[RCSE] Fw: tangerine overall winner
Good morning All; Just wanted to congradulate Jerry Baxter on his First in 2 Meter, Fourth in Unlimited and Over All Champion. Jerry is flying my ROGUE 2.0 for Two Meter and his trusty Psyko for Unlimited. Congradulation to Ingo, Jerry and all the competeters for there great flying. A BIG thank you goes out to the Bussards for another excelent Tangerien Nats. ED WHYTE WHYTE WINGS 7207 CORNERSTONE DR. CALEDONIA, MI 49316 (616) 698-8668 - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:36 PM Subject: tangerine overall winner Ed, Jerry Baxter won the weekend at the Tangerine. His first place finish on Saturday combined with his fourth place finish today put him in the fly off for top honors. He said it was a 15 minute round of which he achieved 13 minutes with the second place person about 5 minutes behind. He flew his Psycho in the fly off. Don 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #10398
In a message dated 11/25/2007 10:41:14 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, Soaring@airage.com writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) I am using Futuba 2.4 GHz FASST Systems with no problems and excellent range in: 1) An Electron 2 M F5J Outrunner Class electric sailplane 2) An AVA F5J Limited Class electric sailplane 3) A Super V 100 full house TD sailplane 4) A foam Cub park flyer test plane With all these sailplanes and the park flyer I have not had any problems flying at three field sites around Albuquerque. At the Albuquerque Balloon Festival Park I have flown all these sailplanes to my limit of sight in the presence of others flying Spectrums and 72 mc radio systems. Dale Nutter **Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301)
[RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #10400
Dale, Thanks for the report on the FASST system. Did you make any special installations or did you just stick the receiver inside the fuselage, same as you would a 72 MHz system. Ed Anderson Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:43:57 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am using Futuba 2.4 GHz FASST Systems with no problems and excellent range in: 1) An Electron 2 M F5J Outrunner Class electric sailplane 2) An AVA F5J Limited Class electric sailplane 3) A Super V 100 full house TD sailplane 4) A foam Cub park flyer test plane With all these sailplanes and the park flyer I have not had any problems flying at three field sites around Albuquerque. At the Albuquerque Balloon Festival Park I have flown all these sailplanes to my limit of sight in the presence of others flying Spectrums and 72 mc radio systems. Dale Nutter
[RCSE] So, having read the 2.4 Articles in this Month's RCSD, What's your 2.4 opinion?
I've been on 2.4 since September. No problems. Flew on 2.4 at the Visalia contest and everything worked perfect (JR9303). I plan on flying the F3J world champs next year on 2.4. I guess that means I'm sold on the technology. I think I'll be posting some VHF stuff for sale soon (real cheap). One point does need to be made and that is the receiver installation will impact the range performance. For this reason, it is important to read the instructions and to carefully range check a new installation (and periodically double check it). There is a small glitch counter that records the lost frames of information during a particular flight. Actually, the receiver itself records the performance data and the counter just reads the info. You can improve your receiver installation and see data from not only the main receiver, but the aux receivers as well. I've seen at least one, (slightly problematic) installation that was improved big time by just moving the aux Rx a couple inches to a new location. I've been flying the 2.4 in a Zenith 3.7 It has a CF fuse with a fiberglass nose. I helped the other Joe (Joe Rodriguez) install a 2.4 receiver in his Artemis Light for the Visalia contest. It has a full CF fuse, so we poked the main Rx antanna out each side of the fuse (they stick out about an inch on each side) and mounted the aux Rx behind the flap servo since the wing has a fiberglass skin (not a CF skin). The only CF in the wing is the spar (which could block it from the front, but then the fuse antenna would still pick up the signal). No problems. None. He also flies it in a Zenith. The aux (satellite) receiver is important. It actually does most of the reception work if you can get it away from the rest of the radio. If you're flying a plane with CF, I'd recommend the 9 series receiver with the satellite receiver. You can actually plug in two aux receivers instead of just one. I'll probably do that. Not that I've had any problems, but just as a warm fuzzy. They hardly weigh anything, so why not? Have you ever been to Visalia on a friday with the chaos and everyone shooting each other down? Imagine that not being a problem with 2.4? Imagine contests that no longer need TX impounds, frequency pins or a matrix that takes frequencies into account (and the manpower needed to deal with all that)? 2.4 is here to stay. Start learning about it and talking with those who use it. I think you'll find that it works. Make the switch when you're comfortable or looking for your next radio. Fly it in your beater airplane to gain confidence (if it range checks good, it will work. So, I didn't have any worries about testing it in my primary contest ship). If anyone has any horror stories, post them along with all the details. I think you'll find nearly all the problems to be installation or operator errors. I'm assuming everyone is talking about the JR/Spektrum equipment. There are other manufacturers of 2.4/0.9/non VHF equipment. I haven't tried them, so I can't comment. The only thing I do know about them at the moment is that not all of their stuff works.yet. When picking out your next radio, look at what everyone else is flying. Hope these comments help Ben Clerx ** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301)
Re: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #10398
All I am flying the old standard AVA EF (flapped electric with a lot of carbon). The rcvr is mounted on a velcro pad on the bottom of the pod with its antenna side in line with the back of the pod access opening. There is a lot of carbon in the pod in that area. The antennas are routed toward the carbon boom and exit 3 1/2 inches back of the pod access opening and 1/2 inch above the pod seam. Golden Rod pushrod tubes can be used to make antenna guides to protect and direct the bare wire antenna. When the guides are 45 degrees from the fuse on each side (and located behind the wing) they are at their optimum orientation. Excellent operation and range have been achieved with this antenna arrangement. Dale **Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301)
Re: [RCSE] So, having read the 2.4 Articles in this Month's RCSD, What's your 2.4 opinion?
The Futaba FASST system has two antennas and does not use a second RX. Each antenna has a short piece of coaxial cable on it (very small diameter) that is a few inches long. This makes it much easier to get the antennas out and away from the CF in a fuse, etc. Just wanted to throw that so it was clear that not all systems use a second RX. But regardless, it is important to get the antenna(s) out where the RF can see them!! 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
Re: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #10398
I have the FASST system in my new Lightspeed hand launch glider. I was careful to place the antennae ends in areas where there was no carbon. That being said, both ends are adjacent to electronics, the carbon boom and strips of reinforcing carbon. The two ends are at 90º to one another. I haven¹t had a glitch and I¹ve flown the plane to 1,500 feet. I¹ve also flown low over buildings and fences, and in crowded radio environments. So far, so good! Different than the Spectrum set up, the Futaba just has a single receiver. Very easy to install and set up. I like the ability to go to the flying site and not worry about getting shot down. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:43:57 EST To: Soaring@airage.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Re: Soaring V1 #10398 In a message dated 11/25/2007 10:41:14 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, Soaring@airage.com writes: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am using Futuba 2.4 GHz FASST Systems with no problems and excellent range in: 1) An Electron 2 M F5J Outrunner Class electric sailplane 2) An AVA F5J Limited Class electric sailplane 3) A Super V 100 full house TD sailplane 4) A foam Cub park flyer test plane With all these sailplanes and the park flyer I have not had any problems flying at three field sites around Albuquerque. At the Albuquerque Balloon Festival Park I have flown all these sailplanes to my limit of sight in the presence of others flying Spectrums and 72 mc radio systems. Dale Nutter Check out AOL Money Finance's list of the hottest products http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301 and top money wasters http://money.aol.com/top5/general/ways-you-are-wasting-money?NCID=aoltop000 302 of 2007.
[RCSE] Paul MacCready: Flying on solar wings
Paul MacCready (creator of the Gossamer Condor, etc) gave a talk at TED back in 2003, where he discusses a number of project he'd worked on, including the Condors, the EV-1 electric car, Helios and the Walkalong glider. Must-see stuff for soaring and oddball aviation enthusiasts like us... http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/176 (The rest of the TED talks are fascinating as well...) Ben Wilson Louisville Area Soaring Society http://www.louisvillesoaring.org 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. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
[RCSE] There were no Supra's at Tangerine!
Perfects and JW's, so does that invalidate Ingo's domination? :-) Gordy Providence RI tonite **Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop000301)
[RCSE] FOR SALE Airtronics STYLUS Modules
For sale is two Airtronics STYLUS transmitter Modules 93072 with Airtronics crystals the modules are almost new condition in original box. this is the only way to change frequency 72 mhz on a Stylus... unless you have a 2.4 module 1 on freq 27 1 on freq 57 $55. each shipped to CONUS paypal preferred Smokinjoe
