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  1. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Compensating for lack of right thrust. Four more flights today at the BAMS (Butler Area Modelers Society). The field is a north/south runway, tuff to fly in the morning. Got there at 1400 and the place was empty, four flights and left at 1600, called it Miller Time. Tomorrow I plan to fly at...
  2. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Put two flights on the Champ at Wally's Squadron and went out this morning to my home field and put 6 flights on it. About 25% of the club is at Wally's so no one was there. I have been playing with throttle to elevator mix and have it dialed in now at 10%. A lot of the problems I experienced...
  3. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Here are a few select photos of what I thought were unique. The racer was a very nice build. The two green Edge 540's were RC Sky Wing, one had a 170 I believe the other had a DA 200, the pilots hammered them hard but the stayed together! Must be a great design. The Fly baby was beautiful as...
  4. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Home from Wally's Squadron today early, I had planned to leave around 6:00 pm today but it was windy and not much action. Put two flights on the Champ yesterday and hoped to do a few more today but the wind keep me grounded as well as many at the event , half the planes were in the trailer...
  5. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    And drinking what beer?
  6. TonyHallo

    What did you make with your lathe/mill today?

    This is how I do it. The bars have flat surfaces on top and bottom.
  7. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    Heading to "Wally's Squadron" annual fly in tomorrow morning. This will be my first visit, about 3 hour drive located in Summersville, WV. Until this year my family vacation plans interfered with attending. I understand it is well attended
  8. TonyHallo

    What did you make with your lathe/mill today?

    Can't tell for sure but it looks like you have a QCTP, if so why did you need to make the tool holder? I just put the boring bars right in the tool holder.
  9. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    I think the wording on the link is incorrect, should read pre 1950's rather than post?
  10. TonyHallo

    Scale RCM 1/3 Scale Champ Build

    Flew the Champ at "Warbirds and Classics Over Alliance" today. Put the plane together and started BS'ing. Watched several folks fly. Found a willing spotter and fired up the Champ. Taxied out, took off and gained attitude, as the plane approached the down wind leg it quit. Completed a...
  11. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    And a flew more.
  12. TonyHallo

    Discussion The I’m Going/Went Flying Thread

    I flew at the Alliance Balsa Bees "Warbirds and Classics Over Alliance" today. This was a two day event and was their first annual. Hope to be back next year. Like an old fashion IMAA event, lots of different types of aircraft, fly rectangular pattern, no 3D, a lot of BS'ing. This is located...
  13. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The last laser kit I did had many errors, I started to make notes but gave up thinking that someone had reported the errors but they were never corrected in the files.
  14. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    I'm pretty sure our crane was chain driven, no sparks! I managed the sites for a short period and our company merged, after the merger they grouped all the hydro assets together and all the gas turbines together. I ended up with the combustion turbines and combined cycle plant. The folks that...
  15. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    I managed two run of river sites that each had two units. They were low head units, about 11', 3 MW's each on a good day, I believe they were manufactured by Voith. They were horizontal flow through units, the wheel looked like a giant 3 bladed boat prop. Don't remember anything about the...
  16. TonyHallo

    Mini lathe (and mill) discussion.

    Steven, I all the power plants that I worked in, we drilled for bigger shear pins and used full sized stock! Did you order the new lathe yet?
  17. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    Do you plan to add the baffles?
  18. TonyHallo

    Scale Nelitz 1/3 scale Cub build

    The finish in the last photo looks wonderful!
  19. TonyHallo

    Epoxy preferences?

    I used West Systems for a long time without any problems. With fillers it works well for structural work and without fillers for lay ups and glassing. I most recently used this thin epoxy from US Composites, it works great for lay ups with the slow hardener, gives plenty of time, this was...
  20. TonyHallo

    Scale BUSA Super Cub

    Got the left tube finished today in between fitting an outdoor carpet on my back porch. I can now finish the internal boxing and epoxy on the cowl. Have the servos, fuel system, ignition, and exhaust resolved.
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