@bribri

The boat trip was a 1-hour tour in the channels of Amsterdam so I guess it doesn't quite count as an outdoor activity. As for the ice hotel, no I didn't spend the night there. I visited it and that was enough for me. I prefer to sleep on a mattress and have the bathroom under the same roof as my bed.

 

You called my number coach, ( The Luck Of The I-Wish )
Copyright,Loosewire,wm 10=7

 

I fly my planes as well as do electronics. I combine the two hobbies into my Super OSD project.

 

@tom66

What planes do you fly? There are several of us on this forum who enjoy that.

John

 

@tom66

What planes do you fly? There are several of us on this forum who enjoy that.

John

Sorry, shouldn't have been plural (I'm tired.) I fly my *plane*, which is a simple "park flyer", a Hobbyzone Mini Super Cub. I've had a few smaller planes in the past but this is my biggest one yet. I'm hoping to get into FPV, hence my OSD I'm developing.

 

Be very aware of government paranoia with that. The FAA (USA) is looking at regulating all RC flight, because a few fools have done foolish things. No one wants to file a flight plan and contact tower before taking off with a model airplane. Some members of our Congress are on the side of hobbyists. It is an area where a little self control may prevent a lot of government control. I strongly suggest you hook up with a recognized club locally.

Check out the AMA site for more info (http://www.modelaircraft.org/aboutama/voice.aspx ).

John

 

Be very aware of government paranoia with that. The FAA (USA) is looking at regulating all RC flight, because a few fools have done foolish things. No one wants to file a flight plan and contact tower before taking off with a model airplane. Some members of our Congress are on the side of hobbyists. It is an area where a little self control may prevent a lot of government control. I strongly suggest you hook up with a recognized club locally.

Check out the AMA site for more info (http://www.modelaircraft.org/aboutama/voice.aspx ).

John

I'm with FPVUK. In the UK are laws are less crazy but they are looking at regulating that too. I'm flying in a park with nobody around for a good half a mile, and flying no higher than 100 ft. I see no risk myself, but laws weren't designed to prevent accidents it seems: more to justify the organisations' own existence.

 

This is the sort of stunt that is giving the government ammunition: http://www.suasnews.com/2011/02/3674/fpv-flyer-faces-investigation/

That is not a particularly bright thing to do over any city, but right over New York? BTW, we fly miles for anyone too. We share a private airport that has about one full-scale operation a week.

John

 

I fly these little guys a few times a week when the wind is calm.
The Piper cub frequently gets caught in a thermal and goes up so high that I can hardly see it. The motor stops running when the battery gets low on its charge then it is difficult to fly down.

 

Well, don't expect to see me around tomorrow, or friday, or most of saturday, I'll be hiking in southern Illinois
I'll post some pics when I get back.

 

Oh, Forgot to mention, I'm taking 30 pages of TI information of flybacks and ferrites... my idea of relaxing spring break reading

 

My outdoor hobby is to Play Cricket and sometimes we also play Carom at Outside of our building.

 

Hey most of you are very senior,is their any guy under 22 in this forum ??? (must be).

Anyway one of my outdoor hobby is cycling it keeps you healthy.And this metal-detector stuff looks good I never thought about it...

I am 24 !

 

Here's an outdoor hobby. The ones I fly are just a little smaller. Look at that engine. It was probably homemade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTmW3x9EWE

John

 

Here's an outdoor hobby. The ones I fly are just a little smaller. Look at that engine. It was probably homemade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTmW3x9EWE

John

That's looking real cool. Talk about low-tech drone... Must be really fun and exciting.

 

Here's an outdoor hobby. The ones I fly are just a little smaller. Look at that engine. It was probably homemade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTmW3x9EWE

John

Models or ultra-lights?

 

This is far beyond airplane modelling...

 

Here's an outdoor hobby. The ones I fly are just a little smaller. Look at that engine. It was probably homemade.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spTmW3x9EWE

John

@ John - it maybe a Rotec; http://www.rotecradialengines.com/0RotecR2800/R2800.htm

A couple of guys have even built motorcycles(choppers) around these engines.
http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/05/10/radial-engine-powered-motorcycle/

http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/05/11/radial-engine-motorcycle-2/

 

Oh, forgot to mention, I kinda intended this to be a pikture thread, so if you got em post em
*yawn
I'll post some tomorrow

 

How long are the night in Indiana...?