Really cool picture

[lrogers]

One of my fellow club members is a rather accomplished photographer. He's at the field almost every Sunday, walking the flight line and getting pictures of everything on the ground and in the air.

The wind was really kicking yesterday, but I made a short flight with the Mongoose gasser. Even tipping the scales at 15+ pounds, it was slapped around pretty good so I landed and went home.

This morning, I had an e-mail with this (and some others) picture. I Really liked this one in particular and wanted to shre it with you all.

To see some more of Dean's work, go to www.flickr.com/photos/friedrabbit/

Along with pictures of the biggest bunch of hi-tech rednecks (and all around great guys)on the gulf coast, there are some awesome street rods!

[ironhat]

Hey Larry, how'bout trying that link to the photos again. I got a .404 but the facebook logo was still there and some limited text as though something was cut off. BTW, your Mongoose gasser looks really tight as it banks into the wind.

[cabinetman]

I get just a Flickr header page. Picture is cool...looks like a real full sized whirly.
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[lrogers]

OOPS! Sorry fellows, one "r" too many in there! The link should work now. Chiz, yeah, that was why I liked that picture!

[jackellis]

On windy days, it's tough enough flying a small airplane that'll carry passengers (just ask me). I can't imagine what it's like to fly models, especially since there's no seat-of-the-pants or other kinds of tactile feedback.

My hat's off to you.

[herb fellows]

I'd like to know more about the planes. How big they are, gas powered I assume? etc. Really nice pics.

[lrogers]

The planes that are flown at our field range from wingspans of about 36" to 10' and occassionally, even bigger! Power plants are electric, glow (nitro), gas and gas turbines.
The helos have rotor spans from about 8" up to about six feet and share the same types of power plants as the planes. Prices range from a couple hundred to 20k+ dollars!

The planes are made from foam, balsa, ply, carbon fiber, fiberglass and/or combinations of all of them. The helicopters typically are plastic, aluminum, carbon fiber, fiber glass and/or combinations.

Helicopters are typically easier to repair since you unbolt/unscrew the damaged parts and replace them.

My Mongoose (my biggest), has a rotor span of 6', weighs a bit over 15 pounds, is powered by a 26cc 2-cycle gasoline engine. Purchase price including on-board electronics and generator was about $3800. I have since added a governor (maintains rotor rpm at a pre set level) which added about another $70 (got it used).

If you need something to do on a nice Saturday/Sunday, stop by your local hobby shop and find out where the locals fly. Stop by and check it out. Most fliers will talk you ear off and answer questions all day long about thier "babies".

If you have specific questions, just drop me a PM and I'll do my best to answer them.

[sscherin]

If you need something to do on a nice Saturday/Sunday, stop by your local hobby shop and find out where the locals fly. Stop by and check it out. Most fliers will talk you ear off and answer questions all day long about thier "babies".

If you have specific questions, just drop me a PM and I'll do my best to answer them.

Nice shot and good tips...

If anyone wants to get into the hobby don't forget to get the kids involved..

Flying with the girls on the buddy box..

[herb fellows]

I'm not able to get involved with anything that expensive right now, but I'll certainly take your advice and go check out my local hobby shop. If nothing else, it would be really neat to see them in action. Thanks for the info!

[Alex Franke]

A friend showed me the video below and it reminded me of this thread (which I admittedly only briefly skimmed). So I hope it is not out of place here, or a repost. I just thought you helicopter guys would enjoy it -- it is "really cool"!

This is apparently a video in which the camera's shutter speed is synchronized with the helicopter's rotor, which, as you can imagine, has a quite remarkable effect. It looked to me like a moving version of the picture on the OP.

Video Here: http://www.thatvideosite.com/video/c...lade_frequency

[lrogers]

That is a cool video for sure and it caused a lot of discussion a while back on one of the helicopter forums.

About a month ago, the guy that took the picture I posted was playing with shutter speeds and got one that "stopped" my main rotor and only left a hint of blur on the tail rotor.