Test - Photo Post

j ferguson · 24 July 2008, 06:31 AM

Guys,
This post is to see if I can get a photo into a message that's big enough.

Moderators, please delete this if either it doesn't work, or (gasp) doesn't contribute.

thanks, John

crankcase · 24 July 2008, 06:38 AM

...loud and clear!

Only problem is I cannot see the pilot's face! You aren't going to pass him off as

MvR himself are you? =0)

What is the story behind this Dr-I?
marc

j ferguson · 24 July 2008, 06:40 AM

MvR was thinner. Also no tail wheel, no paved taxiway

How do I make the photo show when you open the thread? Help. Please.

crankcase · 24 July 2008, 06:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j ferguson

How do I make the photo show when you open the thread?

You mean you can't open it? I just clicked on your line:
Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket

and the photo "unfurled" itself in all its glory! Nice shot!
marc

Kaiser Bill · 24 July 2008, 07:33 AM

MArc...great photo...after several years of trying, I STILL haven't figured out how to post pics to this site.....

Kaiser Bill...(sigh)

Scott · 24 July 2008, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by j ferguson

How do I make the photo show when you open the thread?

An image hosted on the internet has a unique URL. Insert the image's URL between IMG tags. Here is an example using the image in the first post of this thread:

HTML Code:

[img]http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e130/jferg97/dr1-2.jpg?t=1216904840[/img]

For additional info, see The Aerodrome Forum - FAQ: Reading and Posting Messages.

j ferguson · 24 July 2008, 08:10 AM

Thanks much Scott. I thought if Udo hadn't found anyone else to help him make his photos bigger, I would try to figure it out and then offer to help him.

And now I think I know.

BTW this is a Sands DR 1 Built by Tim Plunkett. It has an O-320 and is gorgeous. It also is a bear to get into. He says put your left foot in the stirrup and swing your right leg over the turtle-deck so you can hoist yourself up and stand on the seat. then you lift your other leg in, and step down into the cockpit.

Tim said to remember these were cavalry guys and this is something they had to be good at in order to deal with horses.

I chuckled when Nick mentioned getting into his Snipe cockpit using a ladder.

best, John

Jim Bruton · 24 July 2008, 06:27 PM

I have found another way that is actually pretty easy and works on both Sands and Redfern designs.

To Get Into a Triplane:

Put your right foot into the stirrup. Slide your right hand along the upper closest longeron and lean in that direction- almost lay down onto the longeron. Now swing your left leg up, over and inside the cockpit. I can put my foot either onto the seat or the floorboard. Once that foot is in, just push yourself up using the cockpit edge at the middle of the fatboy ring and you're good to go. You get out the same way.

Let me know if you have an easier way and I'll gladly adopt it. I can see why Walt Redfern put that foot step in...

Jim

Nick · 24 July 2008, 06:57 PM

Beautiful aeroplane, great pic.
I can see I'm going to need a bit of practice mounting my steed when the time comes. Not good form to take the step ladder to the airfield

Nick

j ferguson · 24 July 2008, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jim Bruton

I have found another way that is actually pretty easy and works on both Sands and Redfern designs.

To Get Into a Triplane:

Put your right foot into the stirrup. Slide your right hand along the upper closest longeron and lean in that direction- almost lay down onto the longeron. Now swing your left leg up, over and inside the cockpit. I can put my foot either onto the seat or the floorboard. Once that foot is in, just push yourself up using the cockpit edge at the middle of the fatboy ring and you're good to go. You get out the same way.

Let me know if you have an easier way and I'll gladly adopt it. I can see why Walt Redfern put that foot step in...

Jim

Jim,
are you talking about boarding from the port side?