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	<title>Ups &#38; Downs</title>
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	<description>Fresh stories and photos of radio-control flying in Northern California.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Versatile Cutting Tool</title>
		<link>http://petej.com/blog/2008/07/01/cutting-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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When you need to cut deeper than 1 inch, single-edge razors won’t reach. Nor will a typical hobby knife blade.
You need a box cutter, one with a slender snap-off-blade that extends out to about 3 inches.
(A single-edge razor reaches only half an inch. A #11 hobby blade has a 1-inch cutting depth.)
I noticed that Butch, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Build a Wild Wing</title>
		<link>http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/26/build-wild-wing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
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We have reached a peak in our pursuit of the perfect combat plane.
The perfect candidate can float slowly in the air, then zip forward, up or down for a lightning strike or getaway. It can loop in a heartbeat and speed straight to a target. It laughs at wind and spins in a tight victory [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BBOB 2008: More Photos!</title>
		<link>http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/22/bbob-2008-more-photos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:20:27 +0000</pubDate>
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Here are a hundred or so more pictures from Saturday’s spectacular Baylands Battle of the Bay event.
See Slow Sticks of every hue, dramatic crashes, focused competitors and exotic contraptions.
I’ve posted brief captions which you’ll see in slideshow mode.
Not sure what this is all about? Read Saturday’s BBOB report, and enjoy even more pictures.












































































































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		<title>BBOB 2008: Slow Sticks in the Sky</title>
		<link>http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/21/bbob-2008/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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The longest day of the year was also one of the hottest: 101° at Sunnyvale.
But the heat didn’t deter determined flyers, who packed the two proximate Pickleweed Place parking bays by 8 a.m.
After all, today was the BBOB: Baylands Battle of the Bay, Pete Lane’s annual celebration of the Slow Stick.
Last year in The Baylands [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Squirrel Days</title>
		<link>http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/18/squirrel-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:45:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petej</dc:creator>
		
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Looks like the park workers planted lots of squirrel seeds this past winter: suddenly the path just north of Pickleweed Place is aswarm with at least a trillion baby California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi).
Wikipedia tells me that California Ground Squirrels belong to a family of rodents that also includes marmots and prairie dogs. Some are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Mighty Crash</title>
		<link>http://petej.com/blog/2008/06/11/mighty-crash/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:51:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petej</dc:creator>
		
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On Wednesday, Tom Guerrette brought his red Fly Fly BAE Hawk jet to fly at Baylands.
The day was windy, but this is a hefty plane, big enough to shrug off the wind.
“You shouldn’t take pictures,” Tom smiled. “It’s not painted yet.”
The Hawk did look mottled. Tom had spackled it to fill in dings and dents [...]]]></description>
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