RE: Clean Up Your Building Area ?
I am convinced that maintaining a clean work area during a build is just as much an art as the build itself. Few people have that "gift" I guess. I know I wish I could do better. [:D] Brian
Posted on: 8/31/2012 6:42 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Anhedral Stab back in the Day?
[quote]ORIGINAL: PatternPilot XLT had the bent tail...flew great! [/quote] As does Bridi's UFO! Brian
Posted on: 8/31/2012 6:32 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Roy Garner Extra
[quote]ORIGINAL: FlyerInOKC Hats off to you Brian for building instead of buy an Extra ARF! [/quote] I have a better appreciation for what I have when I build it. Plans building gives me the opportunity to be picky and have an educated end goal in terms of materials and weight. I wind up taking better care of it too. Plus, there is nothing in the world like seeing a 2 dimensional drawing literaly rise out of flat paper into a multi-dimensional reality- fulfilling dreams and hopes... I ordered the plans a few days ago. I'll post as soon as I receive them. Brian
Posted on: 8/29/2012 6:41 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
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Roy Garner Extra
Anyone have any experience with the plans built Extra in the link below designed by Roy Garner? http://find.flyrc.com/store#ecwid:category=1884384&mode=product&product=8142436 It was featured in the Radio Control Model World magazine June 1993. Any info would be appreciated. Brian
Posted on: 8/29/2012 11:18 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
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RE: Vintage Pattern Ships ID
[quote]ORIGINAL: rabbid fly Arrow and Deception? Too bad you do not have the wings. Phil [/quote] You can get foam cores for these (Arrow and Deception) from Don at Eureka and build a new set of wings each. Plans are easily attained. Both aircraft are worthy of putting elbow grease into. You will find they are amazing and prize winning airplanes! Nice find! I am jealous- especially over the Arrow. Brian
Posted on: 8/12/2012 5:18 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Looking for Bridi Bree-Zee Bipe plans
[quote]ORIGINAL: J Strong What year was it designed? [/quote] That may be answered on the plans or an instruction manual... Don't know yet. Brian
Posted on: 7/23/2012 10:38 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Looking for Bridi Bree-Zee Bipe plans
I am an avid Bridi collector. I have owned and flown the Sig Skybolt. A much better offering than the Great planes Skybolt and more scale in design. I am looking for Bree-Zee plans however... Brian
Posted on: 7/23/2012 10:33 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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Bridi Bree Zee Biplane
I am hoping to add a set of Bridi Bree Zee Bipe plans to my collection. Does anyone have a set they could part with? Brian
Posted on: 7/23/2012 10:22 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Kit Building"
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Looking for Bridi Bree-Zee Bipe plans
Anyone have a set of Bridi Bree-Zee Bipe plans they would be willing to part with? I am looking for a set to add to my collection. Brian
Posted on: 7/23/2012 10:20 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
Did Joe Bridi sell the design rights to the Dirty Birdy? Or the rights to his mold and fiberglass kit? Maybe there is no difference, but I don't recall Great Planes ever selling the wood kit. Knowing Hobbico, I would think they'd be suing the heck out of BlueJay just for using and selling the name, "Dirty Birdy." They are VERY covetous of their property. Just asking.... Brian
Posted on: 7/19/2012 10:10 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
I am finding that the majority of the Dirty Birdy kits in the last 30 years have been the current BlueJay kit and Canopy option. I am willing to accept this was a Bridi re-design. My curiosity is this though... Why the redesign? Just for the sake of uniqueness and personal preference, I will be using the info on the RCM plans rather than the updated current plans on my build. (Which is nothing new). I'd like to hear the history here if anyone has the real story. Brian
Posted on: 7/19/2012 1:20 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
[quote]ORIGINAL: Jim_Purcha Actually Dave the canopy was always available through Tower Hobbies as shown in my previous post. [/quote] Please provide the link to that. I have been looking on their site and cannot find it. Brian
Posted on: 7/16/2012 10:44 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
The canopy with the GP tag is the one that matches RCM plans cross sections. It is identical to the Parkflyers offering dbacque and I recently ordered. Nice! Brian
Posted on: 7/14/2012 1:20 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
PICTURES!!!! Brian
Posted on: 7/13/2012 7:14 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Can Keith Sparks spark the build comeback?
Meanwhile, back on the ranch..... Kieth Sparks has shown there is a truly innovative way to continue forward in our hobby, Building with balsa is now an "option" among other options. I like the idea and am greatful for the OP's desire to invogorate others to try new ideas. Bravo. Brian
Posted on: 7/13/2012 3:37 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: Can Keith Sparks spark the build comeback?
I have thought Keith Sparks approach has been innovative and amazing! He teaches us how to use modern materials such as foam and fiberglassing to achieve 1st rate aircraft. He's been around for a while and I believe he is on to something. With the balsa shortage over the last few years, I honestly thought his methods were goint to replace traditional balsa building. It is good stuff guys. It is innovative and it works. I have been wanting to put his methods to the test building the traditional classic pattern airplanes with his methods. Still might actually. Brian
Posted on: 7/11/2012 9:20 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
Looking back on this, I sure made a FAR bigger deal out of the authorship details than I wanted to. Good time to move on? I did receive my canopy today. It is worth every penny! I sure wish Parkflyers, or someone, would make a canopy for the UFO too. Brian
Posted on: 7/9/2012 7:32 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
I am not saying there is anything bad about this kit or its manufacturer. Quite to the contrary. Dave- The plans and the box do say this. And the original was indeed drawn and designed by Bridi. This may have been changed by him personaly. But to say the Dirty Birdy was designed and drawn by Bridi is indeed an accurate statement. They can say this [i]without[/i] inferring that changes were added by anyone else. They own the rights to it as I understand. Not trying to stir the pot here. I just won't trust it untill someone on the "inside" can verify it. Even then, it doesn't change my opinion that I feel BJ has put out a great kit here. The canopy from ParkFlyers did arrive today. It is Perfect! Brian
Posted on: 7/9/2012 4:10 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
[quote]Brian, like the box says manufactured by Joe Bridi, distributed by G&S Hobbies.[/quote] Yeah.... Unfortunately, that doesn't mean much to me anymore. In the US, this can mean anything. There are no absolutes or literal interpretation here anymore either. Lawyers can construe that statement to mean I had ice cream yesterday. It would take some trusted inside information to fully persuade me. Brian
Posted on: 7/9/2012 9:41 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
Wow Jim!!!! Those look identical to the BlueJay plans!!! Can we confirm this was a Bridi redesign and not a G&S redesign? If anything else, the history of its evolution is interesting to me. Brian
Posted on: 7/9/2012 12:04 AM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Cap 232 maiden
I really like that MONSTER rudder!!!! The Super Kaos is set up exactly like the Cap in this regard. It is one of the things that drew me to it. Very nice! Brian
Posted on: 7/8/2012 2:58 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Kit Building"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
dbacque- This is the best looking option I've found so far. I have it on order and it's on its way. http://parkflyerplastics.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=46_64&products_id=608 Everyone.... I want to state I am in NO way thumbing my nose at BlueJay for this, or trying to paint them in a bad light. The kit quality is absolutely FANTASTIC! The wood is all VERY clean cut. It is an impressive company for sure! I did receive my money's worth in value. In fact, I hope to purchase more from BlueJay in the future. I don't know how they produce the quality so affordably. They can't be making that much money. These kits are amazing and worth every penny. I am just one of "[i][b]those[/b][/i]" people.... Very picky about stupid things. And even here, it isn't that big of a deal as it is EASILY changed. Brian
Posted on: 7/7/2012 2:55 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
dbacque- Pretty sure they used the RCM plans as their base- based on the reasoning you describe. Even the horizontal is identically off. I think some the fiberglass fuse kits Joe put out differed to his wood built plans as well. If I'm not mistaken, I think the bottom of the glass UFO fuse, in front of the wing, does not drop as low as the RCM plans show. Because of variations like that, I was curious if the BJ profile matched the Bridi glass fuse verses the RCM plans. [quote]Magazine plans would be the original while each iteration after and conversion to kit always dilute the designs. [/quote] I will be modifying the BJ kit to build to the RCM plans- including the hardwood motor mounts... Just personal preference to maintain the original outline. I really can't tell you WHY this is so important to me, but I guess it is. The way I get to the outline doesn't bother me... [i] as much[/i]. [8D] Brian
Posted on: 7/7/2012 1:38 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
Here we go: You can see the outline of Bulkheads 1 and 3 are totally different drawings in the BJ offering. I think the only reason for this is so they can make the kit to accept a fiberglass motor mount. Notice how flat the RCM bottom fuse is aft of the wing in Bulkhead 3 compared to the BJ offering. I would imagine the rounded bottom fuse would help the Knife edge flight, but it is different from the RCM Drawing. Lastly, notice the flat top in the RCM DB. The BJ kit rounds this completely off. All of this is no big deal because it is EASILY remedied. I was surprised to see it though. Btw- The left horizontal stab on the RCM plans is 1/8" off compared to the right horizontal stab. It's exactly like the BJ plans! Ha! Brian
Posted on: 7/6/2012 11:23 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
I have to wait until I get home from work. I'll have to do it tomorrow. Sorry for the cliff-hanger! [X(] Brian
Posted on: 7/6/2012 9:51 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
The wood in the kit is AMAZING- btw. I won't be surprised to find all of it is contest balsa. And VERY clean cut pieces. I am happy with the purchase. It is a good kit. I'm just a stickler for accuracy in the outline. Brian
Posted on: 7/6/2012 9:37 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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BlueJay Dirty Birdy outline is not accurate to RCM plans.
I purchased a Bluejay Dirty Birdy and have found that the re-engineering they have done has changed their Dirty Birdy fuse outline from the outline on the RCM plans. I suspect this was due to the need to re-engineer for a fiberglass engine mount and full firewall. I will post pics showing the changes soon... I am curious if the Fiberglass DB fuse is accurate with the BlueJay DB outlines.... I wouldn't thinks so, but maybe this is the difference? I will be modifying my kit to reflect the RCM plans as I would think they would more accurately reflect Joe Bridi's desired product finish... Brian
Posted on: 7/6/2012 9:25 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Bluejay still in business?
I just received notification and a tracking number from Bluejay... My order shipped yesterday. Great service and turn around! I ordered it on Saturday, and it shipped out on Monday. Bluejay is definitely still in business and doing it GREAT! The Dirty Birdy was ordered through the online purchase option in their website. I am unaware of international shipment policies with Bluejay, but I am happy with the service I have received thus far! I hope this has helped. Brian
Posted on: 7/3/2012 8:29 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Bluejay still in business?
It came within a day of ordering it. I was pleasantly surprised. I will let you know if they inform me they have shipped it. Brian
Posted on: 7/1/2012 10:39 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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RE: Bluejay still in business?
I just received notification this weekend of my DB kit purchase from ordering it on-line from Bluejay. Brian
Posted on: 7/1/2012 10:21 PM by Author "Ilikebipes" in the forum "Classic RC Pattern Flying"
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