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  1. Bill Safrit

    ChickenBalls 2015 Nall

    I saw QQ fly the new Pitts Mamba. Super impressive bipe. I almost missed it. I was at the scale line and ran into QQ and asked him when he was fly the new bipe? He said he was on the way to 3d line to do so. I don't care for the color yellow on anything but fruit. Even though this one is yellow...
  2. Bill Safrit

    3D Would love to see detailed build videos here.

    I find it difficult to find detailed build videos for planes. I am also a heli pilot. At helifreak.com there is a thread titled Finless Bob's tech room. In this room you can watch Bob build almost every helicopter on the market from start to finish. Finless Bob is a brilliant heli buider and has...
  3. Bill Safrit

    IMAC hobby getting expensive

    I learned my lesson the hard way in the early days about using inferior products sold by vendors who use hype to get you to buy from them. A well known competition heli pilot once said don't buy what you can't afford to fix. This hobby is like anything else out there that people enjoy such as...
  4. Bill Safrit

    Hi everyone.

    Thank you thurmma for the welcome. I have not had a chance to check the build threads here. I'm on my way there right now. I love building planes and helis. My planes are all ready to go and I am now rebuilding my Trex 550 heli after a crash flying too late in the evening to see it clearly. Oh...
  5. Bill Safrit

    Topics and a build thread for the new guys

    Maybe the importance of how weight effects a plane? Maybe proper prop selection.
  6. Bill Safrit

    Getting Kids involved in RC?

    My son is 29 yrs old and could care less about flying. He is also a mammas boy. My daughter now 31 would be quicker to try flying. I was not in the hobby when they were kids. My wife says she does not see the fun in it. I took her to Joe Nall one year and she enjoyed it. Now maybe one of my kids...
  7. Bill Safrit

    How long to let an engine warm up?

    I see a lot of guys at the field start an engine and rev up and hit full throttle right away. Nothing could be more cruel to an engine. A cold engine cylinder is smaller when it is cold and expands as it warms up. Full throttle on a cold engine causes wear on the rings and cylinder walls. When I...
  8. Bill Safrit

    New Guy

    Hi Japan and welcome!!
  9. Bill Safrit

    Hi everyone.

    Thank you Asphalt. I already like this forum so far. I hope you guys are having good weather for flying. We are are in the middle of an extreme hot wave right now.
  10. Bill Safrit

    Hi everyone.

    Thanks CBalls. That was the p-51 I lost to a brownout. I'm really not a warbird freak. I dig Mustangs though and will have another one day. I am in to freestyle 3D. Our club is an old one. The runway is lumpy and has a lot of dips. It needs to be rolled with a big pavement packer after a light...
  11. Bill Safrit

    VVRC 40cc Twin

    Just watched Gabriel Alutz at youtube flying the PAU Edge 540T with a VVRC 40 twin that was brand new with only 2 flights on the engine. For an engine not even close to broke in, it is pulling this plane with authority. I want this setup badly now after watching the video.
  12. Bill Safrit

    VVRC 40cc Twin

    Thanx for your reply Alky6. This plane is sold out right now at PAU's website. I can't find any specs there other than designated engine size. There is no listing for it on the manual download page. I hope it has not been discontinued. I will find out. Thanks again!
  13. Bill Safrit

    VVRC 40cc Twin

    I am very interested in the PAU Edge 540T 30-35cc. My first thoughts was to install the VVRC 40 twin. Would this be a killer performer for that plane and would it fit in the cowl? If Supa Tim is here I would love your response along with all other replies.
  14. Bill Safrit

    Cool old school planes??

    I was also given a 12 yr old Cap 232 made by Yellow Aircraft that was built super strong with dovetail joints in the frame. It's 60" with an old Webra Speed 61. I have not flown it yet but will post here again when I do.
  15. Bill Safrit

    How To Share An Opinion Without Being An Ass

    I read the entire article and thanx for posting it. I hate it on facebook when a major political election is underway. Facebook becomes insane at that point. There has been a lot of brand bashing at other rc forums and sometimes by rc vendors posing as regular members for the sake of steering...
  16. Bill Safrit

    Hi everyone.

    Thank you Imac. I am also a fanatic. My wife does not understand the fun of it but who cares, I love it.
  17. Bill Safrit

    Hi everyone.

    Thanks Mike. I just joined earlier tonight and already getting a lot of welcomes here. I have only looked over a small bit of the forum. Looks great! Thanx again.
  18. Bill Safrit

    Cool old school planes??

    A friend of mine gave me a discontinued Hangar 9 Funtana x 100. I hung it to the ceiling in my workroom for 3 yrs. I recently euipped it with a 23 cc gasser, 4titude tank, all Savox servos, all 20 gauge taildraggerrc extensions. 2 Smart Fly super switches, Fromeco Sahara Volt reg for the...
  19. Bill Safrit

    ChickenBalls 2015 Nall

    Here are a few pics I took. One of the Mig jets is me posing with them. Another of me with QQs new Mamb bipe. The other one is my great friend Mike who is a pilot that has flown for US Air, FedEx, and few other companies. One day he took me up in his 1941 Navy N3N-3 biplane. I loved it.
  20. Bill Safrit

    ChickenBalls 2015 Nall

    Hi CBalls again. I was at the Nall this year on WED. Had a blast also.
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