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The highest performance control line model airplanes all run counterbalanced single blade props turning insanely high RPM (sometimes 40k+ rpm).

Just kind of curious, aside from breaking the sound barrier, is there a speed limit? I.e. is everyone doing low passes down the runway going as fast as they are willing to push the engines? Where does the airshow airspace extend?

Just heard on liveatc that it's closed indefinitely due to an incident.

Any reason for the number of expensive business jets, complete lack of pistons, at this small town airport? http://maps.google.com/maps?gl=us&sll=27.207334,-98.122216&sspn=0.006295,0.006295&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=&ll=27.20788,-98.122378&spn=0.00261,0.007328&t=h&z=18

Wow. Think a bit more about it. Models don't normally fly at real airports. Model airplanes are normally flown at model airplane fields. This was by invitation of the fly-in organizer, not because he just showed up and started hovering over the runway trying to impress the crowd. I've flown...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3GHqMObjcM The whole event looks really fubar with active full scale landings while models on the runway.

Awesome story.

Anyone see this? Midair at FISK. http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=d0b86881-539a-422c-809d-fbd050270d27&

The show must go on, yes. That doesn't mean that after years and years of deaths that people don't get sick of it. I'll also add, A single fatal midair that causes injury on the ground doesn't ever do any good for our public image. You can look at the race Mustang that crashed and killed a...

Pregnant wife and 1yro make it difficult tho. Next year. I'm living vicariously through you guys.

In TX, you can have an unconcealed handgun on any private property where you are invited. This includes your home, business, friend's house/property, job if it's ok with your employer (i.e. gun store ;) etc. You can have a pistol in your car as long as it's concealed. Rifles & Shotguns are much...

"Green over Blue" from "Unusual Attitude" by Dwayne O'Brien

I'm not playing this unless it let's me take my kids to work.

Tag. I got one for Xmas from my wife.

Anyone have one of these? http://www.bushnell.com/products/gps/features/xm-navweather/ I was given one for xmas. Backup GPS, weather and music. How well do they work? J

In the static load test they deflected 18ft ??

Turning money into noise. It doesn't get any better :)

It was definitely a mistake on my part. Plane was climbing out way faster than it could sustain when I engaged it. I didn't think to see what VS it was trying to hold. Normally I engage it when level and then play with the VS or ALT settings.

I was just again reading about the Colgan accident and how they allowed the autopilot to take them to the edge. When it disco'ed is when they got into trouble. Ron/Azure: It's a bendix/king KAP140, and 2axis is the default mode. Here's the first step on the quick guide: 1. To activate the...

I hit the "AP" button and by default it turned on ROL and VS. I didn't do anything else that I know of. ETA: that appears to be the default behavior for this model. IIRC is a bendixking.