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hi guys, I'm going to downgrade this website to Ning Mini which costs $19 a year but limits the functionality. Very sorry to do this because I love this website, but it's really too expensive for me…Continue

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Eric left a comment for Lee Roy Wheeler
"You are reinstated Lee, it was a technical glitch... Very sorry!"
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Eric commented on Eric's blog post DAW Schweizer 1-26 Story (written in 1999)
"not exactly, but you might be interested in this if you have access to a slope somewhere someday"
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Eric commented on Eric's blog post DAW Schweizer 1-26 Story (written in 1999)
"nope, it was a kit..."
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"I like that little 1-26 you have!"
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"welcome Nick! I'm so envious of your full-scale experience... I plan to take a ride someday here in Boulder. The gliders go up every day here and you can almost always see one soaring over the city. Feel free to post pictures of your S-126…"
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"hi Jose, I also have a DX6i but haven't had any trouble with it. Never heard of the kind of issues you had either but I pretty much fly by myself and don't get out much... Sorry to hear about your radio! I've never really figured out…"
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H R Ingram III replied to Eric's discussion site change coming
"'Makes sense t' me. Ron"
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H R Ingram III left a comment for Eric
"No sweat, Bud!  I understand.  Thanx, RI"
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"hey Jeff, glad to see you stopped by and just busy! i just rejiggered the home page... hoping you might continue the old group conversation at http://rcglider.ning.com/forum/topics/hey-how-are-you-all-keeping or feel free to make a new discussion…"
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site change coming

hi guys, I'm going to downgrade this website to Ning Mini which costs $19 a year but limits the functionality. Very sorry to do this because I love this website, but it's really too expensive for me to keep going as we are.About six months ago Ning raised the price from $20 a month to $25 and the expense has been weighing on my conscience for a long time... if I were on the hook for $10 a month I'd probably let it ride. So next week I will call Ning and see if their prices are negotiable.Just…See More
Dec 11, 2011
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"hey Alex, it was nice to see you in the park! let's go fly the hogback trail some Tuesday..."
Sep 19, 2011

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about me
I moved from Florida to Boulder Colorado for health reasons in '07 and fixed up my old S1-26 DAW handlaunch glider. I'm having lots of fun learning to fly again after many years without... I run an Internet company so I can take a break to fly when conditions are right.

I'm looking forward to getting to know glider people in Boulder and building more advanced gliders. I enjoy building these social networking websites in my job and thought it would be fun to put this one together.

Built FSD's Kaze after converting my kid's Flying Eagle as a warm up.
city, state
Boulder, CO
country
United States
how long have you been flying and what types of gliders?
On and off for 25 years, mostly off. Slope.

Until recently, I had only flown two channel gliders and have relatively little experience interspersed over a period of 28 years. Started out with a one channel balsa rudder-only model before getting a robbe two channel which did not work out very well - too heavy and cumbersome. It wasn't until I built the D.A.W. Schweizer 1-26 HLG Foamie Trainer that I really started to learn and have fun.

I built the TG-3 about 11 years ago when Dave was still manufacturing them... flew it a little bit in Kentucky on a small dam and then moved to Guatemala where I found some great hills and had my first real big lift soaring.

Moved to Florida and flew it on an old garbage dump park hill a few times and then it sat unused for years. I just repaired it and have had a blast slope soaring it around Boulder.
your first glider? your favorite? building now or next?
Love my D.A.W. Schweizer TG-3 Foamie - and putting together an electric easyglider now, my first four axis plane. Now building the FSD Kaze.
other interests
parenting, hiking, and reading
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i created it

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At 3:03pm on April 23, 2012, Nicholas Windsor said…

I like that little 1-26 you have!

At 3:11pm on January 18, 2012, H R Ingram III said…

No sweat, Bud!  I understand.  Thanx,

RI

 
 
 

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