Competition entry WIP - making the most of what you have

[Paul Chapman]

Didn't get any work done on the table today - went flying instead Scott was a few hours short of the number necessary to get his ATPL licence, but we completed them today with a three hour flight. This is us taking off from Old Sarum

Back in the workshop tomorrow

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Newbie_Neil]

Hi Paul

This is us taking off from Old Sarum

I don't know much about flying, but I didn't think you should be taking off with any red lights glowing. :lol:

Cheers,
Neil

 

[Paul Chapman]

It was all quite safe - that plane has a retractable undercarriage and the light was warning that the wheels were still down (I think :? :? :lol: ).

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[TonyW]

Hi Paul
Think you may be heading towards a new project - building your own plane (flying variety)

Cheers :wink:
Tony

 

[Paul Chapman]

Think you may be heading towards a new project - building your own plane (flying variety)

Interestingly, on the wall of the clubhouse at Old Sarum there was an article about the bloke - I think his name was Goldfinch - who died not long ago and who designed and built the glider that was planned for the escape from Colditz. Don't think it would fit in my loft :lol:

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[Pekka Huhta]

Hi Paul
Think you may be heading towards a new project - building your own plane (flying variety)

Cheers :wink:
Tony

Like this one?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=013

(Collectibles > Tools, Hardware & Locks > Tools > Carpentry, Woodworking > Planes)

Shouldn't be that difficult

Pekka

 

[Paul Chapman]

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[TonyW]

Pekka - I think that may be too small for Paul

I was thinking about something like this Build Your Own Sptitfire. Its is available as a flat pack from the land down under. Even had the idea that you could save delivery costs by building there and flying it back home

OK Ill get my coat

Cheers
Tony

 

[DaveL]

OK, Dave, you can stop biting your nails - I've given up on the splayed legs I've been trying all day but can't get it quite right. A fraction of a degree out on the compound angle throws the legs right out, and that will have a knock-on effect with the rails and it will end up looking really Oliver Twist

So I'm now going with straight legs and rails - I think it will look all right. Not as nice as splayed legs but better than Oliver Twist splayed legs

Sorry Paul, I was not trying to stop you doing the splayed legs, just I had the same sort of experience as you, ](*,) I am sure straight legs will be fine. 8)

 

[Paul Chapman]

OK, Dave, you can stop biting your nails - I've given up on the splayed legs I've been trying all day but can't get it quite right. A fraction of a degree out on the compound angle throws the legs right out, and that will have a knock-on effect with the rails and it will end up looking really Oliver Twist

So I'm now going with straight legs and rails - I think it will look all right. Not as nice as splayed legs but better than Oliver Twist splayed legs

Sorry Paul, I was not trying to stop you doing the splayed legs, just I had the same sort of experience as you, ](*,) I am sure straight legs will be fine. 8)

Well, Dave, Rob (Woodbloke) popped in today for a chat and we discussed the table and the splayed legs and various ways of doing it. I think he's talked me back into splayed legs (which is how I really want to do them) so I'll have another go tomorrow.

So start biting your nails again

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[woodbloke]

Pekka - I think that may be too small for Paul

I was thinking about something like this Build Your Own Sptitfire. Its is available as a flat pack from the land down under. Even had the idea that you could save delivery costs by building there and flying it back home

OK Ill get my coat

Cheers
Tony

Just to deviate a fraction, I heard a while ago (a year maybe) of an ordinary housewife somewhere in the UK who was building a full size Spitfire, which she intended to fly, from scratch using the original plans....in her double garage at home :shock: . I think I've got the story about right, but knowing my memory, I may be completely off the beaten. Anyone heard anything about this? - Rob

 

[Paul Chapman]

Not heard of that one, Rob, but this site's interesting. It's about Carolyn Grace, who is the only current female Spitfire pilot in the World. I think the Spitfire (a two-seater) belonged to her husband and when he died she decided to keep it going http://www.ml407.co.uk/pages/main.html

Cheers :wink:

Paul