_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted January 6, 2023 11 hours ago, Fishfiles said: Fixed is fixed !! That Looks to be an older model school buss.....hm......that might explain what happened to the original wheel...... Lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harleydavidson 247 Posted January 7, 2023 Well I got the 110 rebuilt today with my free top end now for the 250 with a also free top end Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted January 7, 2023 17 hours ago, 56Sierra said: These are a gateway drug. Before you know it you have these. Boy if that ain't the truth!!! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted January 7, 2023 A little photo shop 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 7, 2023 5 hours ago, Freedomflyer said: A little photo shop That's some really cool planes you got there , a lot of time and a small fortune no doubt I built a R/C plane , took about 100 hours or more , came out really nice , red and white my favorite colors , top wing Piper style , very similar to the one in your picture above , it was a 40 engine style kit from Great Plains , got it airborne and never seen it again , looked " about a 100 hours or more " ^^^ for it , LOL --- that's when I switch to R/C boats Still got this boat , it is a WitchCraft 40 hull out of New York , with a OPS RedTop 67 Marine water cooler engine , in the pic it has throttle body / header set up , I also have an exhaust throttle / header setup for full out race day that is the way to go (what you are doing is pressurizing the tank from the header and flowing full flow to the engine thru a needle valve and using an exhaust flapper like a jack brake to slow it down a bit , so basically it is a decelerator and you are running wide open ) >>>>> there was a State Trooper in our club and he radared it at 87 miles per hours , which blew to doors of 60 boats , but they made me run unlimited class cause it was a modified 40 / 67 --- last time I looked 30% Nitro fuel for it cost $50-60 per gallon , it will get about 3 - 15 minute runs on a gallon of fuel , sound like a 250 Kawasaki 2 stroke motocross bike , throws a rooster tail 20 ft up and 80 ft back 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 7, 2023 8 hours ago, Freedomflyer said: Boy if that ain't the truth!!! That is fine !!! ^^^^ Have you took off and landed on the snow , looks heavy in that pic or the snow is loose , looks like it is leaving a dent Always dreamt of a float plane and taking off and landing on the water !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROV 1,439 Posted January 7, 2023 That plane looks like a Super cub. I flew in one of those on skis with a friend. That thing could take off and land on some pretty small lakes. I've never been on floats. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted January 7, 2023 Fish, Yes, have done a lot of flying off of snow and water, not so much as of late but used to do it all of the time. I had a Hobby Lobby Telemaster 40 on floats (72": span) with an HB .60 on it to make sure it got off of the water with some authority. That was so much fun, I think all I did was touch and goes with that thing, it was just so cool to get it up on step and watch the water blow back. Flew that thing a lot, unfortunately I flew it off of the water so much that the center section had taken on some water underneath the covering (Wasn't Monocote) and I was flying it out at the flying field one day and the wing folded about 4" out from the glassed section and it dove straight into the ground, total loss😖. As far as the snow flying that's just as much fun, plane isn't/wasn't heavy I had walked up from the back and kind of dropped it into the snow so that there wasn't any tracks in the picture so it looks like it is sinking in a ways. There is a lot of surface area on those skis, they are about 18" long and 3 1/2" wide so it can fly off of the fluffiest powder snow, always had to put a little down trim into offset the extra lift from the skis.😁 But kind of the same thing all you do is touch and goes, keeping the tail up as you scoot across the snow. Also had a Senior Telemaster with a COMO .75 (Super Tigre) on it, I built a glider carrier to launch sail planes at about 700-800' that was always fun as well. Also a Hangar 9 "Twist" (ARF) with an 0.S. Max .61SF had that I had put a set of skis on in the winter time as well. But I think my favorite kind of flying out of all of my years, is slope flying, no motors just dependent on the wind blowing into the face of a slope for lift. The one pic of all the planes in the grass, those are all sailplanes and slope planes. I also have a boat, hasn't run in years. Prather 35 tunnel hull, I have a K&B .45 outboard with a tuned pipe, top end on that was about 55, pretty much for smooth calm water, a friend of mine had an Atlas Van lines Hydroplane with an O.S. .90 that thing would do over 70. 87mph is impressive. With all the electric stuff that has come out I wasn't even sure if they were still making glo fuel anymore😁 Good times, Good Memories. Amazing how fast time goes. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PROV 1,439 Posted January 7, 2023 FF, that is some cool stuff. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted January 7, 2023 Prov, Just a J3 Cub, supercub had a different engine cowl and a shorter wing span. Man do those pic bring back a lot of memories. All I ever wanted to do as a kid was fly those things. I was pretty bummed when my boys showed no interest in it. So as time marched on I spent less and less time time doing it boys were involved in sports so the time wad shifted there. I go do it now and again, the electric stuff makes it a little easier, not messing with fuel. I sure miss the smell of nitro and the sound of a whining motor though!😁 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted January 7, 2023 3 hours ago, PROV said: FF, that is some cool stuff. I agree nice collection FF.........your addition to planes ..... Wouldn't have anything to do with your handle would it ? Lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted January 8, 2023 As a matter of fact........does, one of my sail planes was made by a company called Craft-air and the model design is called a Freedom, the pic right before the pic of the boat is me launching the Freedom. Great sloping plane.😁 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 8, 2023 Green New Deal These is the dualie donkey package --- also there is a two goat economy package Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 8, 2023 Parking spot reserved for Fords 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freedomflyer 1,886 Posted January 8, 2023 (edited) Went 4 wheeling late yesterday afternoon, mine is the Landover Defender behind the Amazon truck. Next upgrade for mine is lights😁 20230107_173457_001.mp4 Edited January 8, 2023 by Freedomflyer 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,567 Posted January 9, 2023 "If a man is a fool, you don't train him out of being a fool by sending him to university. You merely turn him into a trained fool, ten times more dangerous." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 9, 2023 Wow , Honest Abe was a smart man !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 20,145 Posted January 9, 2023 DIY Auto Repair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
