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« Reply #30 on: March 09, 2010, 13:00:52 PM »
:lol:  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

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« Reply #31 on: March 09, 2010, 16:02:56 PM »
should that not read "Motors are for Girls and glider tug pilots! :D "
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« Reply #32 on: March 09, 2010, 16:49:11 PM »
:lol:

Motor=cheating !
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« Reply #33 on: March 09, 2010, 17:25:06 PM »
OK, lets get off T-shirts and back to PSS!!

Pics of the Frogfoot in it'scurrent state. Glassing tonight and primer tomorrow, so WILL fly at the weekend. Canopy needs trimmed and the engine pods need attached, but we're still on schedule.






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« Reply #34 on: March 09, 2010, 23:21:53 PM »
Well for all you Top Gun fans, Peter(Maverick) Carson will have a big F14 for the PSS event, with him. This is an electric model, However brave Peter will try it of the slope, and before you ask! yes it has a swing wing system.



Hi Bill that frogfoot looks good and strong!!

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« Reply #35 on: March 10, 2010, 07:42:18 AM »
Nice F14 ! Did it equiped it with... ah..ermm... never mind !  :P

So far, forecast looks OK, and looks like that will be on the West slope !  :D
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« Reply #36 on: March 10, 2010, 09:18:57 AM »
Yes Fred, it used to have m****r up the bum end!!

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« Reply #37 on: March 10, 2010, 09:21:26 AM »
Fred,
  what is the forecasted wind speed for the weekend, all my pss models are a bit on the heavy side :(
Aidan are you going this weekend?

Ralph
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« Reply #38 on: March 10, 2010, 09:58:49 AM »
HI Ralph.
Looks like Saturday will be around 15-20 Km/h. Sunday looks better more like 25km/h.
Sat looks Northwest which is in between the west and north slope but we can probably make it work. Sunday looks like a westerly which should be good.

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« Reply #39 on: March 10, 2010, 13:37:27 PM »
Ralph on the West or North slopes,………..if the wind speed is greater than 20Km/h I’d be confident you’ll be able to fly your models, unless their wing loading is more than about 20oz/sq ft. Then they'd struggle a bit.

K.
Try not to run out of airspeed, altitude and ideas....... all at the same time.

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« Reply #40 on: March 11, 2010, 04:49:39 AM »
I’m seeing predicted wind speeds of 29Km/h for Sunday. On the west slopes that = good lift conditions. :wink:
The only slight potential prob is the question of cloud cover, :?:  although most sites are predicting only small amounts of low cloud. :)

Time to start deep cycling those Ni-mh batteries lads. Make sure they’ll hold enough current for a hard days flying! :D

K.
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« Reply #41 on: March 12, 2010, 13:47:02 PM »
Forecast for weekend still looking good? Trying to decide what to charge and bring!  :?:

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« Reply #42 on: March 12, 2010, 14:06:10 PM »
Still looking dry. I was up there yesterday in what was supposed to be 20km/h Was more up there as you'd expect. Lots of lift. The wind is looking more north-west for tomorrow. So a little off the for the north slope but will probably be fine.
Sunday is looking more westerly. Should be fine for the west slope around 20km/h. Wind supposed to die off in the evening of both days.
Hope that helps??!

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« Reply #43 on: March 12, 2010, 14:27:06 PM »
Cheers Joe. Basically, bring everything :shock:

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« Reply #44 on: March 12, 2010, 15:11:00 PM »
Basically yes  :wink:
Bring everything!