Fly'n with the Circus. RDRC's traveling Circus

[jongurley]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	Here ya go..... Need to paint the cowl, program the radio, and some other small stuff.....

Are you going to dunk the tail at Joenall this year,,,, ,

[50%plane]

	Quote: Originally Posted by jongurley
	Are you going to dunk the tail at Joenall this year,,,, ,

If the plane comes with me, I will.

[RobertV]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	Here ya go..... Need to paint the cowl, program the radio, and some other small stuff.....

Cool, 50.. Now get it going so you can come fly with us.

[50%plane]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RobertV
	Cool, 50.. Now get it going so you can come fly with us.

I plan to maiden the plane in January, or March, depending on work.

[jongurley]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	If the plane comes with me, I will.

I have one available spot in my trailer for Nall,, the space gets reserved quick.

1. 40% Comparf extra 260 mine
2. 35% extreme flight yak mine
3. What ever Kirbdogs gets
4. Trex 700, 600, and 450 mine
5. One spot open for a 50cc to 40% plane,,
Let me know I dont' mine hauling it down there for you,,
And I could haul a couple of other smaller planes if anyone needed,,

[bgfireman]

Jonathan,
Have you got to maiden your 40% yet? My 60 size is ready. Maybe Wednesday if the weather coperates.
Alan

	Quote: Originally Posted by jongurley
	I have one available spot in my trailer for Nall,, the space gets reserved quick. 1. 40% Comparf extra 260 mine 2. 35% extreme flight yak mine 3. What ever Kirbdogs gets 4. Trex 700, 600, and 450 mine 5. One spot open for a 50cc to 40% plane,, Let me know I dont' mine hauling it down there for you,,

[jongurley]

	Quote: Originally Posted by bgfireman
	Jonathan, Have you got to maiden your 40% yet? My 60 size is ready. Maybe Wednesday if the weather coperates. Alan

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[Larry Lewis]

OK RDRC!!!!
Last Sunday while at the field, an idea popped in my head. ( lots of room in there because of the lack of brain cells taking up space)
Anyway,,,,, Jacqui and I were flying her Lucky 13 after a long storage period. She did a couple of moderate speed blow by's and for whatever reason I started thinking about racing. ( NO ROBERT!!!)
As many remember, we attempted to get some club level racing going a few years ago using the ARF quicky planes on the market. Well,,,, even with the less powerful motors on the market, these planes were pretty fast and for the most part, intimidating to a lot of our members. Many others still fly theirs occasionally, but the speed thing sorta got a few in trouble with the ground!
So back to Sunday. Jacqui's Lucky 13 has a pretty good 61 size engine in it, and at full throttle and an APC prop, it covers a lot of ground fast. As a lot of you know, the Lucky 13 is rated for a 46 to 90 size engine. So I began thinking,,,,, What if we used the Lucky 13, restrict it to a 46 or less (ball bearing allowed), and not allow more than a 10X7 prop? The speed should remain fairly slow and allow folks to stay ahead of the plane without problem. Also, the Lucky 13 is a really stable model and slows down very nicely. You can use standard size/ torque servo's, and no special hardware is needed. Several folks at the field showed interest in this, so I wanted to see how many others would entertain the thought. I talked with Dave Hockaday to see what kind of deals East RC might be able to work out if we bought in bulk. He's looking into that now. They have plenty in stock, especially the all white ones. All white would be the best choice because you would want to option to put yuor own graphics or colored stripes on it. We dont want to race T-28s!!! Well,,,,,,,,maybe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, lol
So what do you think? Here's a few bits of info to think about,

1. All planes must be a STOCK out of the box Lucky 13
( graphics allowed)
2. No engine to exceed a 46 2-stroke ( can not use Nelson or Jett Engines)
3. STOCK mufflers only, or replacement type.
( No Pipes, Headers, or pitts style)
4.No prop to exceed a 10X7
5. Wheels must be stock, but wheel pants can be left off if prefered. ( most would be torn off anyway)
6.Stock fuel tank or off the shelf replacement. Hayes, Du-Bro, Sullivan. Muffler pressure only.
( No bladder tanks or racing tanks)
7.No fuel to exceed 15%. You can use synt, castor, or blend. No additives!

I do think we should allow one simple modification the the airframe. We can allow members to add flying wires to the tail feathers. This serves to prevent tail flutter because we'll be flying them wide open most of the flight. Also, it certainly doesnt add any speed to the plane, but could slow it down a very small amount. I'll give up 1 MPH !!!

If you guys ( and gals) think you would be interested, lets hear it. Also, I'd be willing to build a proto type to demonstrate the concept. The other cool thing about this is, if you decide youre not liking the racing thing, you still have a great sport model on your hands you can fly anytime! Rules would be pretty simple, and we'd just use the "two pylon" course with callers being stationed well bacl from teh flight line. If we even use callers! This is a fun club level deal. No big rules, no stress, and for the most part. CHEAP!!!! Most all of you have a 46 size or smaller motor laying around, and enough standrad servos to fill the plane. ( It takes 5) It comes with all the hardware you need, so you wouldnt have to spend anything extra on that. I would say the only thing most members would need is the plane itself. And a lot of you have that already!


So jump in here and let us know. Good idea,,,,, Bad idea,,,,,,,,,, No Larry,,we're having too much fun in the club already,,,,,,,,,,,

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by jongurley
	I have one available spot in my trailer for Nall,, the space gets reserved quick.

And you are going to have even more open spots for the return trip.

[jongurley]

	Quote: Originally Posted by toprudder
	And you are going to have even more open spots for the return trip.

Depends on on what we get talked into with the planes and if I get crazy with the helis,, HAAHHAHAH

[toprudder]

	Quote: Originally Posted by jongurley
	Depends on on what we get talked into with the planes and if I get crazy with the helis,, HAAHHAHAH

Lets just hope that everything you haul there will take just as much space on its way back.

[Clipclop]

Larry...Count me in on the Lucky 13-Make Believe Red Bull Racer Idea.

[Larry Lewis]

[quote=Clipclop;947261]Larry...Count me in on the Lucky 13-Make Believe Red Bull Racer Idea.[/quote]

There ya go!!!!! I bet we could get a lot of cool looking schemes going!

[jongurley]

How often would u guys be running a "official club race",, once or twice a month on sunday, ,, do I might get me some,, can we run JETT Engineering 46's,,

[Chevyflying1392]

I like that Lucky 13 Idea... be a real fun time I think, a lot of laughs and cries too I think