Pictures from today's Tech Class

[Shaft]

Not to mention that it was cool to see and meet some of the AO folk out there. Even some as far Canada...

[Gunga]

Originally posted by Army
I notice plenty of Dr. Pepper for everyone! Very good!

Army,

Tom was sucking down Diet Coke like you wouldn't believe. I was surpised that he didn't have to take more potty breaks!

Don't think there was any Dr Pepper though (unless someone brought their own. Or if there was, it was all gone by the time I got to the cooler!

[Gambit1106]

Thanks Tom for everything. I learned a lot from the class including 9v batteries suck. (not exactly worded like that) Also thanks for lunch and dinner during the class. Well I am about to leave to go to the tour, and get my superbolt.

Darren

[nerobro]

Well, this morning we revisited the angel issue. We rounded up two other angels with the govinair regs on them. they all recharged about the same. We also tested another reg on the market, the Palmers stabilizer. Versus the several seccond recharge time on the govinair, the stab was in the .05 seccond range.

to give a comparison, the RT recharges in .024 secconds.

Well I will most likely be begining a new thread on the subject... Basicly we found out that govinair regs, really really suck. This testing says nothing about the actual mechanics of the gun. *smiles* And both regs on the angel CAN be replaced. Well/..... new thread time.

[MikeCouves]

Arg, I want to get a cocker, so I wouldn't be able to have my Minimag anymore. I wonder how good the Cocker Tech Classes are...and I can't imagine how complicated. Is there any age thing for the AGD classes? Because I am only a youngin...

Edit: How much did the Tech Classes cost? If I kept my Minimag I could go to it in one of the years and be the only AGD Tech in Newfoundland...maybe Atlantic Canada if I am lucky.

As I said, there isn't any age requirements right? And how does it work? Is there like an exam or something too?

[Chris]

The tech class was free, no age requirements only knowledge requirements.

As far as the gun dyno, the only question lingering in my mind is the output pressure on the flatline. I know there should be at least 200 psi difference between regs to get the best performance. Regardless of that fact, the gun dyno did show how insanely fast the retrovalve does recharge, particularly when compared to the WDP regulator. Tom also explained why the angel is able to keep a consistant velocity with the long recharge time...basically it is the amount that the pin valve is open, releasing air into the breach. It ends up working quite well, but it is not the precise way of doing things.

-Chris

[nerobro]

We could ask tom... but given the wildy different output pressures on the govinairs, and the preformance still being crap on all of them. And then the stab preforming quite well... I think the input pressure didn't have much to do with this "test"

the govinair regs were putputting 475, 550 and 750 psi. The stab was at 550 or so.

[slushee]

The Canadians have 'finally' made it home

thanx again to all those members who came out and made it a good time

..and to jonAGD, thanx for all the help eh!

[FooTemps]

I think there should be a tech class tour. Ya know, tom and co. travel around the world in a flying semi-truck and teach everyone about the mag! Or maybe they should just do online ineteractive tech classes or maybe just sell tech class video tapes...

[MikeCouves]

Yeah but know all those questions or myths that you have about mags? Well you could just ask them all, you would learn so much there. I am defiantely going to try and get there next year. I would love to be an AGD certified tech for Newfoundland, and be like 15.

[yermom]

what??? no pictures of the 5-0 that rolled up on saturday....they had their hands on their guns ready to draw...

[cphilip]

You know the picture of all the guys in class reminds me of the exact picture of a police sting operation I saw on Cops last night. You know...the one where they tell em all they have won the lottery and to show up and retrieve ther prize? So they can nab em on outstanding warrants. I am almost certain that is the same group. Did anyone run a background check on that sorry looking bunch of hoodlums? I am concerned about the lack of security up there at AGD. I think you should Drug test them all before you mail em their certificates at least.

(Just kidding guys. Hate to have missed it - cphilip)

[thei3ug]

Back row, second to the left.

That's me with the sideburns.

[Panzerr]

If I hadn't been busy will drill I would have been there.



AGD should do it again

[AGD]

Guys I am going to close this thread so everything goes under the official feedback thread. I'll open it back up and post more pics when I get them.

AGD