[RCSE] Visalia
I did enjoy myself at the Festival, perfect weather, good flying, good friends, fun toys to look at and buy, and I killed some brain cells at night consuming adult beverages and laughing with my friends. I also experienced a total loss of my plane in the third round on Saturday either due to receiver failure or being shot down on channel 18. I have had a Sapphire for over four years with the same equipment in it and the same transmitter. I launched and had control on the way up. I zoomed and at the top of the zoom my plane did a wing over and went straight in from the top of the zoom. I nearly bent the stick stirring it around but had no control. When I reached the pile of confetti I checked the on board battery indicator and it was in the green which means there was power to and through the receiver. I had the 1700mAh battery tested and there was 1587 mAh left in it. I will be sending the receiver in for a check up and service and will be seriously pissed if it is OK. My transmitter is good as I flew a friends plane (Thanks Craig) with it for the rest of the contest. I'd also like to express a thank you to the dickheads who take a pin and then sit on it during open flying Friday. This has been a common complaint for years. I'd like to see it mandatory to put a pin with your name on it on the pin board when you take the freq. This way we can hunt you down when you bogart the pin. I know that some pins (channel 11) were out for hours at a time. When people who were flying were asked they did not have the pin so pins were in the pits. Ok, so a person may need to use the pin in the pits to do some work but they should be ready to give it up when someone wants to fly. This could even be done during the contest and would be a double check that the wrong pin was not given out. It hit me that when the F3X guys were taking a picture there was enough money in the picture tied up in airplanes to buy a nice car. If you figure that there were 300 pilots flying three hundred airplanes you get a picture of the dollars involved at the field. I'd like to see a scanner in the impound that could verify radio hits. I know you may not find the guy who shot you down with it but at least a person would know he was shot down and an announcement could be made so if the offender was honest he could come forward. Or if they choose not to come forward they at least know they shot someone down and will know that bad JuJu will be coming to them. I lost a $370 Sapphire, it could just as easily been a $1400 Icon. I'll be back next year fer sure... Tracking #: C1FD835A23334441AC8CB4097D37C049C3F59F80 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Stabilator for Alcyone
Anyone out there know where I can get foam cores for an Alcyone three-meter stabilator ? I built my crooked, and I want to build another (properly this time :-)) I noticed that NSP doesn't list the Alcyone anymore on its web site (or perhaps I overlooked it); otherwise, I'd go there first. Thanks in advance. Scott Martin Jacksonville, Ark. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
RE: [RCSE] V-Tail Design
180 degrees ;-) -Original Message- From: hayman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 9:28 AM To: rcse Subject: [RCSE] V-Tail Design Is there a way in determining the optimum V-Tail angle in the design stage? I have seen some plans or building instructions that vary from 95 deg to 110 deg. Bill RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Radio hits
I've put planes into the ground, and have had others put my planes into the ground. Neither scenario is any fun. Those seconds before impact when you are thinking about all the time and energy you've spent on this plane, all about to be wasted in a heap of glass and carbon. There were a lot of planes that went down on Friday at Visalia. Probably most were radio hits, although some may have had other problems. I remember flying in Phoenix and getting hit when I flew over a certain part of the field. I was convinced someone was on my channel. I went around to everyone that I knew was registered on my channel and asked if they had a radio on. No one did. Now I was getting ticked off, thinking someone might have left something on. The whole weekend I was worried about getting shot down. About 2 weeks later I was taking the plane apart and when I got to the receiver I noticed something. I had taken the case off (it was a hand launch). The antennae on a 555 solders to a circuit board, like most receivers. It is not a strong joint. In fact, I rarely take the bottom of cases off anymore because of this reason. There was a tiny break in the solder joint. It was enough to have control most of the time, but during some flight loads it would lose contact. Another time I found out that a solder joint on my radio had broken and I had similar results. So what's the point? I don't mix well with solder. There is no excuse for someone turning on a radio if they don't have the pin. That person owes you a plane if you get shot down. That being said, I've put myself into the ground a few times because of equipment failure that is not apparent without taking things apart. We are hard on our planes. All those dork landings take their toll. Not just the plane, but the radio, too. On Sunday I had a new type of shed part on landing. I had just hit a 25. I was pretty pumped up. I think I struck a kung fu kind of pose with my "Yes!". The tip of my antennae was driven into the ground like a saber. When I walked back to the impound tent I noticed I was missing the little ball at the end of the antennae. I guess this is a case for a rubber duck type of antennae. They withstand kung fu celebrations better than long antennas. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
RE: [RCSE] V-Tail Design
>From one of our experts, Mr. Don Stackhouse, circa. 1998: This is a common question on this exchange. The short answer is make the total area (NOT the projected area) of your new V-tail the same as the total area of the conventional tail you're replacing. Make the angle from horizontal on each panel equal to the arctangent of the vertical tail area divided by the horizontal tail area of the conventional tail you're replacing. If you have a phobia about trigonometry, a lot of folks just use an angle of 110 degrees between the vees (in other words, 35 degrees from horizontal on each side). Be careful though, when you get into MHLG's a lot of these types of shortcuts don't work very well anymore. There are several different ways to size a V-tail, based on different criteria, but this is about the simplest. Most of the other methods come out with nearly the same numbers. There are a number of articles in the "Ask Joe and Don" section of our website: http://www.bright.net/~djwerks/ Bill Swingle Janesville, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] V-Tail Design
Is there a way in determining the optimum V-Tail angle in the design stage? I have seen some plans or building instructions that vary from 95 deg to 110 deg. Bill RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Winch Parachute
Thanks to all for the information. I found what I needed. Bob Gang, Who's selling winch parachutes? Bob Rice Rocky Mountain Soaring Assn. Denver CO USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
Re: [RCSE]
Ray, He was obviously a jerk who is known to us. He knew to much information which a flamer kid out for kicks would know about too many people. It is really easy to pose as someone else and spoof an email address. I could send you mail in a minute that looks like Bill Clinton sent it seeing if your daughter was interested in becoming an intern. Steve Meyer had the key. Look in the header for the originating IP. Most email programs hide the headers but they can be seen. Seems this happens every so often but in the end I doubt any harm was done as your reputation is strong throughout the hobby. You are a good guy and you make great stuff. Hard on the ulcers though. Keep the faith and see you in the spring. Woodies Forever! Mark http://www.isthmusmodels.com __ Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More http://faith.yahoo.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Thanks
Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry about Stylus batteries. Buzz Averill RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
RE: [RCSE] WTB: 3M Full House 'Box-o-sticks' kit
I have to agree with an earlier post - the scooter 3m is a ship that shows up at DARTS contests from time to time, and it's a monster. Good luck with whatever you choose, Brent RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Retractable wheel
Looking for plans or retract wheel unit for approx. 1/6 scale Pilatus B4. Wheel dia. approx. 2 1/4 in. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] Wanted, used but not dead F3F
how about a Wizard Compact ? ( dreaming ) what you got? Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Looking for Don Ayers (for Stefano Duranti of Profili 2.0)
Hi, guys you all. I'm trying to help Stefano Duranti to contact Don Ayers. His old address ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) seems not to work anymore. Please help him. TNK Ciao. Tullio. Tullio Bonfiglio [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://space.virgilio.it/ocapofer <>
[RCSE]
This is a message I posted earlier that may have been lost to many in the long Robert Bingham thread, so I hope you will forgive me for trying to make sure everyone has a chance to hear my side. Thanks to the many that sent off line support email to me, it was truly appreciated. I use standard business policies which include never bad mouthing another website or anyone else's products as some do. The OLY ll is not a copy of any other sailplane and Robert and others are lucky that Lee Renaud, the designer, is not with us anymore to defend himself against derogatory statements from lesser people. I have been flying RC sailplanes since 1968 and have not lost a bit of my enthusiasm and interest in designing, building, flying and promoting R/C sailplanes. Ray Hayes Gentleman, Needless to say this thread has made my evening fairly bad. I am a one man show with a part time helper and as you know do not have employees all over the country. I think Robert feels he is doing the right thing or Robert is having fun disguising himself. In the ten years that I have been selling my designs and others, I can recall one person who bought a kit (Challenger) from a private individual (they both live in Ohio) and then called to say he could not find some of the sticks or parts, I'm not sure what was named as missing, it was approximately three years ago. The person that bought the kit from the individual is definitely not Robert. Reading back through the man's posts, he seems to have taken on the identity of this individual in Ohio. The individual that ended up owning the kit is likely watching all this crap. Now it could be that Robert is talking about some other kit, but I can tell you that unless the dreaded decease is setting in on me, I have had no one else asking for missing parts from a kit they bought from an individual. If you look back at a post concerning AMA's raising of the CD's dues, you will see that he took a shot at me then too. So I don't know for sure what this is all about, but hope that it comes to a climax soon, so the exchange can be used as it is intended. Ray Hayes SKY BENCH ... WHERE FLIGHT PERFORMANCE IS EVERYTHING RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] FS: RTF Organic 2M Electric - SOCAL delivery only
Hi, I have a RTF 2M organic electric, almost new with 5 flights on it. It's the model with 21cm wing cord. All new servos: two JR241's on ruddervators, hs81's on ailerons and hs85bb on flap. Power system: motor is Axi 2820/10 and Jeti JES 40-3P Controller. Prop is 13x7 graupner folder with matching spinner. Can also add 3 battery packs NiMh 1900 8 cells that give perfect cg without tail weight. All the components and plane are in brand new condition. Plane flies great, but I realized that it's not my style of flying. Price is $575 firm. Located in Los Angeles, don't want to ship, but willing to meet halfway in reasonable driving distance. Please reply privately to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janusz RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
[RCSE] K&A Models Sale
For anyone interested - K&A Models is having a serious cut in prices on electric kits and their slope glider and Speed-400 glider kits too. check 'em out at http://www.kamodels.com. MINI-1 XL $37.49 ea mini sloper Evolution 400 $37.49 ea Speed-400 sailplane just to name a few. gregory v
