Stunt News

Is the May/April issue of Stunt News out? Has everyone else received it?

It's out but I haven't received mine yet

I received mine on the 12th

Received mine last monday

I have not received mine yet.

Got mine on Monday also.

There was a thread posted early last week, I think, on this same thing.

I'm in South Central PA, and haven't received mine yet, last name is Smith. Gary Lutz is 10 miles south in Hagerstown, MD and he got his almost 2 weeks ago. Price Reese is in Sharpsburg, MD, about 12 miles south of Gary and he has not received his yet.

Since Doug Moon hasn't received his, I was wondering if it could be an alphabetical thing.

Anyway, as I remember from the previous thread, Shareen wanted to know if it was not delivered by this week.

I got mine last Monday in Western Australia.

Charlie

Tony "B" for Bagley,
Received mine a week ago+, Sarnia, Ontario Canada.

No sign of mine yet in Central Oregon.

I haven't gotten mine yet in Colorado.

Chris

There are two of us here in the heart of Dixie that have not received ours as of today- Ed

No sign of my Stunt News in western Missouri as of Friday May 16.....TD:(

You guys ought be careful about what you wish for. Floyd Carter wrote a letter to the editor.

All will be shocked! shocked! to hear that Floyd didn't care for preceding issue's Bad Boy Stunt column.

Nils,

What's this I hear about you not being at the NW Regionals this year?

You heard right Dan,
Unfortunately I won't be there this year. I've had tendonitis in my right elbow for well over a month & I can't fly. I've been having ultrasound treatments for three weeks & it's getting better but I'm not going to be able to fly for at least a few more weeks.
My wife & I are going to Kodiak Alaska for seven days in August to celebrate our 25th anniversary & we're trying to save as much money as we can for the trip ahead of time. We're going to do some halibut fishing & a little salmon fishing. I went to high school in Kodiak from '61 to '65 & I haven't been back since '69. It's going to be kinda spendy & I just can't justify spending the $$ to go to Albany to be a spectator.
I still have a friend in Kodiak that was the drummer in our R&R band named Steve Harvey. His dad & uncle owned Harvey's Flying Service during the '60's. They had two Super Cubs, one on floats & one on tundra tires. They also had two Grumman Super Widgeons.
My dad & a friend of his hired Harvey's to fly us out to King Salmon once (in '63?) & we rode in one of the Widgeons. We took off from the Kodiak rock pile that passed for the Kodiak City Airport & landed in the bay at King Salmon. (There were good runways on the Navy base but the only civilian aircraft that could use it was PNA-Western's Super Connies.) Then he put down the gear & drove it up on the beach. The Cub on floats came in & ferried us over to the fishing cabin on the river one at a time. The ferried us back out the same way. Taking off & landing in the water was really fun, I'll never forget it.
At that time you had to be 16 to get a drivers license in Alaska but there was no age limit on a pilots license. Steve had been flying since he was big enough to reach the pedals in the Cub & by the time he was 15 he had a pilots license. He couldn't drive, but he could fly. One spring I'd drive him out to the field & buy $5 worth of gas from the company pump & he'd fly us around in the Cub with tundra tires after school. We could land on any beach & fool around. Really fun.
Now Steve owns Harvey's Flying Service & he has another Super Widgeon! He's going to fly us around in it to look at bears & stuff. We're REALLY looking forward to going
I'm going to get one more ultrasound treatment Saturday & keep babying my arm. I should be ready for the next contest.

Have fun in Albany!

We'll miss ya Nils...

Nils, A few years ago I had a BAD bout with Tendonitous ,& I found that when I packed it with ice it started to get a lot better.this is what I got from Lee Uberbacher after work every day for 15 minutes. Cold water in a pan works good too.
John

Thanks guys. The chiropractor has me doing ice. It is improving a lot. For a while there it would somtimes suddenly feel like I'd been stuck with a needle & my arm would go limp. Flying was out of the question. On the bright side, the wind has been blowing too hard to fly most of the time for 6 weeks anyway :/

Have fon in Albany!

Nils,

You have been reading too much stuff from Ted and Da Dirt.

A simple, short answer would have sufficed.

Besides, that's a story I would have wanted you to tell me in person!

All my best during recovery,

Ok. I ain't coming.

> For a while there it would somtimes
>suddenly feel like I'd been stuck with a needle & my arm
>would go limp. Flying was out of the question.

Mine felt a lot like that (although not as bad) all last summer. I flew pretty decent at the NATs and Golden State, but it hurt the whole time, But I pretty much couldn't clean my windshield with a squeege on the drive back!

Turns out my problem was a repetitive stress injury. I had overstressed my forearm muscles on an accidental 5.0 second lap flight in the wind in June. But what kept it going was bad ergonomics on my computer mouse. I had installed a 3-button aftermarket mouse (vice the standard Apple ADB single-button mouse) on my work computer to make it easier to use the scroll bars on our terminal emulator. In attempting to keep my fingers spread out in order to keep from accidentally hitting the middle and right buttons, I had to spread my forefinger and middle finger at a pretty good angle. This stressed my forearm muscles all the way back to the elbow and kept the injury from ever getting better.

I thought I might have to withdraw from Golden State because while I could fly OK, I was worried that I might let go if I turned my hand at the wrong angle. That's why I turned down Paul's offer to fly the P-51 - because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to hold on to it. At one point, the little bone that sticks out on the side of the elbow was so sore that it would wake me up at night.

At any rate, I switched back to the stock mouse, and finally, over about the next 3 months, it got a lot better. Now, I don't have any residual pain, and it's back as good as it ever was.

As of May 18, no one locally has mentioned receiving Stunt News. As an aside, I sent a set of plans First Class to Florida from Dripping Springs, TX on April 17. They arrived on May 15. I'm sure my Stunt news is out there somewhere.

Got mine on 5/16

LAST EDITED ON May-19-03 AT 07:51 PM (CDT)
 
Oddly enough it was a new mouse that started the problem with my elbow too Brett. My old mouse died a while back & I bought one with a little wheel in the middle for scrolling up & down. My arm was starting to get a little sore from that after two weeks of using it. Not bad, but I was beginning to feel it. I had an idea what was happening because I did the same sort of thing to my left elbow about ten years ago with a game pad I was using. I put tape over the little wheel so I couldn't use it any more. A few days later I had to pull up the carpet in one of our rentals & replace it with tile. Whoever had put down the carpet pad must have had part interest in a staple company because there were approximately a zillion (+/-) staples I had to pull with a pair of sidecutters. Right after that I had a big old ugly truck come into the body shop that needed a bunch of bondo work. That finished it off. Ever since I've been afraid I'd let go of the handle if I tried to fly. If I'd turn my arm wrong it would just go limp. It was bad enough having a sore arm, I didn't want a sore arm & another broken airplane to boot. I just got that Shark stuck back together. The arm is much better now, if it keeps improving I'll try flying pretty soon. Good flying weather is finally here too!

/\/\/

Btw, it's Monday & my new SN still hasn't made an appearance. Maybe tomorrow.

No Stunt News yet, in Big D.

Tuesday, still no SN here :/

Mine came today in Oklahoma so hang in there it will come

I hope your arm is better for the Meat & Meet. I expect to see some record setting throws this year. Larry, NorCal Circle Jerks

You guys just dont rate! Goit mine on the 18th. No wonder I got no responses to my post on the Prez message.

No Stunt News here yet.....May 20, 2003..............TD

>I hope your arm is better for the Meat & Meet. I expect to
>see some record setting throws this year. Larry, NorCal
>Circle Jerks

There's a secret, unannounced prize for being able to throw the engine all the way into the irrigation slough. My arm is way too ragged out to ever make it.

I have been practicing twice a day for the last six months !!!!!! Rumor has it the secret prize is a well traveled, finely trimmed Infinity.?????????????????????????????????? Larry

>I have been practicing twice a day for the last six months
>!!!!!! Rumor has it the secret prize is a well traveled,
>finely trimmed Infinity.??????????????????????????????????
>Larry

No.

> There's a secret, unannounced prize for being able to
>throw the engine all the way into the irrigation slough. My
>arm is way too ragged out to ever make it.
>
> Brett

Maybe Doug could show up and entertain everyone by hitting himself in the back of the head on his first attempt (he throws like a big girl).

Brad

Larry,
When and where is the Meat Meet.
John:9

No sign of Stunt News here in Massachusetts .. and now back to lurking.

Mine arrived here in central Ohio today! Hurray!!!!!

5-20,, No SN in Wisconsin.
Withdrawl symptoms will be setting in soon;)

No SN in Central Florida.
Withdrawls "have" set in.
Roger V.

I received mine yesterday - May 20 - in central Ohio.

Got mine on the 20th

Got mine on the 21st.

Still no sign of mine :/

Every two months this topic pops up and each time I find one good reason for living in Alabama. I got mine on the 10th, and it was mailed on the 7th. Of course I live only a short piece from the Editor.

As of 5/21, no Stunt News
Wayne Buran:(

>As of 5/21, no Stunt News
>Wayne Buran:(

Me too

Have hope..........got mine yesterday, may 21, 2003 (western Missouri.)

I got my Stunt News on Friday the 23rd in Arizona.

Whew.

Cy

My Stunt news arrived, Central Florida 24 May.
Roger V.

My stunt news arrived on 5/24/03. Ramona, California
DS

23rd, I think, in chilly Michigan. Currell

Got mine on the 24th
And Boy I wish Doug wouldn't have put in print that Phony Phox I got suckerd into.

Panhandle Forida, May 27th still no STUNT NEWS! I moved within this area last month, and wonder if mine could be lost in the wonderful postal system forever!

Still no Stunt News in Arvada, CO as of 5/28/03.
Chris

LAST EDITED ON May-28-03 AT 08:09 PM (CDT)
 
Mine finally arrived yesterday (27th) in Central Oregon. Very interesting & informative issue, on several levels.

LAST EDITED ON May-29-03 AT 00:36 AM (CDT)
 
My Stunt News was waiting when I got home from the NW CL Regionals, Sunday night. HOWEVER, it was the May/June 2003 issue. I don't think they would have made an April/May and a May/June. The July issue of Model Aviation was also waiting for me...oy...pay the postage and you can have it. Today my July Flying Models showed, with not one, but two reports on VSC 15. I may have to stock up on No-Doz and go to one of those.

Hasn't anybody had cortisone/novocaine shots for tendonitis besides me? It works, tho if it didn't, I would not recommend many of them.
They hurt like all H--- after the novocaine wears off and are not good for your heart, but worked for me. Steve

Novacaine? I got a cortesone shot in my left elbow about ten years ago for the same thing. I didn't get any novacaine. Hurt a lot. Afterward it hurt a lot worse for a day & a half. I was happy when it got back to hurting like it did to begin with. Ultrasound finally fixed it. I skipped the cortesone this time I went with the ultrasound right off.
Almost fixed, finally.

LAST EDITED ON Jun-01-03 AT 02:26 PM (CDT)
 
Yeah, that's what I thought, too. Turns out that they jab you with a mix of cortosone and novocaine at the same time. When that wears off, you won't believe how bad it will hurt. They will offer a 'script for an auxilliary pain med...don't turn it down, and don't even think about not filling it. Does "red hot poker" ring a bell? Steve

PS: What about the month issues on the latest Stunt News? Do I have to go git my March/April issue to prove that there is no April/May issue? It would make sense to print Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, and May/June, no April/May.

"Good Grief, Charlie Brown". Doesn't anyone have anything better to report than "got mine on ......." So lets hear what you say about the content, and not what you say about the postal service.