Slope Soaring homage to 'thenated0g'
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buzzbomb
I know nothing!
I honestly hope so, brother. I've got a maiden in the plans for tomorrow. I know how they make me feel and I crave them. It really doesn't matter if it's crash or soar. That feeling you get when you first release the plane...@buzzbomb - the flying is looming!
this one will take a bit more building, but hell yes, I am already flying it in my mind!
I'm an old motorcycle adrenaline junkie who can't ride anymore. That feeling I get on a maiden is just as good as any time I've dragged a knee while leaning low on a curve. Only much less likely to end in my death. Accept the possibility of a crash. You need to fly!
mayan
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@bracesport I agree with @buzzbomb I want more flying from you!
bracesport
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mayan
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In the air, where they should be
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sundown57
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I store mine mostly in trees around town. they seem safe as every time I look they are still there. and I also remember where I left them. bracesport, Did you get any effect from that Volcano last night?
bracesport
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@sundown57 - luckily no, we are south of the island - what a tragedy with possibly 13 people perished.
sundown57
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yeah, I saw it on the news last night, you were the first one I thought of. glad to hear your safe.
bracesport
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@sundown57 - It is one of our active volcanos and a very popular tourist destination.
The eruption
Dr Sherburn said eruptions were "when the excess pressure [beneath the ground] is too strong to be kept in by the rock and other material in the crater area ... You get this sudden depressurisation, same as sort of taking the top off of a soft drink bottle or pulling the cork out of a bottle of champagne. It depressurises and the materials underneath rising very, very quickly.
"And in the case of a situation like today's eruption, it fractures and fragments all the overlying rock, some of it into really fine particles like ash. Some of it could be much, much larger particles - golf ball size, cricket ball size, pumpkin size, you know, it could be really large. Large eruptions can even throw things the size of small cars.
"Because the eruption has occurred close to - possibly from within the lake - there could be a lot of water projected at the same time so you can get really quite a mixture of material."
Dr Sherburn said GNS Science hoped what it saw over the next few days on the island would help determine if Monday's eruption was a one-off driven by steam pressure, or if there was magma involved.
The eruption
Dr Sherburn said eruptions were "when the excess pressure [beneath the ground] is too strong to be kept in by the rock and other material in the crater area ... You get this sudden depressurisation, same as sort of taking the top off of a soft drink bottle or pulling the cork out of a bottle of champagne. It depressurises and the materials underneath rising very, very quickly.
"And in the case of a situation like today's eruption, it fractures and fragments all the overlying rock, some of it into really fine particles like ash. Some of it could be much, much larger particles - golf ball size, cricket ball size, pumpkin size, you know, it could be really large. Large eruptions can even throw things the size of small cars.
"Because the eruption has occurred close to - possibly from within the lake - there could be a lot of water projected at the same time so you can get really quite a mixture of material."
Dr Sherburn said GNS Science hoped what it saw over the next few days on the island would help determine if Monday's eruption was a one-off driven by steam pressure, or if there was magma involved.
Wildthing
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Yikes, that could be a little unsettling living that close to a active volcano, glad it didn't effect you.
mayan
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+1 this morning!
I got to admit that the combination of the white and black smoke is somewhat amazing.
sundown57
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I'm guessing you haven't seen all my flights. I've had a few that ended with plenty of black and white smoke. check out 1.11
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Wildthing
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I had that happen once also and maybe a minute into flight , hadn't even gone past 1/2 throttle and the esc lit up.
bracesport
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@sundown57 - and after a textbook landing too!
bracesport
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now that the smoke has cleared from the Volcanic eruptions - back to some building!
The mechanism for the wing rotors seems to be pretty strong, I just need some new servos and ball end connectors to complete the parts - meantime I need to cut out the hatch, remove the internal foam, and add some internal strengthening with epoxy and FG.
The mechanism for the wing rotors seems to be pretty strong, I just need some new servos and ball end connectors to complete the parts - meantime I need to cut out the hatch, remove the internal foam, and add some internal strengthening with epoxy and FG.
bracesport
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seems to be working so far - cuts like cheese!
mayan
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I missed that. What the hell happened there? It didn’t look like the lipo battery, that would have been impossible to reach with you hand.
mayan
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Looks amazing! I mean wow man you know how to design stuff.
