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[3dNater]

Some things definitely happen for a reason

My boy (almost 4) got taken out by a flying wing at our Presidents' Day event. There was a mas launch of wings for combat flying. I guess the pilot of the one that hit him had started flying someone else's plane. It took him accross one thigh at about 40 mph. Talk about total shock and awe for a little kid. He was over it in 5 minutes though.

 

[bbrown2828]

[video=youtube_share;eM3yDxbOZdo]http://youtu.be/eM3yDxbOZdo[/video]
watching some youtube vids and came across this check out the knife edge, wing tip drag and elevator tip drag around the three min mark, [MENTION=388]Aztech Aeromodels[/MENTION] Hey azhar who was the pilot of that 330 i know you where there lol

 

[Azhar]

The pilot flying the 330 was Harv,
The pilots flying the Corvus was combination of Harv, Joe V, and Kody
The pilots flying the Decathalon were myself, Kody and Harv
The Raven was mostly Kody
The Slicks in the combo flight was Kody and Harv

 

[bbrown2828]

got some of my bling in from aztech today thanks Azhar

 

[Ahblair4]

View attachment 22079got some of my bling in from aztech today thanks Azhar

The sticks tho...

 

[FlyMike1]

Nice out today but had down drafts[video=youtube;NmBgGAoQk6o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmBgGAoQk6o[/video]

 

[dth7]

Hello guys,
Shifting gears here for a minute, please humor me. Looking for Forum feedback.
Background- Here in the Northeast we have many smallish ("tribes", as [MENTION=271]Enterprise[/MENTION] accurately describes them) clubs made up of memberships of 30-80 +/-, dues from $50-100 plus AMA and initiation fees with varying degrees of restrictions (size, sound, access, etc) and some even prohibiting certain disciplines? (still trying to wrap my head around that!). A trend is developing among some enthusiasts to join multiple clubs to have places to fly different types and disciplines without restrictions. Some are members at as many as 7 clubs! Average visits to additional clubs- 4-6 per season.

Proposal- "Coop membership". Basics- Prove "full" membership (voting rights, good standing) at "Home club" with a letter from an officer to a reciprocal coop club (pre arranged yearly agreements). The coop clubs agree on a fee to charge (our club suggests $25) coop members who will not have voting rights but will (after that clubs vetting process), if accepted have flying privileges. The club gains revenue from an otherwise "visitor or guest" as well as another enthusiastic member who hopefully will share any knowledge, instruction, etc. with your members. This would include cross utilization of instructors at all levels when schedules, abilities, equipment restrict a person from progressing. The pilot gains flying access without the "guest" restriction of an escort. So far we have been receiving pretty good feedback. What do you think?

I was motivated to bring this up after seeing, through the forum what kind of facilities and activity some of you enjoy throughout the country. Our members, most of whom are not on the forums, do not attend events and have trouble understanding different club philosophies, facilities, dues structure, etc. have difficulty understanding the benefit of collaboration and some stick to isolationism instead. By pooling our resources I felt that we could experience some of the benefits of those large clubs with fantastic facilities that I see and read about and get to experience only on the sim!

Let me know what you think. Gary, you may want to move this to a separate thread- moderate at will!
Thanks all.
Darenopcorn::quoties:

 

[3dNater]

I think it is great Darren. You will be like Attila gathering in all those isolated tribes into a powerful and united empire . Seriously, it is fantastic and will hopefully, as time goes on, facilitate greater acceptance and tolerance for others as they slowly inter-mix.

 

[dth7]

I think it is great Darren. You will be like Attila gathering in all those isolated tribes into a powerful and united empire . Seriously, it is fantastic and will hopefully, as time goes on, facilitate greater acceptance and tolerance for others as they slowly inter-mix.

Thanks Nate. It is a slow movement, some of the tribes are dug in deep! Mostly good eggs who want to enjoy the hobby. Change is a scary concept!

 

[hone]

I have friends at 3 or 4 different clubs around the SF bay area and something like that would be great. I love flying with different people so going to different clubs is always fun.