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Thought I would post a quick note here..........not a scale sailplane, but...........

Just saw that Bob at Soaring USA has 2 Vixens in his shop for sale. These are supposed to be the new hot F3J...

Not to get too off topic here, but the comments that are being shared are really great to see.

I have found this site to be an incredible source of information and insight for rc aerotowing, not...

Ok, ok, ok....so my spare tire is just a bit larger....not that much though:)

The Delta Pro unit is the tongue box I am putting on mine also, 33" wide, so it should be a good fit.

I plan on...

Just talked to G & H yesterday, should be here in the next couple weeks.

I ended up ordering the Car Mate 4 x 10 HD with a door in the front right (passenger side) that will be an access door for...

Dennis, looks fantastic........can't wait to see it in the air !

I should be there with a few things to fly. I can bring my Super Cub for electric towing if that would be of help.

Bob

Found 2 of the editions at Cumulus Soaring and another on Amazon. Pricing was reasonable on Cumulus (actually much lower than expected), but the Amazon edition evened things out :).

These will be...

HI Dennis....thanks for the notes............always appreciated !

I have another book of Martin's on the Slingsby Sailplanes that is wonderful, but the three volumes you shared are not in my...

I just received a copy of Martin Simons' book "The World's Vintage Sailplanes 1908-45". Found it through Amazon at a reasonable price (read about $125 plus shipping).

This is a really great...

I started on preliminary work for the radio and electronics installation.

I will be using JR electronics on this one. A 1221x or 1222x receiver depending on whether I want the PowerSafe unit and...

I received confirmation from Axel about my pilot for the Orlik II. It should be arriving in September.Axel did a great job of helping with the overall design so he will look era appropriate for this...

Well, got started a bit on the project today. Looking over all the bits and pieces to make sure of what I will do with the installation of the electronics.

Overall it looks pretty straight...

I will definitely be there early for that :)

That was a lot of fun.......although I felt like I was melting !

Steve....always great to fly with you.......your skill and understanding of set-ups and flying skills are unmatched..........always...

No Lotto tickets for me........the $2 in my pocket is worth more than the paper numbers..........I also haven't felt like running around outside during a lightning storm with a long metal rod to get...

The Orlik will have friends at its new home very soon...........going to Canada to pick up some of its more modern cousins very soon (the ASH-31 and the Ventus 2CX). Something about gull wings though...

A modification to the cure Steve.........an Antares, two aspirin in the morning for staying up all night admiring, and an appropriate vintage pilot from Axel (word is September delivery from Axel's...

Figured I should put a quick note here.......I know where this plane has relocated to :)

Many thanks to Steve Pasierb for having the vision to bring in this and the other beautiful vintage planes...

Dennis.....great to see you are back to work on this one...............looking forward to seeing it soon !

Bob

Working on my travel for events this summer. I am planning on being here for this one....Never been to Cumberland yet and figured this would be great.

Any suggestions on where to stay ? If many...

Sold 5-24-13

Just got packages from SUSA today..............the Xplorer 2 3.8 arrived with all the electronics. Can't believe how light this sailplane is for a 3.8m ship..........lighter than a feather !

The...

Many thanks to everyone at the Prop Busters for hosting a truely great event and special thanks to Len and Steve for being the event directors.

All the tow pilots: Jim, Alex, Len, Rob, Dennis,...

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