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terry edson A schectched thought

trying to stay in practice. thought you might like it after all its all art

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Added by terry edson on November 27, 2009 at 8:31pm — No Comments

Eric Once in a lifetime

Really every flight is once-in-a-lifetime because each is different and if you fly often a lot of weird things happen - but this was eye-popping. When Randy Carr (fatlion.com) told me that the DAW S-126 is one of his all-time favorites, I decided to restore my S-126. Here's what Randy actually said:
BTW, my poly-S1-26 is quite maneuverable. I do rolls (without any assistance
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Added by Eric on August 21, 2009 at 3:30pm — 5 Comments

John Haas (Hoss) Wow! The old guy was psychic..

"I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them." — Thomas Jefferson Continue

Added by John Haas (Hoss) on August 8, 2009 at 8:55pm — 2 Comments

Eric SuperFly

This is my SuperFly by SuperFlyRC - I picked this up to teach my six and eight year old girls to fly. Maidened it yesterday and it's a real hoot! Easy to build, easy and fun to fly.

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Added by Eric on June 19, 2009 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

Eric Hogback Ridge Loop trail

other Boulder slopes here... After e… Continue

Added by Eric on May 23, 2009 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Dumorian Super Decathlon Tug

One of my other glider 'related' projects is a Dynaflight Super Decathlon kit. It is still under construction but getting closer. I'm powering it with a 36cc gasser. One of its duties beyond just flying it and the fun in that, is I have built in a tug release. I've never successfully towed a glider up, but we did have some really comical events one day trying to do this! First, the glider should be an aileron glider. RE just doesn't quite cut it. Also, the tow release on the glider should be on… Continue

Added by Dumorian on March 15, 2009 at 9:31pm — 2 Comments

Eric first rolls!

I flew my easyglider for over an hour today overlooking Wonderland Lake in great slermal conditions, about 45° out and sunny. I flew from a spot somewhat protected from the wind and it was unusual to be soaring but only feeling the lightest breeze on my face. Nice spot for winter flying. Finally got the nerve up to try a roll - and it worked out! Could have done it long ago but was hoping to get the realflight simulator and do it on the computer first. With the recession getting worse, I gave u… Continue

Added by Eric on March 9, 2009 at 6:30pm — 4 Comments

Eric New knobs or gimbals

last time I went flying I lost a knob from my radio so looked around for a replacement and came up with this interesting large gimbal. Just ordered it and thinking it might be good for kids and flying in the winter with gloves...

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Added by Eric on March 7, 2009 at 6:39pm — 2 Comments

Rick Stone The Riser is airworthy again!

After a far-too-long hiatus, due maintly to laziness on my part, the Riser 100 is airworthy again. I put her back together this week, recovered the right wing tip panel, and charged up the batteries. The last time she flew was in November. On that fateful day, it was getting late, but I wanted to get one more flight in. I launched her like normal, but something just wasn't quite right.... she seemed a little flat on the winch. At the top of the launch, she didn't want to get off the line. I cou… Continue

Added by Rick Stone on February 28, 2009 at 4:21pm — 4 Comments

Mark Kettle Flying site 7 1/2 miles from home............we walked it

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Added by Mark Kettle on January 26, 2009 at 7:17am — No Comments

Eric Cherryvale slope

other Boulder slopes here... Comments from Boulder pilots about this site: "That slope is flyable in a NW wind. The bowl at the south end of the ridge is nice, as well as the open ridge line on the north end above the thermal field. Works best in 10-15mph, anything more and it gets blown out, or you need a heavy ship. Best access is to park at the bottom of the bowl (curve in Cherryvale) and walk through the gate. Head right to… Continue

Added by Eric on December 8, 2008 at 11:00am — No Comments

Eric D.A.W. Foamie Kit Construction Tips..

these are the D.A.W. foamie construction tips.. some very good information here for anyone building with foam. I post them here in case they ever disappear from the Internet. The following is a discussion of some of the finer points of constructing EPP foam airframes with a definite 'DAW' philisophical bent! There's other methods that work well, some of which are mentioned below, and it's up to you to be the final judge on what suits you. As with anything, experience increases skill, but if you… Continue

Added by Eric on November 9, 2008 at 10:30am — No Comments

Eric Flying Eagle - RC plank conversion

As a warm-up before building my FSD Kaze, I decided to hack up my kids chuck glider, the Guillow Flying Eagle with the goal of converting it to RC. I was inspired by… Continue

Added by Eric on November 2, 2008 at 7:30pm — No Comments

Eric laminating film research

INTRODUCTION This is a review of techniques and examples of covering EPP foam gliders with laminating film in preparation for building my FSD Kaze. First, a comment by Karl (Predator) who pioneered the "new stuff":
I have found an AWESOME new covering material! I think, so far. . . It comes in MANY differe
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Added by Eric on October 7, 2008 at 4:00pm — 2 Comments

Eric Building FSD's Kaze with plug-in wings

fsd kaze The last time I built anything was 10 years ago... I had just been married, just started an Internet business and was still healthy. Now I'm struggling to recover my health while keeping the busi… Continue

Added by Eric on October 5, 2008 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Eric Boulder Valley Ranch

other Boulder slopes here...

Just on the north edge of Boulder is… Continue

Added by Eric on October 4, 2008 at 7:00am — No Comments

Eric my gliders

* DAW S1-26 - 59", Wing Loading: 5.8 oz. | sq. ft. * Multiplex Easy Glider Electric - 71", Wing Loading: 12.80 oz. | sq. ft. * FSD Kaze - 40", 6.02 oz/sq. ft. (not built yet) * SuperFly -… Continue

Added by Eric on September 30, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Eric DAW Schweizer 1-26 Story (written in 1999)

My DAW Schweizer 1-26 Story
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Added by Eric on September 30, 2008 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

Eric Boulder's Doudy Draw

other Boulder slopes here... Here is the slope that I am dreaming of flying - Doudy Draw! This hill (Doudy Draw) is very close to a small easily accessible site off Route 93 a couple miles south of town - there's a big hill… Continue

Added by Eric on September 27, 2008 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

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Added by Eric on September 26, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

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