2014-18 TEMAC Tickler, Race RC Starter!

[Papa]

#2014-18

[Frank v B]

Noonerers:


I hope this works out for the next race.  I will be out of town. 


Before you call me an idiot (again), please consider the objectives:
- a visual starter, not auditory.  People could not hear the fog horn with a revving motor a foot from our ears.
- a quick release so Ed could not anticipate it.  I challenge anyone to anticipate this thing.  It fires at the speed of light.
- no person on the field of play.  Considered dangerous.
- simple.  Jack can fire this thing by himself.  Full throttle on the TX fires it.



As I said in my note to Jack:  "This is proof there is a fine line between a fertile mind and being full of sh#t.  The jury is still out to which side I belong."


This is also proof there is a job for old 72 meg equipment, other than model sailboat race course marker anchors.


Happy racing.  I hope to be at the field Wednesday, May 28, just after my return.


Frank

[Ededge2002]

Can I ask what channel its on....

Looks great Frank and Jack!  I think it should be toward the first pylon as that is the normal direction we will be looking.  In the event of a north wind and we launch toward the north east the flag would be located at the north pylon(2)

Thoughts?

Thanks for your time making this Frank I don't know what we would do without you.  The remainder of the time we don't know what to do with you but that's another problem

[Andy Hoffer]

Can I ask what channel its on....

That was exactly my first reaction too!!!   


Andy

[Papa]

HEEEESSSS BBAAACCCCKKKKK!


Frank saw him at the airport and reported in.


Jack.

[Andy Hoffer]

Yeah!!  Frank was so distraught at the prospect of my return that he's left town for a week! Wise move!! 

Andy

[piker]

It looks like the starting flag is getting excited about the race 

[thehaze]

Very cool.


On non race days I'd like  to take it to work, hide it around a corner and when they get near it... whap! Hilarity ensues!

[Frank v B]

"The remainder of the time we don't know what to do with you but that's another problem"
So you sent Andy to the airport to make sure I got the heck out of the country.


Imagine poor me at the airport security having just gone through the metal detector the third time and still setting it off; having to take off my belt, take off my watch and being asked if I had had an operation (brain transplant? I didn't think it would show!), getting myself together again and looking up and seeing Andy standing there with a grin on his face.  Proof this world is wayyyy too small.


It looks like the starting flag is getting excited about the race  [/size]
[/color]"If the problem persists for more than four hours, please see a doctor"Frank