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billy5823



Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 36
Location: murphy

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 7:36 pm    Post subject: first flight n308tp  

got my inspection monday and weather was bad here. but this morning was doable. so everything went well, took aboput 15 minute flight, came back down and checked over and flew another 15 minutes or so. had to hold a little bit right stick so this evening i put one turn in on the left strut and flew again but was pretty windy it seemed to help though . it performs great and has to be the easyest plane to land in the world.  I will try to get some pics pretty soon . and as dennis said keep building it is worth it . oh by the way 7 months 13 days  and i was in the air.  over and out billy
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scubarider2



Joined: 28 Jan 2008
Posts: 192
Location: Cleveland, GA

Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 6:16 am    Post subject:  

Congrats Billy,,,,want to see those pics!  Hey, you need to fly it to my airport in Cleveland now.  I would love to take a look at it.  If you want you could fly in on a Saturday, then we could fly together out for lunch at my favorite eating hole at a local airport {Winder}.  Just let me know.
Dennis
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billy5823



Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 36
Location: murphy

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 8:23 pm    Post subject: pics  

sorry to be such an idiot but how do you shrink pics to attach . when i tried it they were huge. thanks billy :roll:
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KevinC



Joined: 18 Aug 2005
Posts: 185
Location: Prosser, Washington

Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 11:15 pm    Post subject: shrink-to-fit  

Assuming you are using a windows machine:

open windows explorer or my pictures or my documents - wherever your pix are filed
find the picture file
right click the filename to 'open with'
choose microsoft photo editor
the photo file will open - click 'save as'
add something to the end of the filename - like "000_0133a.jpg" - the 'a' added so you don't overwrite your original
at the bottom of the save as box click 'more'
adjust the jpeg quality slider bar at the bottom to about 25
click 'save'

that should do it.

k
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billy5823



Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 36
Location: murphy

Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 8:14 pm    Post subject: thanks  

thanks for the info . here is a picture of my ugly bird more to come. thanks every body for the help on this airplane .  my wife made me a wall hanging to go in the shop with a picture of it and along the mountains it says  " once you have ever tasted flight you will forever walk the earth looking skyward" isnt it so true.               over, billy
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KevinC



Joined: 18 Aug 2005
Posts: 185
Location: Prosser, Washington

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:11 am    Post subject: nice one!  

That is one heck of a nice bird.  Wish I was at that point.

k

P.S.  yep, once you've tasted it, you can't go back.
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Wes



Joined: 23 Jan 2006
Posts: 96
Location: Satellite Bch, Florida

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:54 pm    Post subject: Good Looking Airplane  

Billy,
That is one handsome airplane, - nice work!
I especially like the setting, - turf and grass.
We would love to hear some of the performance numbers once you get them.
So go fly off them hours and Enjoy!

Wes
Kit #95
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scubarider2



Joined: 28 Jan 2008
Posts: 192
Location: Cleveland, GA

Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:03 pm    Post subject:  

Fantastic!!!! So when you flying my way?  We can put our planes together and blind everyone with the color!!!  :lol:
Dennis
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Gary H



Joined: 29 Sep 2006
Posts: 67
Location: Othello, WA

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 12:34 am    Post subject: Done  

Looks really nice!!! Good JOB!!!!
:lol:  :D  :o
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Dave Krall CFII SEL SES



Joined: 14 Mar 2007
Posts: 294
Location: Seattle WA

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 1:05 pm    Post subject:  

Great paint job!
Is the strip on the side painted or a decal?
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billy5823



Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 36
Location: murphy

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 8:49 pm    Post subject: painted  

it is painted with candy  red marbilzer then put in the designs and clear . then the other is base coated yellow with the candy red marbized and cleared here is a close up but it has water spots where i sprayed it off  . thanks billy

still havent painted the logo on rear and lots of other little things but i wanted to fly.you guys can check out some of my paint and stuff at rideablecustoms.com
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billy5823



Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 36
Location: murphy

Posted: Wed May 07, 2008 8:52 pm    Post subject: sorry  

sorry forgot to shrink pictures.   and it is not really pink dont know what happened there  thanks billy
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Johnny C!



Joined: 07 Sep 2006
Posts: 113
Location: Brevard, NC

Posted: Sat May 10, 2008 9:46 pm    Post subject:  

Great paint job!

She's a beaut!

Congrats!

Johnny C!
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stede52



Joined: 06 Sep 2007
Posts: 191
Location: Carnation, WA

Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 12:30 pm    Post subject:  

Very nice paint, you've obviously done some painting in your life time

Steve
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