I flew this thing

**Cribbs74** Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:11 pm

Senior Kadett!

It's a big ol plane, .40 powered. It's kind of like flying a kite. Gus the I.A. Is the owner and builder. It just floated around up there. Pretty Cool! Thanks to him for letting me take a spin!

I flew this thing NAjd86d

**RknRusty** Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:40 pm

That's the big version of the one IU want to build. It's pushed back until after the Yak 9 now. But that'll be my first RC. You already have RC experience don't you, Ron?

**Cribbs74** Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:00 pm

Yes, but very little. I didn't take off or land. Too windy for me. I hate crashing other peoples planes.

It's a very stable plane and really just flys itself until you provide input.

GUS THE I.A. Fri Apr 05, 2013 1:04 am

Hey, neat picture! You did a fine job with that flying lumber-pile! It's a good, old airplane.

You know, I haven't visited too many other flying fields, but this picture makes me think how lucky we are, around here, to have some dedicated flying fields. Not just the R/C places, but the circles where we fly, also.

Here's a poke at you... I hope you weren't walking backwards when you snapped this shot! Ha!

It was fun having you here!

SuperDave Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:30 am

So tell us Gus, what's the "IA" all about?

Italian American or what? Huh...

SD

crankbndr Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:40 am

I Googled it, Intact America- group against infant circumcision

Kim Fri Apr 05, 2013 10:54 am

I'm guessing "Airframe Inspector"!

SuperDave Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:19 am

crankbndr wrote:I Googled it, Intact America- group against infant circumcision

Now that's a good "TIP"! lol!

SD

**RknRusty** Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:17 pm

SuperDave wrote:Now that's a good "TIP"!

SD

Ooooh the pain... lol!

SuperDave Fri Apr 05, 2013 2:28 pm

Great double entendre don't you think? Laughing

SD

Godsey3.0 Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:23 pm

I love the Sig Kadets. We had a Señor and currently have a Señorita. Both fly nice. Nice enough that we have two Señor kits waiting to be built. We gave our original Señor to a relative so he could get his started in flying.

RR

GUS THE I.A. Fri Apr 05, 2013 5:00 pm

You guys are funny!

It is the FAA's designation for "Inspection Authorization". It is a little more privledge than an A&P has in signing off aircraft repairs, and inspections for airworthiness. I used to own my own repair facility at a nearby airport.

Models are a whole other game, though! None of my real (full-scale) airplanes have suffered the disasterous fate that many of my models have. Thank goodness!

**RknRusty** Fri Apr 05, 2013 5:17 pm

Seeing how unexpectedly I can put my models into the ground sort of tempers my regret that I never got into aviation. Of course the big ones aren't quite as close to the ground.

GUS THE I.A. Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:01 pm

I got one for ya: Most aircraft accidents happen at ground level.

**RknRusty** Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:33 pm

Haha, yeah, I get that. But at least it takes them a little longer to get there.

SuperDave Fri Apr 05, 2013 7:46 pm

"You guys are funny!" - Gus

Thank you! I comes naturally with retirement.

S the D

flyjsh Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:32 pm

GUS THE I.A. wrote:

It is the FAA's designation for "Inspection Authorization". It is a little more privledge than an A&P has in signing off aircraft repairs, and inspections for airworthiness. I used to own my own repair facility at a nearby airport.

Let me translate that:

"I had to convince guys, who have no problem paying $100 per hour to have a mechanic look at their S Class Mercedes, that spending $50 per hour to maintain a Mooney was quite reasonable."

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