me, including the one

 with all the income tax forms I've filed for the past 30-odd years. It's on

 my health insurance card, my driver's licence, on the last four passports

 I've had, on all those stupid customs declaration forms I've had to fill out

 before being allowed off the planes and boats over the last 30 years, and

 all those insufferable census forms that are done every ten years and the

 electoral registration forms I have to complete, by law, every time our

 lords and masters are up for re-election.

 Would somebody please take note, once and for all, I was born in Maidenhead

 on the 4th of March 1957, my mother's name is Mary, her maiden name was

 Reynolds, my father's name is Robert, and I'd be absolutely astounded if

 that ever changed between now and the day I die!

 I apologise Minister. I'm obviously not myself this morning. But between you

 and me, I have simply had enough! You mail the application to my house, then

 you ask me for my address. What is going on? Do you have a gang of

 Neanderthals working there? Look at my damn picture. Do I look like Bin

 Laden? I don't want to activate the Fifth Reich for God's sake! I just want

 to go and park my weary backside on a sunny, sandy beach for a couple of

 week's well-earned rest away from all this crap.

 Well, I have to go now, because I have to go to back to Salisbury and get

 another copy of my birth certificate because you lost the last one. AND to

 the tune of 60 quid! What a racket THAT is!! Would it be so complicated to

 have all the services in the same spot to assist in the issuance of a new

 passport the same day? But nooooo, that'd be too damn easy and maybe make

 sense. You'd rather have us running all over the place like chickens with

 our heads cut off, then find some tosser to confirm that it's really me on

 the goddamn picture - you know... the one where we're not allowed to smile

 in in case we look as if we are enjoying the process!

 Hey, you know why we can't smile? 'Cause we're totally jacked off!

 I served in the armed forces for more than 25 years including over ten years

 at the Ministry of Defence in London . I have had security clearances which

 allowed me to sit in the Cabinet Office, five seats away from the Prime

 Minister while he was being briefed on the first Gulf War and I have been

 doing volunteer work for the British Red Cross ever since I left the

 Services. However, I have to get someone 'important' to verify who I am --

 you know, someone like my doctor ...  

 who, before he got his medical degree 6 months ago WAS LIVING IN PAKISTAN

 Yours sincerely,

 An Irate British Citizen.

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Humour / Mating Call

« on: February 12, 2011, 00:09:59 AM »

Two  Indians and an Irishman were walking through the woods.
All of a sudden one of the Indians ran up a hill to the mouth of a small cave.

'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' he called into the cave and listened closely until he heard an answering,
'Wooooo! Wooooo! Woooooo!
He then tore off his clothes and ran into the cave.

The Irishman was puzzled and asked the remaining Indian what it was all about,.  
'Was the other Indian crazy or what?'

The Indian replied 'No, It is our custom during mating season when Indian men see cave, they holler
'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' into the opening. If they get an answer back, it means there's a beautiful squaw in there waiting for us...

Just then they came upon another cave.
The second Indian ran up to the cave, stopped, and hollered,
'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!'
Immediately, there was the answer.
'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' from deep inside.

He also tore off his clothes and ran into the opening.

The Irishman wandered around in the woods alone for a while, and then spied a third large cave.
As he looked in amazement at the size of the huge opening, he was thinking,
'Hoo, man! Look at the size of this cave! It is bigger than those the Indians found.
There must be some really big, fine women in this cave!'

He stood in front of the opening and hollered with all his might
'Wooooo! Wooooo! Wooooo!' Like the others, he then heard an answering call, 'WOOOOOOOOO, WOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOO!'
With a gleam in his eye and a smile on his face, he raced into the cave,tearing off his clothes as he ran.



The following day, the headline of the local newspaper read........ .......







NAKED IRISHMAN RUN OVER BY TRAIN!!!

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Humour / How true is this!!!

« on: February 12, 2011, 00:07:32 AM »

> Be sure to scroll all the way down to see the Cats Diary too.
> Excerpts from a Dog's Diary...
>
>
> 8:00 am - Dog food! My favourite thing!
> 9:30 am - A car ride! My favourite thing!
> 9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favourite thing!
> 10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favourite thing!
> 12:00 pm - Lunch! My favourite thing!
> 1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favourite thing!
> 3:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favourite thing!
> 5:00 pm - Milk bones! My favourite thing!
> 7:00 pm - Got to play ball! My favourite thing!
> 8:00 pm - Wow! Watched TV with the people! My favourite thing!
> 11:00 pm - Sleeping on the bed! My favourite thing!
>
> Excerpts from a Cat's Diary
>
> Day 983 of my captivity.
> My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects.
>
> They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while the other inmates and I are fed
> hash or some sort of dry nuggets. Although I make my contempt for the
> rations perfectly clear, I nevertheless must eat something in order to
> keep up my strength.
>
> The only thing that keeps me going is my dream of escape. In an attempt
> to disgust them, I once again vomit on the carpet.
>
> Today I decapitated a mouse and dropped its headless body at their feet.
> I had hoped this would strike fear into their hearts, since it clearly
> demonstrates what I am capable of. However, they merely made
> condescending comments about what a 'good little hunter' I am. Butt
> Heads!
>
> There was some sort of assembly of their accomplices tonight. I was
> placed in solitary confinement for the duration of the event. However,
> I could hear the noises and smell the food. I overheard that my
> confinement was due to the power of 'allergies.' I must learn what this
> means and how to use it to my advantage.
>
> Today I was almost successful in an attempt to assassinate one of my
> tormentors by weaving around his feet as he was walking. I must try
> this again tomorrow -- but at the top of the stairs.
>
> I am con vinced that the other prisoners here are flunkies and snitches.
>
> The dog receives special privileges. He is regularly released - and
> seems to be more than willing to return. He is obviously retarded.
>
> The bird has got to be an informant. I observe him communicating with
> the guards regularly. I am certain that he reports my every move. My
> captors have arranged protective custody for him in an elevated cell, so
> he is safe.
> For now.........

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Humour / random thoughts

« on: February 12, 2011, 00:01:10 AM »

random thoughts

More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think

about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own

story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.

 

· Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize

you're wrong.

 

· Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going

in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going?

But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from

which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or

phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no

one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching

directions on the sidewalk.

 

· I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was

younger.

 

· Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know"

feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to

be friends with?

 

· Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't

work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix

the problem. Every kid did that, but how did we all know how to fix the

problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured

it out. Today's kids are soft.

 

· There is a great need for sarcasm font.

 

· Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and

suddenly realize I had no idea what the f*** was going on when I first saw

it.

 

· I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes

stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes

shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right

parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond

earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.

 

· I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than

take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

 

· I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your

computer history if you die.

 

· LOL has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to

say".

 

· I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

 

· Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I

hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".

 

· How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and

smile because you still didn't hear what they said?

 

· I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to

prevent a d *ck from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers &

Sisters!

 

· Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples,

I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I

had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as

in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies".

 

· What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each

other?

 

· While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively

swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.

 

· Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the

person died.

 

· I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower

first and THEN turn on the water.

 

· I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.

 

· Bad decisions make good stories.

 

· Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile

is public, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning that just got the Red

Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!

 

· Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go

around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly

nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a

problem ...

 

· You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when

you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for

the rest of the day.

 

· Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want

to have to restart my collection.

 

· There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going

to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

 

· I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I

want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did

not make any changes to.

 

· "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.

 

· I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching

TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if

I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only

a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still

be friends after this?'

 

· I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!),

but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to

voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run

away?

 

· I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing

anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

 

· When I meet a new girl / guy, I'm terrified of mentioning something she

hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet

stalking.

 

· I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I

like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

 

· As a driver I hate pedestrians and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no

matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

 

· Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not

know what time it is.

 

· - I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to

answer when they call.

 

· Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys

in a pocket and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I'd bet my ass

everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7

seconds, eyes closed, first time every time.....

 

· My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would

happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the h*ll do I respond to that?

 

· I wonder if cops ever get p*ssed off at the fact that everyone they drive

behind obeys the speed limit.

 

· I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

 

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Humour / Beer... The new date-rape drug for women??!!

« on: February 11, 2011, 23:53:10 PM »

Subject: Beer... The new date-rape drug for women??!!
Police from the UK and Ireland are warning all men who frequent clubs, parties & local pubs to be alert and stay cautious when offered a drink by any woman.


Many females use a date-rape-drug on the market called ' Beer' .

The drug is found in liquid form and is available anywhere. It comes in bottles, cans, or from taps and in large kegs.

Beer is used by female sexual predators at parties and bars to persuade their male victims to go home and sleep with them..

A woman needs only to get a bloke to consume a few units of Beer and then simply ask him home for no-strings-attached sex.

Men are rendered helpless against this approach. After several Beers , men will often succumb to the desires to sleep with horrific looking women to whom they would never normally be attracted.

After drinking Beer , men often awaken with only hazy memories of exactly what happened to them the night before, often with just a vague feeling that 'something bad' occurred.

At other times these unfortunate men are swindled out of their life's savings, in a familiar scam known as 'a relationship'. In extreme cases, the female may even be shrewd enough to entrap the unsuspecting male into a longer-term form of servitude and punishment referred to as 'marriage'.

Men are much more susceptible to this scam after Beer is administered and sex is offered by the predatory females.

Please forward this warning to every male you know.

If you fall victim to this ' Beer' scam and the women administering it, there are male support groups where you can discuss the details of your shocking encounter with similarly victimized men.

For the support group nearest you, just look up ' R/C Flying Clubs ' in the phone book.