Re: [RCSE] Best paint for a composite fuse
The best fuselages I've done were finished with Super Poxy (now Ultra Poxy). It's heavy but covers beautifully with a fog coat and a final coat will give a "wet look". Is indestructible and easy to repair. I think you can do a lighter finish than with Krylon. Mike Clancy RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] OT - Learning on Flight Sims
I totally agree with the reflex part, but that is only one critical factor to the whole business. If I don't miss anything about this business, of flying is ... reflex, determination and judgement, think ahead, plan ahead, safety code, protocol, scene and instrument navigate/orientation, charting coarse and have fun. One thing might help to isolate him from the soft-stick syndrome for the real-stick for good is to go keyboard maneuver with FS. He can learn all else at equal value from a FS. Just trying to make us think, by no mean to contradict. YK Chan So far I,m disappointed with the lack of true real flight physics by the "Realism setting 100%" of the FS2k. In that regard, however, FU is the best realistic I know, but is the most difficult to maneuver on glider sim. - Original Message - From: gabe baltaian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: RCSE [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 7:57 AM Subject: [RCSE] OT - Learning on Flight Sims Hi all, I good local r/c flyer wants to get his PP license for personal reasons and, if possible, maybe pursue it to a career flying profesionally. (He's still young enough that this is do-able and doesn't like his current job all that much.) Anyway, for scheduling reasons he can't actually start flying till late Jan but he's currently practicing via FS2000. I told him that this is generally a bad idea because he could develop bad reflexes that he'd never be aware of until they turn around and bite him (for instance, I don't think that most FS pilots bother with carb heat and other "niceties"). I suggested that after he has 6-10 actual hours he could start to augment actual time with FS-time, but before that it's probably a bad idea. One of my instructors used to say that "Practice makes permanent" and I think the odds of getting stuck with bad habits are too high with FS. Does anybody have any ideas on how to do this safely (if at all)? In a related idea, I'd mentioned that he may want to rig u p a camcorder to videotape his actual lessons for later review. Not being the sharpest knife in the drawer I used to learn as much on the drive back from a lesson thinking back on it as I did during the actual lesson itself so I think a tape record of each lesson would help. However, rigging up a camcorder to have a good view might be hazardous in case of sudden deceleration and it might also damage the camcorder because of high vibration levels. A better solution may be a decent color board camera hooked up to a cheap DC-powered VHS with a small gel cell. The VCR could be safely sitting strapped to the rear shelf in a nice padded box so it's safely secured out of harm's way and also receives minimal vibration. The camera itself would only weigh 1-2 ozs so it wouldn't present any sort of hazard and would be much easier to mount. He'd have to buy these things from scratch but we're only talking about $300 or less which I think will prove worthwhile in the long run. Had anybody tried this before? Do you all think it would be a good idea? The only thing I'm not sure about is how to aim the camera. Some of these things need help focusing and the rig I described above does not have a monitor. A small LCD one could be used to frame the shot, but they're too low-res to focus the lens. Any ideas? = Lastly, I have an old set of Thrustmaster sim pedals someplace in the attic. As I recall there were no brakes of any kind available on the pedals when I bought them. It seems that some current pedals support brakes but do any of them support independent left / right toe brakes? Is it possible to retrofit this? Thanks, Gabe RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] OT - Learning on Flight Sims
YK Chan wrote: I totally agree with the reflex part, but that is only one critical factor to the whole business. ... One thing might help to isolate him from the soft-stick syndrome for the real-stick for good is to go keyboard maneuver with FS. He can learn all else at equal value from a FS. Just trying to make us think, by no mean to contradict. I agree that this might help prevent developing bad habits, but I'm not sure if it will help develop any good ones either. Flying from the keyboard might not be too bad, but it still has some potential for weirdness and I'm not sure it will help with any skill that can translate to the real thing. He's a good r/c flyer so coordination, reflexes etc are totally not an issue. It will be interesting to see if anybody who's actually tried this speaks up with any good / bad reactions. All the best, Gabe RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Carbon fiber manufacturing
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: By no means am I an authority, but I did just read an interesting article in the December issue of Scientific American about Nanotubes. These are long macromolecules of pure carbon that are interesting both for their resilience and electrical properties. It also describes 3 ways to manufacture them. Check it out! When we can get nanotubes, we will have the ultimate reinforcing fiber. Really good graphite fiber has a modulus (stiffness) of about 400 Mega Pascals with an elastic strain to failure (stretch) of about 1%. Nanotubes are expected to have a modulus of around 1.4 Tera Pascals and 15% elastic strain to failure. We'll be making incredibly tough, stiff 4 meter planes that weigh less than 30 oz. Bill -- Life is complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. Bill Johns Pullman, WA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] What is Reflex?
Could someone please explain how the reflex setting works on a computer radio. What is it used for? Thanks, Dana _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Reversing Hitec Servo
For those like me that do not know electronics, It would be far simpler to buy a servo reverser. See following web site http://www.ohmark.co.nz/reverse.htm Jon Syvertson From: "Robert Massmann" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Stephen Syrotiak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: "Soaring Exchange" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] Reversing Hitec Servo Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2000 13:57:28 -0800 You will destroy your servo if you switch the supply power leads. To reverse a servo, switch leads that is connected to each end of the pot and leave variable resistance lead alone. Also swap the power supply leads to the the motor. You may have to re-center your servo after the wires have been switched. Hope you understand. - Original Message - From: "Stephen Syrotiak" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 12:12 PM Subject: [RCSE] Reversing Hitec Servo I'm looking at a new 85mg+. This servo needs reversing. There are 3 wires running to the pot; Red, yellow, and green. Which two of these three are the pos. and neg. wires? The + and - feeding the servo will be switched when this unit is hard-wired into the wing. Many thanks. -- Stephen Syrotiak Southern Connecticut RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] What is Reflex?
Reflex involves having the whole trailing egde come up a bit to remove some camber from the wing. On a plane with flaperons, the two ailerons would come up a bit. On a plane with ailerons and flaps, both ailerons and flaps would come up a bit (usually meaning that a fairly capable radio is required). I believe refelx is typically used to increase speed on wing tha has a moderate amount of built in camber. Wings that don't have much camber at all supposedly don't much benefit from it. At 01:10 AM 12/26/00 -, Dana Falconer wrote: Could someone please explain how the reflex setting works on a computer radio. What is it used for? Thanks, Dana _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brett Jaffee: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brett's Slope and Power Home Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~jaffee OnTheWay Quake 2 server utility: http://www.planetquake.com/ontheway The Unoffical Extra 300 Home Page: http://www.bayarea.net/~nathan/extra300/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Merry Merry
I would like to wish one and all avery Merry Christmas. Hope everyone out there gets a chance to to meet someone new from soaring and have as good a time doing it as I have. Martin Doney Baldwin, MI(the middle of nowhere) P.S. It is -8 and snowing, we have 30 inch already. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] FW: Servo Reversing 101
-- From: Taylor, Larry A Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 6:39 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Servo Reversing 101 Here are some options that I know about. 1.You have to reverse the wires that are on the out side of the Pot and also swap the wires going to the motor. Draw back... ( Not easy ) 2. If you have a Airtronics servo put in a Futaba servo they turn the opposite of each other.Draw back...(They may not rotate at the same speed) 3. The easiest way, is to buy a servo reverser from EMS JOMAR PRODUCTS $14.95 no connectors and wire it inline. With connectors $19.95. www.emsjomar.com There are other brands out there that sell Reverser. Maybe RAM has one. I just found EMS JOMAR in RCM Jan 2001 page 170 You do have options, depending on you budget and requirements. Larry Taylor --- Larry Taylor --- E-mail to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- .Web Site: http//www.home.earthlink.net/~cvrcsoaring/cvrc.htm --- Contest Director for the Fall Soaring Festival 2001, Oct. 6th 7th
Re: [RCSE] Carbon fiber manufacturing
In a message dated 12/25/2000 6:54:20 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When we can get nanotubes, we will have the ultimate reinforcing fiber. Really good graphite fiber has a modulus (stiffness) of about 400 Mega Pascals with an elastic strain to failure (stretch) of about 1%. Nanotubes are expected to have a modulus of around 1.4 Tera Pascals and 15% elastic strain to failure. We'll be making incredibly tough, stiff 4 meter planes that weigh less than 30 oz. Bill -- Life is complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. Wow! The article also includes a chart on the feasibility of various uses for nanotubes. Apparently, imbedding nantubes into a matrix gets the lowest feasibility rating, listed as "science fiction" :-( And the cost is ...let's see$1500 per gram...so 30 oz. of the stuff would cost $1,275,000. Perfect! Very high cost and a long wait! Put me down for 2 nanomoldies. :-) Bill Wingstedt Bill Johns RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] FW: Servo Reversing 101
1 Buy a programmable servo you can reverse the programming on. Multiplex and Hitec both have them. Smooth Sailing,Karlton Spindlehttp://www.MultiplexRC.com - Original Message - From: Larry Taylor To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 25, 2000 7:00 PM Subject: [RCSE] FW: Servo Reversing 101 -- From: Taylor, Larry A Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 6:39 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Servo Reversing 101 Here are some options that I know about. 1.You have to reverse the wires that are on the out side of the Pot and also swap the wires going to the motor. Draw back... ( Not easy ) 2. If you have a Airtronics servo put in a Futaba servo they turn the opposite of each other.Draw back...(They may not rotate at the same speed) 3. The easiest way, is to buy a servo reverser from EMS JOMAR PRODUCTS $14.95 no connectors and wire it inline. With connectors $19.95. www.emsjomar.com There are other brands out there that sell Reverser. Maybe RAM has one. I just found EMS JOMAR in RCM Jan 2001 page 170 You do have options, depending on you budget and requirements. Larry Taylor --- Larry Taylor --- E-mail to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- .Web Site: http//www.home.earthlink.net/~cvrcsoaring/cvrc.htm --- Contest Director for the Fall Soaring Festival 2001, Oct. 6th 7th
[RCSE] Virus Alert Iwas hit 3 times tonight
Just be carefull out there. I got hit 3 times tonight from Hahaha something about snow white the real story. It had an attachment warf4you.exe and in it was a virus w95.hybris.gen I had the latest Norton file and it caught it. Scanning it didn't catch it till I tried to execute it. I tried to inform the person who sent it to me and it bounced back no such address on file. --- Larry Taylor --- E-mail to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --- .Web Site: http//www.home.earthlink.net/~cvrcsoaring/cvrc.htm --- Contest Director for the Fall Soaring Festival 2001, Oct. 6th 7th
Re: [RCSE] Carbon fiber manufacturing
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/25/2000 6:54:20 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When we can get nanotubes, we will have the ultimate reinforcing fiber. Really good graphite fiber has a modulus (stiffness) of about 400 Mega Pascals with an elastic strain to failure (stretch) of about 1%. Nanotubes are expected to have a modulus of around 1.4 Tera Pascals and 15% elastic strain to failure. We'll be making incredibly tough, stiff 4 meter planes that weigh less than 30 oz. Wow! The article also includes a chart on the feasibility of various uses for nanotubes. Apparently, imbedding nantubes into a matrix gets the lowest feasibility rating, listed as "science fiction" :-( And the cost is ...let's see$1500 per gram...so 30 oz. of the stuff would cost $1,275,000. Perfect! Very high cost and a long wait! Put me down for 2 nanomoldies. :-) What did the first transistors cost anyway?? I got a bizillion of them in my watch. In time nanotubes will cost like carbon fiber does now. Capitalism is useful for some things, like providing us with neat toys. Live long, catch lift, prosper. Bill -- Life is complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. Bill Johns Pullman, WA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Carbon fiber manufacturing
Heh...and besides, if it's too expensive to build the whole plane out of the stuff, at least maybe we could have nanotube spars! Anyone up for 500mph DS? At 10:14 PM 12/25/00 -0800, Bill Johns wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/25/2000 6:54:20 PM Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: When we can get nanotubes, we will have the ultimate reinforcing fiber. Really good graphite fiber has a modulus (stiffness) of about 400 Mega Pascals with an elastic strain to failure (stretch) of about 1%. Nanotubes are expected to have a modulus of around 1.4 Tera Pascals and 15% elastic strain to failure. We'll be making incredibly tough, stiff 4 meter planes that weigh less than 30 oz. Wow! The article also includes a chart on the feasibility of various uses for nanotubes. Apparently, imbedding nantubes into a matrix gets the lowest feasibility rating, listed as "science fiction" :-( And the cost is ...let's see$1500 per gram...so 30 oz. of the stuff would cost $1,275,000. Perfect! Very high cost and a long wait! Put me down for 2 nanomoldies. :-) What did the first transistors cost anyway?? I got a bizillion of them in my watch. In time nanotubes will cost like carbon fiber does now. Capitalism is useful for some things, like providing us with neat toys. Live long, catch lift, prosper. Bill -- Life is complex. It has both real and imaginary parts. Bill Johns Pullman, WA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brett Jaffee: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brett's Slope and Power Home Page: http://home.earthlink.net/~jaffee OnTheWay Quake 2 server utility: http://www.planetquake.com/ontheway The Unoffical Extra 300 Home Page: http://www.bayarea.net/~nathan/extra300/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] BREAKING NEWS/OFF TOPIC
you should be an politician because you know how to spread waste (bandwith in this case ) and make the masses fight between them self's Gordon Cottrill wrote: Thanks, Actually I'm a republican and I voted for Bush but I do have a sense of humor, G. Regis White wrote: I love it! -Original Message- From: Gordon Cottrill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, December 24, 2000 8:50 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] BREAKING NEWS/OFF TOPIC I know this is off topic but I couldn't resist G. BREAKING NEWS: BUSH SEEKS TO ENJOIN SANTA FROM CHECKING LIST TWICE Lack of Standards Decried Austin, TX (Dec. 13)--Attorneys for President-Elect George W. Bush filed suit in federal court today, seeking to prevent Santa Claus from making his list and then checking it twice. The complaint seeks an immediate injunction against the beloved Christmas icon, asking the court to effectively ban his traditional practice of checking the list of good boys and girls one additional time before packing his sleigh. The suit filed in Federal District Court in Austin, asks a federal judge to "hereby order Mr. Claus to cease and desist all repetitive and duplicative list-checking activity, and certify the original list as submitted without amendment, alteration, deletion, or other unnecessary modification." "There are no standards for deciding who is naughty, and who is nice. It's totally arbitrary and capricious. How many more times does he need to check? This checking, checking and re-checking over and over again must stop now," said former Secretary James Baker. Baker further claimed that unnamed GOP observers witnessed an elf remove all boys named Justin from the 'nice' list, filing them under 'naughty instead because "everyone knows all boys named Justin are brats." Bush cited the potential for unauthorized list tampering, blasted what he called the "crazy, crazy mess up there at the North Pole." "Their security is really awful, really bad," said Bush. "My mother just walked right in, told 'em she was Mrs. Claus. They didn't check her ID or nothing." Meanwhile, Dick Cheney, issued a direct plea to St. Nick himself. "Mr. Claus, I call on you to do the honorable thing, and quit checking your list. The children of the world have had enough. They demand closure now," Cheney said, adding that his granddaughter has already selected a name for the pony she's asked for. The Rev. Jesse Jackson was quick to respond to the latest development with plans to lead his protesters from Florida to the North Pole via dogsled. The "Rainbow Mush for Justice" is scheduled to leave Friday. "We need red suits and sleighs, not law suits and delays," Jackson said. Santa Claus could not be reached for comment, but a spokeself said he was "deeply distressed" by news of the pending legal action against him. "He's losing weight, and he hasn't said 'Ho Ho Ho' for days," said the spokeself. Experts feel that future Christmas celebrations could be placed in jeopardy. Santa is apparantly not qualified for any other job, and no one is sure what he might do if he loses this battle.. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
