I finally got the Elder flying again yesterday.

I dismantled my glow-igniter to see if it was possible to use a C-type
cell instead of a sub-C cell. (It isn't. Not without destroying the igniter.) While it was all in bits, I spoke to each individual part in a stern voice, being especially critical of the Sanyo cell.

Then I reassembled it, and stuck a torchlight bulb in the clip. The bulb
lit up brightly!

Anyway, I had a couple good flights, including loops, hammerheads, and
some intense touch'n'go action. A hoot!

Then we all sat back with a bevy, and watched the sky turn from blue and white, to red and purple, to orange and gold, to black and diamonds!


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Re: Elder in the air
By: Angus McLeod to All on Mon Aug 14 2006 10:08 am

I finally got the Elder flying again yesterday.

I dismantled my glow-igniter to see if it was possible to use a C-type
cell instead of a sub-C cell. (It isn't. Not without destroying the igniter.) While it was all in bits, I spoke to each individual part in a stern voice, being especially critical of the Sanyo cell.

Then I reassembled it, and stuck a torchlight bulb in the clip. The bulb lit up brightly!

So just a connection issue?

Anyway, I had a couple good flights, including loops, hammerheads, and
some intense touch'n'go action. A hoot!

Then we all sat back with a bevy, and watched the sky turn from blue and white, to red and purple, to orange and gold, to black and diamonds!

All's well that ends well. :-)

digital man

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Re: Elder in the air
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Mon Aug 14 2006 18:17:00

Then I reassembled it, and stuck a torchlight bulb in the clip. The bulb lit up brightly!

So just a connection issue?

I don't know. But looking after this elderly relative takes up so much of
my time that there isn't a lot left for modelling. All my gear is showing signs of neglect. :-/

Anyway, I had a couple good flights, including loops, hammerheads, and some intense touch'n'go action. A hoot!

Then we all sat back with a bevy, and watched the sky turn from blue and white, to red and purple, to orange and gold, to black and diamonds!

All's well that ends well. :-)

Yes, I had a really good time, even though the day wasn't particularly special. I regret not being able to be as active a modeller just now, as
I was before.
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Re: Elder in the air
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Tue Aug 15 2006 01:10 am

Anyway, I had a couple good flights, including loops, hammerheads, and some intense touch'n'go action. A hoot!

Then we all sat back with a bevy, and watched the sky turn from blue a white, to red and purple, to orange and gold, to black and diamonds!

All's well that ends well. :-)

Yes, I had a really good time, even though the day wasn't particularly special. I regret not being able to be as active a modeller just now, as
I was before.

I have that regret with a lot of my hobbies right now (including this one), but I find my "spare time" availability to be cyclical, increasing after the end of baseball season and decreasing around the time of spring training. :-)

digital man

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Re: Elder in the air
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Tue Aug 15 2006 00:13:00

I find my "spare time" availability to be cyclical, increasing after the end baseball season and decreasing around the time of spring training. :-)

Heh!

Well, I have this relative that needs a lot of help. I have to transport
to the dentist this afternoon, and I suspect that some teeth will be extracted, meaning depression that will need dealing with, then some sort
of dinner that can be consumed through a straw...

And they aren't going to suddenly get any younger, so it isn't going to
get any easier.....

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Re: Elder in the air
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Tue Aug 15 2006 01:09 pm

Re: Elder in the air
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Tue Aug 15 2006 00:13:00

I find my "spare time" availability to be cyclical, increasing after the baseball season and decreasing around the time of spring training. :-)

Heh!

Of course babies and the day job don't help either.

Well, I have this relative that needs a lot of help. I have to transport
to the dentist this afternoon, and I suspect that some teeth will be extracted, meaning depression that will need dealing with, then some sort
of dinner that can be consumed through a straw...

And they aren't going to suddenly get any younger, so it isn't going to
get any easier.....

The message's subject is ironically relevant.

digital man

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Re: Elder in the air
By: Digital Man to Angus McLeod on Tue Aug 15 2006 13:25:00

Well, I have this relative that needs a lot of help. I have to transport to the dentist this afternoon, and I suspect that some teeth will be extracted, meaning depression that will need dealing with, then some sort of dinner that can be consumed through a straw...

And they aren't going to suddenly get any younger, so it isn't going to get any easier.....

The message's subject is ironically relevant.

Absolutely! :-)

Fortunately, no extractions were needed, only one filling. I'm still
getting bitched at about the cost of that, but by tomorrow that issue will vanish into a vortex of senile dementia. :-/
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Re: Elder in the air
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Tue Aug 15 2006 23:29:57

The message's subject is ironically relevant.

Absolutely! :-)

I'm still getting bitched at about the cost of that, but by tomorrow
that issue will vanish into a vortex of senile dementia. :-/
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Re: Elder in the air
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Tue Aug 15 2006 01:10 am

Anyway, I had a couple good flights, including loops, hammerheads, and some intense touch'n'go action. A hoot!

Then we all sat back with a bevy, and watched the sky turn from blue a white, to red and purple, to orange and gold, to black and diamonds!

All's well that ends well. :-)

Yes, I had a really good time, even though the day wasn't particularly special. I regret not being able to be as active a modeller just now, as
I was before.

I have that regret with a lot of my hobbies right now (including this one), but I find my "spare time" availability to be cyclical,
increasing after the end of baseball season and decreasing around the
time of spring training. :-)

Yea, that does occur... although, not all of us have the same time
frame... mine is the football season... Baseball is like a sleeping pill
to me. :)





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Re: Re: Elder in the air
By: Sniper to Digital Man on Wed Aug 16 2006 05:06 am

Digital Man wrote to Angus McLeod <=-

Re: Elder in the air
By: Angus McLeod to Digital Man on Tue Aug 15 2006 01:10 am

Anyway, I had a couple good flights, including loops, hammerheads, some intense touch'n'go action. A hoot!

Then we all sat back with a bevy, and watched the sky turn from blu white, to red and purple, to orange and gold, to black and diamonds

All's well that ends well. :-)

Yes, I had a really good time, even though the day wasn't particularly special. I regret not being able to be as active a modeller just now, as I was before.

I have that regret with a lot of my hobbies right now (including this one), but I find my "spare time" availability to be cyclical, increasing after the end of baseball season and decreasing around the time of spring training. :-)

Yea, that does occur... although, not all of us have the same time
frame... mine is the football season... Baseball is like a sleeping pill
to me. :)

Occasionally, a nap through a few of the middle innings is a "good thing" {tm} :-)

digital man

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