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Oh My What a Chase
November 22, 2011 - Al Stephenson
When Nascar announced it's chase format several years ago, I didn't like the premise. It seemed like Nascar was headed where all the other sports had already ventured - a playoff system. I wondered why Nascar felt compelled to make such a move. There was nothing wrong with the old system as far as I was concerned.
Though some people bemoaned "points racing" I didn't feel like it took anything away from the action. Somebody was going to go for the win and if it meant trading paint, well so be it. Perhaps some drivers who were protecting their position in the points would back off, but others would fill the void. I just didn't see the need for a "playoff."
After this just completed season, I guess you could call me a chase fan. What Tony Stewart did in the ten chase races was nothing short of amazing. Considering he didn't feel like he belonged among the 12 drivers who were title eligible when the chase began, his performance stacks up as one of the best in auto racing history.
Stewart won five of the last ten races including the season finale at Homestead. He took the title away from Carl Edwards (who was spectacular in his own right), when he won the race to Edwards' second place finish. For the season the two actually tied in the points race with Stewart holding the tiebreaker (most wins for the season - 5 to 1). For the top two guys to actually tie is incredible.
Tony Stewart drove like a man posessed in the last couple of races, particularly at Homestead. His restarts bordered on insanity as he would take his car four or five wide to gain a single position. With the points being so close he needed to do just that and somehow he pulled it off. His confidence never wavering (as you could tell from his radio communications), Stewart brought home the trophy in exciting fashion. His triumph convinced me that Nascar made a good move by installing the chase.
A couple of other thoughts as Nascar fans wait (not so) patiently for February's Daytona 500 and the beginning of a new season. Carl Edwards was a very gracious loser Sunday. He showed what class is although you know he had to be very disappointed to lose such a close points race. Other athletes should take a cue from Edwards.
What will Kyle Busch be like next season. After he totally lost his cool in a truck race at Texas and was parked for the remainder of the weekend, Busch was very quiet in the last two races. Will he learn his lesson? Will he lose his ride if sponsors want him gone? Will he bring the arrogance (that seems to be needed for him to be a top driver) in 2012? These are questions that will be answered over the next several months.
The view from my seat suggests that Nascar's recently completed 2011 season will go down as one of the best ever. It certainly has this fan longing for next season already.
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"As an Army logistician, this is a highly sought-after position, and I look forward to serving," he said.
CSM Ricky Yates, who has served AMCOM for more than six years, is retiring from the Army after more than 35 years in uniform.
"Command Sgt. Maj. Ricky Yates is a 'soldier's soldier,' " said Maj. Gen. James Rogers, commander of AMCOM and Redstone Arsenal. "This is a great loss for the Army. ... Yates is the epitome of a non-commissioned officer. He takes care of everyone."
Glidewell entered the service in 1981 and is certainly no stranger to Army aviation. He was selected as the Aviation Branch command sergeant major at Fort Rucker in May 2009.
After completion of basic training in 1981, Glidewell completed the UH-60 Helicopter Repairman course. His assignments include service in aviation battalions and regiments in Panama, Korea, Egypt and forts in the United States.
Glidewell's awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star Medal (One Oak Leaf Cluster), the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal (Two Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Commendation Medal (Four Oak Leaf Clusters), the Army Achievement Medal (One Silver Oak Leaf Cluster) and more. He also holds the Combat Action Badge, the Master Aviation Badge and the Air Assault Badge.
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This is almost exactly what my headband looked like. Sorry I haven't posted any projects. I hope to as my son will be here and he can help me set-up my camera to do so or use my cell phone. He is so good with the electronics. Anyway, the colors are like mine. However, I have not put a flower on mine. I plan to soon. Thanks for all the neat projects. Everyone is doing so well. You must be proud of them, Stefanie. Bye for now and great knitting!
Thanks for your comment. I really like the headband and it is one knitting project I think I will actually wear myself. Good way to keep ears warm in winter and kind of cute with the fun fur sprigs on the flower adds a bit of different color. Someone else added a button on the center of the flower. I like that idea too. Did you get your flower added to yours yet.


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Here's another easy Easter project for you: Paper Bunny Garlands!
The best part about this craft is that you can tailor it to any colors & patterns you want… and there are SO many great papers available. I used the new Craft Fair papers from American Crafts™ for this one (and also for the Terra Cotta Easter Baskets featured earlier this week).
I'm actually going to use this as a table runner for Easter. The bunnies are connected with ribbon and can easily be slid apart & adjusted to make room for a centerpiece in the middle.
(Full instructions & downloadable template after the jump.)
Bunny Garland / Table Runner
You'll Need:
scrapbook paper or cardstock in coordinating patterns & colors
matching ribbon, about 1/2″ – 3/4″ thick
scissors, Xacto knife
bunny template to trace
Find a silhouette of an Easter bunny to trace for your template. Click here to download the template for the bunny shape used here.
Cut the bunny shape out so you have a template to use for the decorative papers. Trace the bunny template onto the different scrapbook papers, then cut each one out. Create as many paper bunnies as you need to cover the length of your table.
Use an Xacto knife to add 2 parallel slits on either side of the bunny for the ribbon to slide through. Make sure the slits are just slightly larger than your ribbon and spaced around 1″ apart.
Slide the bunnies onto the ribbon, one by one, then lay the runner on your table and adjust the placement of each bunny as necessary. Done!
P.S. You can also use paper bunnies to decorate other areas of your home/Easter party. They look super cute on vases and gift bags or displayed in frames!
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Super cute! I love the colorful papers – it looks so modern!
2Kate SAYS:
so cute! could you use a cutter machine like the silhouette http://www.quickutz.com/qk2/silhouette/
3laura trevey SAYS:
what an Adorable idea … Cute Bunnies!!!
4Shani SAYS:
Super cute! I'm going to have to try this one for our dining room this Easter.
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Hi Jenn,
Sadly, all I get is a blank screen w/ "done". Maybe I have a prob. w/ my pc? Bless your heart, I would love it if you can e-mail it to me! :0)
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thanks for all the ideas
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many many thanks ! I just used it to make on !
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I made it in fabrics tone finnanger !
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Please refresh my memory as to how he cost us a series?
If I remember correctly - didn't he cough up the puck just past (or around) our blueline, a Pen skated in, and wristed a shot over Ozzie's shoulder?
Stuart played well for us during those Finals runs, but he did screw us in that game 7. He was responsible for both goals the Pens scored.
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Amid the excitement over last Thursday's announcement of the Oscar nods, it was widely noted that this year brings the eldest Best Actress nominee in the 85-year history of the Academy Awards – as well as the youngest.
They are French actress Emmanuelle Riva, star of the French-language German-Austrian production Amour, who will turn 86 on Oscar day, Feb. 24, and a 9-year-old newcomer from Houma, Louisiana, Quvenzhané Wallis, star of the $1.8 million independent film Beasts of the Southern Wild.
Wallis is so young, in fact, that she had to wait until school was over on Thursday before she was able release a comment about how it felt to be nominated.
Like their ages, the performances of these two remarkable actresses are a study in stark contrasts.
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Brian Regan returns to Warner in January
Brian Regan is one of the few comedians who works clean, yet is consistently hilarious, thanks to his sharp writing, impeccable timing and an expressive, physical delivery. You needn't be a politician to appreciate his Reganomics.
Time Out Chicago nailed it in a review of Regan's January 2013 show at the Chicago Theatre.
"Regan's jokes come to life through exaggerated act-outs and goofball expressions that draw audiences instantly to his side," wrote Emily Lake. "Every bit receives the same amount of passion and energy without a lull for the entire show.
" This was my first stand-up comedy show where children were in the audience, and I didn't immediately want to call child services on their parents," Lake added.
Regan is headed back to Erie; he'll perform at the Warner Theatre on Jan. 10. Tickets are $37.50. They go on sale Friday at the Erie Insurance Arena box office, 452-4857 and online at www.erieevents.com.
Movies are many things -- entertainment, an escape, a date night, and -- this Saturday -- an endurance contest.
Bad-Ass Gauntlet, an 18-hour marathon of movies with gunfights, explosions, tattoos, blood and guts and more will unfold at Penn State Behrend's Reed Union Building auditorium. It's sponsored by the Bad-Ass Film Festival.
Films start at 10 a.m. Anyone who manages to stay for the duration will receive the Gauntlet prize.
Admission is $12 at the door; it's free for Behrend students. Seminars are also on tap on monster sculpting, makeup, costume design and try-it-at-home fight choreography.
For more details, visit www.badassfest.com.
Fab Four fans, take note. Penn State Behrend will host "Yeah! Yeah Yeah!: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles" -- a lecture by Kenneth Womack -- on Oct. 7 at the Jack Burke Research and Economic Development Center.
In his multimedia presentation, he'll discuss the band's songwriting practices, artistry and musicianship as it developed.
Womack has written three novels and multiple nonfiction works on the Beatles, including "The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles" and "Long and Winding Roads."
"The Beatles Encyclopedia: Everything Fab Four," Womack's latest book, will be released in February to celebrate the Beatles' 50th anniversary on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Womack teaches English and integrative arts at Penn State Altoona. Admission to his talk is free.
If your owl failed to deliver you the news about PotterFest, here's the latest. The event that celebrates JK Rowling's Harry Potter series expands to a week (Oct. 12-19) at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.
Highlights include Quidditch matches, the movie music of Harry Potter, a mini version of "A Very Potter Musical," trivia quizzes, lectures, a magic show, the Hallow Ball and the Triwizard Challenge Cup, which entails corn mazes and a canoe race on Edinboro Lake.
Most events are free.
The man who dreamed up PotterFest must not be named (OK; it was Corbin Fowler). Give him credit; it's been a big hit.
To conjure up more details on PotterFest, see http://potterfest.cs.edinboro.edu.


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But one family member who opted not to partake in the night's festivities was Kim's younger brother, Rob Kardashian.
"Rob did come to Paris but skipped [the rehearsal dinner at] Versailles and the wedding," says the source. "He just didn't want to see a bunch of people both nights and really just is not feeling like himself."
The sock designer arrived in Los Angeles Saturday night just as his sister walked down the aisle.
While Kardashian was spotted working out with trainer Gunnar Peterson at his hotel while in Paris, the former Dancing with the Stars contestant has been struggling with his weight for some time.
"He is really overweight and having a hard time with it," explains the source. Some reports cite a big family fight as the catalyst for the 27-year-old skipping the nuptials but says the source, "There was no big fight between him and Kim. This was just a decision he made."


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With eight minutes remaining in the third quarter Saturday night, Kale Pick was running open down the field.
And not just open, but wide open. The kind of wide open that causes one to wave frantically at the quarterback - which he did - and the crowd to gasp in anticipation - which it did. Rolling out of the pocket to his left near midfield, Kansas sophomore quarterback Jordan Webb spied his junior wide receiver and quickly launched the ball his way.
Knowing there was nothing between him and paydirt but a stretch of emerald green turf, Pick was ready. He lifted his arms in anticipation of the catch - and then watched as another blue-clad form darted in front of him, snagging the ball out of the air.
Ever quick to react, Pick turned and threw a block at the nearest defender, springing true freshman JaCorey Shepherd free as his first reception as a Jayhawk turned into a 56-yard touchdown.
"He made a great play," Pick said, grinning. "But I was ready for the catch if he wasn't going to catch it, so I'll put it that way."
"I really didn't know he was behind me," added the soft-spoken Shepherd, with a smile of his own. "I saw the ball, and it was within reaching distance, so I just went up and grabbed it."
It was that kind of night for the Kansas offense - a night in which the demons of a 2010 season-opening loss to North Dakota State were exorcised - as the Jayhawks rolled McNeese State 42-24 at Memorial Stadium.
Throughout the fall, one of the most consistent talking points among everyone from coaches and players to fans and media has been the ballyhooed freshman class and, more specifically, the speed it brings to the table.
Despite rainy conditions that caused a 25-minute delay in the opening kickoff, it didn't take long for the more than 40,000 fans on hand to get a glimpse at what all the fuss was about. Forced to punt after a three-and-out on their opening drive, the Jayhawks got the ball back with 8:11 left in the first quarter, and set about establishing dominance on the ground.
Sophomore James Sims rushed for 30 yards on the first play of the drive, and after a screen pass to senior wideout Daymond Patterson netted just a yard, true freshman Darrian Miller - a native of nearby Blue Springs (MO) High School - carried three straight times for chunks of yardage, juking and powering his way through seams in the MSU defense.
While Miller never had the opportunity to flash the full extent of his speed in the open field, he did give Kansas fans a tantalizing look at his capabilities, carrying 13 times - almost exclusively between the tackles - for 64 yards.
It took St. Louis native Tony Pierson - another ultra-talented true freshmen - even less time to make an impact. He trotted on to the field early in the second quarter, and on his first play from scrimmage burst through a hole on the left side of the line and proceeded to streak 47 yards downfield before a desperation shove by defender Terence Cahee pushed him out of bounds at the 8-yard line, saving a touchdown.
Pierson rushed just five times Saturday night but for an impressive 73 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown run late in the half on just his second carry of the game.
"You never know," said Head Coach Turner Gill, of the two true freshmen backs. "I knew they had talent. I didn't know if it was going to come to fruition in this ball game, but it was great to see it. When they got their touches, they produced."
Somewhat lost in the excitement surrounding the newcomer trio's impressive debut is the fact that Sims - practically a wily veteran when compared to the rest of the Kansas stable of running backs - was the team's leading rusher, topping the 100-yard mark (104) on just 19 carries and scoring a touchdown of his own.
So dominant was the running game that the Jayhawks ran the ball 55 times, averaging 5.5 yards per carry and accounting for 85-percent of their offensive plays. Even Webb got into the act, carrying eight times for 39 yards, mostly on read option plays, and a touchdown.
With the offensive line generating a consistent push up front all night, and the backs producing, Gill said there was no reason to mess with a good thing.
"I think it's just when things are working, there's no need to get away from it," the second-year head coach explained, of the running attack. "We were averaging a pretty good yards per carry, so I just thought we should keep doing what we were doing."
Not that Webb minded. With the Jayhawks pounding out 301 net yards on the ground, he attempted just 10 passes on the night. The up side? Play-action typically found his receivers running wide open - almost comically so at times - and he completed seven of the 10 for 146 yards and three touchdowns through the air.
Shepherd led the Kansas receiving corps with three catches for 107 yards in his debut, tacking on a second touchdown in the fourth quarter; this time on a 46-yard reception after which he breezed into the end zone, when Webb found him all alone near the Kansas sideline.
"It definitely takes a lot of the pressure off of me," Webb said. "If we're able to run the ball on 3rd and 11 that close to the goal line and get the conversion, it takes a lot of the pressure off of me."
Coaches and teammates have praised their young signal-caller's improvement throughout the fall, and Saturday Gill felt he lived up to that praise.
"What you saw today is what we've been seeing all along," he said. "He's really matured, understands our offense - being able to do the things in the right way and execute our plays."
It wasn't all sunshine and roses, however. Despite the lopsided score, the Kansas defense - newly shifted to a 3-4 alignment and with plenty of new faces of its own - struggled at times to slow down the MSU passing attack. In fact, Cowboys quarterbacks Cody Stroud and Riley Dodge racked up a combined 325 yards through the air and a pair of touchdowns.
Much of the damage was done with screen passes, an element of the game at which Kansas defensive coordinator Vic Shealy said MSU is more complex than perhaps any other opponent on the schedule.
Though the defense held the Cowboys rushing attack to just 2.8 yards per carry on 34 carries, the first-year DC knows his unit has plenty to shore up before next week's match-up with Northern Illinois - a team with Top 25 potential.
"I was not happy with how we closed," Shealy said. "We have to play better at corner. We didn't play well enough to compete in the Big 12 at the level we want to compete."
The Jayhawks (1-0) will take on the Huskies (1-0) next Saturday at 6 p.m. The game is slated to be televised by Fox College Sports.


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Blend: 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 6% Syrah, 1% Malbec
Franciscan was founded in 1972 by a group of lawyers and doctors from San Francisco who decided to try turning their passion for wine into a business. In 1985, Agustin Huneeus, a Chilean exile who had built Concha y Toro in his native country, took over the helm at Franciscan. Huneeus refocused the winery on using the superlative grapes growing in its own vineyards, rather than sourcing from outside.
Today, Franciscan's wines are crafted under the exacting eye of Janet Myers, who came to Franciscan in August 2003 as associate winemaker after working in the Margaret River region and Beaulieu Vineyard, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Louis Martini. The winery remains committed to its tradition of small-lot winemaking, with small batches averaging just 150 to 1,500 cases. The image of a hand-operated wine press on Franciscan's logo and wine labels reflects this small lot approach to winemaking.
Blend: 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, and 1% Malbec
Vines ranging from 1,000–1,600 feet in elevation cling to rugged, steep slopes that offer cool conditions that lead to slow ripening, which extends the growing season. Mount Veeder is usually the last to harvest in Napa Valley. The result is fruit with highly concentrated flavors - big, bold and brambly - a Cab lover's feast.
Mount Veeder Winery was the first in Napa Valley to plant all five red Bordeaux varieties in the same vineyard. Its expertise with these grapes is manifest in Mount Veeder Winery Reserve, a meritage blend of these noble grapes, which are still grown on the property.


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Arlington mom whose 1-year-old son died after she left him in hot car finally speaks
A key voice missing from the three stories we published in recent days about Keashia Matthews (right) was Matthews herself. That's because despite our best efforts to question Matthews about why she would knowingly leave her 1-year-old son in a hot car for eight hours, the Arlington woman was nowhere to be found.
It seems Matthews, 37, who faces criminal charges in the Sept. 3 death of Darrell "Tre" Singleton III, has emerged. She was given a free opportunity to defend herself in an interview with WFAA-TV (Channel 8) yesterday.
Matthews says she left her child in her vehicle while she worked in Bedford on a 95-degree day because she "never expected him to be there all day." She claims someone was supposed to pick Darrell up, but that person never showed up. She checked on her son in the car throughout the day, she claims, and did not realize he was unresponsive until leaving work.
She tells WFAA she then took her child to Arlington Memorial Hospital, but that is not what she told police she did next. She told police she drove from work to an Arlington elementary school to pick up her two daughters, ages 5 and 6. Only after that did she take her youngest child to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead with a body temperature of 107.5 degrees.
Matthews says she has wondered since that day "Just what I could have done different?"
Her explanation of the events that led to her son's death speaks for itself. (Remember, Matthews also initially lied to police and others about the events that day.) One thing she could have done differently that day would have been to not leave Darrell (right) alone to die in a hot car.
A larger question that still looms over this awful case is what could Child Protective Services have done differently?
The agency has had multiple contacts with Matthews since 2003 and was aware that she is a parent with a long history of abuse and neglect against her children.
The agency's most recent contacts with Matthews came twice this year, first when she was accused of hitting her kids and, later, when she was accused of leaving them home alone.
CPS spokeswoman Marissa Gonzales said this last week about the case prompted by the allegation that Matthews was leaving her kids home alone:
"That was checked out and that was substantiated," Gonzales said. "She ended up securing daycare for the children so they wouldn't have to stay home alone, and that case was closed in June."
But Matthews told WFAA that she needed her job in Bedford to qualify for childcare assistance and was still short of the work hours required to meet those qualifications. She also clearly had no day care for Darrell on the day he died. Which brings us back to one of many key questions for CPS: Did Matthews really ever have day care for her kids? And if she didn't, why would CPS close that neglect case in June, three months before Darrell died?
One other thing Matthews said in her TV interview that caught my eye: "I love my babies and I'm not what they say I am in the paper," she said. "I try so hard."
What we have said in the paper is based entirely on police and court documents and interviews with those who know her, including her sister and mother. Her mother, Suzette Edwards, adopted her first two children, ages 14 and 12, after they were seized from Matthews by authorities in Detroit in the 1990s.
In my first conversation with Edwards last week, she said of her daughter, "She has aggression issues, and she is not fit to be a mother … She never has been. She has never liked children."
Her documented record as a parent appears to support those statements.


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Artist Wendy Harris has set up her easel to make a pastel of the scene at Meadowbrook Pond (Meadowbrook Detention Basin) near Barry Park. She said this is called en plein air or being a style of painting produced out of doors in natural light . She has a gallery at the Delavan Center - Wendy Harris Pastels - and was working today with a friend, Linda O. Cohen. David Lassman | email@example.com


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Flight Report - All electrics in the front
After playing around with motor prop batt combos I settled on A20 54S with 8x3.8 on 350 or 400 3S pack. Heavier then I wanted at 225gm but CG is on the spar in top wing with no ballast. With this arrangement there is no problems with pitch sensitivity, inverted needs a bit of down elevator for level flight. Just need to watch battery temp with it being inside the fuse with not much airflow. Can hardly feel any temp rise in the motor.
Coupling in KE however is significant, with rudder alone it has quite a reasonable roll rate. If I pushed the CG back a bit it might help here and I'll try that later.
I just recieved mine and was wondering if any of you out there are flying yours after 4 or 5 months. If so are there any updates on mods that havnt been posted? I have read throught this thread and got lots of good info. I was thinking about a pull/pull system for the tail feathers to keep the tail weight down.
I've had one flying for a few weeks now and love it. Built stock except replacing the carbon with music wire,which i tried on the flat outs and it works much better and easier to deal with. I used a Hacker a20-34s with apc 8x3.8 sf, bl-8 esc, two gws picos servos and one hs-50 on ails. Used 3 different batteries and all fly it fine with plenty of power,tanic 470,tanic 780, and tp 1320,of course the 1320 is heaviest but it still flys pretty well with the added weight.It builds quick and is just a great lil bipe. Bought on impulse and sure glad I did.
Waco, TX
Joined Jan 2004
3,884 Posts
Still flying mine. The center cabane cracked after the prop slipped and it fell out of a hover. I stripped the entire plane and sanded it down and added some lightening holes particularly in the rear as the covering I was going to use to recover was going to be a bit heavier than stock. The weight is pretty much the same after the rebuild. I did add some very thing (1/16 or less diameter) CG rod to each wing strut to give a bit more durability in case of an accident. This was done during the rebuild so I just glued it to the strut and covered over it but I am sure it could just be CA'ed to the strut during the build. The wheel pants and canopy are actually pretty heavy so you may omit one or the other if you want it as light as possible. The only bad thing is the plane needs the weight of the pants I think as the stock CG is too far back IMO. I have been flying with a little screamer De Novo and a 3S 460 pack and it has plenty of power. Scrimp for every bit of weight savings you can and I think you will like it....it is a quirky flyer though.
Haven't flown mine much lately, tried it at the local indoor meet but it felt a bit quick inside. Planning to remove wheel pants as they just rotate around axle and cause dig in every landing. Overall mine feels more at home flying fairly quickly and doing pattern rather then slow high alpha stuff.
Joined Feb 2007
101 Posts
I just finished mine. I wondered about the wheel pants catching on grass -- I assumed it would be a problem. I used epoxy to "seal" the wheel pants onto the axle... I've only flown off of a paved runway... I'll try grass within the next few days...As I was building it, I practiced a ton on my simulator --- "Flight Pack #3", which is just out, has the Riot 3D as a plane --- so, it's great to get a lot of simulator practice time with your actual plane....
anyone else have Flight Pack #3??????
Thanks guys,
Ive been wanting the Riot for quite a while.The flight pack #3 is the only one I dont have. The Realflight G3.5 has really helped me with learning to use cordinated rudder control. How dose the sim. compare to the actual Riot model? The information in this thread is wonderful.Right now Im waiting for my air born pack to come in the mail. My plan is to mount the tail feather servos close to the front, inside the fues. with a pull/pull cable system. Looks like there is ample room. I havnt picked a battery size yet ( I am running the recomended Rimfire motor -w/8X3.8 prop for starters). I'll try to post a few pics of the mods when I get the camera software in this computer.
Thanks again,
this is from last weekends eflyin in Morriston, Fl
Nice shot! Im still waiting on the airborn stuff. That picture is inspireing. I've been finishing up on a Mini Flash till my goods are delivered. Im still thinking about the mods I want to do. The stock set up with music wire sounds pretty good too.
Thanks Fred, I gotta add some CA to the wing due to a bump the other day when the wind picked up and threw me into the runway,but I was only 5 feet above it.I'll try to get some video as soon as I can get the right prop since my lhs is out of 8.3x8's
Still flying mine, too. Built per plans, and for once I used the recommended gear. No problems at all, but as others mentioned, it is a balancing act when you play with the CG...I still can't knife edge it, have some more mixing I want to try but haven't yet.
It always goes to the field with me, though..its just so much fun to fly. Never fails to put a grin on my face!
Well the props were in so i grabbed a few threw one on and managed to get a video,will be posted soon.
Joined Feb 2007
101 Posts
My Two Cents Worth
I flew mine for the first time a couple days ago. I think it flies identical to the simulator (Flight Pack #3). I've flown the Riot 3D on the simulator for about two weeks --- daily since the first day I got Flight Pack #3 (this flight pack just came out).
I built mine exactly as the planes called for...
Twice I landed in the grass and the plane flipped over --- no damamge whatsoever... Landings were fine on pavement...
From the pictures (about couple posts above this one) I see better landing gear...
I don't really like the pastic "stock" gear and the wheel pants catch on the grass...
I'm thinking about adding the bigger, softer wheels (like in the picture above) and getting rid of the wheel pants....
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