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:lol: now you have your choice of faulty accelerator or malfunctioning brakes for "moving forward". Over the years I've been so tired of hearing the mighty Toyota. Rusted out frames and engine sludge problems were brushed under the rug by people gushing over "Toyota reliability". They're just like everybody else. This is more effective than any .gov stimulus money given to GM.

An elderly man walks into a confessional... The following conversation ensues: Man: 'I am 92 years old, have a wonderful wife of 70 years, many children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren. Yesterday, I picked up two college girls, hitchhiking. We went to a motel, where I had sex with each of them three times.' Priest: 'Are you sorry for your sins?' Man: 'What sins?' Priest: 'What kind of a Catholic are you?' Man: 'I'm Jewish.' Priest: 'Why are you telling me all this?' Man: 'I'm 92 years old .... I'm telling everybody!”

plane is here, but no goodies to put in it. :toetap05:

LOL. one of two ain't bad.

It'll be a few weeks before all the pieces get here. The plane was $72, all the rest of the supplies, including spare battery pack, a few spare servos (for my kids to play with around the house), higher end Lipo charger, watt/amp meter, etc... was $230.

Yeah, nitro planes have to be at an air field - they are loud and carry some fuel... For electrics you can go anywhere. obviously with a faster plane, you gotta get some wide open space. I found a place near Poolsville that's flat and wide open, and got permission from the workers there to fly there - at least for the winter.

Yeah, I'm not a big fan of planes near people.

After a successful first outing with my son and the glider, I went nuts and ordered the multiplex funjet. The power pack I will be using with it is exactly like this one I have a feeling this may be a one and done experiment. LOL I will be spending alot of simulator time with this plane before its first outing. :willy:

nothing that fancy... i'm buying a telemaster. it's another trainer, so my son and I can both fly. It has a 72" wingspan which is making shipping a headache. My son did his first solo flight last weekend.

all we need is some unobtainium

I guess #4 is at least warm on a cold day :leaving:

by car? I'm trying to buy a RC plane from a guy in cinci, but shipping costs are a deal breaker. Please PM if you can help. Thanks.

Arya showed me this yesterday. I find it so relaxing to watch

that's not a 737 - it's a chinese knock-off made of lead

Dave, I have a manual rack right now, and my car is quite a bit heavier at 1750 lbs. I'm running a 11" steering wheel. My steering effort is OK on the highway, but I miss power steering at parking lot speeds. I have an all electric steering shaft assembly from a Vauxhall sitting on my workbench, with no time to work on the car. Steering effort is adjustable via a knob on the dash - from no assist to full assist.

... and here's one for Hank's ride http://www.voncramm.com/shift.jpg

I put my mad google skillz to work for you http://www.augerresources.com/mustang.htm

wow. I probably wouldn't stand there like that.

i love golf :leaving:

yeah, heard about that today.

I'm speechless.

Bruce, the problem is the "within reason" part. The way it works in real life is neither party can dominate on its own... so they both go after the independents by whatever means (primarily making the other guy look bad). Problem is, as soon as one party (I don't care which) becomes dominant, all the moderation goes out the door - they see it as a free pass to go through their Christmas list. That's what's happening with the Dems right now. Fortunately, it's self correcting. I was listening to NPR the other day, and some special interest group rep was on there yapping about lowering cost of healthcare. They were lobbying for lower the cost to low income families - surely a noble cause - but NOT ONCE did she mention even ONE way to actually lower any costs - the entire speech was for lowering the "cost" to her special interest - i.e. make someone else pay for it. That's the kind of crap that infuriates me - they're not trying to solve the problem. Just ram social agenda (dem or pub) down my throat. I guarantee you nobody will disagree with these 2 items: 1- Allow individuals to buy insurance at the same terms as businesses (through an exchange or whatever) 2- Remove pre-existing conditions limitations. Do NOTHING else, but pass those 2 laws. Let the market work out the rest. I'm certain if you limit it to those 2 issues, there will be a bi-partisan bill. These won't reduce cost of healthcare, but remove 2 huge obstacles for small businesses and the self employed - supposedly a substantial part of our economic engine. As for ACTUAL cost reductions, I'm not sure there is any proposal that does anything useful... it's all pitting insurance against hospital against doctors against patients... zero sum game. We need alot of pilots by different states to come up with something that's good and follow that I guess. Apparently the Mass solution wasn't that great

I like the nose and headlight treatment too... that's about it.

Robert, Steve, if you click on userCP, then scroll down to the bottom to "Paid Subscriptions". If you had previously paid through the forum, you can see your membership expiration, and you can also pay there.

How about that! some balance back in the legislative process... now let's see what happens in the next 2 weeks.