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RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: vlado Some photos from finals, I have around 200 photos and 1 hour video from semis and finals, I will upload to web next days. photo from CPLR , after engine cut, Quique RTF , teams and podium Hi Brandon i saw the flights and i think Quique is the best pilot. Vlado [/quote] Vlado, thank you for the photos and info. Please let us know, in this thread, where you intend to upload the photos and the video.
Posted on: 11/18/2007 11:28 AM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6640177
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: WilhelmSteinitz Ouch. The organizers still does not have the official results out... [/quote] Try this link at the Federacion Argentina. [link]http://www.faa.org.ar/index2.htm[/link]
Posted on: 11/18/2007 9:20 AM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
This shows some more emotion
Posted on: 11/18/2007 9:10 AM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
Xavier, Thank you for the continuous updates and the photos. Congratulations to you and your team. Your, and your teammates efforts are paying dividends. And the progress is obvious. I disagree with your comment about "maybe, (just maybe)". The competition is about pilots AND AIRPLANES, both have to perform, period. If Chip did not have a motor problem in the team selection he could have been in the US team and maybe (just maybe) the USA team could have won the team championship. MAYBE MAYBE.............
Posted on: 11/17/2007 7:14 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6637833
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
Great going MR SOMENZINI this is an example where hard work and perseverance ware rewarded. My hat is of to a gentleman and a champion. Andres Rodriguez
Posted on: 11/17/2007 4:03 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6637159
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
Brandon, Thank you for the up to the minute udates. Please keep it going, I am unable to leave my computer.
Posted on: 11/17/2007 10:42 AM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[center]Congratulations to ALL the teams that participated.[/center][size=5][/size][font="Arial"][/font][b][/b][color=#990000][/color] The French pilots have proven that they are on top of their game and I am sure that their success is well deserved. Judging by the raw scores it was not an easy win and the USA and the Japanese teams applied a lot of pressure until the end. Great going all of you.
Posted on: 11/14/2007 6:25 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6625569
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
OK gentlemen, try to come to some sort of agreement. Blabla calls them satanic and boex think they are barrel rolls. Please stop confusing the uninitiated [sm=spinnyeyes.gif]. A message for QQ: Non ilegitimi carborundum est
Posted on: 11/14/2007 3:17 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6624786
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: boex This is a quote from that PM "We found the enemy and it is us" [/quote] Us means [u]NOSOTROS [/u]not [u]vos[/u] If I was calling you the enemy I would have said: We found the enemy and it is you.
Posted on: 11/12/2007 5:28 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6615650
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: boex [quote]ORIGINAL: marmitas [quote]ORIGINAL: Austis complaining? who? [/quote] Not you, but look at this posting from [b]boex[/b] [/quote] Take it easy Marmitas, I was criticizing the official Argentine website and not the other aspects of the event. I cannot understand why a guy in New York, USA can get so mad to the point of sending me a PM and calling me "
Posted on: 11/12/2007 5:13 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6615502
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: Pomales 2001AZ. where are you getting this information. Humberto. [/quote] Go to this link www.argentinaf3a.com/preliminary-flights.aspx
Posted on: 11/12/2007 1:57 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6614695
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: Austis complaining? who? [/quote] Not you, but look at this posting from [b]boex[/b] "I live 500 miles south from where the contest is being held at and my only sources of information are F Giants and RCU. I have not found much from the organizer's side, there is practically no web coverage of any kind. This is their official site, I guess, http://www.argentinaf3a.com/ [b]and it sucks[/b]. "
Posted on: 11/12/2007 1:46 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
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RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
Go to www.argentinaf3a.com/preliminary-flights.aspx and stop complaining
Posted on: 11/12/2007 12:55 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6614449
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: Austis have any of the top F3Apilots moved to spread spectrum yet? or do they all still fly on 35mhz, 72 or what ever they use around the world? just curious [/quote] The oficial website lists the participants and the frequencies. I noticed that Quique is using spread spectrum and may be others as well but the majority is using 72 or 35 Mhz.
Posted on: 11/12/2007 12:35 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6614352
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[quote]ORIGINAL: grotto2 Just as a point of history, R/C is quite American. A radio controlled boat was demonstrated by Nikola Tesla (a Serbian immigrant, to be fair) in 1898 at Madison Square Garden. http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ll/ll_robots.html [/quote] The first R/C airplane was built and used by the American Navy during WWI one of those airplanes can be seen in the US Airforce Museum in Wright Paterson AFB.
Posted on: 11/10/2007 8:01 AM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6603774
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
MattK, I agree with you but history shows that new comers are made to pay their dues the first time they fly in front of international judges. It is not fair but that is the reality of any competition that involves subjective judging.
Posted on: 11/3/2007 5:21 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6576246
RE: 2007 F3A World Championships
[size=4]Good luck to ALL the teams!!!![/size] I will be rooting for the Argentinean team but a corner of my hart also wants Quique to be the World Champion.
Posted on: 11/2/2007 1:21 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6571604
RE: Vehicles for W/C in Argentina
Try contacting Marcelo Colombo, he is in the Argentinean team and should be able to answer your question. He can be reached at: info@camodel.com.ar
Posted on: 10/17/2007 1:15 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6502535
RE: 1.20 for a Venus 2?
The OS 1.20 is the way to go.
Posted on: 9/4/2007 8:10 AM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Pattern Flying"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6325471
RE: GREAT PLANES YAK 54 BUILD THREAD
While it will be an improvement, it will only delay the damage to the cowl. I made a drawing of something I did on another airplane and worked for me. It is attached as a PDF file. By the way I noticed that you live in Upland, I used to fly with a club in Chino.
Posted on: 6/23/2007 8:02 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "3D Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=6025118
RE: charger rc cr-1pro
I have the Shifty. Much lighter power setup..I fly indoors with it. Electrifly Rimfire 22-1000 motor. Electrifly 3s 640 power series packs. Electrifly SS-8 esc. I used a landing gear from a discarded ultrafly radix..made some discs from 1/64th light ply for anchors/support. Very neutral easy to fly foamy. hard to get them...my buddy here at work could only find the Cr1 and it looks like they went up 10 bucks since the summer.
Posted on: 1/18/2007 11:14 AM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
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RE: Great Planes RV-4 .60-.90 ARF
The video is up on the GP site. [link=http://video1.hobbico.com/gallery/gpm/gpma1357-large.mpg]RV-4[/link]
Posted on: 1/16/2007 12:07 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "ARF or RTF"
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RE: GREAT PLANES YAK 54 BUILD THREAD
me enorgullezco de mis raices, por eso uso el escudo español en mis mensajes. Marmitas es el apodo... but I'm proud of my roots and that is why I use the Spanish seal as my avatar. Marmitas
Posted on: 1/14/2007 5:31 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "3D Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5264919
RE: Free DVD of the Tucson Aerobatic Shootout is ready for download
Two pages of DVD/CD burning file copying info. WOW. I thought this was a model airplane forum...and this was a thread about a cool new airplane.
Posted on: 1/11/2007 4:00 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "3D Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=5248987
RE: GREAT PLANES YAK 54 BUILD THREAD
I did not reinforce ANYTHING and have many flights witout any problem. I'm using an OS 1.60 but people with gasoline motors (DA 50, etc) do not have any problems either. Don't worry, this plane is NOT built like the CAP 232 from Hangar 9. I had one of those and reinforced most of the airframe because I saw what happened to a friend that did not.
Posted on: 12/20/2006 2:58 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "3D Flying!"
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RE: FMA sticks it to the LHS again!!
[quote]ORIGINAL: Yak18 FMA doesn't give a hoot about YOUR business...only theirs, and I don't blame them. I don't have an LHS. Most modelers in America don't have an LHS. I have to buy online or quit the hobby. Unfortunately for small local business, online shopping is the future of marketing. It's just too convienient to make a few clicks and then wait for the UPS truck which gets it to my door in 3 days, sometimes 2. Most of the time, I pay no sales tax or even shipping! FMA is just being progressive and looking toward the future. They are maximizing their profits because I'm sure they could care less about making sure you make money. I know that these are harsh words, but in business the only rules are #1 Make the most money you can, and #2 Make sure you keep all the profits for yourself. The customers make you money, middlemen don't. FMA understands this fact and that is why they are cutting you out. Ask yourself, what am I providing to FMA that their website doesn't? If you find yourself selling a product that is easily shipped, you need to start looking into a business that cannot be provided online (food, concrete, oil changes, child care etc.) or start a mail-order business of your own. Yak [/quote] Your premise is correct ONLY for those that purchase hobby items as a commodity and have the experience to use them. I could be one of the commodity buyers because I have practiced the hobby for 52 years. However, the growth of the market depends on the newcomers, and, newcomers need handholding that cannot be provided on-line. FMA's move is neither progressive nor cares about the future. FMA probably has a cash-flow problem and is trying to fix it laying off support personnel and selling direct. With less support people and without the support provided by the LHS they are headed for trouble. I hope I am wrong because I like some of their products. If you think that the only concern of a business is the bottom line think again. The top line is critical to the long term survival of any business. A recent Fortune magazine article listed a large number of companies that had continuously increased profits by reducing costs and no increase in the top line. The average drop of their market share was 62% and the average stock drop was 71%. Five of those companies ware acquired by competitors and two of them no longer exist.
Posted on: 11/11/2006 2:37 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4983114
RE: FMA sticks it to the LHS again!!
This subject has nothing to do with the quality of the FMA products. The issue here is a short sighted business model that has led to the demise of companies of all sizes. This idiotic model follows this logic: [u][b]Selling through a dealer[/b][/u][ul] [*] It costs $10 [*] Sell it to the dealer for $12 [*] The dealer sells it to the user for $14 [*] Manufacturer makes $2 [*] Dealer makes $2[/ul] [u][b]Selling direct[/b][/u][ul] [*]It costs $10 [*]Sell to the user for $13 [*]The manufacturer makes one more $1 and the user saves $1 [/ul] That will work for a short while but the simple minded businessman that employs this model is missing several hard facts. Now he has to carry ALL the inventory (considering cost of capital, management system, floor space, additional insurance, etc. that cost averages 22% per year) He has to pay the credit card fees. The previous 2 are measurable costs. But there are more, the hobby shop owner will push competitive products causing a loss in sales volume for the manufacturer. One hundred per cent of the product support function falls in the lap of the manufacturer and that is not inexpensive as products become more and more complex. And above all the growth of the market depends greatly on the existence of the local hobby shop. Without the local promotion, personal advice, and local availability provided by the local hobby shop the hobby does not grow. As a result, the manufacturers market shrinks to nothing. Large companies in this industry have learned the lesson. Horizon saw it first and designed programs to work hand in hand with the dealers. When the dealers could not compete with Tower's prices, Futaba and other Great Planes/Hobbico products lost market to JR and Hangar 9. The executives at Great Planes reacted to the issue and instead of stabbing the hobby shop owner they extended a hand and fixed the problem. I don't agree with those that wish the end of FMA. As an avid modeler I want more companies to succeed because that means that we, the users of the products, will have more and better options.
Posted on: 11/10/2006 8:11 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "Electric General Discussion"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4976859
RE: Fancy Foam Xcalibur
[quote]ORIGINAL: Ryguy Mike is also going to produce Jason Noll's plane this winter since he quit Team Futaba and lost the rights to his Eclipse. [/quote] Let it go man....
Posted on: 11/6/2006 12:29 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4961638
RE: GP Reactor vs E Flite Eder or mini Funtana
You are sadly misinformed.
Posted on: 9/16/2006 4:17 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4755884
RE: GP Reactor vs E Flite Eder or mini Funtana
Obviously it took more time to get it right. [b]Real[/b] development of consumer products takes time. You seem to know an awful lot about GP issues..??>>
Posted on: 9/15/2006 4:55 PM by Author "marmitas"
in the forum "3D Electric Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=4752512
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