Re: [RCSE] Travel via air
Look for bowcases, rifle cases, golfclub cases, and ski cases. I made my own travel case out of masonite, epoxy, and triangle stock, but it was time consuming and now it's all duct tape anyway. I saw a perfect golf-club case not too long ago at a local hardware store - didn't get it and now they're all gone. It was light black plastic and big enough for a full sized golf club bag to fit inside. -Silas- RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Pacific NW HLG Mini Report
I had the chance to visit the NW HLG classic this last weekend. I had to miss Saturday do to slope withdrawals and having to go to Cape Blanco for a few days of RR. The 60 acres site in Seattle is about as good a HLG field as you will find with real grass on the entire contest area and enough thermal generating ground to keep the lift consistent. Everyone was discus launching as you would expect at the birthplace of the technique. The contest was metered by the Torrey Pines Gulls countdown CD which is THE tool for keeping things organized. With about 20 pilots left after Saturday the atmosphere was low stress but smooth running. I really went to Seattle to interview twister pioneers Phil Pearson and Dick Barker. They were kind enough to fill half a 60 minute tape with priceless bits of information on the history of discus launch and the evolution of the planes designed for this task. Phil also did a nice demo lesson on how to Do the Disco. You will have to wait for Endless Lift 3 later this year to see this footage! What was nice to see was the equaling factor of the spin launch as everyone was pretty much launching the same height, novice and expert alike. But of course the more experienced pilots were still taking lift out better and were out flying the novices. Even a 125 foot launch can end quickly if you fly in sink for more than 10 seconds. Most planes were either home brews or Encores, with some 50 planes as well. Of course the Uplink was popular too though the 60 planes seemed to have a real advantage when there were fast moving thermals. I flew a few 'Guest Appearance' rounds with my javelin launch super floater the -Zero G- and I think I unofficially won both.. The NW contest has the potential to be as good as Poway if enough pilots could attend. They have all the right ingredients. Thanks to the SASS guys for the nice hospitality and lunch; they even made take home a few raffle prizes. A nice bunch of HLG fanatics all of them Paul -- Paul Naton president-Radio Carbon Art Producers of High Quality R/C Silent Flight Videos http://www.radiocarbonart.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 541-752-9661 Visa/Mastercard Accepted RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [RCSE] 50 Mhz
That's what I use and am happy with it. Getting equipment can be a little challenging but not unmanageable. I have my Airtronics TX converted by Airtronics so I didn't have to buy a new one either. My .02 worth. -Original Message- From: Davin Bentti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 1:55 PM To: Soaring List Subject: [RCSE] 50 Mhz Any Hams out there flying on 6 meters (50 Mhz)? Or even 53 Mhz? I have a book for the Technician Class exam (for US) and it doesn't look that hard (an electrical engineering degree helps :-)). If the benefits are there, I may just take the exam. Ok, I may take it anyway, but I am looking for input. Otherwise I will just stick on 72 Mhz. Something I would use for a high end radio down the road... Thanks, Davin Bentti P.S. Off topic, but mail me off list if you are a ham, I am looking for a list similar to this for Ham Radio... __ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ 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] Travel via air
If you want an excellent golf club case check out SKB. I have one for my clubs and it is very nice. Excellent latches, O-ring seals, nice handles and a roller. I think it would make an excellent glider case. jtm - Original Message - From: Silas Collier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dave Seay [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Travel via air Look for bowcases, rifle cases, golfclub cases, and ski cases. I made my own travel case out of masonite, epoxy, and triangle stock, but it was time consuming and now it's all duct tape anyway. I saw a perfect golf-club case not too long ago at a local hardware store - didn't get it and now they're all gone. It was light black plastic and big enough for a full sized golf club bag to fit inside. -Silas- 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] Nostalgia--why modify??
The philosophy of Nostalgia is to fly the old planes as they were designed. The pure joy (or joy??) of seeing history in the air is the prime ingredient--NOT THE COMPETITION! We should learn from the controlline stunt guys. At their Vintage Stunt Championships everyone is there to compete but to only a few is this the most important aspect. Most of the pilots build and bring planes that they know have no chance of winning the event but are built for a variety of reasons. The planes might be rare or unique designs, maybe it was a design they flew as a kid in the early days. Many of these planes were lousy performers and were highly modified back then--but now they are flown with no mods. The Society of Antique Modeles (SAM) flyers have the same philosophy -- some of them are very competitive but most of them are there for pure fun and nostalgia and build some unbelievable designs. Trust me. You can modify your Windfree or Oly 99 or whatever all you want and the performance gain will not be worth the effort. Build and fly them the way they were--you will enjoy them--and later you will REALLY appreciate your Hera or Millennium. Mike Clancy LSF V 92 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [RCSE] Nostalgia--why modify??
At 11:22 PM 8/15/2001 EDT, you wrote: The philosophy of Nostalgia is to fly the old planes as they were designed. The pure joy (or joy??) of seeing history in the air is the prime ingredient--NOT THE COMPETITION! We should learn from the controlline stunt guys. At their Vintage Stunt Championships everyone is there to compete but to only a few is this the most important aspect. Most of the pilots build and bring planes that they know have no chance of winning the event but are built for a variety of reasons. The planes might be rare or unique designs, maybe it was a design they flew as a kid in the early days. Many of these planes were lousy performers and were highly modified back then--but now they are flown with no mods. The Society of Antique Modeles (SAM) flyers have the same philosophy -- some of them are very competitive but most of them are there for pure fun and nostalgia and build some unbelievable designs. Trust me. You can modify your Windfree or Oly 99 or whatever all you want and the performance gain will not be worth the effort. Build and fly them the way they were--you will enjoy them--and later you will REALLY appreciate your Hera or Millennium. Mike Clancy LSF V 92 I agree. The fun is in flying them the way they were, not as you wish they were. A few years ago, I built a replica of my original design, Tern IV, that won Standard Class Precision Duration at the 1974 SOAR Nats just to see if it flew as good as I remember. Unfortunately, I can't fly it in Nostalgia because it was never published. If I could, I would fly it even though my Sailaire would have a much better chance of winning a trophy. Chuck Anderson PS It didn't. :-( RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Fwd: [RCSE] Pacific NW HLG Mini Report
Yeah, Yeah, Yeah!, Everything Paul Naton says is true, I was there. What he did not tell you was what you received for a mere $25. First of all I got two days of great contest flying and palling around with like minded psychopaths. Secondly I received a schnazzy t-shirt that you don't have. Next on the list is two lunches that Homer Simpson would record in his diary of memorable chows. Plenty of left over liquid refreshments when it was all said and done. Finally on the good thing list was the drawing. Never have I seen so much desirable loot, and everybody won something! Plenty of glue of different types, tailbooms, servos, t-shirts, really cool razor planes from Bruce Kimbal, etc. Well you did not just get a tailboom or some glue or a T-shirt, the typical prize was some glue and a tailboom or T-shirt. Well I need to wrap this up as I do not want to make a career out of it. Many thanks to Multiplex for some expensive looking servos in the drawing, Thermal Grommit Works for many assorted drawing prizes, and Adam Weston for a job very well done. Alan Bangham From: Paul Naton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Pacific NW HLG Mini Report Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 20:04:47 -0800 I had the chance to visit the NW HLG classic this last weekend. I had to miss Saturday do to slope withdrawals and having to go to Cape Blanco for a few days of RR. The 60 acres site in Seattle is about as good a HLG field as you will find with real grass on the entire contest area and enough thermal generating ground to keep the lift consistent. Everyone was discus launching as you would expect at the birthplace of the technique. The contest was metered by the Torrey Pines Gulls countdown CD which is THE tool for keeping things organized. With about 20 pilots left after Saturday the atmosphere was low stress but smooth running. I really went to Seattle to interview twister pioneers Phil Pearson and Dick Barker. They were kind enough to fill half a 60 minute tape with priceless bits of information on the history of discus launch and the evolution of the planes designed for this task. Phil also did a nice demo lesson on how to Do the Disco. You will have to wait for Endless Lift 3 later this year to see this footage! What was nice to see was the equaling factor of the spin launch as everyone was pretty much launching the same height, novice and expert alike. But of course the more experienced pilots were still taking lift out better and were out flying the novices. Even a 125 foot launch can end quickly if you fly in sink for more than 10 seconds. Most planes were either home brews or Encores, with some 50 planes as well. Of course the Uplink was popular too though the 60 planes seemed to have a real advantage when there were fast moving thermals. I flew a few 'Guest Appearance' rounds with my javelin launch super floater the -Zero G- and I think I unofficially won both.. The NW contest has the potential to be as good as Poway if enough pilots could attend. They have all the right ingredients. Thanks to the SASS guys for the nice hospitality and lunch; they even made take home a few raffle prizes. A nice bunch of HLG fanatics all of them Paul -- Paul Naton president-Radio Carbon Art Producers of High Quality R/C Silent Flight Videos http://www.radiocarbonart.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: 541-752-9661 Visa/Mastercard Accepted 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/intl.asp RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Cirrus Gyro ALERT!
For those of you in the Los Angeles ara, I just picked up my Cirrus gyro at the Hobby People in Encino. I believe they had a few more left (probably it would be a good idea to call first). Brett 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://members.nbci.com/bjaffee/extra300/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] gyro setup (Sidewinder)
Can someone give me some install tips on mouting the Cirrus gyro in a Sidewinder DLG? Is it typically mounted in the cockpit area, behind the servo, or back in the fuselage? Do I have to remove the case for there to be room for it? Also, I notice that it needs to be mounted on its side to be oriented correctly...what's the best way of attaching it to the fuse when its like this? Thanks, Brett 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://members.nbci.com/bjaffee/extra300/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
