David Davis Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Three blokes have recently joined our club here in central France having given up the hobby over thirty years ago. Two of them built the iconic French trainer, the Baron 1914, and one of them backed up his learning programme by assembling an ARTF trainer powered by an OS 46. They both bought middle of the road Futaba radios. The third bloke, the baker in the next village, bought a 16 channel Futaba transmitter and a large ARTF model with enormous control surfaces, powered by a 60cc two stroke engine, claiming that he used to fly similar models years ago! A smoke system seemed to be part of the package because I saw that there were two tanks in the model. He spent a fortnight running in the engine then gave the model to our club president, Roger Aubard, who had competed in the French Nats, for the maiden flight. The model took off, Roger trimmed it out, said that the ailerons were very sensitive and started a landing approach. The model was extremely light and floated on for almost the length of our runway. Roger must have thought that he could land it at the end of the strip but when he did, the undercarriage ripped out. The structure was revealed: cabon fibre rods and thin plywood. We all said that it was repairable but the landing gear would need strengthening. A few weeks later he arrived at the with another version of the same kit claiming that he hadn't the time to repair it. He started the engine but did not fly it. Word is that he's scared to fly it. Roger refuses to fly it. Yesterday I offered to give him a flight on the buddy box with the club's 46 powered Boomerang but he said that he was too tired. Now let's see: two ARTF kits, allow £1200, 60cc petrol engine £500, transmitter combo £635 I make that at least £2235 at Steve Webb prices. I am not sure whether the servos came with the kit or not. Go figure. The other two are progressing nicely. One is finishing off a Blackburn Monoplane and the other is flying a small Hawker Typhoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Has the baker made a bloomer? Seems a bit of a half baked approach. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Copping Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Seems like he's got enough dough to buy all he kneads 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 33 minutes ago, Geoff Copping said: Seems like he's got enough dough to buy all he kneads Probably drives a Rolls too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Sounds like money is the yeast of his worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Sounds like you lot are suffering from sourdough at his success. My next door neibour, now dead (old age for the curious, he was in the Free French navy in WW2, made trips to Murmansk) was the village baker. Rumored to have a child in all the surrounding villages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Squirrel Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 At yeast the other two are rising to the occasion?.. IGMC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Flying Squirrel said: At yeast the other two are rising to the occasion?.. IGMC They are proving to be better bred. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 Doh! 🤦♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Walsh Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) 43 minutes ago, Martin Harris - Moderator said: Doh! 🤦♂️ Other types of bread based puns are available but I'd be barmy to waffle on. Some of the puns are good, some are crepe, but I can't lye, I don't want to put a damper on it by going too farl, that would be a pita so I'll give you a pizza advice before I absconed with a rye smile, although some of the words aren't spelt correctly and I shouldn't tortilla you further as puns are best served in single bites rather than as a whole meal. The advice is to close the bread thread🤣 with a toast. I don't often give advice so this is a rarebit! Edited September 7, 2022 by Shaun Walsh Additional pun 2 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Skilbeck Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 hours ago, Martin Harris - Moderator said: Doh! 🤦♂️ Surely you meant dough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 That was the intention of the attempted pun. I'm not sure which spelling should be used in this situation where the sound is the same - I suppose it can be any way you slice it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zflyer Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 If the rumours are true seems he didn't have a problem rising to the occasion. Breader breed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Fry Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, Zflyer said: If the rumours are true seems he didn't have a problem rising to the occasion. Breader breed! Subtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Bowers Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 It's good to read of two returnees doing well. Slightly less so to read ridicule of a third. Come on guys, rise above it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Harris - Moderator Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 No need to get crusty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zflyer Posted September 7, 2022 Share Posted September 7, 2022 R yes sorry, I forgot the seeded loaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Cooper Posted September 8, 2022 Share Posted September 8, 2022 Crumbs....... I wonder if the baker uses "plane" flour. . . . and lives in Naania. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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