Beer

[FrogChief]

Having my first one in weeks in my German beer mug. Amazing how good it tastes after such a long drought. :D


*Wishes he could have a beer and fly at the same time... :o

[planepainter]

Had a Miller High Life the other night. First one in months and months. I did not like it much.

[FrogChief]

Had a Miller High Life the other night. First one in months and months. I did not like it much.


Thats 'cause it was MILLER!

I had a nice tall Heifweizen.

[highflier]

You could probably get one of those beer hats. You know the one with the straws.

Keep both hands on the stick. While you sip some german brew via the straw. The hat may offer some sun glare protection as well :)

Highflier

[R. Carver]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-jOEAufDQ4

[SmokinJoe101]

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sj

[FrogChief]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-jOEAufDQ4


You sir are the thundergod of awesome... :D

[Curare]

That is fecking brilliant!

[FrogChief]

That is fecking brilliant!


Hey man! Long time no see!!!

Hope all is well.

-Sean

[sparkysko]

I'm tempted to install a minifridge in my workbench.

Then again, I think I build better when I'm sober.

[irish_lord99]

I'm tempted to install a minifridge in my workbench.

Then again, I think I build better when I'm sober.

Agreed, booze and razors aren't the best combination. Ask me how I know. :D

~Jake

[rabidrue1]

When it gets hot in the shop when I'm covering I'll have a glass of what my buddy calls Fat Scotsman's ale,he's somewhat of a brew master in the making and its always best to walk the 2 miles to his place when its time to test a new batch.

[irish_lord99]

I had a buddy in college that used to brew beer in his dorm room! I was good stuff, but I remember his first batch was SO strong that you couldn't drink more than two or three bottles before it got hard to stand up (and we're both stocky Irish guys). After he perfected the craft he turned out some pretty good stuff. Mostly darker beers, which was what tasted best during the Alaskan winters when it was -40 out.

~Jake

[rabidrue1]

Fat Scotsman is half stout and half ale it's a dark golden brown and 3 of them will knock your socks off,or at the least you won't remember where they are.His entire cellar has been converted to brewing beer,he went so far as to build the wife an upstairs laundry room so the washer and dryer would be out of the way.

[Bob Cook]

I never have any Pinot Gris and cheese until AFTER the balsa work is done. Tried that once, not good in the morning.

Bob in Seattle

[1320fastback]

Here's how I roll, Fat tire and Mamossas.
I also have a counter top home brew kit that doesn't get used very much.

[Curare]

I have been known, on occasion to fashion small flying things under the influence of fermented vegetable drinks. It however hasn't worked greatly all the time.

these days I limit myself to one glass of red (shiraz is locally grown here and is quite good) or two beers for the night, becuase after that I do find myself going into the workshop the next day asking " why did I glue that former in on such an angle? how come that sheeting is as crooked as a dogs hind leg?" 6 beers during the evening of a build ensures an aircraft as straight as you were.


p.s. froggy, I'm rocking man, still floating around with my vintage sailplanes, and waiting for for vactations to arrive so I can recharge the batteries and get back to building, as a matter of fact, I broke down and BOUGHT another guy's airplane, simply because I'm too wrecked to build. how sad is that?

[ChuckA]

The effects of C2H5OH Fumes on Radio Reliability

After years of observing many model crashes, I was left with one puzzling fact. A relatively small group of modelers were having a disproportional large share of radio failures. As a group, these “radio failure prone” modelers seemed to be about average as to equipment, workmanship, and flying skills even though they flew a wide variety of models and used many different brands of radios. It would seem that this group of flyers should have something in common besides radio failures. Being an engineer, I set out to find a rational explanation based on the facts.

After examining many factors, it became evident that most of these “crash prone” modelers were exposing their radios to a higher than average level of C2H5OH fumes, especially at the flying field. If exposure to more than average levels of C2H5OH fumes were responsible, then the transmitter should be the most likely source of the failure since it is the only part of the radio system that is actually exposed to the fumes during flight. Field observations support this hypothesis since most of the failures occur at long range and/or near the ground.

If exposure to C2H5OH fumes are responsible, then we should be able to derive an equation to estimate the probability of radio failure. Let the probability of failure (P) be a function of the concentration of fumes (c), and the duration of exposure (t).

P = f(c,t) (1)

Since C2H5OH is normally delivered in convenient 12-ounce containers and the containers are emptied at a constant rate, the concentration can be approximated by a function based on the number of containers used (n) and the distance from the source (x). Therefore equation 1 can be rewritten as:

P = f(n,x) (2)

Field observations indicate that the probability of failure should be a power function of n while physical considerations suggest that it is an inverse function of distance. If P is in percent and x is in feet, then the data suggest that n and x should be raised to the second power. Throwing in the ever present fudge factor (constant) gives

P = Kn^2/x^2 (3)

For an average distance of 2 feet, the equation further simplifies to:

P = n^2 (4)

which gives remarkable agreement with observations in spite of the extreme simplifications assumed.

Finally, it should be noted that similar chemical compounds such as CH3OH apparently do not have the same effect on radio equipment since it is the principle ingredient of most model airplane engines.

[tonyestep]

Chuck has developed a rigorous analytical model of a problem that has vexed mankind down through the ages. We are all in his debt.

Note from (4) that dP/dn = 2n, underscoring the fact that the probability of failure rises rapidly with each container emptied.

[ozmo01]

Agreed, booze and razors aren't the best combination. Ask me how I know. :D

~Jake

Red beer???? :eek:

[kwmtrubrit]

ChuckA, you need to copy your "C2H5OH" comments over on "Crash Excuses." It would be a great addition to that thread.

[GDbot]

Occasional use of "denatured" C2H5OH for quick cleaning of things generally causes no problems. HOWEVER! enough CH3OH (the usual denaturant) is absorbed through the skin after an extended exposure to cause a severe toxic reaction. Somewhat counter intuitively, the antidote is C2H5OH. More precisely, C2H5OH acts as a prophylactic for your liver, where CH3OH causes its' problems. My second mistake was not immediately consulting Wikipedia to find out this little fact which would have saved me at least 33 hours of severe discomfort. My dosage upon learning this was 3 shots of vodka; 2 hours later I felt 85% better and I was fairly sure I was not going to die or go blind, so I went back to work. I always enjoy learning new stuff, pretty much no matter how painful it is.