Jim Walker Memorial Contest

So, I'm told that the Jim Walker Memorial Contest is scheduled for Delta Park in Portland, Oregon this weekend.

Anybody here (besides me) planning to attend? Any of the DCSC? How about The Dirt? Strangely, I've never flown at Delta Park, birth place of control line flying.

I'll be there. Take exit 306b follow BIG GREEN SIGNS to Delta Park, we are all of the way in the back passed the softball fields.

Scott(I be mowing the lawn)Riese

Hi Scoot,

Guess it will pretty lonely. Just you, me and Pat. But hey, I'll have some fun.

you got it

Of course I'll be there. Look forward to seeing you!
--johnt

http://members.aol.com/
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Randy,

Count me in. I'll be there both days. Classic on Saturday and PAMPA on Sunday. The Weather looks good. Only question is how many directions the wind will come from.

I'll miss flying at Delta Park when it isn't drizzling. Here's pictures from several years back. This is the reason I put the Duck in my Shark.

Heavy,

Those are some DEDICATED competitors!

How does one see the plane as a pilot or a judge when the plane is overhaed and one must look into that rain?

At the monent it looks as if Chris Cox is tied up running some speed trials this weekend so for now the plan is for me to drive James Cox for carrier, with me and we will get a motel in Van Wa. to save money. like I did last time. Dont know the status of Mike Connor at the present but you know he always shows up like a bad penny. Al Resinger will probably have to work being a golf pro at a busy course. Keith

What time is Classic? Maybe I should glue together my Flite Streak arf...

>At the monent it looks as if Chris Cox is tied up running
>some speed trials this weekend so for now the plan is for me
>to drive James Cox for carrier, with me and we will get a
>motel in Van Wa. to save money. like I did last time. Dont
>know the status of Mike Connor at the present but you know
>he always shows up like a bad penny. Al Resinger will
>probably have to work being a golf pro at a busy course.
>Keith

HAY you old fart. HOW R U? Glad to see you can write! Glad you comming down to fly.
OH BTW guy's the wind only blowes in one direction in Aug.

Scott(love those Canada types) Riese

Paul (Sourdough),

One of the cool things about flying in the rain is that you can tell which way the wind is blowing by the slant of the falling raindrops. Down wind is when the slant is vertical and your face is not getting wet

Bruce,

Looks like the site I fly at. A real washing machine.

Keith,

Why is it cheaper to stay in Vancouver, WA?

LAST EDITED ON Aug-28-03 AT 06:30 AM (CDT)
 
Paul (Sourdough),

One of the cool things about flying in the rain is that you can tell which way the wind is blowing by the slant of the falling raindrops. Down wind is when the slant is vertical and your face is not getting wet

Bruce Hunt
Salem, OR
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Hmmmmm! Bruce,

You have me confused, which is not necessarily unusual. If the slant of the falling raindrops is truly vertical, wouldn't one be flying in calm air? Shouldn't the rain be "falling" horizontally to provide the condition you describe? Or......are the particular conditions you describe specific to Oregon?

Your method for judging the down wind side of the circle would seem to be a very positive one though!

I'm sorry. I do get carried away with these semantics sometimes.

Paul

Well, I can say with some authority that the Portland site

is

a washing machine. That is one turbulent place. Fun contest though. Think I'll give up stunt and fly 80mph combat.

It only got windy when YOU flew. It's a great place to fly...Sunny,warm,45 degree sun, good friends, what more could you ask for.

Scott,

Hmm, well, losing 2 planes this weekend probably colored my viewpoint. Seemed turbulent to me.

Randy,

Talked to Heavy Stunt last night and he passed along the information about your loss of the Shoestring. But TWO models? What is going on here??!!

Randy, you didn't forget to light the DT fuse again, did you? Oh, wait, that was in a former life. Mine, in fact. Yeah, it's all coming back to me now. Sorry for your loss. I've only been there twice, and it made my hackles stand up, and I wasn't flying. I don't like turbulence, thanks anyway. Arlington rules. Steve

Darn, Randy, you sound like you're getting as good as me or goodern!

>Scott,
>
>Hmm, well, losing 2 planes this weekend probably colored my
>viewpoint. Seemed turbulent to me.
>
>

Randy Powell

TWO PLANES???

I saw the shoestring go in when an engine quit after the pattern. WHAT was the other?

Scott(use tide)Riese

Scott, Steve, Dan, Ty,

Thanks. Was a tough weekend for me. The PA plane was flying pretty well on Friday. The new elevators worked to correct the turn. The wind was blowing 18 to 20 mph with some stiff gusts. Pat Johnston and I were flying. On one of the inside corners during the square eight and with a particularly strong gust, I suddenly lost control of the plane. I managed to bail out and got the plane level, but something was definately not right. I thought at first that the pushrod had partially failed. I got it landed and discovered that the rear wing to fuse joint (plane was a take-apart) had pulled apart. Darnest thing I've ever seen. The balsa around the mounting plane literally pulled apart. The area was reinforced with epoxy and glass and the reinforcement also tore apart. Man, I know there was a lot of stress on that joint, but I've never seen anything like that. The plate was still firmly attached to the fuselage along with a portion of the structure that constitutes that part of the fuselage that is glued to the wing. The landing had further fractured the top of the fuselage. It's pretty much unrecoverable. The fuse was close to edge in weight already and a repair would send it over the top. This failure will take some thought. I've been building planes a long time and would never in my wildest dreams believed that I could get this sort of failure. At least not the way that it failed. Hmm, some design editor.

So, I have an intact wing, stab and elevator and rudder. I'll probably build a new fuse at some point. Or not. Depends on my mood, I guess. Not for awhile, anyway.

The Shoestring was just ill-fated. The sucker had been fighting me all season. After finally getting the engine to run decently, sort of, it had the last laugh. It quit during the clover leaf of a practice flight just before official flights began. The wind, in combination with my momentarily stunned experession and slow start in trying to recover combined to give it pavement poisoning. I thought that it had run out of fuel and I had misjudged the fuel load, but inspection after the flight showed at least a half ounce of fuel still in the tank. OS engines and I have never gotten on particularly well and this one was worse than any I've ever had. I swear the thing was posessed by demons. It was never right, but I imagine it will have new life in an 80mph combat plane. I gave it away to a combat flyer friend at the contest. Maybe it will have a crank to crank incident.

>Scott, Steve, Dan, Ty,
>
>Thanks. Was a tough weekend for me. The PA plane was flying
>pretty well on Friday. The new elevators worked to correct
>the turn. The wind was blowing 18 to 20 mph with some stiff
>gusts. Pat Johnston and I were flying. On one of the inside
>corners during the square eight and with a particularly
>strong gust, I suddenly lost control of the plane. I managed
>to bail out and got the plane level, but something was
>definately not right. I thought at first that the pushrod
>had partially failed. I got it landed and discovered that
>the rear wing to fuse joint (plane was a take-apart) had
>pulled apart. Darnest thing I've ever seen. The balsa around
>the mounting plane literally pulled apart. The area was
>reinforced with epoxy and glass and the reinforcement also
>tore apart. Man, I know there was a lot of stress on that
>joint, but I've never seen anything like that. The plate was
>still firmly attached to the fuselage along with a portion
>of the structure that constitutes that part of the fuselage
>that is glued to the wing. The landing had further fractured
>the top of the fuselage. It's pretty much unrecoverable. The
>fuse was close to edge in weight already and a repair would
>send it over the top. This failure will take some thought.
>I've been building planes a long time and would never in my
>wildest dreams believed that I could get this sort of
>failure. At least not the way that it failed. Hmm, some
>design editor.
>
>So, I have an intact wing, stab and elevator and rudder.
>I'll probably build a new fuse at some point. Or not.
>Depends on my mood, I guess. Not for awhile, anyway.
>
>The Shoestring was just ill-fated. The sucker had been
>fighting me all season. After finally getting the engine to
>run decently, sort of, it had the last laugh. It quit during
>the clover leaf of a practice flight just before official
>flights began. The wind, in combination with my momentarily
>stunned experession and slow start in trying to recover
>combined to give it pavement poisoning. I thought that it
>had run out of fuel and I had misjudged the fuel load, but
>inspection after the flight showed at least a half ounce of
>fuel still in the tank. OS engines and I have never gotten
>on particularly well and this one was worse than any I've
>ever had. I swear the thing was posessed by demons. It was
>never right, but I imagine it will have new life in an 80mph
>combat plane. I gave it away to a combat flyer friend at the
>contest. Maybe it will have a crank to crank incident.
>
>

Randy Powell

WOW I was there all weekend ...didn't know

Scott,

Well, I wasn't really advertising. Felt like enough of a yoyo as it was.

Just not my year, I guess. Hope you can make the Raider Roundup. Surprisingly, I do have something to fly.

Randy,

Here's a shot of the Happy Pilot filling the garbage can with the ill fated shoestring.

I still think that OS35 would make a great doorstop. Maybe you could make that into a design article. I have a bunch of DS40's I could donate too. But on second thought, I've got a couple of Ukey 35's comming that will be perfect for the DS40's.

Oh, thanks Bruce. And I didn't think I could feel any worse.

Well, as I said, I'm sure the OS35 will find a nice home in an 80 mph combat plane. Though I did warn the new owner of the curse on it.

I'm taking your lead, Bruce. Next classic plane will have a big, 4-2-4 thumper motor.

Looks like Brodak's Fly In, 2002, 2003, !

LAST EDITED ON Sep-06-03 AT 01:04 AM (CDT)
 
Thought folks might like a pic or two of the turbulator.(Sorry, Scott).

Let's see:

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John Thompson burping his Steve Buso "Lightwave"

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Leo Mehl with the Odyssey. Leo's hanging in there.

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Jerry Eitchen's SV-11, affectionately known as the Picasso.

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Pat Johnston's gorgeous Bearcat

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And of course, the usual suspects. Jerry Eichten, Leo Mehl, Chris Cox and Bruce Hunt. Like the trees in the background? This is a pretty site.

I have a couple more, but that will be all for now.

Randy Powell

Below is Heavy Stunt's beautiful Impact...flies good, too. Seems if you don't have a pic down here, funny things happen.