Ross Jahnke on 7/29/99 writes:

ROSSHEATHER.JAHNKE@prodigy.net (Ross Jahnke)

Joe,

I understand about setting the web site aside as you ready yourself for the nats. Still only one extra entry besides my own tells me that the next step must be taken.

I won't be attending the Nats this year. I would have liked to very much as I was very heavily involved in this years sympo, but things are to busy at home and I have an art show opening next week. Will probably attend in 2000 and/or 2001.

Lets formalize a notice for a postal event when you get back. Meanwhile press the flesh about the event, see what people say, and try to get a few interested in building or modifying a model for the postal.

One thing strikes me as interesting. By my estimation, the baby bee is probably the most widely produced engine in history, and certainly the most available at any cost. It amazes me that free flighters and others haven't made more use of them or even know anything about them. My mentor, Ken Simpson of Wisconsin, swore by them and used them and the pee wees on lots of models. He taught me to do practice flights with the prop on backwards to control power output, how to clean them, etc. Most of what little I know about engines was learned on the Baby bees.

I will set up a baby bee on a dropper tank and do a few test runs in the back yard. I will barrow a tach to get some rpm figures too.

Good luck at the Nats. Good luck to you daughter who (if I remember correctly) was an excellent glider flier.

Ross

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