[LASS Soaring] trees 2 Bruce 0

[Brian Kopke]

The trees definately gotta come down!  Plane eatin' menace is what they
are!  That sux about the Mantis and XP.  I finally got to fixing the Photon,
making some new ribs to replace the cracked ones and I'll get a new
boom/pushrods from Barry in Toledo next week.  Should  br flightworthy soon
afterwards.  Also trying to talk the wife into a backup Photon since I'll be
right there at Kennedy's booth and I'll save $50 (almost like a sale).  I'm
not ready to move up to the moldies yet.  Although that ONYX is a looker.
Want to finish the Bubble Dancer first and learn how to use the winch.

Brian

On 4/5/07, Ben Wilson <ben at thelocust.org> wrote:
>
> Them trees gotta come down, I think :)
>
> I put my name on the list for this:
>
> http://www.soaringusa.com/images/sailplanes/ONYX-JWFront800.jpg
>
> Gonna be on the bleeding edge for once in my life...
>
> Though I was looking real hard at one of them Euro moldies - the Shadow
> X-Tail, specifically.  The Espada's look real nice as well...
>
> As far as a new bagged wing plane goes -- no one is making them!  But I
> hear Phil is making DLG wings again... maybe he'll do a run of Supras
> again.
>
> Got2soar at cs.com wrote:
> > My best handlauncher, number 12, is still in the tree from early
> March.  Not to worry though I have 2 others that are in fair shape and 2 new
> ones on the way.  I do need to get out there and throw rocks at it or
> something to get the rx gear back but it is waaaay up there.
> >
> > Anyway I was out in the yard chucking handlaunch a couple of mondays ago
> and it was nice, a bit windy but the lift was there and sun was shining.  I
> decided to put the Mantis together and strig out the highstart.  A full
> strech put me just up to the trees and I thought about what would happen if
> I poped off so I decided not to pop off.  I had some great flights but then
> I did it, oh yea a pop off put the  Mantis inverted right into the tree and
> she hit every branch on the way down.  What was not broke in the tree got
> smashed on the ground.  The Louisville Slugger is dead.  Don't be sad for me
> though that just means that the radio gear is ready for a new home.  What
> next?
> >
> > Bruce Davidson
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