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Forum: The Clubhouse

03-28-2015, 03:14 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

I didn't look but it must be close to 90 today...

I didn't look but it must be close to 90 today with just a mild breeze here today. Had the air conditioner on in the car for the first time this year when I had to drive from the strip to state line....

Forum: The Clubhouse

03-23-2015, 03:14 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

The LG wing or plane goes between the LG like on...

The LG wing or plane goes between the LG like on a D-VII. According to the plans your plane doesn't have one. In WWI that plane or wing was used to trim the airplane during flight. The one I had on...

Forum: The Clubhouse

03-23-2015, 09:31 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

I'm not familiar with that particular plane and...

I'm not familiar with that particular plane and don't have the time right now to look it up so I will ask, did it have a LG wing on the original??

Forum: The Clubhouse

03-21-2015, 11:58 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

If manufactures and distributors only had a clue...

If manufactures and distributors only had a clue as to how much business they loose when people post the negative about them on web sites like this, they would probably shape up and answer there...

Forum: The Clubhouse

03-14-2015, 01:35 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Doesn't need to be control line to fly with a...

Doesn't need to be control line to fly with a fox, a buddy gave me the fox .40 new in the box several years ago and I just started flying a nice little Up-Roar with it. Fox caught on for control line...

Forum: The Clubhouse

03-03-2015, 08:15 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Just wondering, I thought most of the guys here...

Just wondering, I thought most of the guys here had served in the military at some point in time, am I the only one using the VA system?? The VA takes better care of me then any of the civilian...

Forum: The Clubhouse

02-24-2015, 04:28 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

At this point in time I couldn't afford the...

At this point in time I couldn't afford the shipping.

Forum: The Clubhouse

02-24-2015, 10:48 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

We had a fellow in our club that was a master...

We had a fellow in our club that was a master builder and passed, he had several builds going at the time but he had a Tiger Moth that was in the bones but almost complete. A friend got it, wired it...

Forum: The Clubhouse

02-23-2015, 09:54 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

We have a pretty good one once in a while here...

We have a pretty good one once in a while here and I went to the last one. My problem is tunnel vision, I was looking for nothing but Hitec 2.4 RXs, I only found one but what I really needed was a...

Forum: The Clubhouse

02-05-2015, 12:01 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Steel wool comes in several different grades. I...

Steel wool comes in several different grades. I used to do the swirl machined pattern with wool over the eraser on a pencil then chucking it in a drill. Different rubbing compounds can also be used...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-27-2015, 02:29 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

99 olds van for me. If I'm flying a lot I leave...

99 olds van for me. If I'm flying a lot I leave all my gear in it but my wife and I use it for shopping too and I remove the planes or they could get bag bashed.
My wife has an 04 Mustang and they...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-24-2015, 05:41 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

For a good time come see what happens when it...

For a good time come see what happens when it snows in Vegas. Couple years back we got 10 or 12 inches. I put on my winter boots and walked down the street to the bottom of the hill and drove peoples...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-23-2015, 09:44 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

They just showed video of a snow storm that hit...

They just showed video of a snow storm that hit Texas on our news, can't recall where exactly but it caught a lot of folks by surprise. It snows here in Vegas once in a while too but the video I saw...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-20-2015, 11:45 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

The coolest plane I remember is a control line...

The coolest plane I remember is a control line plane a friends father brought home from Japan. All aluminum and riveted panels. Weighed a ton and flew for crap but it was cool!!

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-19-2015, 09:37 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

I had at one time also had GB1 set up on my other...

I had at one time also had GB1 set up on my other puter, it has a different photo file on it with a lot of older builds from when I got my first puter and a point and shoot digital camera. I slowed...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-12-2015, 01:20 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Power Master comes up on sale all the time on the...

Power Master comes up on sale all the time on the west coast at Hobby People. I have gotten it as low as $13. a can to the normal $15. When I was mixing my own for a very short time I got all the...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-08-2015, 11:14 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Out of all the COX planes I found the Stinker to...

Out of all the COX planes I found the Stinker to be the best flying of them all. I ended up with two of them over the years. They cost about 10 bucks back in the day.

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-03-2015, 06:26 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

I finally got my hands on a Holland Hornet when I...

I finally got my hands on a Holland Hornet when I was 19, it was an .051 as I recall and not .049, it really got with the program. When I was in the army my dad gave away the control line planes I...

Forum: The Clubhouse

01-01-2015, 01:59 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Telemaster, My all time favorite plane to fly was...

Telemaster, My all time favorite plane to fly was the Premier Balsa Tiger moth from the UK. When I moved here from the country to the big city I sold that plane and I'm still kicking myself. If you...

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-31-2014, 03:39 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Funny, I wanted a TD engine so bad but the store...

Funny, I wanted a TD engine so bad but the store was out of them and my dad gave me the choice, the Attwood they had or nothing. That attwood never did run. The one time it fired and I still have the...

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-31-2014, 01:58 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

It came from some friends and I will have a drink...

It came from some friends and I will have a drink with them on holidays. I try to avoid alcohol except when I BBQ, then I like a finger or two of brandy. I'm not all that bright on any given day but...

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-30-2014, 01:19 PM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Slippers, my wife noticed my toes sticking out of...

Slippers, my wife noticed my toes sticking out of my old pair. Also got a wine cooler thing that goes into the bottle, very cool but we aren't drinkers and if we do have a drink it isn't wine. Maybe...

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-27-2014, 09:56 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

Great story and glad you got your plane back....

Great story and glad you got your plane back. Something like that had happened to a lot of us at one club/field. It was all farm land around us and when a plane went down it was usually in a field of...

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-17-2014, 11:59 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

You can still send them into Clarence Lee and get...

You can still send them into Clarence Lee and get the hot rod package. Well, you could a year or so ago, I haven't kept up with him.

Forum: The Clubhouse

12-17-2014, 11:55 AM

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Posted By Gray Beard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgRWQ9whhC4 ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgRWQ9whhC4 Hope this comes up correctly, it's worth watching. I'm not a scale builder, last real scale plane I built was for a customer and he did the final...

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