[RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight
So, I get home from going to a contest and I am a little tired because it was way out of town, actually about 8500 miles out of town. My body isn't sure where it is so I wake up and flip the TV on. Honestly who is walking straight towards me out of the TV is my flying buddy Ben Clerx. And I am confused because he doesn't have a chute in his hand. Apparently Our Friend Ben, is not only a World Recognized Intentional F3J Pilot, but in his spare time he is a well known UFO Hunter. Apparently Ben will do just about anything to raise those funds to go to Istanbul. So if you want to see Ben doing his other thing, he will be on the History Channels UFO Hunters tonight Wednesday. Apparently there is a side of Ben that his friends don't see where he isn't wearing that Floppy Gardening hat. If everything goes well and he gets a spin off sitcom, we may all see TV cameras at all of our large contests. Way to go Ben! LJ **It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp0030002850)
[RCSE] Istanbul F3J EuroTour Event
We had a great time at the Istanbul F3J EuroTour event. Europe runs monthly F3J contests during the year hosted by participating countries much like the monthly Southern Calif Soaring clubs and East Coast clubs competitions. I used to fly EuroTour events with my flying buddies in the mid 90's and it was great to meet my European friends again, most who I haven't seen since the 2000 World Champs. First of all, I never been treated so well as I have in Turkey. It was my first visit and I was impressed by the generous hospitality of all those I had the pleasure to meet. I'd like to list names, but I'd feel bad if I missed someone. The contest organization was fantastic. The Contest Director did a great job as did the many people who put in a lot of time to make the event run smoothly. As most know, Turkey will host the F3J World Championships this summer and this was a good opportunity for them to have a practice run. Judging from this event, the World Championships should be a huge success. Under Larry's guidance and coaching, the Turkish Team is flying very well. For example, I was first at bat in Round 1, Slot 1 and Turkish pilot, Mustafa, beat me by over a minute in the dead air of the morning. Of course I wouldn't have minded having his 500 pounds worth of tow men, but there is no doubt that he is a fine pilot. I look forward to flying with my new Turkish friends (and my old EuroTour friends) again this summer. Someone else already posted the standings. Of nearly 60 pilots, I ended up 10th and the top 7 did a 2 round fly-off with my team mate Primoz Rizner winning by a full 3 minutes (did I mention this was a soaring contest and not a landing contest?). Larry's air combat skills paid off and put him in 2nd. His opponent, Philip Kolb wasn't quite so lucky and lost an expensive plane in the process of proving that, while a Pike Perfect is a strong plane, a birch tree and solid ground are no match. Larry and Philip will hopefully improve their formation flying skills. Someone wanted to know about the planes. I did note that they all went up in lift and came down in sink. I also noted that who was flying was more important that what they flew. I guess we all know that. It looked like there were plenty of Pike Perfects, but maybe that was because I hung around with people that flew them. Shadows and Xperience Pro's were common. Primoz flew an Explorer (the same company that makes the longer spanned Shadow, Nan Models). I brought an Aspire and an old Pike Superior, both on 2.4 GHz. Myself, Larry and Jo Grini flew JR 9303 2.4 GHz systems with no problems. Its nice not to have to worry about frequency conflicts, especially since 4 planes shot each other down prior to the contest. Jo's planes and my Superior are full CF fuselages and Jo probably has his setup on his website. I won't go into 2.4 GHz installations here as I'm sure there's plenty in info on other threads. I can't wait for the World Championships. It will be great fun with great friends. With a little luck, we might even bring home the team trophy. But to really expect that is like the Top Gun movie quote, ...that's pretty arrogant considering the company you're in Ben Clerx ** It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money amp; Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp0030002850)
RE: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight
Larry, wouldn't that be his other, other, other thing? (World Recognized international F3J pilot, commercial airline pilot, Air Combat USA pilot and now UFO hunter) I'll be watching tonight! From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 AM To: Soaring@airage.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight So, I get home from going to a contest and I am a little tired because it was way out of town, actually about 8500 miles out of town. My body isn't sure where it is so I wake up and flip the TV on. Honestly who is walking straight towards me out of the TV is my flying buddy Ben Clerx. And I am confused because he doesn't have a chute in his hand. Apparently Our Friend Ben, is not only a World Recognized Intentional F3J Pilot, but in his spare time he is a well known UFO Hunter. Apparently Ben will do just about anything to raise those funds to go to Istanbul. So if you want to see Ben doing his other thing, he will be on the History Channels UFO Hunters tonight Wednesday. Apparently there is a side of Ben that his friends don't see where he isn't wearing that Floppy Gardening hat. If everything goes well and he gets a spin off sitcom, we may all see TV cameras at all of our large contests. Way to go Ben! LJ It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Finance http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp0030002850 .
[RCSE] F3b in the Cal Valley
F3b and Soaring Fans, Some of us F3b guys are getting together at a fantastic soaring site in central California, Cal Valley on April 26th and 27th.. This is another one of our F3b competitions aimed at introducing F3b to new pilots. There is no better way to really learn all aspects of soaring than though F3b. And who better to learn it from than some of the very best pilots in the country. Most that have attended our previous events have never seen F3b before, and came away raving. Most comment that they learned more in an afternoon than in the past 2 years. F3b tasks force you to think about good technique and mechanics that are not usually stressed. So whether you are a TD pilot, Slope racer, fun flier, or super competative F3J guy, come out and give this a go. If you have an airplane with a hook on it, you can do this. The Cal Valley site is located on private land, where the owner operates a hotel. We are renting rooms, and planning to have cookouts together. This will make for some awesome glider guy bonding. So bring a plane, food, really good boose, and perhaps some cigars. We will have some fun. I really look forward to meeting some new faces. For more information please refer to our RCGroups thread at http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=818610 . Chime in so we can cooperate on food planing, and carpools. Most of our pilots are not RCGroups regulars, so I expect about 15 pilots to attend. See You Guys there, David Klein -- David Klein Graduate Research Student Department of Structural Engineering Jacobs School of Engineering University of California San Diego
Re: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight
Now I know why Ben has Tin Foil rolls and a Tin Foil hat (-: - Original Message - From: Lex Mieropmailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Soaring@airage.commailto:Soaring@airage.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:01 AM Subject: RE: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight Larry, wouldn't that be his other, other, other thing? (World Recognized international F3J pilot, commercial airline pilot, Air Combat USA pilot and now UFO hunter) I'll be watching tonight! -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 AM To: Soaring@airage.commailto:Soaring@airage.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight So, I get home from going to a contest and I am a little tired because it was way out of town, actually about 8500 miles out of town. My body isn't sure where it is so I wake up and flip the TV on. Honestly who is walking straight towards me out of the TV is my flying buddy Ben Clerx. And I am confused because he doesn't have a chute in his hand. Apparently Our Friend Ben, is not only a World Recognized Intentional F3J Pilot, but in his spare time he is a well known UFO Hunter. Apparently Ben will do just about anything to raise those funds to go to Istanbul. So if you want to see Ben doing his other thing, he will be on the History Channels UFO Hunters tonight Wednesday. Apparently there is a side of Ben that his friends don't see where he isn't wearing that Floppy Gardening hat. If everything goes well and he gets a spin off sitcom, we may all see TV cameras at all of our large contests. Way to go Ben! LJ -- It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Financehttp://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp0030002850.
Re: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight
I can't find this content on the history channel web sitesomeone PVR this stuff for me! On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Joe Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I know why Ben has Tin Foil rolls and a Tin Foil hat (-: - Original Message - *From:* Lex Mierop [EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Soaring@airage.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:01 AM *Subject:* RE: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight Larry, wouldn't that be his other, other, other thing? (World Recognized international F3J pilot, commercial airline pilot, Air Combat USA pilot and now UFO hunter) I'll be watching tonight! -- *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 AM *To:* Soaring@airage.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] *Subject:* [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight So, I get home from going to a contest and I am a little tired because it was way out of town, actually about 8500 miles out of town. My body isn't sure where it is so I wake up and flip the TV on. Honestly who is walking straight towards me out of the TV is my flying buddy Ben Clerx. And I am confused because he doesn't have a chute in his hand. Apparently Our Friend Ben, is not only a World Recognized Intentional F3J Pilot, but in his spare time he is a well known UFO Hunter. Apparently Ben will do just about anything to raise those funds to go to Istanbul. So if you want to see Ben doing his other thing, he will be on the History Channels UFO Hunters tonight Wednesday. Apparently there is a side of Ben that his friends don't see where he isn't wearing that Floppy Gardening hat. If everything goes well and he gets a spin off sitcom, we may all see TV cameras at all of our large contests. Way to go Ben! LJ -- It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Financehttp://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp0030002850 .
Re: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight
On the History Channel schedule for 10:00 PM Eastern tonight is UFO HUNTERS, that must be the one Larry is talking about. So for us west coasters, with DISH OR the other one, that would be 7:00 PM. Jerry Miller Medford, OR SOSS David Webb wrote: I can't find this content on the history channel web sitesomeone PVR this stuff for me! On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Joe Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I know why Ben has Tin Foil rolls and a Tin Foil hat (-: - Original Message - *From:* Lex Mierop mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Soaring@airage.com mailto:Soaring@airage.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:01 AM *Subject:* RE: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight Larry, wouldn't that be his other, other, other thing? (World Recognized international F3J pilot, commercial airline pilot, Air Combat USA pilot and now UFO hunter) I'll be watching tonight! *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 AM *To:* Soaring@airage.com mailto:Soaring@airage.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Subject:* [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight So, I get home from going to a contest and I am a little tired because it was way out of town, actually about 8500 miles out of town. My body isn't sure where it is so I wake up and flip the TV on. Honestly who is walking straight towards me out of the TV is my flying buddy Ben Clerx. And I am confused because he doesn't have a chute in his hand. Apparently Our Friend Ben, is not only a World Recognized Intentional F3J Pilot, but in his spare time he is a well known UFO Hunter. Apparently Ben will do just about anything to raise those funds to go to Istanbul. So if you want to see Ben doing his other thing, he will be on the History Channels UFO Hunters tonight Wednesday. Apparently there is a side of Ben that his friends don't see where he isn't wearing that Floppy Gardening hat. If everything goes well and he gets a spin off sitcom, we may all see TV cameras at all of our large contests. Way to go Ben! LJ It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Finance http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp0030002850. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight
Is it here: http://www.history.com/video.do?name=UFO_Hunters or not yet listed? T - Original Message - From: JMiller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: David Webb [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Joe Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Soaring@airage.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Lex Mierop [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight On the History Channel schedule for 10:00 PM Eastern tonight is UFO HUNTERS, that must be the one Larry is talking about. So for us west coasters, with DISH OR the other one, that would be 7:00 PM. Jerry Miller Medford, OR SOSS David Webb wrote: I can't find this content on the history channel web sitesomeone PVR this stuff for me! On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 12:47 PM, Joe Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Now I know why Ben has Tin Foil rolls and a Tin Foil hat (-: - Original Message - *From:* Lex Mierop mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; Soaring@airage.com mailto:Soaring@airage.com ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:01 AM *Subject:* RE: [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight Larry, wouldn't that be his other, other, other thing? (World Recognized international F3J pilot, commercial airline pilot, Air Combat USA pilot and now UFO hunter) I'll be watching tonight! *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] *Sent:* Wednesday, April 16, 2008 12:00 AM *To:* Soaring@airage.com mailto:Soaring@airage.com; [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *Subject:* [RCSE] Ben Clerx on TV tonight So, I get home from going to a contest and I am a little tired because it was way out of town, actually about 8500 miles out of town. My body isn't sure where it is so I wake up and flip the TV on. Honestly who is walking straight towards me out of the TV is my flying buddy Ben Clerx. And I am confused because he doesn't have a chute in his hand. Apparently Our Friend Ben, is not only a World Recognized Intentional F3J Pilot, but in his spare time he is a well known UFO Hunter. Apparently Ben will do just about anything to raise those funds to go to Istanbul. So if you want to see Ben doing his other thing, he will be on the History Channels UFO Hunters tonight Wednesday. Apparently there is a side of Ben that his friends don't see where he isn't wearing that Floppy Gardening hat. If everything goes well and he gets a spin off sitcom, we may all see TV cameras at all of our large contests. Way to go Ben! LJ It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money Finance http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp0030002850. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.0/1379 - Release Date: 4/15/2008 6:10 PM RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Fwd: [RCSE] Istanbul F3J EuroTour Event
Hey Ben, everyone is making over your appearance on History Channel, but you made and interesting comment, Under Larry's guidance and coaching, the Turkish Team is flying very well. What is up about this, is Larry now part of Turkish F3J management or what? Marc RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
RE: [RCSE] Istanbul F3J EuroTour Event
He Is . THE Ringer Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:39:07 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com Subject: Fwd: [RCSE] Istanbul F3J EuroTour Event Hey Ben, everyone is making over your appearance on History Channel, but you made and interesting comment, Under Larry's guidance and coaching, the Turkish Team is flying very well. What is up about this, is Larry now part of Turkish F3J management or what? Marc RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] I Had Not Seen That Info Larry
Hey Larry, had not seen that info on Groups, just was taken a bit by surprise. Marc RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] It's Only Fair
Several guys have stumbled onto the SVSS web site and found that the sign up pages are posted for SPRING FLING 2008. We have about a dozen entries so far. It's only fair that the rest of your should know that sigh ups are open for the finest 2-day contest in Northern California. June 21st 22nd. Details; http://www.svss.org/Spring%20Fling/spring_fling.htm RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] Mid South
Where do I find registration for the Mid-South? Smooth Landings George RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] FS1 requirements
With the possible purchase of a laptop looming in the future I am trying to make sure that I get the right stuff. FS1 reccomends 2.8 GHz intel pentium processor and I have looked at the Intel Duo Processor 1.83 GHz/ 667Mhz. Can someone tell me if the stuff I am looking is going to do the job or do I need to go to an Intel core Duo 2.2GHz/800Mhz. or ??? Regards, Dave Corven. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] Plane for sale
Skorpion, white with red tips and red strips on bottoms. New in box 1,300 -Steve 415 456-2996 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
