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Forum: General Electric Discussions 05-10-2013, 12:50 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 702
Posted By TLyttle
Here's how they think: We used to fly beside an...

Here's how they think: We used to fly beside an airport, right beside the blast fence. The airport was fine with us beiing there (flying 049s C/L), but the "lady" across the street complained to the...
Forum: ParkFlyers 04-15-2013, 04:01 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 531
Posted By TLyttle
Please don't ignore the position of the wing. ...

Please don't ignore the position of the wing. The Pietenpol has a very high wing relative to the fuselage/thrust line, the Slow Stick does not. I put polyhedral on my SS, and it is capable of being...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 03-30-2013, 04:48 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 468
Posted By TLyttle
Yup old age has it's drawbacks alright. I have...

Yup old age has it's drawbacks alright. I have many floaters, one that seems to be th size of a saucer, plus quite a few more. I ignore them. What is worse, I have a fold in one membrane which...
Forum: Humor 03-28-2013, 05:50 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 368
Posted By TLyttle
Gee, Wildflyer, you must be old like me... I...

Gee, Wildflyer, you must be old like me... I don't remember any other way of unloading a truck until the Hiabs came along...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 03-19-2013, 11:11 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 268
Posted By TLyttle
If you have any interst in aircraft, Shuttleworth...

If you have any interst in aircraft, Shuttleworth is an incredible place (not to shun Rhniebeck at all!). Biggleswade is friendly, and there is another sight to be seen there as well: Swiss Gardens,...
Forum: Special Interest Aircraft 03-17-2013, 04:28 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 866
Posted By TLyttle
So THAT is what my avatar developed into! Who...

So THAT is what my avatar developed into! Who knew?
Forum: Humor 02-11-2013, 02:59 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 403
Posted By TLyttle
Just bloody hilarious!!

Just bloody hilarious!!
Forum: General Electric Discussions 01-20-2013, 05:59 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 382
Posted By TLyttle
A buddy flew an Aquila in competition, but he...

A buddy flew an Aquila in competition, but he noticed that it tended to wander on high-speed runs (F3B), and we tried everything to cure it. Finally we sawed off those lovely upswept wingtips, and...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 01-17-2013, 06:32 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 876
Posted By TLyttle
... and yet, the NRA is going to fight any action...

... and yet, the NRA is going to fight any action taken to control the guns so available in the US. Guns CAN be controlled with common sense and education.
Forum: Humor 01-17-2013, 06:18 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 442
Posted By TLyttle
One only needs a few Brit friends before one...

One only needs a few Brit friends before one realises how amazingly inventive they can be with what is really their language. Second are the Aussies... My, my, they are SO funny!
Forum: Humor 01-11-2013, 06:34 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 485
Posted By TLyttle
Perfect pic; note the drool, and the back of the...

Perfect pic; note the drool, and the back of the skull is visible through the eyes....
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft 01-11-2013, 06:22 AM
Replies: 176
Views: 4,020
Posted By TLyttle
Seems I throw NOTHING out... I found an old plan...

Seems I throw NOTHING out... I found an old plan (1947) for a small rubber model, and, on a whim, I built it. The original prop was 'orrible, so I used a 5" plastic one (Guillows?), and went...
Forum: Scratch and Kit Built Aircraft 12-24-2012, 05:44 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,114
Posted By TLyttle
My Mentor used to check and recheck the c/g on...

My Mentor used to check and recheck the c/g on his designs as he built them, moving the motor/battery/servos around as the build progressed, then installed the components with a bias towards...
Forum: Humor 10-25-2012, 05:57 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 740
Posted By TLyttle
Decades ago, we used to tape dry cleaning bags...

Decades ago, we used to tape dry cleaning bags together, used coat hangar wire to form a loop and X on the bottom, fill an aluminum pieplate with birthday candles. Climb up onto the roof, wait for...
Forum: ParkFlyers 08-26-2012, 05:34 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 550
Posted By TLyttle
My SC flew okay with lots of up trim, elevators...

My SC flew okay with lots of up trim, elevators definitely deflected up. Taped enough lead in the tail to make it fly without trim, and it handles beautifully. I suppose the forward c/g is for...
Forum: Humor 07-25-2012, 04:41 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 798
Posted By TLyttle
If you stop learning it is time to check out the...

If you stop learning it is time to check out the pine boxes...

In our shop, we had a sign on one wall in 10" high letters: "There is never enough time to do it right, but there is always enough...
Forum: Humor 07-22-2012, 05:43 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 798
Posted By TLyttle
No surprise!! I worked for one engineer who...

No surprise!! I worked for one engineer who designed a component for salt-water use with 37 parts. He handed it to me, and when I laughed, he said, "Do better". 20 minutes later, I handed him back...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 07-18-2012, 03:10 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 846
Posted By TLyttle
Everything is compromise or cooperation in a...

Everything is compromise or cooperation in a successful relationship. If one of us cooks, the other does the dishes, no dishwasher required, and no fast food involved. We eat very well (we try to...
Forum: Humor 07-15-2012, 04:56 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 625
Posted By TLyttle
Same game: A cop is waiting outside a pub for...

Same game: A cop is waiting outside a pub for drinking drivers at closing time. Sure enough, this guy comes staggering out, looks around for awhile, then approaches a a car with his keys in his...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 07-11-2012, 06:28 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 8,243
Posted By TLyttle
Man, it sure makes one feel good that we are...

Man, it sure makes one feel good that we are flying MODELS instead of full-size, eh?
Forum: General Electric Discussions 07-05-2012, 06:23 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 659
Posted By TLyttle
We broke many records this month in this valley,...

We broke many records this month in this valley, rainfall records, flood levels, no sun levels, and wind. Our trees already grow on a 10deg angle here, but now the tops are being worn off from...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 06-26-2012, 04:10 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,065
Posted By TLyttle
Tora, Tora, Tora, the first one. They dumped a...

Tora, Tora, Tora, the first one. They dumped a LOT of money and effort into that one (1969?), and it showed. The later one done on computer was junk IMHO...

Final Countdown was an interesting...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 06-12-2012, 05:05 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 984
Posted By TLyttle
My old 4-door Maverick served me well, passed it...

My old 4-door Maverick served me well, passed it on to my nephew; just having a car was all he needed.

Had a 80 Mustang with the 200" six. Spent a winter on a 250 head (larger runners on that...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 06-12-2012, 04:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 474
Posted By TLyttle
An article I have (somewhere) mentioned the...

An article I have (somewhere) mentioned the voice-command system, worked great until a cow's moo jammed the receiver!

The helmet also had a contraption on there that took another set of lines...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 06-09-2012, 04:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 474
Posted By TLyttle
Hm. Too old to remember the explanation for the...

Hm. Too old to remember the explanation for the helmet, but just like anything else Jiim Walker built, you just know it had a purpose, even if it was just to baffle the "experts"...

What a guy...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 06-06-2012, 04:18 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,880
Posted By TLyttle
Our flying site was (I guess it still is) under...

Our flying site was (I guess it still is) under the municipal parks system. Consequently, it was up to the municipality to maintain the pavement, trees, benches, etc., so that if there was a...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 06-05-2012, 04:45 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 1,880
Posted By TLyttle
If anyone resorts to shotguns, make sure the...

If anyone resorts to shotguns, make sure the first 2 rounds are rock salt; it REALLY, REALLY hurts, yet leaves no damage other than a few red spots. They only have to be hit once...
Forum: General Electric Discussions 05-27-2012, 05:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 664
Posted By TLyttle
Yup, that's the ticket! I even went cheap on the...

Yup, that's the ticket! I even went cheap on the compressor, converted an old fridge compressor, cost about $1.75 and a few minutes at the dump...
Forum: Off Topic Chit Chat 05-23-2012, 04:51 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 798
Posted By TLyttle
Uhhh, not quite what I meant. Big engines,...

Uhhh, not quite what I meant. Big engines, modified trannys, sure, except that I sure saw a lot of GM parts on the road over the years...

But a 6 cyl pumping btus through a standard Powersludge...
Forum: Humor 05-23-2012, 04:44 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 591
Posted By TLyttle
Not sure if this one came from the South or...

Not sure if this one came from the South or not...

Cop pulls over a kid for speeding, sez, "I been waiting all day for you."

Kid sez, "I got here as quick as I could!..."
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