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tommy321 · 11-04-2008, 07:22 AM

At my club field, there's an open pit gravel mine literally on the far edge of the runway. Alot of people have complained about having the pit there, but on the weekend, I decided to make lemonade out of our club's lemon.

It was actually alot of fun hovering down below ground level.

Also a little comforting to know that I still had 100ft under me to recover.

Here are some pics that were snapped of the flight:

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tommy321 · 11-04-2008, 07:23 AM

and a couple more:

tommy321 · 11-04-2008, 07:23 AM

Last ones:

Cheers,
Tom

Gary Maker · 11-04-2008, 08:43 AM

Hey Tommy

Picture No. 8 is an awsome view BUT I am not able to see any of the first 7 shots. Just a little box with a red X in the middle. I right clicked on it and clicked on show pic but am getting nothing.

Looks like a pretty cool site to fly in for sure! Have fun my friend!

hifly2104 · 11-04-2008, 09:19 AM

Hey Tom not sure about anyone else but all your pictures only came up as an X well red x in a square box. Well all but one . Hovering a Funtana90S with an orange snow fence off to your right . Looked good to me is it glow or electric. I have one and just sold the engine and waiting for electrics to power it they should arrive tomorrow

michael v · 11-04-2008, 11:26 AM

Hey Tom
I also can not see any of the pics.
How is the Dalton coming along?

tommy321 · 11-04-2008, 12:00 PM

Weird... the looked OK on my computer. I was linking to a friend's Picasa gallery rather than my own. Maybe that was the issue.

Anyways. I moved the pictures to my own gallery and updated the links. Hopefully it works now

The Funtana is electric, and now that I have it set up how I like, it's a really sweet flying plane. Power is an AXI 5320/28 motor, 20x8 APCe Prop, Jeti 90 ESC, and 10S TP 5000mAh pack.

The Dalton's coming along nicely. Up to date build pictures are available here:

http://picasaweb.google.ca/tom.hastie/Dalton260#

Tom

P.S. If you still can't see the pictures, check here:
http://picasaweb.google.ca/tom.hastie/PitFlyN#

JeffElecRC · 11-04-2008, 12:27 PM

What a "boundlessly stupid" thing to do! Something something something Rules blah blah blah MAAC yatta yatta yatta Insurance.

=)

ken park · 11-04-2008, 12:41 PM

You should change the heading " Hovering the Sand-Pits Special"

Yet another "boundlessly stupid" thing to do!" - The guy who coined this phrase should trade mark it and sell T-shirts in the Ottawa area.

*Note some humor required to read the last 2 post!

redvan · 11-04-2008, 02:38 PM

Hopefully there aren't any surgeons walking around in that pit.

11-04-2008, 07:22 AM	#1
tommy321 RCC Senior Contributor I am: Tom Hastie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa Radio of choice: Anything 72MHz # of RCs: 999 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 573 Total Props: 1	Pit Hovering Remove this ad - become a site supporter! At my club field, there's an open pit gravel mine literally on the far edge of the runway. Alot of people have complained about having the pit there, but on the weekend, I decided to make lemonade out of our club's lemon. It was actually alot of fun hovering down below ground level. Also a little comforting to know that I still had 100ft under me to recover. Here are some pics that were snapped of the flight: ... Last edited by tommy321; 11-04-2008 at 11:53 AM.
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11-04-2008, 07:23 AM	#2
tommy321 RCC Senior Contributor I am: Tom Hastie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa Radio of choice: Anything 72MHz # of RCs: 999 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 573 Total Props: 1	Re: Pit Hovering and a couple more: Last edited by tommy321; 11-04-2008 at 11:54 AM.
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11-04-2008, 07:23 AM	#3
tommy321 RCC Senior Contributor I am: Tom Hastie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa Radio of choice: Anything 72MHz # of RCs: 999 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 573 Total Props: 1	Re: Pit Hovering Last ones: Cheers, Tom Last edited by tommy321; 11-04-2008 at 11:55 AM.
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11-04-2008, 08:43 AM	#4
Gary Maker RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Gary M. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Radio of choice: Spektrum DX8 # of RCs: 9 Feedback: 34 / 100% Posts: 7,395 Total Props: 9	Re: Pit Hovering Hey Tommy Picture No. 8 is an awsome view BUT I am not able to see any of the first 7 shots. Just a little box with a red X in the middle. I right clicked on it and clicked on show pic but am getting nothing. Looks like a pretty cool site to fly in for sure! Have fun my friend! __________________ Time flies like an arrow - Fruit flys like a banana!GROUCHO MARKS Stoney Creek Hawks RC MAAC No. 43659
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11-04-2008, 09:19 AM	#5
hifly2104 RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Mike G Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Elmira Ont. Radio of choice: Futaba 9c # of RCs: 14 Feedback: 40 / 100% Posts: 5,089 Total Props: 15	Re: Pit Hovering Hey Tom not sure about anyone else but all your pictures only came up as an X well red x in a square box. Well all but one . Hovering a Funtana90S with an orange snow fence off to your right . Looked good to me is it glow or electric. I have one and just sold the engine and waiting for electrics to power it they should arrive tomorrow __________________ To a tree, balsa wood and MonoKote taste just like chicken! Sponsored by. Small Pay cheque Understanding Wife Loving Daughter Thought for the day Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or hump it. Pee on it and walk away.
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11-04-2008, 11:26 AM	#6
michael v RCC Junior Contributor I am: Michael V Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Pierrefonds, Quebec Radio of choice: 14MZ # of RCs: 2 Feedback: 2 / 100% Posts: 164 Total Props: 0	Re: Pit Hovering Hey Tom I also can not see any of the pics. How is the Dalton coming along?
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11-04-2008, 12:00 PM	#7
tommy321 RCC Senior Contributor I am: Tom Hastie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ottawa Radio of choice: Anything 72MHz # of RCs: 999 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 573 Total Props: 1	Re: Pit Hovering Weird... the looked OK on my computer. I was linking to a friend's Picasa gallery rather than my own. Maybe that was the issue. Anyways. I moved the pictures to my own gallery and updated the links. Hopefully it works now The Funtana is electric, and now that I have it set up how I like, it's a really sweet flying plane. Power is an AXI 5320/28 motor, 20x8 APCe Prop, Jeti 90 ESC, and 10S TP 5000mAh pack. The Dalton's coming along nicely. Up to date build pictures are available here: http://picasaweb.google.ca/tom.hastie/Dalton260# Tom P.S. If you still can't see the pictures, check here: http://picasaweb.google.ca/tom.hastie/PitFlyN#
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11-04-2008, 12:27 PM	#8
JeffElecRC RCC Junior Contributor I am: Jeffrey T Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Feedback: 1 / 100% Posts: 150 Total Props: 0	Re: Pit Hovering What a "boundlessly stupid" thing to do! Something something something Rules blah blah blah MAAC yatta yatta yatta Insurance. =) __________________ Need something Extra? Losing your Edge? Don't Yak all over your CAP, just Suk it up!
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11-04-2008, 12:41 PM	#9
ken park RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Ken Park Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: OTTAWA Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 2,320 Total Props: 7	Re: Pit Hovering You should change the heading " Hovering the Sand-Pits Special" Yet another "boundlessly stupid" thing to do!" - The guy who coined this phrase should trade mark it and sell T-shirts in the Ottawa area. *Note some humor required to read the last 2 post! __________________ Not Happy? - Form your own Jet club "OVJ"
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11-04-2008, 02:38 PM	#10
redvan Join Date: Mar 2006 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 154 Total Props: 0	Re: Pit Hovering Hopefully there aren't any surgeons walking around in that pit.
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