MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

PLEASE do not attempt to belittle me, especially in threads I am not participating in, it makes you look like nothing more than a internet bully.

Pluse when have I ever told anyone to stay on topic? Gesh and people here wonder why I get upset and feel like I am picked on my certain members here, I don't even have to post in a thread to have people pick on me.... would you do this to anyother member here on this board? No of course not, but for some reason people seem to think I am fair game.... sorry I am not.

Lucian Loc: From Wales, living in Ohio

Regarding the aircraft wing there are two things at work to make it fly, the high/low pressure thing and the every action has an equal and opposite reaction thing.

If you don't believe in the high and low pressure effect lifting a surface try this. Take a piece of paper, like a plain old sheet of office copy paper and tear down the whole sheet, about a 1.5 inch thick strip. Now take this long narrow strip of paper and place it just under your bottom lip and hold it tightly in place with your fingers, letting the rest of it dangle below your chin.

Now begin to blow along the top surface of this paper, but very close to the paper's surface. As you increase your blowing speed the airspeed on top increases relative to the air below the paper strip. As the air speed on top increases it will create a lower pressure than the pressure of the air below the paper. As this happens the paper will lift, just as an aircraft wing begines to lift as speed increases.

When blowing hard enough and smooth enough, you will see the whole strip has now raised itself almost level as you blow along the top surface of the paper. This proves that the low pressure area will most definitely raise the wing of an aircraft and the angle of attack also helps the wing to climb with forward airspeed, so both effects help the wing to climb into the sky, not just one of them.

Just for info a 747 wing has less suction acting upon it's top surface, per sq. inch than a baby's suction on his/her bottle rubber nipple, when in flight (the wing not the baby). But there is a lot of sq. inches to that wing, don't forget.

JerrysPhotos Loc: Arkansas

I would figure my cost to make the prints (Paper and Ink as a minimum) then add some for your time spent working on the photos. I also think you did a great job with the photo you posted. As a pilot, he probably wants the photo to look like it did when he took it, I would not change anything about the sun..... There is nothing worst than having someone print a photo for you and have them change it to make it look like what they think it should look like without asking you about it first, and you getting a photo that does not look like what you wanted or expected...

AUminer Loc: Brandon, Ms

Flap orientation. Just the same as landing.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

...only if he is a registered charity.

CanonJC

You can do is "Write Tax Off" for donoring to him.

phishkillr Loc: Frostproof, Fl.

Just because he has some pictures of some aircraft, they think he was a pilot. He didn't say his Father was a pilot. It takes a lot more personnel to get the plane in the air than just the pilot. If he had a pictures of an aircraft carrier, they would think he was the captain. I would give him the pictures, and tell him to tell his Dad thank you....

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

Goodness of heart = Cash out of pocket what value does one put on goodness of heart?

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

The guy fulfilled his responsibility and duty to country, know for sure he wasn't thinking of you or anyo one other person. That sounds foolish

CeeJay Loc: Southeast PA

Great job on the resto. Since you've already don the work..materials and a few bucks for time seems fair. Next time, price it first. (i.e. "how much did you want to spend?")

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

Thank you Lucian, well said

UP-2-IT Loc: RED STICK, LA

yes mam

artBob Loc: Near Chicago

Holy Inversion! I came late to this discussion, and saw more flak than help. As to the question, charging for materials and time is a time-honored tradition. Is photography, or art in general, worth less than plumbing? [Oops, of course it is, but still........] So, I'd charge for the materials and whatever I think my time is worth, comparable to others. You show the skill, in my mind, worthy of $40-60 per hour. If this is your first time, ask for $225 and materials--check with your associate the way someone suggested earlier, sort of slipping into it, so there's no embarrassment.

As for the plane's inversion, I wonder if the position of the horizontal stabilizer and the thrust allow it to maintain more pressure on the "wrong" side of the wing to keep the monster in horizontal flight.

Gotta go use the flight bag.

Barb Jewett

I am like you, mainly do it for a hobby but most people are willing to pay you for your time and abilities. Just tell him the hours you put into it and tell him to pay you what he thinks it's worth to him. You may be presently suprised of what he will give you. On the other hand you may receive a little less but this way you are at least getting paid something. Moving forward set a price per hour of editing and the cost per picture and give them the price list and then let them determine how many they would like to purchase from you. This way they aren't suprised when you hand them the bill.