[RCSE] Tips on LE's and tips.

2001-09-20 Thread Harley Michaelis
Hi guys. . .I have just finished up my 21st scratch-built GENIE. This is an original design, vacuum-bagged, thermal competition ship on which the prototype was built 8-9 years ago. See pics of a couple at http://www.proptwisters.org/genie/genie.html. While bagging the wing, I tried a couple of id

Re: [RCSE] The year's most significant development in R/C soaring?

2001-09-20 Thread Darwin N Barrie
rsiegel wrote: > > > Not only that, how about the fast service at Tony's Tacos at this year's > IHLGF -- huh!?! (If they ever invent an edible FISH taco, THAT will be a > development. Ah, the fish taco diet!) > Que? El Servico, Lacking O. No speakada English, muy grande problemo. Agreedo!

Re: [RCSE] Newsletters

2001-09-20 Thread Brett Jaffee
Oops. My apologies to Bert. I missed the first post and thought that Bert was flaming someone else's spelling. Brett Brett Jaffee wrote: > > Proofreading is one word. > > Bert Magin wrote: > > > > How about proof reading fool ... That should be: > > How many hours ARE spent per newsletter?

[RCSE] Re: flight rules

2001-09-20 Thread SB
Here's official data regarding VFR flight, culled from FAA FDC Notams 6pm, 9/20/01: PART 1 OF 4 !FDC 1/0269 ZZZ PART 2 OF 4 ..SPECIAL NOTICE.. NOTE: FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTAM, "ENHANCED CLASS B AIRSPACE" IS DEFINED AS THAT AIRSPACE WITHIN THE EXTREME LATERAL LIMIT OF CLASS B AIRSPACE FROM S

Re: [RCSE] The year's most significant development in R/C soaring?

2001-09-20 Thread Jim Bacus
At 06:31 PM 9/20/2001, James C Deck wrote: > OK, forum members, it's time to provide your opinions on the following >question: >What was the most significant development in R/C soaring this year and why? OK, I should really follow the thread, I read this about an hour ago and keep thinking a

[RCSE] Great sound

2001-09-20 Thread Chuck Anderson
This afternoon, I was working in the yard when I heard a most wonderful sound. A Cessna 172 flew over the house. Then tonight, a flight of C130's from my old unit in Nashville flew over my house on their regular Thursday night low level training mission. Good to hear them again. The last week

Re: [RCSE] Newsletters

2001-09-20 Thread Brett Jaffee
Proofreading is one word. Bert Magin wrote: > > How about proof reading fool ... That should be: > How many hours ARE spent per newsletter? > > Bert > > How many hours a spent per newsletter? > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and >"unsubscribe" reques

Re: [RCSE] Newsletters

2001-09-20 Thread Bert Magin
How about proof reading fool ... That should be: How many hours ARE spent per newsletter? Bert > How many hours a spent per newsletter? RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] calculating height using small angle formula

2001-09-20 Thread John Erickson
Okay, now if I have a Rubber Ducky? Please, no comments on the length of my antennae. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA > From: "Joe & Jan Wurts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 19:10:55 -0700 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subj

Re: [RCSE] The year's most significant development in R/C soaring?

2001-09-20 Thread RCsoarnut
Hey Rudy Wait till the "Three Legged Dog" sales take off! I've already had an offer on the house from Breck! Oh well, it was kinda small any way. Lookin for somethin a little more elaborate. BTW, much to your surprise, DLG gets my vote. Denny Maize Polecat Aeroworks (717) 789-0146 [EMA

Re: [RCSE] The year's most significant development in R/C soaring?

2001-09-20 Thread tony estep
Ah Jim, great post! I'm an RES partisan and a lover of cruciform tails, but for long-term impact on the sport I'd say that there were three biggies: DS, sidearm, and the release of Xfoil into the public domain. And ya know, three big developments in a single year is pretty cool! > What was the

Re: [RCSE] The Attack

2001-09-20 Thread Brett Jaffee
James Osborn wrote: > To keep it on topic, the explosion of DS is my favorite thing this year. > Try not to use "explosion" and "DS" in the same sentenceit's bad luck. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] The Attack

2001-09-20 Thread James Osborn
Well Barrett, how'd you like THAT speech? I agree GW was not shining in the beginning. Indeed, I didn't think it possible for him to come across as genuine and intelligent at all, ever. But even I have to admit THAT was a good speech. Let's hope that this is a new and permanent side of GW we

[RCSE] Newsletters

2001-09-20 Thread Bert Magin
I am considering becoming the club's newsletter editor. To that end I have some questions for you other editors (or past editors): How many hours a spent per newsletter? What software tools are used? Any warnings? Encouragement? Do you think I'm nuts? Will I be "stuck" forever? Bert RCSE-List f

Re: [RCSE] The year's most significant development in R/C soaring?

2001-09-20 Thread Jim Bacus
At 06:31 PM 9/20/2001, James C Deck wrote: >What was the most significant development in R/C soaring this year and why? I wouldn't call it a development, but one of the most significant events this year in R/C soaring was Daryl Perkins becoming the F3B world champion for a fourth time. Jim Do

Re: [RCSE] Omega 2M from Northeast Sailplane

2001-09-20 Thread Frank Jarratt
> Does anyone out there have any experience with assembly, setup and flying of the >Omega 2M from NESP? I finished mine last night, and hope to fly this weekend. I reinforced the front wing mount and tied both the front and rear wing mounts to a long towhook block, since I want to try ballast.

Re: [RCSE] "spining spoons" Wind meter

2001-09-20 Thread Iflyicrash
Just go to www.google.comand type in anemometer. Or go here for a company selling them. Bill Grenoble http://www.davisnet.com/weather/products/weather_product.asp?pnum=7911";> Click here: Davis - Weather - Anemometer, Standard RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "s

Re: [RCSE] a bit of help please !!

2001-09-20 Thread Bill Harris
Can't do much about the personal correspondence you've lost, but the RCSE archive has most every RCSE post for a few years back: http://www.mail-archive.com/soaring@airage.com/ --Bill >From: "John McCloskey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [RCSE] a bit of help please !!

Re: [RCSE] Re: Getting back on RCSE

2001-09-20 Thread Bill Harris
That is what I have done, too. I use the "freebie" Hotmail account exclusively for RCSE and reserve my "mindspring" account for non-hobby use. I can access RCSE either via a Web Browser or an eMail program. --Bill >From: "Jeff Reid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: [RC

[RCSE] JW v2.0??

2001-09-20 Thread Raymond
I heard there is a new JW with improved fuse design.  but I checked Pat's web page today and it was the same old one in the photos.  I still have one old one in the box... Raymond Wong Hong Kong

Re: [RCSE] Re: Getting back on RCSE

2001-09-20 Thread Kjelli
The hotmail is syncronised with OE, not "downloaded". The difference is that when i check my mail in OE, I do not download the mails locally onto that machine. The machine is only syncronised with the hotmail. When deleting mails in OE they are deleted on the hotmail account. The OE syncronises

Re: [RCSE] "spining spoons" Wind meter

2001-09-20 Thread Chris Barker
Jorge, Try this website: http://www3.sympatico.ca/jbremner/wind.html Chris Jorge Elizondo Margain wrote: > > I've been searching the net to try to find a wind meter of thee "three > spoons" kind; something that we can take to the slope with us. > > I've seen pictures in QFI magazine

Re: [RCSE] Re: Getting back on RCSE

2001-09-20 Thread SilentFlight
When not at home, you can check any POP-3 email via several web gateways. www.mailstart.com comes to mind immediately, but there are others. - Original Message - From: "Kjell-Arne Fjelde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 7:14 AM Subject: Re:

RE: [RCSE] Re: Getting back on RCSE

2001-09-20 Thread Stefan Smets
FWIW, I'm doing this since years (not with Hotmail but with Advalvas in Belgium) and: >And when not at home the hotmail is always available thru the www. at work, I receive my mail with Outlook 2000 also, but I selected the option to leave a copy on the server, so that I'll receive the same mess

Re: [RCSE] Re: Getting back on RCSE

2001-09-20 Thread Kjell-Arne Fjelde
I second that. I have had my hotmail for as long as I can remember. It´s been with me thru at least 3-4 different ISP´s. And with outlook express one can synch the program with the hotmail account. So you get both the regular mail and the hotmail downloaded into OE. And when not at home the hot

[RCSE] Re: Getting back on RCSE

2001-09-20 Thread Jeff Reid
>Well it looks like the ISP that I have had for the past 6 years is going >under so just incase I will need to how do I get back on RCSE? I had to do the same a while back. Get a hotmail account, that way you'll have an email address that won't change if you change ISP's again later on. (I us bot

Re: [RCSE] calculating height using small angle formula

2001-09-20 Thread Pete S.
Here's what I came up with. Let's say my two split fingers are 1/4" apart 22" from my eyeball. I'll need an angular measurement for that so the circumference around my eye would be 2piR = 138.16". That divided by my 1/4" finger spread = 552.64. This must be converted to degrees so 552.64 / 360º =

Re: [RCSE] "spining spoons" Wind meter

2001-09-20 Thread Drew Menser
I have some scans of a RS project that shows how to make your own. It does require that you have Adobe Acrobat to view. http://216.117.88.120/whirlwinds/projects.htm CU, Drew Jorge Elizondo Margain wrote: > I've been searching the net to try to find a wind meter of thee "three > spoons" kind;

Re: [RCSE] "spining spoons" Wind meter

2001-09-20 Thread jaffee
Quite a while ago (and I can't remeber where), someone posted a link about making this sort of spinning windmeter that used a bicycle speedometer for the readout. It seemed pretty clever. At 01:44 AM 9/20/01 -0700, Cesar Managad wrote: >That sounds like something good to experiment with. I wond

Re: [RCSE] "spining spoons" Wind meter

2001-09-20 Thread Cesar Managad
That sounds like something good to experiment with. I wonder if the back EMF generated by the motor would have to be compensated for when doing the speed calculations in light vs. strong wind. And, what's an easy way of calibrating the device if you don't already have a wind meter? - Origina