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 Welcome to Namibias biggest and oldest Modell flying Club.

  

Clear description how Model flying works (in alphabetical order):


ACCU:  Box of Power required to fly a Model plane but usually empty when  needed the most.

AERODROME: Extension to the Hobby room.

AERO MODELING: The art of turning precision-cut and glued balsa wood and foam into toothpicks and confetti.

AIRPLANE: Heavier than air machine that flies like it's heavier than air.

BALSA: An extremely light substitute for gold.

BEER: Special fuel for special Pilots.

BEC: (see Electronic's)

BLACK REFUSE BAG: Sometimes need for transporting RC models  from the Airfield. 

BUSHES: Shrubby plants who can Jump into the flying path of a Modell.

CARBON FIBRE:  Other word for black Confetti.

CRASH 1: Method of being able to see inside a Model airplane.

CRASH 2:  Method for fitting a large Plane easily into the trunk of a Mini cooper.

DINNER: A meal that is always cold by the time you get back from flying.
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ELECTRIC ENGINES: Rotating Heaters able of turnng a cooling fan, until they get to hot.

ELECTRONICS'S: Operating with smoke, once the smoke came out it's "game over" 

ELEVATOR: Device to prevent level flight.

ENGINE: Device that doesn't start when you want it to and cuts your fingers when you do not expect it to fire.

EXPERT: Pilot who knows exactly why he crashed without any fault on his side.

FAIL SAFE: Option on Radio's that allows a pilot to choose whether to crash near him or at a distance away.

FLAPS: Devices to crash a Plane in Slow-motion. 

FLY-IN: Where Pilots meet to talk, eat and drink rather than fly.

FLYING FIELD: Take off area. Landings occur elsewhere.

FOAMIES: Packaging material that can fly too.

FUEL:  Normally used up just before the Pilot decides to come in for landing.

GIRLS:- Something to be interested in before you take up flying.

GLUE (Super-): Most important liquid on an Airfield.

HINGE: Device to restrict control surface movement and cause flutter.

HORN: Important part that got lost during flight.

IMPACT: Depends on the combination of Weight, speed and angle of attack.

INVERTED FLIGHT: Method of landing without wear  on the wheels.

INTERFERENCE: Happenes mostly in between the ears.

JOKER: Person who dares you to "taxi back" after a dead stick landing.

KG: Abbreviation for "kilogram", used to describe how much overweight an airplane has.

LINK: Darwin already knew it: Sometimes, somehow and in someway missing.

LANDING: Test of strength between your plane and the planet.

LANDING GEAR: Device to hold the Wheels on a Plane.

LEFT:  Sometimes means Right

MOTOR: Device to cool the pilot.

NEWBIE: Novice who doesn’t know why he crashed expectedly.

NITRO METHAN: See under Beer.

NOSE WHEEL: Device that prevents an airplane from landing without bouncing.

OOPS!: Substitute for "Shit!".  

PHOTO: Only to be taken of a brand new Model AFTER it's first flight.

QUESTION: Is actually an answer.

RADIO: Device that enables an airplane to crash in different places than it otherwise would.

RECEIVER: Part of the radio that picks up interference.

RIGHT: See under LEFT.

RUDDER: Device that takes hours to adjust and henceforth almost never used.

SHIT: Always the first word after something happened unexpectedly.

​SPEED, ALTITUDE and BRAINS: At least two of the three are required to complete a successful flight

UP ELEVATOR: Not always a pilots best friend
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TANK: Temporary storage container for an oily liquid before it saturates the airplane wood.

TREE: See under Bushes.


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