Bill Gordon 2
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Hello out there! I'm considering buying a 60 NX. Is it any good? Real life RPM at what prop size? My club is mostly leccy snobs and a few gassers, but few new mid-size glow consumers. Sainte!
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Posted by Peter Android on 18/02/2015 20:34:42: I cnduo't bvleiee taht I culod aulaclty uesdtannrd waht I was rdnaieg. Unisg the icndeblire pweor of the hmuan mnid, aocdcrnig to rseecrah at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mttaer in waht oderr the lterets in a wrod are, the olny irpoamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rhgit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whoutit a pboerlm. Tihs is bucseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey ltteer by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Aaznmig, huh? Yaeh and I awlyas tghhuot slelinpg was ipmorantt! See if yuor fdreins can raed tihs too. Actually I can read it because of 25 years working with people who couldn't spell. I even used to correct the graffiti on the walls of the loo from time to time. I wonder why my colleagues thought I was so smart? Edited By Pete B - Moderator on 18/02/2015 21:45:05
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Wow! I couldn't believe the sheer number of posts! Over here in Canada we're officially metric too, but there are still a lot of things that are still SAE. When I was in printing we rarely used paper that was rated in metric terms. While building materials are still sold in Imperial units. I do notice that your petrol is sold in litres, but your roads are still in Imperial. However, when I see a model being sold, I have the maths where-withal to know that cool model with the 1530 mm wingspan is 5 ft 1 in or 61 in (give or take) without having to reach for a calculator. See? Maths are important! Edited By Bill Gordon 2 on 17/02/2015 18:56:21
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Posted by eflightray neath on 15/02/2015 18:56:53: English ? Think yourselves lucky you don't live in this road, (thankfully neither do I). Er...,I might be a Canuck across the pond , but isn't that Welsh?
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Well Bert, it is worth picking up. If you ever feel down about doing anything dumb, give it a read. I guarantee you will feel so much better. "The Darwin Awards" are based on true stories and given "for service to humanity by removing themselves from the gene pool or have disabled themselves from procreation", thus preventing passing on their stupid genes. One chap, for instance, was hammering on a cap to a pipe bomb held between his legs. He survived, but his wedding tackle didn't.
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Well said, Bert. You wouldn't happen to read "The Darwin Awards" by any chance?
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Well spoken and very apt, Erfolg. Particularly the last paragraph. I don't remember who said it first, and I may not have the quote precisely, but : " Another man's intelligence is decided by the degree of agreement he is in with you" You must be a genius!
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All I can say to that is that if wasn't for people being dim, I wouldn't be crazy. ...Okay... maybe not as crazy..
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Well Gents, it would appear that we are indeed islands of intelligence in a sea of nit-wits! I would just sum up the situation in that the basic tools for life are being issued, but they're left in the boot under the rubbish. Edited By Bill Gordon 2 on 03/02/2015 12:45:03
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I just caught myself at poor English..." there ARE(not is) a lot of things left to let slide.." -I'll step quietly off the soap box now...
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Weighing in from across the pond, I have to say the degradation in English and Maths is hardly a new thing. I was a printer for many years and had to explain over and over again how to calculate how many impressions (number of books ) were left on a roll of paper. I also had to help people with their(not there) notes, suggestions to bosses and even had to tell our safety supervisor that the forbidden iron based items in a computer cabinet were not ferris, but ferrous. I had a wheel long discussion with him about that! But there is a lot of things that are left to let slide, basic Newtonian physics, history(now being rewritten to suit agendas) and a host of other topics. I finished high school over thirty years ago but I managed to hang on to basics and picked up a few things on the way to where I am now. Never stop learning! Edited By Bill Gordon 2 on 02/02/2015 13:25:32
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How do you get your cool stuff over here?
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Thank you all for your help. You guys are great! I think I will enlist the help of my missus' family in Cambs. and just pay the VAT and hoped for reduced shipping to add up to less than what I had to pay in the first quote. I'm on disability so I have to watch the costs. Once again, thanks. -
The only thing that bothers me about the IC/Elec. issue is the same as the ARTF. It is really hard(in Canada at least) to find anything interesting/fun to build. It's all about the semi-disposable foamie that takes up shop space and trying to find a hobby shop that sells more than spare parts or quad-copters takes a bit of driving. I'm starting over in the hobby after a long hiatus and I get a lot of blank looks when I speak of building or glow engines. In fact, I had an instructor tell me he couldn't take me up because he had never flown glow and didn't know what to expect. I guess I'll be chucking my clogs in the machines like the other Luddites.
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Hi There! I'm a poor Canadian Lad who wants to know if anyone has any bright ideas on how to get the neat stuff(kits,tools and materials) that are over there to N. America. SLEC tools, Permagrit, anything to do with actually building, really. I nearly choked when I was told my 20 GBP order was going to cost me 60 to send over. That's a whopping 135 CDN total. If anybody knows anybody importing this stuff or a cheaper way other than SLEC's primary shipper,I would be grateful. By the by, I'm going to start a DB Bi Stormer 60 for second plane shortly. I was inspired by the blog on these pages, it looks like a lot of fun.
