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Vedubber ????
I haven't seen any posts from Vedubber (sp?) recently
How's he doing Paul N1431A KSDM |
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Vedubber ????
Tri-Pacer wrote:
I haven't seen any posts from Vedubber (sp?) recently How's he doing Paul N1431A KSDM He posted the afternoon of may 14th from Doyle's email and at 4:29 pm on the fifteenth. Brian W |
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Vedubber ????
On May 17, 12:48*pm, "Tri-Pacer" wrote:
I haven't seen any posts from Vedubber (sp?) recently -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Paul (and the Group), Thank you very much for asking. I don't think any one can do better than to have their friend's ask how they are doing. Which is pretty damn good, all things considered. Medically, the cancer's 'scores' have been substantially flat for the last eight weeks. The oncologist (Dr. Alberto Bessudo) says I can say it is in remission(!!) if I wish but he also pointed out that the cancer is still there and could resume an active role at any time. Dr. Bessudo is one very cool dude when it comes to cancer. He said the cancer is doing exactly what he expected it to do when treated according to the regime he worked out (ie, an aggressive combination of radiation followed by chemotherapy). But he also said he took my 'strength' into account when he laid out this particular regime. His definition of 'strength' is not easy to define. It includes my physical strength -- the chemotherapy that knocked down the cancer has reduced me to about 160 pounds (from about 230) but he was also taking my mental attitude into account... along with the 'strength' of my family and friends. The chemotherapy continues, along with the weekly blood tests. And they continue to tinker with my medication, fine-tuning the dosages of the sixteen (!) drugs I am taking, so that while there is no cure for multiple myeloma, once the tumor has been blasted with radiation it's possible to reduce the effects of the cancer to something akin to a chronic ailment. The last remaining problem is the pain, which prevents me from standing for more than about fifteen minutes at a time. If I take enough pain-killers to eliminate the pain, it usually puts me to sleep. The pain is focused on my back, where the tumor has literally destroyed my fifth lumbar vertebrae. We are presently trying epidermal injections. The goal here is to prevent the nerves in my back from carrying the 'pain signals.' So far, there has been a dramatic improvement. Not only can I stand up nearly twice as long as before, I have been able to drive my 1965 VW bus. Before, I was unable to depress the clutch due to the pain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aviation-wise, I have been showing how to build a wooden airplane using low-cost lumber from the local lumber yard. The goal here is to show people how to build a simple, safe airplane powered by a VW engine. The most recent road-block has been the fact a lot of would- be builders do not own a table saw, the use of which is a virtual necessity. My response has been to show people how they can use an inexpensive portable circular saw to build themselves a table-saw. I have drawn up the plans for such a saw and have been building one, taking pictures as I go along. -R.S.Hoover |
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Vedubber ????
On May 17, 6:12*pm, Bob wrote:
On May 17, 12:48*pm, "Tri-Pacer" wrote: I haven't seen any posts from Vedubber (sp?) recently -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Paul (and the Group), Thank you very much for asking. *I don't think any one can do better than to have their friend's ask how they are doing. *Which is pretty damn good, all things considered. * Medically, the cancer's 'scores' have been substantially flat for the last eight weeks. *The oncologist (Dr. Alberto Bessudo) says I can say it is in remission(!!) if I wish but he also pointed out that the cancer is still there and could resume an active role at any time. Dr. Bessudo is one very cool dude when it comes to cancer. *He said the cancer is doing exactly what he expected it to do when treated according to the regime he worked out (ie, an aggressive combination of radiation followed by chemotherapy). *But he also said he took my 'strength' into account when he laid out this particular regime. *His definition of 'strength' is not easy to define. *It includes my physical strength -- the chemotherapy that knocked down the cancer has reduced me to about 160 pounds (from about 230) but he was also taking my mental attitude into account... along with the 'strength' of my family and friends. The chemotherapy continues, along with the weekly blood tests. *And they continue to tinker with my medication, fine-tuning the dosages of the sixteen (!) drugs I am taking, so that while there is no cure for multiple myeloma, once the tumor has been blasted with radiation it's possible to reduce the effects of the cancer to something akin to a chronic ailment. The last remaining problem is the pain, which prevents me from standing for more than about fifteen minutes at a time. *If I take enough pain-killers to eliminate the pain, it usually puts me to sleep. The pain is focused on my back, where the tumor has literally destroyed my fifth lumbar vertebrae. *We are presently trying epidermal injections. *The goal here is to prevent the nerves in my back from carrying the 'pain signals.' *So far, there has been a dramatic improvement. *Not only can I stand up nearly twice as long as before, I have been able to drive my 1965 VW bus. *Before, I was unable to depress the clutch due to the pain. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------*---------------------------------- Aviation-wise, I have been showing how to build a wooden airplane using low-cost lumber from the local lumber yard. *The goal here is to show people how to build a simple, safe airplane powered by a VW engine. *The most recent road-block has been the fact a lot of would- be builders do not own a table saw, the use of which is a virtual necessity. *My response has been to show people how they can use an inexpensive portable circular saw to build themselves a table-saw. *I have drawn up the plans for such a saw and have been building one, taking pictures as I go along. -R.S.Hoover Bob, Without any doubt you are one of the most positive minded persons I've ever encountered, I would think your outlook on life and desire to keep on with your project's was evident to your Doctor and all other's around you. Such an outlook on life is a rare thing so even though you've endured sickness and pain you've not given in to anything. Not to be disrespectfull or ugly I'd say that "your a tough old goat with a lot of miles left in you". Keep up the good fight and all of the intresting topics you post. Joe |
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Vedubber ????
Dear Paul (and the Group), Thank you very much for asking. I don't think any one can do better than to have their friend's ask how they are doing. Which is pretty damn good, all things considered. Medically, the cancer's 'scores' have been substantially flat for the last eight weeks. The oncologist (Dr. Alberto Bessudo) says I can say it is in remission(!!) if I wish *************** Fan-damn-tastic news! Glad to hear it! I understand the gravity and problem with your pain in your back. I fight a similar fight, although it does not sound as bad as your pain situation. I hope you find some relief. In addition to your other strategies in beating your pain, if you have not tried accupuncture, you should give it a try. One method of attack will likely not do it, but the little needles hooked up to some electricity do seem to help, at least for me. **************** (I've been) showing how to build a wooden airplane using low-cost lumber from the local lumber yard. **************** I'm reading with interest. One other note, though. If a person does not have a circular saw already, one of the small table top saws can be purchased for near the same price as a good circular saw. -- Jim in NC |
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Vedubber ????
On May 17, 6:39*pm, Copperhead wrote:
Without any doubt you are one of the most positive minded persons I've ever encountered... -------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Joe (and the Group), In all honesty I would expect you or anyone else to have done exactly the same thing. The people deserving of praise are the ones who facilitated my treatment, making sure I was at the proper place at the appointed time -- making sure my journal was up to date and any questions I might have were properly researched, so that when I saw a physician we didn't waste our time with chit-chat; that a drug reaction experienced two weeks ago was not forgotten by the time I saw the appropriate physician. Attention to such details and the maintaining of accurate records, made my treatment far more effective. At the same time it served to make the physician's staff aware of the fact that we were playing an active role in my treatment. -Bob |
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On May 17, 8:02*pm, "Morgans" wrote:
I'm reading with interest. *One other note, though. *If a person does not have a circular saw already, one of the small table top saws can be purchased for near the same price as a good circular saw. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Jim, Roger that. Almost ANYTHING would be better than trying to BUILD a table saw. But the people showing the most interest in the 'Chugger' project are not here in the States, where small table-top saws are available -- many of them are in countries where they don't even have electricity. Think about that one for a minute. Turning out 3/4" square longerons (ie, or 19mm) using a 'stomp-saw' and a lot of enthusiasm. The DIY table saw is for those wealthy enough to not only have electrical power, but who have access to things such as used portable saws. And as you've probably guessed, most of them have ALREADY made some effort to apply their portable saw to the task of turning out rib-sticks, spar-caps, longerons and so forth. One thing coming out of all this is a fuller appreciation of my statement that knot-holes will automatically fall out of the equation. That is, the available lumber is cut according to the pieces for which there is the greatest need -- typically rib cabs and longerons. Large knots typically cause the piece to break at the knot, leaving the builder to scarf the pieces together. But if they keep cutting, re-sawing the pieces which fail inspection until they arrive at the smallest pieces -- the 1/4" rib-sticks -- by the time you arrive at that point the matter of suitable wood for longerons and spar caps has resolved itself. A point often overlooked is that SOME knots ARE allowed (!!) (Read the manual.) But the need to make long, accurate cuts is the driving forced behind the table saw project. And even that carries a hidden message: Flying IS possible, even at a village level. All it takes is for someone to step outside of the 'box' -- to look at the problems from a new perspective. I doubt we will see many POWERED lightplanes -- there simply isn't enough suitable engines. But primary gliders are well within the capabilities of virtually everyone. -Bob |
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Vedubber ????
On May 18, 4:53*pm, Jerry Wass wrote:
But then they may have assorted sizes of BAMBOO !!---With some rawhide strips, or sinuew sp? & some hide/hoof glue----?? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bamboo -- the world's largest GRASS -- has excellent strength-to- weight properties... but only in the proper orientation. Many early flying machines made good use of bamboo but it took careful craftsmanship to ensure it could carry the designed load. Normally, a plug was shaped to a sliding fit in the open end, immediately adjacent to a node. The plug was glued into the bamboo then drilled to accept bolts, typically in two directions. My own experiments have been limited to the use of bamboo shishkabob skewers as diagonal members in ailerons, flaps and control surfaces. I've used a variety of methods to secure the bamboo, including lacing it in place with kevlar roving then smearing both sides of the laces with urethane glue. But tests showed I didn't need the roving -- that simply laying the bamboo in a bed of urethane glue gave about the same strength. Strength-wise, the most significant gains came from using two skewers vs one. The LENGTH of the urethane glue bed was a good indicator of strength. -Bob |
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Vedubber ????
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flying machines made good use of bamboo but it took careful craftsmanship to ensure it could carry the designed load. You'll see it in Curtiss machines. I recently found one in the Albuquerque airport. Right inside the front door. It was a one-off built under license in the early teens (wish I could remember the details). I've also flown with it many times. My "Stormy Petrel" series of hang- gliders were all bamboo framed. The design was a combination of the original Kicenuik Batso and the Conduit Condor, with a little "Frey" thrown in. Further inspiration came from Dan Poynter's book, and photos of a guy named Chuck Slu%!#$^$%TWFQ#$% flying something similar. The sail "fabric" was 4mil polyethylene stitched together with an ordinary office stapler. I made my own harness and hang-strap from nylon webbing. Now this definately fits into the "not-higher-than- you-can-fall" category, and the ship typically lasted one season only. But the bamboo was free, the bolts could be reused, and the whole ship could be fabricated in a weekend. I did it three times using only a coping saw, 1/4" drill, stapler, measuring tape, and pen-knife. That's it. Now 15 seconds in the air may not seem like its even worth it to the rest of this group. But, my first flight as PIC was just as amazing to me as crossing the Atlantic was to Lindberg. And I think that if one split bamboo into lumber and worked it carefully, most of the parts of a Primary could be made. Longrons and spars are the big issue since tubular bamboo is really hard to deal with. Just a few thoughts, Harry Frey lowest of the American low-buck flyers |
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Vedubber ????
On May 17, 7:12*pm, Bob wrote:
On May 17, 12:48*pm, "Tri-Pacer" wrote: I haven't seen any posts from Vedubber (sp?) recently -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Paul (and the Group), Thank you very much for asking. *I don't think any one can do better than to have their friend's ask how they are doing. *Which is pretty damn good, all things considered. * Medically, the cancer's 'scores' have been substantially flat for the last eight weeks. *The oncologist (Dr. Alberto Bessudo) says I can say it is in remission(!!) if I wish but he also pointed out that the cancer is still there and could resume an active role at any time. SNIPPED -R.S.Hoover Great to hear Bob! If I was closer, I'd offer to take you to your next appointment or to see a movie or something. Monk |
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