Hi All I have just put up some pictures taken of a 1/8 scale model of a motorised version of the BUG4. I have been toying with the idea for a while and decided...
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red
redatxmission
May 13, 2013 9:35 pm
Dave, Neat! Looks like it might fly! Still kinda partial to 1:1 scale, though . . . :-) Mike Sandlin's Bloop would be the motorized unit, for me. I like...
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Mohamed abd allah
egyption_man...
May 14, 2013 2:14 am
hello mr Dave im Mohamed from egypt i wont to know were ur pic i cant find it can u sent like 4 pic? also i have design for plane can u help me to built it ? ...
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Jirka
simflyingkid
May 14, 2013 5:44 am
Helo, I am member of this and other Lazair groups - it leads me to think about building of airchair with wing of Lazair kind, but it couldn´t help enough to...
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bar3304
May 14, 2013 1:33 pm
It definitely shows the paradox of engine placement. You have the engine located at the strongest part of the airframe which makes sense structurally. And, the...
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David
dldihs
May 14, 2013 3:44 pm
big advantage that it flies so slow - atmospheric pressure is amazing when it comes to inflow to a propeller in a very slow moving slipstream!...
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rorge007
May 14, 2013 5:30 pm
gyrocopters live with that config in nealy all cases so it can't be to bigger problem...
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Jim Hodges
jbillhod
May 14, 2013 8:47 pm
http://www.justinlushermortgages.co.uk/news_xml.php?irtgnxicj792adrx jbillhod Jim Hodges ................... The Worst that can be said about pornography is...
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EDWARD SANTUCCI
edeileen104...
May 15, 2013 6:38 pm
  Greetings, About a month ago I made an announcement indicating that we were copying the goat 4, using its exact dimensions from the nose to the tail. At...
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EDWARD SANTUCCI
edeileen104...
May 15, 2013 6:42 pm
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EDWARD SANTUCCI
edeileen104...
May 15, 2013 6:50 pm
Sorry but my phone number got missing. Here again is the number 845-565-7524. But using E- Mail is better yet....
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Airchairgroup@yahoogr...
May 15, 2013 11:40 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the Airchairgroup group. File :...
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fathersmeltofelderber...
fathersmelto...
May 17, 2013 11:14 am
Hi, Just wondering if anyone could advise me on the situation here in the UK, because I can't find anything that say's it's non compulsory certification for...
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wrinklypinks
May 17, 2013 1:47 pm
Pretty much sums it up Kev yes. PPG still seems fairly free, SSDR has promise but you still need a licence first Dave...
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ms7525
May 17, 2013 2:40 pm
Here is a Youtube video of a Goat 1 type glider under construcion in Brittany, France. The tail is drooping a little bit because a dimension I supplied on the...
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leonjordaan4
May 17, 2013 4:18 pm
Good day. I attached some more photos of my Goat 1 glider that I am building. Once again, please do comment if you see any mistakes I have done...afterall, I...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
May 19, 2013 9:03 am
Hangliding or paragliding (including airchair to 80Kg) is not legally regulated in the UK, so legally you can buy a glider from ebay and go kill yourself. The...
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red
redatxmission
May 19, 2013 12:27 pm
Kev, As a USA citizen, I know almost nothing about UK rules, but AirChairs do not require the hill sites used by HG clubs. Flat ground (even grass airstrips)...
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fathersmeltofelderber...
fathersmelto...
May 19, 2013 4:48 pm
Hi Paul, Thank you for that, but I can't find any mention of it on either the BHPA site, or the BGA site, and yes rigid wing is what I'm interested in, more...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
May 19, 2013 7:44 pm
Its tricky to find mention of what you dont have to do - most documents focus on the regulation for stuff that is err, regulated. And BHPA and BGA quite wisely...
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fathersmeltofelderber...
fathersmelto...
May 19, 2013 10:14 pm
Hi Paul, Point taken, but it was more the having to do things by law, thus creating monopolies by which we are all ripped off that bothered me, as for building...
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fathersmeltofelderber...
fathersmelto...
May 19, 2013 10:26 pm
Hi Red, All of the old WW2 airfields are private property, and either industrial estates or something like, I'd really like to be able to use one and launch my...
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korygriggs
May 19, 2013 11:53 pm
FWI... We have a super floater group here in SoCal that flys on a regular basis. We have (3) Super Floaters, (1) Bug 4 that is being recovered and rebuilt, and...
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red
redatxmission
May 20, 2013 5:09 am
Kev, As a life strategy, in all things I recommend this approach: *Never* lose a battle that you have not fought yet. If you ask permission at fifty fields,...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
May 20, 2013 1:13 pm
As the ULF and other sub 80kg gliders are annex 2 there is no need to register them with BGA or anyone else, no EASA sailplane pilots license required, and...
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Jirka
simflyingkid
May 20, 2013 5:23 pm
Hello Friends, slightly off topic, but on footlaunchable sailplane group is one SF for sale (excellent condition) - owner is asking about 5.000 USD. Sadly, it...
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wrinklypinks
May 20, 2013 8:02 pm
Re the BUG4 rebuild Is that the yellow one? There is a link on Mike's site to a video of it being towed across a salt lake. I would be very interested in any...
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Kory Griggs
korygriggs
May 20, 2013 10:09 pm
... From: Kory Griggs <griggs.kory@...> Date: Mon, May 20, 2013 at 1:47 PM Subject: Re: [Airchairgroup] Super Floater To: "Airchairgroup@yahoogroups.com"...
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fathersmeltofelderber...
fathersmelto...
May 20, 2013 10:28 pm
Hi Paul, I know how those Ulf guys feel, because I've just asked the BGA about building and flying a Superfloater, and recieved quite a snot a gram in reply,...
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Paul Dewhurst
flylight02
8:21 am
I don't really know what you are saying. Clearly you will need training if you dont have any Previous flying experience. How you organise that is in your gift....