Often misunderstood and yet his humor and RC passion have stood the test of time. I am talking about RCGroups user Tic!
I think I have been aware of Tic as long as I have been on RCG and that is a long time for me and even longer time for Tic. With over 16,000 posts he has created cool threads, thrown out his own brand of RC humor and more.
At a big week long meeting in Oregon about the site we threw out the idea of letting Tic moderate every Tuesday. We were just kidding but the fact it made it on the white board is an honor in itself!
I thought I would feature some of his tope threads, fun photos and more.
FLYING WINGS: the scourge of RC
What is a "reasonable"amount of planes to own?
Grumpy old men at flying clubs
My pick for best RC airplane 2017
How big do I need to go to fly a cat (this post was a joke)
Why does everyone have to have a Mustang?
A warning to beginners: GET OUT NOW
How many RCGroup members does it take to change a lightbulb?
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As an old glow flyer who switched to the quiet/dark side in 2000, the anti glow demonstration sounds like a hoot! Sorry I missed it when posted....
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Latest blog entry: RC Throw Gauge
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I am a Zagi fan , and will be for a long time !
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Latest blog entry: Great Planes Rifle based franken-plane
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Yes, one of my most flagrant fouls that resulted in a warning was suggesting someone put their burned up ESC in the microwave for 10 seconds to fix it.
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I thought everyone knew you had to use the defrost setting. I have more than one cheap ESC with frosty looking solder joints.
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I quit reading Dilbert years ago - I decided that the problem with work was that Dilbert was funny, and my boss was one of many bosses who thought Scott Adams must be the pen name of someone in our office. So, I switched to reading Tic's threads.
Tic's threads got me through to retirement. WRT to using a microwave on "defrost" to dry out electronics... Microwave power settings work just like ESCs - they can only run at full power. They get reduced power by changing the duty cycle down from 100% in steps of 10%. A full cycle is 10 second (e.g. 30% is on for 3 seconds and off for 7). So setting to defrost (30% on most microwaves) for 10 seconds is just like setting it on full for 3 seconds. The moderators were probably concerned about giving incorrect instruction on the proper use of a microwave to a newbie. The proper way to reduce power to use a microwave to dry out electronics is to disable the door interlock, so the the excess microwaves can escape through the open door. ![]() - Roger |
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