Re: [RCSE] A defense of training beginners via slope

2006-05-29 Thread Steve Lange
Jeff Thompson wrote: ... and while I'll admit that I momentarily forgot that RCSE is 95% about thermal flying Try something more like 99.9% ;) Steve RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

[RCSE] For Sale: Brand New 1/3.5 scale Pete's Pilot sailplane pilot

2006-02-10 Thread Steve Lange
Brand new 1/3.5 scale cloth Pete's Pilot. Comes with harness straps, bucket cap, baseball cap, sunglasses and good looking clothing. Not quite the level of detail of an Axel pilot, but a fraction of the cost and no wait... very lightweight, must be 8oz. or less. Wire frame skeleton covered in

[RCSE] For Sale: NIB 4m MDM-1 Fox by S2G

2006-02-10 Thread Steve Lange
New In Box, 1/3.5 scale 4m wingspan MDM-1 Fox by Czech company S2G. Kit comes ARF, with wings and tailplane covered, spoilers in wings installed. All that is left to do is mount the canopy, install the radio gear, balance and fly. Paid just under $700 for it from Northeast Sailplanes, has sat

Re: [RCSE] Santa Barbara

2006-01-18 Thread Steve Lange
Not many winches in Santa Barbara. Plenty of wenches though ;) Do you enjoy slope soaring? http://www.sbslopers.org/ Steve Daryl Perkins wrote: Looks like my full scale flying takes me to Santa Barbara this weekend. I'd like to fly my Insanity somewhere but I don't know of any TD clubs

Re: [RCSE] Slope Mania 1 DVD

2005-12-01 Thread Steve Lange
Louis Cimon wrote: Did someone buy this video from them? Do they have an alternate e-mail? Louis, I bought this video about a year ago right after it was released. I like it quite a bit, it's very good. The email I used to interact with Raphael, the guy who created and is selling the

Re: [RCSE] New Scale Soaring List

2005-04-01 Thread Steve Lange
Ben Diss wrote: Hello fellow scale glider fans! I've agree to take over the scale soaring list from John. I hope to support and encourage our hobby through this new list. Thank you for doing this. Now if only we could get the Multiplex list off Topica and onto Yahoo, life would be completely

Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-13 Thread Steve Lange
John Derstine wrote: The German market has been very demanding and they have reconfigured JR equipment to meet those demands, hence the pizza box designs with unlimited switch and stick assignments plus more or less open mixing.(MC 24) ...unlimited switch and stick assignments (channel assignments

Re: [RCSE] Re:Profi Multiplex 4000

2005-03-12 Thread Steve Lange
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I went down the same path some time ago. I have a Profi I'll make you a good deal on. snip They are for sale because I found the JR9303. Ironically enough, this past weekend my friend had to bring two radios out to the slope, his new JR9303 and his older Hitec Flash 5,

Re: [RCSE] Rare earth magnets as wing retention devices?

2005-03-03 Thread Steve Lange
Bill Swingle wrote: Now that we've discussed this at length, has anyone noticed that the magnetic force is not actually suited to this application? Meaning, any displacement of the parts involved reduces the attractive force significantly. But, what is really called for is the opposite

Re: [RCSE] Plug-in wing wiring connectors: good, bad, ugly?

2005-03-01 Thread Steve Lange
Chris Veitch wrote: I have known someone loose all surface controls on one wing from clipping a tip. Presumably this pilot had no sort of positive connector locking the wing to the fuse, i.e. MPX MultiLocks, hook band, tape, or similar? Steve RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane

Re: [RCSE] Plug-in wing wiring connectors: good, bad, ugly?

2005-03-01 Thread Steve Lange
Simon Van Leeuwen wrote: Simon Van Leeuwen PnP Systems And have you got a website? Or should one email you directly for additional information? Steve RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that

[RCSE] Rare earth magnets as wing retention devices?

2005-03-01 Thread Steve Lange
One more question: anyone tried using large rare earth magnets as wing retention devices on wings with plug-in wing panels? I know that these are routinely used for hatch and canopy hold-downs and similar, just wondering if people have tried them in place of snap-type wing locks or hook band

Re: [RCSE] Rare earth magnets as wing retention devices?

2005-03-01 Thread Steve Lange
Zb. Michalczyk wrote: rare earth magnets are not made in large sizes for some reason Actually, I've found a wide array of sizes available from the following provider: http://www.wondermagnet.com/ I got some that are 1 long by 1/2 wide and about 1/4 thick...whoa! I can barely pull them apart! A

[RCSE] Plug-in wing wiring connectors: good, bad, ugly?

2005-02-28 Thread Steve Lange
I've got a couple of projects coming up with plug-in wings, and I'm wondering if anyone would care to share their thoughts on using automatic connectors to make the connection between the servo wiring in the wing and the servo leads in the fuse. I'm thinking primariliy of the DB-9 and

[RCSE] New videos / RCGroups withdrawals

2005-02-27 Thread Steve Lange
Just resubbed to RCSE after a while off. Am going through major RCGroups withdrawals (they're down for maintenance I guess). Anyways, have some new videos from the past couple days that I've just uploaded, and figured I'd share here since I can't in my normal place. All are from in around

Re: [RCSE] RCGroups withdrawals and signal to noise ratio...

2005-02-27 Thread Steve Lange
Jay Decker wrote: I agree. However, the signal to noise ratio has slipped significantly last year... which makes me wonder where the next good place to hangout on the net for good content will be? Or, maybe they administrators and moderators will find a way to redirect of the chit-chat... As one

Re: [RCSE] RCGroups withdrawals and signal to noise ratio...

2005-02-27 Thread Steve Lange
Jay Decker wrote: Steve I appologize if my comment offended you. When people exchange opinions, their views will sometimes clash. It is my opinion that if the signal to noise ratio is not addressed, eventually, some folks will stop reading and contributing, e.g., providing Rodent dimensions to

Re: [RCSE] WTB Multiplex Profi 4000

2004-05-09 Thread Steve Lange
Steve Lange wrote: I'm in the market for a new or used Multiplex Profi 4000. If anyone has one that they can part with, please contact me via email to discuss. I should add, since my original message did not specify, that I am looking for a Profi 4000 on 72mhz. That said, I am not at all

Re: [RCSE] Re: Los Banos

2004-04-26 Thread Steve Lange
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