Fwd: [RCSE] Help in open CA bottles

2001-05-15 Thread Alan Bangham

This may not be the best solution,but I have been using CA glue since it 
first came on the market almost 30 years ago.I have never felt the need to 
find a better way so I feel what I do and am sure many others also do is not 
too far off the mark. Teflon tubing, smallest diameter you can find for thin 
and larger for gap filling. I do not use thick, period. Too mush weight.I am 
a HLG guy. It is a pain to fit it into the top of the container but worth 
the time. Use as long a piece as you can stand. When it clogs, pull the clog 
off with your fingers. If that doesn't work, cut the end off with a razor 
blade. If your tube gets too short , put a new one on. The tubing is so 
cheap, get it at the hobby shop, from Satalite City if they are still 
around, or from many electrical stores, not Radio Shack. I have helped a 
number of people at the field do a repair and always get the same comment, 
that is the smallest applicator I have ever seen. I would use a teaspoon 
to apply my CA but it is really heavy and I am the ultimate misor, says my 
ex girlfriend.

Soar on!


From: Rodriguez Wilson, Ricardo [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [RCSE] Help in open CA bottles
Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 09:25:05 -0400

Folks,

In case a CA bottle get the pinhole closed, How can I reopen it? ... I have
one... Is there in the web a page about how to care CA glue bottles? All I
know for now is to keep them in the fridge.

Thanks in advance.

Atte.,
RRW
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Re: [RCSE] Fw: something to think about ?

2001-05-15 Thread John C

Fully built with servos , pilots etc ???
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To: John C [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 
Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 3:44 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Fw: something to think about ?


 Nice site but would not agree with the great prices. The models are nice
but hard to tell what the quality is like. The Eastern
 european manufactureres are in the same price range as the Fox but fully
built and molded.

 John C wrote:

  
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sailplanes
   in
particular. It is the land downunder (Australia!) We are fortunate
to
  have
some of the finest aeromodellers who have achieved a lot on the
local
  and
world stage. Also we are now  lucky enough to have some of the
finest
  kit
and accessory manufacturers. The advantage to the overseas customer,
is
   that
currently the value of the Australian dollar has dropped to less
than
  half
the US dollar and with shipping rates lower than you may expect, you
are
   in
a great position to take advantage of this. Now is the time!
Australia
  is
the new frontier!
Here is a new manufacturer on the world stage .Regularly updated pic
   gallery
and some of the best Scale sailplane and towplane kit and
accessories
  prices you will
find anywhere !
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Re: [RCSE] right turns?Left turns?

2001-05-15 Thread ANDERSON1C
i have noticed that most people who DS will usually make left turns. at 
speeds over 150 mph with a 60" plane i am more comfortable making left turns 
even tho i am equally good at right turns. but most people tend to turn 
left. now that i think about it it just seems more natural and precise to 
move the stick toward the center of the transmitter than to move the stick 
away from the center. i think it has to do with the way the hand structure 
works and by your hands being to the side of the sticks. so if this is the 
case rt turn with the rudder stick would feel more comfortable than left 
rudder.

paul


Re: [RCSE] Right Turns?Left Turns?

2001-05-15 Thread Karlton Spindle

As long as you don't try turning the bow or the gun backwards before
shooting VBG.


Smooth Sailing,
Karlton Spindle
http://www.MultiplexRC.com
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Subject: [RCSE] Right Turns?Left Turns?


 I am mostly right handed but can only do some things left handed. I play
 pool, shoot a rifle and a shoot a bow left handed. Everything else I do
 right handed. I am terrible when I try to switch. I prefer to turn right
 but not by much.

 Terry Mickle
 Southern Oregon Soaring Society
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Re: [RCSE] highstart

2001-05-15 Thread Harley Michaelis

I'm using 600 feet of line with 100 feet of the Holladay 1/8 thick wall
3/8 tubing. It provides a steady pull all the way up. If there is enough
wind, say 18-20 MPH, when it reaches the top, it will kite and restretch the
rubber far more than I would doing 100 paces. It gets very high, probably
600 feet or moreand if the nose is then tipped over, you can gain enough
speed to fly off under tension. The zooms are spectacular.
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Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 2:31 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] highstart


 Bob Spencer wrote:
 
  My old Eye Soar has a new radio installed and is all trimmed and
balanced,
  ready to fly. As soon as the new tubing for the highstart arrives, it's
up,
  up and away. Checking out my old highstart, which is in good condition
  except for the rubber, I find I have 450 feet of line, or so, on it.
  Cruising the web, I found some recommendations for highstart
measurements
  which were for 100 feet of rubber and 350 feet of line. I was always
  pleased with the way my highstart functioned, so I'll probably go with
  that, initially, but I was wondering if there is any disadvantage to
having
  more line. Any thoughts?

 1) If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
 2) Extra line means added weight to pull aloft, but it can also
mean extra altitude.  Test it!
 3) 3.5:1 is a rule of thumb, but thumbs vary in size :)

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[RCSE] Fw: ??Hobby Lobby RDS CLONE??

2001-05-15 Thread Harley Michaelis

Subject: ??Hobby Lobby RDS CLONE??


Guys. . .no way is what is shown in the Hobby Lobby catalog as item CH901 a
RDS clone.
It appeared on the market many years ago as the Swingee. ACE R/C once
stocked them as did Tower, but discontinued them. There is no similarity
between the RDS and the Swingee in installation, mechanics or operation. The
Swingee requires an output arm on a servo, a pushrod and a Swivel Link
type fitting on its threaded arm.

I fussed with them in my BUZZBAT sloper (March, 1986 MA), in the thermal
ships ATRIX (Dec. '86 MA) and KEETAH (June '89 RCM. ) I have a lot of
experience with them, all bad. After buying about 40 pair, I gave up in
total frustration. One good thing about them. . . .they were singularly
responsible for making me want to find a better way.

They do not provide enough throw, even linked for maximum deflection. Given
the thin wings we use, there is no vertical space to use a long output arm
on the servo. Most
are too stiff or too sloppy and vary within an opposing pair. You get slop
or bind. If you get what seems a good matched pair, they quickly wear and
get sloppy. Being about 1/4 thick at the hingeline, they are too bulky to
mount firmly in thin sailplane wings. They should be screw-mounted on at
least a 1/8 base to hold them firmly. Any glue, particularly CA, can easily
wick-join moving parts.  If glued in, joints can easily break and there is
no access to try to firmly reglue. The rear section that deflects the
surface is beveled toward its rear edge. Trying to fabricate a beveled slot
within a flap or aileron to fit it is essentially impossible. I could never
get one to fit well. Further, there is a section of the thing that is always
exposed in a thin surface and looks ugly.

 The RDS overcomes all these limitations.  Full information is on the
website below. It took almost 10 years of development from initial concept
to production of the couplers. With them it is easy to do a custom RDS
installation.  You are missing so much if you are
 not using them to help eliminate slop, drag, noise and clutter.

 Besides the website, a manual is available that gives the details. There
are
eighteen 8-1/2 x 11 pages of pics, drawings and text. $5.95 postpaid from me
at the address below.

 HARLEY MICHAELIS, LSF 023, 26 S. Roosevelt, Walla Walla, Wa 99362
RDS website http://www.proptwisters.org/rds2/


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Re: [RCSE] highstart

2001-05-15 Thread Bob Spencer

2) Extra line means added weight to pull aloft, but it can also
   mean extra altitude.  Test it!

That brings up another point I've been meaning to ask about, the type of
line. I've always used monofilament lines instead of the braided or twisted
soft lines, because they are light weight and would seem to create less
drag. Anyone have any thoughts about that?

Bob


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Re: [RCSE] highstart

2001-05-15 Thread Bob Spencer

If there is enough
wind, say 18-20 MPH, when it reaches the top, it will kite and restretch the
rubber far more than I would doing 100 paces. It gets very high, probably
600 feet or moreand if the nose is then tipped over, you can gain enough
speed to fly off under tension. The zooms are spectacular.

Yes, I'm familiar with that, and it's fun, but I won't be doing that for at
least a while, and not with my current models. These are true nostalgic
birds, not only designed in the time period but also built back then, at
least 25 years ago. Maybe when/if I advance to some younger and tougher
planes.

Bob


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[RCSE] Re: Histart

2001-05-15 Thread Thomas Koszuta

If there is enough
wind, say 18-20 MPH

At 18-20 mph, its time for the slope.  You CAN thermal in it, but I've
found that much over 10 gets challenging and over 15 and my Spirit is better
left at home.  Besides, the lift gets spotty and hard to circle in.  But I
definitely agree about the height and zoom.  My 1/4 Hollyday rubber will do
a little of the same for  my Spirit at 10 -15 mph.  Heck, I have a foam
Corsair that is perfectly suited to a steep hill and 20 MPH, so I don't
jeopardize my balsa babies for an incredible zoom.

Anyway, I've found (in my 2 meager years of soaring) that much over
350 -400 feet is just a longer roll out and roll in and doesn't
significantly heighten the launch of a plane with properly sized rubber.
Thick rubber with a light plane is probably another story, but you may well
benifit more from longer, lighter rubber for a light plane than the stronger
rubber.  The light plane may just skid throught the air from the harder
pull without gaining much altitude or speed.  Just a thought.  Empirical
data would be the ultimate test to this thought experiment.



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[RCSE] looking for Pat McCleave

2001-05-15 Thread D Hauch/ D Unruh

Hey Pat,
I need to talk to you, and don't have your address.
Dave Hauch

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[RCSE] vac bagging technique question?

2001-05-15 Thread happl

Having watched other people do it; I quickly jump to a conclusion which most
likely is wrong.

Two things happen in the creation of the leading edge.  The leading edge was
created originally with sanding.  A very long sanding device with a hard
back must be used to get a consistent surface and radius without concave
points.  Similarly a tool like this must be used when finishing the glass
layer.

Typically we want the leading edge reinforced.  Consequently we put extra
there.  Suggested technique should work very well.

Now we are ready for the problems.  On the sanding of the glass it is
typical to substitute pressure for course fast cutting sandpaper.  With fine
sandpaper at this stage kit would not be uncommon to be pushing into the
glass.  My suggestion will create horror in the eyes of most people .  Use a
sixty grit paint remover grit of one of the better materials.  In otherwords
flint just will not cut it.   Make sure you go lightly .  Keep the heat
down.  It is very easy to create heat with fine paper and haste.

If the original long hard back was used to get a good contour before
covering then the clean up with the course afterwards should not take all
that long.  If  the original surface was rippled then you will cut through
no matter how you do it on the high spots.

Now we shall hear how others do it.

Rick




Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 11:17:17 -0700
From: Marc Webster [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: vac bagging technique question?
Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Hello all,

With the demise of my addiction, I plan to bag another set of wings over the
memorial day holiday.  I want to try something new and I thought I would run
it buy everyone to get some feedback before I bag my wing.  I have bagged
many wings, and hate all of the sanding that is required of the leading
edge.  I usually, cut my materials an inch or so larger than my mylars and
after I lay the core on the bottom mylar, I fold over the remaining material
over the leading edge and onto the top of the core.  I then fold over my top
skin mylar and the extra inch of material attaches itself to the folded
material and continues forward to nothing.  The problem with this is after I
cut off the flash, I need to sand my leading edge quite a bit to get the
proper shape back.

To alleviate this I was going to try a new technique, and I am sure someone
else out there does it this way and I could use some feedback.

What I want to try is this.  Could I possibly attach a ribbon of glass along
the leading edge prior to bagging with a light coating of 3M 77.  I could
mix a small batch of epoxy and wet out this ribbon, then set the wing halves
aside for say 30 minutes.  after the 30 minutes has passed, I could start to
wet out my layup on the mylars.  when this is done, I would trim the
material flush with the mylars.  I could then lay my core in and fold over
the top skin.  If the core was placed accurately enough, the mylars would
stop just short of the tip of the leading edge.  When it came time to remove
from the bag, there would be a small ridge the full length of the leading
edge top and bottom where the mylar ended.  This would be much easier to
sand smooth and my leading edge would be more accurate.

Does anyone out there do it this way.  If so, any tips you could pass on.
Is there a better way?  I am open to any and all suggestions.

Another problem I have run into is; after the occasional dork landing, my
wings swing forward and my root ribs tend to get pushed into the foam and
separate from the surface.  I placed a dowel inside the fuselage to keep it
from cracking at the wing joint.  The result of this is my fuselage does not
absorb any of the energy and my root ribs get pushed in.  I may get rid of
the dowell altogether or replace it with an elastomer bushing as I would
rather replace fuselages than wings.  I also may drill small holes all
around the root rib, this would allow epoxy to fill the holes and act as
rivets or nails between the skin and the root rib.  Anyone else have this
problem?  How did you fix it?

Thank you for your time,

Marc Webster

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RE: [RCSE] vac bagging technique question?

2001-05-15 Thread Darren Braun

 Another problem I have run into is; after the occasional dork 
 landing, my
 wings swing forward and my root ribs tend to get pushed into 
 the foam and
 separate from the surface.  I placed a dowel inside the 
 fuselage to keep it
 from cracking at the wing joint. 

Your problem is your wing joiner - it is not strong enough and your wings fold 
forward.  Wing blade right. your dowel idea is just a band aid.  That's why I use 
round tubes or rods for the wing joiner.  It has the same bending structural 
properties regardless of the direction of the loading.

db
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Re: [RCSE] Thanks for the Hospitality

2001-05-15 Thread Jody Vogel


 sure he will get back to you.  Gear (The Soaring Junkie) Vera was also kind
 enough to let me fly his new Organic.  Man that thing is light.  It fly's a
 lot like a 2M HLG. It is very responsive and will go up on a gopher fart.

I have yet to find one of these gophers that fart on command. Does Slegers
or NE Sailplanes carry them? The little varmint might come in handy on
contest day!

Jody Z

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Re: [RCSE] vac bagging technique question?

2001-05-15 Thread Harley Michaelis

I have some experience with attaching 3 layers of 1.5 oz glass strips to
shaped foam LE cores, before bagging. 

I start out with irregular lengths 3/4 wide strips, going next to 1-1/4
and then to 1/3/4. These are sprayed with 3M77 and progressively attached
so as to minimize puckers, bumps, overlaps and gaps. This may involve
frequent repositioning. After these strips are down, they are wetted out by
brushing on a mix of the bagging epoxy.  The epoxy is pressed in well with
a plastic strip curled around and drawn along the LE.  

Prior to adding these strips the mylars are cut, waxed and painted. The
cloth layers have been cut and are marked to know where they go and in what
order. You want to size the cloth pieces so there is no Kevlar or CF on the
LE. Better to stop the larger piece of Kevlar or CF a bit behind the LE and
have extra layers of glass in their place to complete the layup. I
carefully shape the LE's of the carriers to extend very close to the LE of
the cores, but not meet. This is easily controlled by having excess carrier
along the fold line at the TE and knowing where you will be positioning the
core after the cloth is wetted out. This leaves a place for epoxy to escape
at the rear of the cores and leeway in trimming up the TE's forward of the
area where the fold is and which often has bad spots. I also wax the
outside of the carriers to avoid epoxy sticking to them there. After the
epoxy has been spread, any excess cloth beyond the carriers is scissored
off. The core is then carefully positioned. Thin tape is applied in a few
spots along the LE and all is placed in the bag, surrounded by thick,
textured Bounty towel. As the vacuum presses, the excess epoxy is picked up
by the Bounty so it does not congregate along the LE and require all that
sanding. Out of the bag, the Bounty can be peeled away quite easily and the
carriers opened. A long sanding tool is used to touch up the LE. It is
always work and pits may appear to be filled and resanded. Touch up
painting is needed which requires great care. New paint may not stick to
the old which has a wax film residue from bagging on it. New paint may eat
into the old and make a terrible mess. Dishwashing detergent can be used to
remove the wax. If tape is applied to mask for LE painting, it may lift old
paint. It is safer to just lay a balsa sheet down and fog over the edge to
paint the LE with the same or a contrasting color. Practice on something
else first. After doing your best to make a nice looking LE, remember that
you can use some reflective material on the front to strategically cover
areas you are not happy with. 

--
 From: happl [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: soaring [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: [RCSE] vac bagging technique question?
 Date: Tuesday, May 15, 2001 6:12 PM
 
 Having watched other people do it; I quickly jump to a conclusion which
most
 likely is wrong.
 
 Two things happen in the creation of the leading edge.  The leading edge
was
 created originally with sanding.  A very long sanding device with a hard
 back must be used to get a consistent surface and radius without concave
 points.  Similarly a tool like this must be used when finishing the glass
 layer.
 
 Typically we want the leading edge reinforced.  Consequently we put extra
 there.  Suggested technique should work very well.
 
 Now we are ready for the problems.  On the sanding of the glass it is
 typical to substitute pressure for course fast cutting sandpaper.  With
fine
 sandpaper at this stage kit would not be uncommon to be pushing into the
 glass.  My suggestion will create horror in the eyes of most people . 
Use a
 sixty grit paint remover grit of one of the better materials.  In
otherwords
 flint just will not cut it.   Make sure you go lightly .  Keep the heat
 down.  It is very easy to create heat with fine paper and haste.
 
 If the original long hard back was used to get a good contour before
 covering then the clean up with the course afterwards should not take all
 that long.  If  the original surface was rippled then you will cut
through
 no matter how you do it on the high spots.
 
 Now we shall hear how others do it.
 
 Rick
 
 
 
 
 Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 11:17:17 -0700
 From: Marc Webster [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Subject: vac bagging technique question?
 Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
 Hello all,
 
 With the demise of my addiction, I plan to bag another set of wings over
the
 memorial day holiday.  I want to try something new and I thought I would
run
 it buy everyone to get some feedback before I bag my wing.  I have bagged
 many wings, and hate all of the sanding that is required of the leading
 edge.  I usually, cut my materials an inch or so larger than my mylars
and
 after I lay the core on the bottom mylar, I fold over the remaining
material
 over the leading edge and onto the top of the core.  I then fold over my
top
 skin mylar and the extra inch of material attaches itself to the folded
 

[RCSE] Need help with JR XF652

2001-05-15 Thread Paul Love

I am trying to program this new JR XF652 for vtail,
but want all vtail control to be on the right stick. 
When I followed the instructions in the manual, I
ended up with elevator on right stick and rudder on
left stick.  Is there an easy way to do this all on
the right stick?  Thanks in advance for any advise.

Paul

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[RCSE] Zinged me again...

2001-05-15 Thread Paul Klissner

Well I guess I wasn't supposed to post about carnage, even
though it added to the intensity of the fun races.

I was told a lot of those planes that went down were only
$400 total, and/or homebuilt.  I cannot confirm or deny
that, but I must pass on the truth.

I didn't want to be political.  I had a good time, and
I post about my own crashes too and don't find them sacred,
just spectacular.

Whatever.  Can't do anything right on this exchange.

-Paul
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Re: [RCSE] Highlander/non-foamie choice

2001-05-15 Thread Davin Bentti


I forget the original question, but people are posting
opinions on the Highlander so here it goes.  I built a
Highlander as carefully as I could, I even replaced
the coroplast tail with 1/8 inch balsa and I couldn't
be happier.  Managed to catch a serious thermal the
other day with it as well.  And that is after some
*serious* abuse at my hands.  The other thing I like
is it can handle a winch.  I have heard of too many
Spirits dying on the winch, so I am sending my ARF
back before I build it.  Maybe I will get a kit later
and build it for strength on my own.

This brings up another question (or questions) of
mine.  I want to try out RES, two meter and Nostalgia.
 I am planing on getting a Victory RES for, well, RES
and maybe a BOT for Nostalgia (if the current kit is
legal).  But what is a good 2 meter for someone for a
first competition plane?  A Kestrel 2M?  I want
something that can deal with a winch that at least an
intermediate flyer can handle.  Any RES/2M/Nostalgia
recommendations for the rank beginner are welcome.

For the short term, the Higlander has done well for
me.



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RE: [RCSE] right turns?Left turns?

2001-05-15 Thread Regis White

Only in the northern hemisphere.  :~)



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I think Harley hit that one, everything turns left.  Old habits are the
hardest to break.

Bruce, Lefty, Davidson
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Re: [RCSE] Eclipse 7

2001-05-15 Thread Thomas Jascur

Welcome to the club!

I agree that the VR.1 knob is too sensitive for camber. Haven't found a good
way to make it less sensitive. The only suggestion I can come up with is
when you set up crow make sure to set channel 6 (flaps) to 100% and then
limit throw with EPA for ch 6,7. This will make VR.1 less sensitive relative
to the flap stick than leaving EPA at 100% and setting crow/ch 6 to less
than 100%.

The latest thing I heard from Hitec is that our friendly rep is fighting
hard to get sailplane-related issues addressed for software updates. He
estimated it will take at least six months as their engineers are working on
other things, too. At this point he could not promise anything because our
problems do not affect 95% of other users.

Reading between the lines, I can't help but wonder - why is it necessary for
our rep to fight with his management for us?

That's it - we are second class citizens for radio manufacturers!

Thomas

P.S. Thanks to everybody who responded to my earlier posts about this radio




 on 5/14/01 3:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
 
 Got a new Eclipse 7 from Hitec hoping it would be a good full house sailplane
 radio as they advertised. I read the information on RCSE about launch and
 reflex settings not using the full TE and I can live with that but I can't
 get the camber to work right.  I can get it to camber OK using the VR1 knob
 only if it goes only one click but I can't stop the flap travel distance.
 They will travel way too far.  It's OK if you only go one click on the knob
 but how can you do that while flying.  Going back to center I can stop the
 ailerons from going above the centerline when I return the knob but not the
 flaps so when you are flying you won't know exactly if the flaps are where
 they should be.  That could be a major problem.  I talked to Hitec but Mike
 was not much help.  He did not know much about gliders and glider flying.
 
 Help !! before I return the radio back to where I got it because it's not
 much 
 good for full house gliders otherwise.
 
 Don Cleveland 
 Houston, TX 




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[RCSE] Dansville Aerotow

2001-05-15 Thread John Derstine


Hey scale guys:
If the weather holds, and we don't get a solid two days of wet, Jim Blum is
hosting the Dansville aerotow meet at the High Hills dedicated scale aerotow
field this weekend. The weather models have a 30-40 % chance of showers now,
but they expect that to decrease by the weekend. Looks like good cumulus
possibilities. check the http://www.sailplanes.com message board for
updates. This field is a great aerotow field, privately owned and high atop
a mountain. Slope and thermal activity abounds. I will be unveiling the new
Pegasus II tow plane at this event.

POST by Jim:
The Spring aerotow in Dansville NY is scheduled this year for May 19th -
20th. The rain date is the following weekend May 26th-27th.  To be safe
please call (716)335-6515 (by Thursday).
Lodging is available in Dansville:

Logan's Inn(Brand new) - (716)335-5840

Travel America - (716)335-2894

Dansville Inn - (716)335-3520

We have powerful towplanes to accomodate any size sailplane. Hope to see you
there!

  John Derstine
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Scale Soaring: http://www.Geocities.com/scalesoar

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