Canadian Check-in - Page 2

can773 · Dec 23, 2005, 11:34 PM

Local: Calgary, AB (Crams, Chinook Winds clubs)
Age: 28
Status: Married
Kids: 0
Time: Flying for 16 years
Birds: Currently flying a ZN Line Enigma, Plett 30-10 powered, 2200W input (cover of August MAAC mag)
Trex 450XL, there have been many others but they change all the time

Been on a few national teams for pattern flying, best finish 20th overall. This past summer was my first venture into large electrics.

www.f3acanada.org

Chad Northeast

navkan · Dec 24, 2005, 12:42 PM

Ok, let's really raise the bar

2 years back in the hobby, exclusivley electrics, after 30 year pause from being a beginner slimer pilot

Age 63
kids 2
grandkids 3
wife 1

Hobbico Superstar EP (extensively modified)
Multiplex Easy Star (also modified)
Multiplex Magister
Great Planes Esay Sport (under construction, converting to electric)

cheers, Fred

can773 · Dec 24, 2005, 03:40 PM

PS: After many years of flying glow and now going 100% electric, if I ever go back please shoot me

Chad

Cam Galbraith · Dec 25, 2005, 10:44 PM

Local: Lucan, Ontario(north of london)
Age: 18
Status: Swinger, baby
Kids: 0
Time: Flying for 3-4 years
Birds: Parkflyer stuff, want to get into 2200 watt pattern birds!

Claim to fame - was in MAAC magazine, June I think, with a fleet of Tiger Moths. Can't remember, but the cover was really green.

Cam

Badmana · Dec 26, 2005, 02:48 PM

Local: Toronto (Scarborough)
Age: 27
Status: Engaged
Kids: 0
Time: ~10 months
Planes:Started with a "free" 2 channel toy airplane (turns only by the engines). Became addicted and got a GWS E-Starter, GWS Zero and soon to have E-Flite Tensor.

bulky · Dec 30, 2005, 04:18 PM

Name: Bulky
Age: 47
Status: Married
Fly time: about 5 minutes
Planes: Eagle 2...repaired many times
Live: Waubaushene, Ontario
Hobbys: repairing my plane

Al · Dec 31, 2005, 12:35 AM

Man I'm second oldest right now at 46. I think Rick Page is older (grin) If not I still have him beat by weight. I have a daughter, 13 and a very understanding wife.

Right now flying mostly my Flectrum sp400 built from plans. I have ready to go but not flown, Lets see:

Cloud Dancer 60 with a maxcim Dwind
HVP Catalina with twin sp 480
GWS tiger moth 400 with eflite brushless
Old Davy Systems viper with Maxcim D wind
Simprop Peppo that I seem to have inherited, popped in a plett 200-2-6

Flown:
Tiger moth (unionville kit) electrified crashed but almost repaired
Robbe Gnat ducted fan
Lazy Bee
Electra Glider
Kitfox from Laddie Mickalasko plans.
Flectrum sp400

On the building board close to completion
KA Mig 15 ducted fan with kontronic fun480 42
and Balsa craft easy street.

Oh and the Honey bee FP chopper I got for christmas.
That about covers it, there are still a few odd other hanger queens but I can't remember off hand.

Do you guys all do more building than flying, is it me or is it a time thing?Or is it that the building is way less nerve racking than maidening a new bird?
Nice to meet you all none the less.

wakumann · Jan 01, 2006, 01:13 PM

Local: Comox Valley, Vancouver Island
Age: 44
Status: Married,
Kids: 2 Daughters
Time: 32 years
Birds:
19 Gliders all for Slope, F3F
11 Electrics (eg Hotliners, 80" Piper Cub )

Cheers
Thomas

gtauger · Jan 01, 2006, 02:17 PM

Nice to meet all the canadian members, just got my E-Starter for christmas hope to put it together for the spring season.

Dan_eflyer · Jan 01, 2006, 06:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al

Do you guys all do more building than flying, is it me or is it a time thing?Or is it that the building is way less nerve racking than maidening a new bird?
Nice to meet you all none the less.

I tell ya, it's just as much fun building them as it is flying them. Also, I think I want to put landing gear on my new birds. It's a lot of fun taking off and landing too. LOL

Al · Jan 02, 2006, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dan_eflyer

I tell ya, it's just as much fun building them as it is flying them. Also, I think I want to put landing gear on my new birds. It's a lot of fun taking off and landing too. LOL

Guess that's it. Speaking of landing gear. I picked up a set of the micro retracts from GWS. Anyone have experience with these in a model? I take it that the GWS Mustang is the only one that really is meant to have them as they specifiy 4-5 channels. Just wondering.

Harv · Jan 02, 2006, 05:50 PM

Hello fellow Canookians. One of the extremely rare Saskatchewanians here...

Local: Rosetown, SK
Age: 39
Status: Married
Kids: 0 (1 cat)
Time: <1 year
Birds: Corona 120, Trex XL, Hirobo XRB

Good to meet all of you, and condolences to anyone who ever has to drive through this barren wasteland we call a province.

Cass · Jan 03, 2006, 02:31 PM

Local: Sudbury, Ont
Age: 40
Status: Engaged
Kids: 0
Time: Flying for about 4 years.
Birds: Endless list of scratch builds here....along with several GWS planes including the P51, Corsair, estarter on floats, picomoth,and Dragonfly. Also Stevens Aero RV4 and 3 glow planes that i have had for almost 20 years, finally flew the first last fall.

nice to meet ya's

gtauger: welcome to the zone! you are at the right place, good luck with the
estarter, and welcome to a very addictive hobby.

ededge2002 · Jan 05, 2006, 11:26 PM

HEY!

im in Newmarket Ontario same as Dan. dont know if i know dan or if dan knows me lol but seems i live in the same town as he does.

im 36 married and have 2 kids(will trade for a used glow glug LOL)

i fly electric only now but started flying in 1984.

if your interested in flying together drop me an email

ededge2002@yahoo.ca

Peter Mar · Jan 06, 2006, 12:07 AM

Howzit goin eh?

Chuck gliders and rubber in the early 70s
.049 control line in mid 70s
Rockets beginning in mid 70s
R/C Glow late 70s
R/C Electric 1999

Age: 42
2 kids etc...

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Dec 23, 2005, 11:34 PM	#16
can773 I'm here for the women..? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Posts: 165	Local: Calgary, AB (Crams, Chinook Winds clubs) Age: 28 Status: Married Kids: 0 Time: Flying for 16 years Birds: Currently flying a ZN Line Enigma, Plett 30-10 powered, 2200W input (cover of August MAAC mag) Trex 450XL, there have been many others but they change all the time Been on a few national teams for pattern flying, best finish 20th overall. This past summer was my first venture into large electrics. www.f3acanada.org Chad Northeast

Dec 24, 2005, 12:42 PM	#17
navkan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ottawa Posts: 112	Ok, let's really raise the bar 2 years back in the hobby, exclusivley electrics, after 30 year pause from being a beginner slimer pilot Age 63 kids 2 grandkids 3 wife 1 Hobbico Superstar EP (extensively modified) Multiplex Easy Star (also modified) Multiplex Magister Great Planes Esay Sport (under construction, converting to electric) cheers, Fred

Dec 24, 2005, 03:40 PM	#18
can773 I'm here for the women..? Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Calgary, AB Canada Posts: 165	PS: After many years of flying glow and now going 100% electric, if I ever go back please shoot me Chad

Dec 25, 2005, 10:44 PM	#19
Cam Galbraith spin my head right round Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: London, Canada Posts: 3,715	Local: Lucan, Ontario(north of london) Age: 18 Status: Swinger, baby Kids: 0 Time: Flying for 3-4 years Birds: Parkflyer stuff, want to get into 2200 watt pattern birds! Claim to fame - was in MAAC magazine, June I think, with a fleet of Tiger Moths. Can't remember, but the cover was really green. Cam

Dec 26, 2005, 02:48 PM	#20
Badmana Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: toronto, ontario Posts: 104	Local: Toronto (Scarborough) Age: 27 Status: Engaged Kids: 0 Time: ~10 months Planes:Started with a "free" 2 channel toy airplane (turns only by the engines). Became addicted and got a GWS E-Starter, GWS Zero and soon to have E-Flite Tensor.

Dec 30, 2005, 04:18 PM	#21
bulky Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 6	Name: Bulky Age: 47 Status: Married Fly time: about 5 minutes Planes: Eagle 2...repaired many times Live: Waubaushene, Ontario Hobbys: repairing my plane

Dec 31, 2005, 12:35 AM	#22
Al Registered User Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Sidney,British Columbia, Canada Posts: 180	Man I'm second oldest right now at 46. I think Rick Page is older (grin) If not I still have him beat by weight. I have a daughter, 13 and a very understanding wife. Right now flying mostly my Flectrum sp400 built from plans. I have ready to go but not flown, Lets see: Cloud Dancer 60 with a maxcim Dwind HVP Catalina with twin sp 480 GWS tiger moth 400 with eflite brushless Old Davy Systems viper with Maxcim D wind Simprop Peppo that I seem to have inherited, popped in a plett 200-2-6 Flown: Tiger moth (unionville kit) electrified crashed but almost repaired Robbe Gnat ducted fan Lazy Bee Electra Glider Kitfox from Laddie Mickalasko plans. Flectrum sp400 On the building board close to completion KA Mig 15 ducted fan with kontronic fun480 42 and Balsa craft easy street. Oh and the Honey bee FP chopper I got for christmas. That about covers it, there are still a few odd other hanger queens but I can't remember off hand. Do you guys all do more building than flying, is it me or is it a time thing?Or is it that the building is way less nerve racking than maidening a new bird? Nice to meet you all none the less.

Jan 01, 2006, 01:13 PM	#23
wakumann Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 1,609	Local: Comox Valley, Vancouver Island Age: 44 Status: Married, Kids: 2 Daughters Time: 32 years Birds: 19 Gliders all for Slope, F3F 11 Electrics (eg Hotliners, 80" Piper Cub ) Cheers Thomas

Jan 01, 2006, 02:17 PM	#24
gtauger Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Surrey BC Posts: 1	Nice to meet all the canadian members, just got my E-Starter for christmas hope to put it together for the spring season.

Jan 02, 2006, 05:50 PM	#27
Harv Dert Farmur Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saskatchewan Posts: 708	Hello fellow Canookians. One of the extremely rare Saskatchewanians here... Local: Rosetown, SK Age: 39 Status: Married Kids: 0 (1 cat) Time: <1 year Birds: Corona 120, Trex XL, Hirobo XRB Good to meet all of you, and condolences to anyone who ever has to drive through this barren wasteland we call a province.

Jan 03, 2006, 02:31 PM	#28
Cass Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sudbury, Ont. Canada Posts: 1,164	Local: Sudbury, Ont Age: 40 Status: Engaged Kids: 0 Time: Flying for about 4 years. Birds: Endless list of scratch builds here....along with several GWS planes including the P51, Corsair, estarter on floats, picomoth,and Dragonfly. Also Stevens Aero RV4 and 3 glow planes that i have had for almost 20 years, finally flew the first last fall. nice to meet ya's gtauger: welcome to the zone! you are at the right place, good luck with the estarter, and welcome to a very addictive hobby.

Jan 05, 2006, 11:26 PM	#29
ededge2002 !H ----- i was inverted Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Newmarket,Ontario, Canada Posts: 946	HEY! im in Newmarket Ontario same as Dan. dont know if i know dan or if dan knows me lol but seems i live in the same town as he does. im 36 married and have 2 kids(will trade for a used glow glug LOL) i fly electric only now but started flying in 1984. if your interested in flying together drop me an email ededge2002@yahoo.ca

Jan 06, 2006, 12:07 AM	#30
Peter Mar EMFSO, CRS, MAAC Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Toronto, Ontario Posts: 353	Howzit goin eh? Chuck gliders and rubber in the early 70s .049 control line in mid 70s Rockets beginning in mid 70s R/C Glow late 70s R/C Electric 1999 Age: 42 2 kids etc...