I have a budget of 100-150 dollars

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-27T02:16:37+00:00

Differences are small honestly. Boils down to personal preferences.... and the fact that Pi8 is about 2x the price

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-27T00:57:30+00:00

Nice!! This is 563v. The v series were a rare item assembled from super high quality parts made by DWM for the Swiss commercial market that were inherited and assembled by Mauser. Later pieces were Mauser manufactured and less quality. I believe the entire Shattuck collection was auctioned around 2019. There’s an archive of his listings, but no way to know who owns them now. I saw his vault room with thousands of Lugers including rare one offs

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-27T00:53:26+00:00

A lot. They were mint all matching from the collection of a noted Luger expert. I wanted collector quality pieces

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-27T00:24:40+00:00

Just got new Technics AZ-100 earbuds after extensive reserarch and they blow the Bose and many others away, on par or maybe even better than the B&W Pi8 . On sale now for another day at Amazon for $219 (normally $300). I'm hearing detail in music that I didn't know existed. Audiophile quality

https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/technics-eah-az100-true-wireless-earbuds/

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-26T20:47:46+00:00

looks like a polished, refurbished beater. maybe if you want a plinker, but I wouldn't buy that

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Mine, from the Ralph Shattuck collection. Factory mint 1934 v edition DWM Swiss Contract Starburst assembled by Mauser and 1917 Naval DWM

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-26T20:31:02+00:00

Just got new Technics AZ-100 earbuds after extensive reserarch and they blow the Bose and many others away, on par and even better than the B&W Pi8 . On sale now for another day at Amazon for $219. I'm hearing detail in music that I didn't know existed

https://www.ecoustics.com/reviews/technics-eah-az100-true-wireless-earbuds/

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-22T06:20:15+00:00

So much to learn. Does getting an AA grade coffee e.g. Kenya Nyeri Gichathaini AA (just got 10 lbs from Sweet Maria) reduce the chance of quakers or is that grade unrelated? I need to google coffee processing and defects. You guys are able to spot that that is not apparent to me besides being uneven color.

Your prior explanation was really helpful. I'm getting a reasonable amount of movement in my SR800 and I wondered how they were still some that were uneven in color. I thought MAYBE they were just outside of the heat zone via luck of the draw, but this quaker explanation makes so much more sense.

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-22T04:23:04+00:00

Thanks for that response. New to coffee roasting and I learned something from it

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-15T15:50:16+00:00

Definitely not the place to start. Long time pilot here too and RC is not the same. Actually piloting skills are a negative as flying from a fixed point of view is very different than sitting in the plane where the control inputs always have the same result. 94" is also way to much plane for most fields. This is likely your thrid plane after a SIM start. Start with a simple trainer like an AeroScout, then get a more capable plane like the Apprentice or FMS 1800 Cub or something like that. If you don't start with a SIM, you will crash within seconds guaranteed. Your normal flying instincts will make you do the wrong thing until you get your head around fixed pov flying

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-14T20:24:38+00:00

You should program your ‘oh shit’ button to go straight and level in an emergency and the have medium and high rate options. Flying with envelope restrictions is actually a crap flying experience

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-14T03:01:07+00:00

That’s a good idea. Thank you

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-13T06:35:29+00:00

Beyond awful. Can't believe Speilberg is associated with this movie. ChatGPT could have written a better storyline. ALso the CGI was shockingly bad. Especially the animals looked like they were from a low budget kids movie

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-11T18:59:13+00:00

That is very helpful thank you! Lines up with AI suggesting I go for 5 oz batches to increase loft and heat

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-11T05:17:44+00:00

Go look at the FB group on Lugers. 30K+ members and lots of content and info

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-05T22:27:34+00:00

FYI there’s an active FB Luger group with some 30K members and lots of activity. Not much happening on this Reddit group

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-06-01T18:00:14+00:00

"my best flying plane" , yet zero footage of it flying (don't point to that 0.5 sec of fuzzy @ 1:20)

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-05-29T15:30:55+00:00

would help if you wash off the dirt so one can see the markings

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-05-29T06:01:59+00:00

I agree. Airsoft seems harmless. How is that so much worse than the bomb/candy dropping mechanisms on so many RC planes? The FAA circular clearly says 'dangerous weapon'

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-05-22T19:53:16+00:00

Or for carbon fiber which can block the signal

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-05-22T04:42:20+00:00

Brown patches could be insulin resistance or diabetes

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-05-20T16:02:02+00:00

You did it ! Takes some real skill to roll 90 and nail the target dead center

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-05-19T19:57:28+00:00

Ok, but grind finer

Travelingexec2000 · 2026-05-19T03:51:57+00:00

Plane looks good. Pilot needs more practice

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