Joshua you're an inspiration. I have no more excuses...
I work in a 80 x 120 ft hangar/airplane factory with a 25' ceiling. Should be able to find some room to test fly the little guys in there after hours! (though the planes might gain some weight from flying through fiberglass dust...)
Katie
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "joshuawfinn" <jwfinn@...> wrote:
>
> LeRoy,
>
> You use what you've got. I was in there last night testing a VP prop and there was enough turbulence that I just couldn't get the model to climb above 15'. Really irritating, but at least my indoor planes ALWAYS fly their best at contests--because they fight turbulence anytime I test fly, it's in rotten conditions.
>
> John,
>
> Don't get your hopes up just yet. I've got a long way to go before I'm going to start sinking the cash needed to travel to team selection contests. That, and I want a better propeller design...
>
> Don,
>
> Thanks. I've got a lot of improvement to do, though.
>
> -Joshua
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, LeRoy C Cordes <lcordes@> wrote:
> >
> > WOW ! Talk about a hazardous flying site !!!
> >
> > LeRoy Cordes YOLO
> > Chicago, Illinois
> > AMA 16974
> > In God We Trust
> >
> > On Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:34:54 -0000 "joshuawfinn" <jwfinn_at_>
> > writes:
> > > Hey folks, I'm not a regular contributor to this list these days, but
> > > thought y'all might enjoy a couple videos from my recent flying
> > > sessions.
> > >
> > > Micro-B cruise:
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKS5lL4TnQA
> > >
> > > That model weighs 470 mg. I'm pretty happy with it.
> > >
> > > F1D climb:
> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7J7fajTAiE
> > >
> > > For those who don't know, that is my first F1D. It weighs 1.24 g and
> > > features composites only for the prop outline and wingpost
> > > reinforcement. All of the wood comes from hobby shops, and the
> > > motorstick and tailboom stock was actually scrap planed off a TLG
> > > wing blank. Covering is polymicro, which makes building these to
> > > weight rather difficult. I'm going to order some OS pretty soon.
> > >
> > > Good flying,
> > > Joshua
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > LeRoy Cordes YOLO
> > Chicago, Illinois
> > AMA 16974
> > In God We Trust
> > ____________________________________________________________
> > $65/Hr Job - 25 Openings
> > Part-Time job ($20-$65/hr). Requirements: Home Internet Access
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