Re: Looking for some help getting started.

From: thad.scalf <thad.scalf_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:46:48 -0000

John,

Thanks for the extra support. My son and I worked on the first glider last night. He was SUPER excited. He could hardly sit still to help me sand the horizontal stab. It's a foamie, based on the Thermal Scout design, but made with 1/4" foam like you would find at a hardware store for insulation.

It worked up pretty well. I will send some pictures when we are done.

Is there a competition category for foamies?

Thanks,

Thad

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "John Kagan" <john_kagan@...> wrote:
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> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "thad.scalf" <thad.scalf@> wrote:
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> > My son was fascinated by some models we saw this past weekend at a swap meet. They were tissue covered planes with rubber band motors. He is 6 and I think those would be a bit too fragile for him at this point. So, I was thinking hand launched gliders for now.
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> > I was hoping I could find someone near Nashville, TN that could assist us in getting started. I don't mind driving a bit to get familiar with nomenclature, basic building principles, what the various competition classes are, etc. I think we just need a little boost to get us on the right path.
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> > Any help I can get would be great.
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> > Thanks,
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> > Thad
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> The indoor nationals are in Johnson City, TN at the end of May. Mapquest says it is a just over 4 hour drive for you. Lots of great stuff to see - and, if you get some gliders built, you get to fly, too. I've got a feeling there is a trophy or certificate in the box somewhere that just might end up in your son's hands.
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Received on Wed Mar 18 2009 - 06:46:50 CET