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    Plane Crazy Saturday 19 Oct KMHV

    I’d love to go, but I can’t. We are hosting our annual fly-in and classic car show at Sierra Sky Park (Fresno) on that day.
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 13, 2019 at 6:02 AM in forum: Upcoming Events and Trip Reports
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    New life for Stratolaunch?

    Has it already flown once? If it did, I must have missed that. Strap a water tank underneath and put out both of the big California wildfires...
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 11, 2019 at 9:46 PM in forum: Hangar Flying
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    New life for Stratolaunch?

    Found this... https://www.scaled.com/2019/10/11/having-completed-the-stratolaunch-sow-were-handing-over-the-keys/
    Thread by: bmcj, Oct 11, 2019 at 6:51 PM, 9 replies, in forum: Hangar Flying
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    Webinar - Composites and Graphene: Stronger Together

    So when are we going to see graphene enhanced pulltruded rods?
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 11, 2019 at 5:32 PM in forum: Aircraft Design / Aerodynamics / New Technology
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    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    Yep, that works as well, but being someone who prefers hand-flying over autopilot, I prefer to use the manual ignore function over the...
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 11, 2019 at 5:03 PM in forum: Aircraft Design / Aerodynamics / New Technology
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    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    Not necessarily. As others said, it depends on who’s running the show. Two great examples of ‘get it done quick, but get it done right’ would be...
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 11, 2019 at 4:58 PM in forum: Aircraft Design / Aerodynamics / New Technology
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    Raptor Composite Aircraft

    That’s within your power now, though it would take some work. You can start a thread in the PROJECT LOGS section with a prologue, and then...
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 11, 2019 at 6:56 AM in forum: Aircraft Design / Aerodynamics / New Technology
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    The big video topic

    Hey Ron, Did you ever consider some of those small gas struts that lift automotive lids and hatches? You might even be able to mount one to...
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 10, 2019 at 7:22 PM in forum: Hangar Flying
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    The big video topic

    Hey, small world. That guy in the first sequence is a friend of mine.
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 10, 2019 at 6:58 PM in forum: Hangar Flying
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    The big video topic

    Oooohhhh... it apparently has an ejection seat too!
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 10, 2019 at 6:50 PM in forum: Hangar Flying
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    Favorite airports

    I’ll second the motion for Flabob, but having grown up there, I may be biased. Tom Wathen was a great guy. He passed away a few years ago, but he...
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 10, 2019 at 6:44 PM in forum: Hangar Flying
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    What were the reasons for Quicksilver to be where they are today?

    Do you recall where that was or anything about the airport or aircraft or pilot? If it was Flabob, you most likely flew with me.
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 10, 2019 at 3:45 AM in forum: The light stuff area
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    Crashes in the News - Thread

    Any landing you can fall away from...?
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 9, 2019 at 4:45 PM in forum: Rules and Regulations / Flight Safety / Better Pil
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    What were the reasons for Quicksilver to be where they are today?

    Wouldn’t that be the “Soaring Over California” ride at Disneyland’s California Adventure?
    Post by: bmcj, Oct 8, 2019 at 7:09 AM in forum: The light stuff area
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