Hi Bdale, I've been working through the Altus Metrum mailing list archives and just came across this post. Obviously I'm just a little late in response. That said there is renewed hope as THUNDA 2018 is on the horizon! The actual dates have yet to be determined but I'll get on Blake to go ahead an lock them in. It will be taking place sometime in September 2018 and will be a 4 day event.
So that in mind, feel like coming down? I can roll you a CF or FG airframe up to 4 inch diameter quite easily. If you want a 6 inch airframe I reckon I could organise the mandrels quite simply as well. Anything bigger would take a bit more work but we do have time. Let me know your thoughts if you're keen on coming down. And if anyone else would like some assistance with the logistics involved in attending, getting restricted on airplane consumables locally (e-matches, LiPos, etc), or anything else feel free to ping me. I've been over to Balls a couple times and wouldn't have been able to fly if it wasn't for local assistance. Time to return that favor. Here's the promo website for THUNDA 2. http://thunda2.com.au/ Regards, Andrew Hamilton On Wed, Jun 18, 2014 at 11:19 PM, Bdale Garbee <[email protected]> wrote: > Keith and I both hope to be able to attend "Thunda Down Under"[1] in > 2015, and I've sent the organizers email requesting information on what > it takes to be treated as an on-site vendor. > > Of course, it's always more fun to be at a launch when you have something > interesting to fly! Thus, while Keith and I might each show up with a > modest "travel rocket" of some sort... I've started pondering possible > larger "Altus Metrum" group projects. Since transporting a large > airframe to Australia would be a hassle, I wonder if a group project to > build an airframe in-country makes more sense? To that end, I'd be > pleased to know if any of our friends and customers in Australia want to > sign up to help with such a project? > > My thoughts would be to engage in some group-think about project scope > and goals, then hope friends in-country would take on the sourcing and > preparation of suitable airframe materials. Depending on who wants to > participate and how tasks get taken up, we might plan to arrive a bit > early to help with any final assembly or other preparations, > installation of suitably fresh Altus Metrum electronics, etc. > > So, to all our Aussie friends... does this sound like fun? If so, > please chime in with a reply. I don't expect the email associated with > such a project to be too heavy a load for this list to carry, but we can > always spawn a dedicated lists.gag.com list if I'm wrong. > > Regards, > > Bdale > > [1] http://thunda.com.au/ > > _______________________________________________ > altusmetrum mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gag.com/mailman/listinfo/altusmetrum > >
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