Flyinfool
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Fora bunch of years when I was having money issues, most of my planes came out of the trash can at the flying field. Other people would consider it totaled and throw it away, I would take it home and fix it and show up at the field with it the next week. After your first crash, don't panic, take it home and look at it logically, no matter how bad it looks, it may still be an easy fix.
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Freezing will only hurt a discharged battery. The solar tender (or any tender) will keep the battery charged and prevent it from freezing. The battery has not been out of my rv in 10 years and it was never bothered by even -30*F, same for my bike truck and cars. They all have solar tenders except the truck which is my daily driver in the winter. In the 35 years that I have been driving in Wisconsin weather I've never brought batteries in the house. As I said the key is to keep them charged. A discharged battery will freeze and can be destroyed. I learned about that too.
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Where do you live?
Flyinfool replied to slim_32's topic in Royal Star and Royal Star Tour Deluxe Tech Talk
Where do I live? Sometimes in the house, sometimes in the dog house......... I went to the toy store today (Hobby Shop) so tonight it is the dog house. -
Unless you have something that is drawing power on the bike, the solar will keep up with no problem, even in the worst of winter weather. I have a solar charger on my rv battery and even in the winter it finds enough light to recharge the battery after light use.
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For a while Spectrum and JR were in bed together, Jr made the radios and Spectrum made the 2.4 part. They have recently gone there separate ways and now that JR is not making the transmitter for Spectrum the quality has dropped. The older Spectrum is much better than the new stuff. I am sure that in another year or so Spectrum will have the bugs worked out of their new stuff.
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I did buy plans for building an ultralight that I could build in the basement and still get out the door without knocking down any walls. I is an engineer too so I checked that all out ahead of time.
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If I remember right it was a MIG 21.
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You can drain the oil into a clean pan and pour it into a clean bottle to reuse if it is brand new.....
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The biggest recommendation that I can make for If you think you are serious about getting into flying is to get the best transmitter that you can afford. My recommendation is to get at least 7 channels, 2.4GHz, and one of the name brands, (In my personal order of preference, Futaba, JR, HiTec, Airtronics, and if you are in Europe add Multiplex to the list) The Futaba / JR debate is just like a Ford / Chevy debate, at the end of the day they are both still good equipment and each has advantages and disadvantages. The HiTech and Airtronics are aslo very good radios but they are not as popular so it might be a little more difficult to get help with setting things up at the flying field. Many, but not all, of the cheap ready to fly stuff on the market use a proprietary transmitter that will only work with their own stuff. This means that if you want to move on to something bigger or better or even just different, you throw everything away and start over.
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In theory this would work BUT The expanding water would be very hard to control. The ice will push on everything, not just the dent. You would stand a good chance of splitting the tank.
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Those are always fun to watch. Cross wind landings are taught from the very beginning of flying lessons. I had to have them mastered before I was allowed to do my first solo. While they look very hard to do, they are really pretty easy. In the "facts" section of the article it says My opinions are in red Gotta love the creativity of reporters.
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We need Pics. It is so much easier to asses the damage when we can see it.
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First and obvious question. Is oil leaking out? If not then you have a better chance of it being ok.
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Its the part that goes over the fence last.....
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If you want to do a LOT of reading there is a group similar to this one where you can get a ton of good info, it is http://www.helifreak.com. But as with any site you must have your BS filter running full blast and remember that the person with the most posts in not necessarily the most knowledgeable. It is pretty easy to figure out the ones that do or do not know what they are talking about. All of the videos by Finless Bob are great instructional vids. You will learn a lot from watching them.
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Well if we are going down the road of hitting the loto. I would get a refurbished MIG. The Mig can be bought from Russia for $50K, for an additional $250K they will factory restore it to new specs, less armaments and classified systems. There is a guy in Chicago that has one, he said it took him 12 minutes to fly from Midway to Milwaukee for armed forces day, and it took a half hour in the pattern to land.
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My furnace is still all happy:big-grin-emoticon: The same storm you just had is supposed to be here tomorrow morning and last all day. near zero F temps, +30 mph wind + up to 10 inches of snow. wooo hoo
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Unless I win the lottery, building my own plane will most likely just remain a dream. But I still might just buy an older plane if the right deal should happen along at the right time. Gregg, I might just have to take you up on that offer one of these days.
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There is no cure for that itch, but there is at least temporary relief at any good hobby shop. I can see selling the cars and trucks, but never sell the planes or helies, just stuff them up in the rafters for when the itch come back. remember there is no cure for the itch. No need to lie. Just put your foot down and tell the commander what you are doing, what it costs and that this is just the way it is. Then hand her the pants back and run like hell.......... Maybe I will have to see if I can find room to add a flying contraption to my travels this summer.
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This plane would have at least $125K to build, and they claim 4000 hours to build. Estimated build times are for an experienced builder with all of the right tools. I have been considering building a plane for many years now, Just never was able to get the available time and the available money to line up. I have a full machine shop in my basement, I have no doubts on my ability to build it. I have thought of getting into a co-op on a plane but have read too many horror stories about when it comes time for expensive maintenance. I know of a nice little 4 seat plane that is for sale locally for a good price, the owner lost his medical and has been shelling out $200 / month for the hanger it is in. He has been storing it for 4 years now, just wants to get rid of it to stop the hanger fees. I really only posted this because it is a Venture. It is out of my price league. I really prefer high wing airplanes. More like the Kitfox.
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Not live forever, just will out live you.
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Me thinks maybe 1 to many 3s
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I have found the new Venture that I would like to have. I can't afford it but I would love to have it... Hmmmmmm Some assembly required. http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/kitspages/nuventure.php Photos
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And This thread only asked about Helies!!!!! I have a lot more planes than helies. I have no heated riding gear.
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If it has a decompression valve, Isn't it supposed to have low compression while pulling?