Hi guys, Got a bit more from the field in Turkey. The JR 2.4 DSM systems are working great providing a whole new piece of mind today....pretty much the equivalent to Visalia's Friday chaos :-). On Rich's plane which hit Jim's paw during a launch release and was 'totaled', its back almost ready for combat again! On the stab that blew off DP's Supra.... Super mega tow, hit a thermal, earned its way off. A stress point at the mount area of the stab for this kind of extreme launch was identified. Again guys keep this in the context of where and how it happened, a fix was identified, JW figured it out prior so his are strengthened for F3J extremes, and one of those is on loan to DP....has something to do with uranium enriched helium filled micro balloons or some such...:-)
This is a bit like : ... the kid who when born till age 5 never spoke a word...his parents were concerned but didn't want to make a big deal out of, then one day they all sat down to dinner, the kid took a sip of the soup and exclaimed, "Yipes, that's hot!" His parents totally shocked said to him,'How come after all these years you are just talking now?" His reply," Up until now, every things' been okay." Fingers crossed in any case planes are going to be used and abused...as I mentioned before, this is a whole new level of everything than years past. More later. Gordy **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)
