[RCSE] what I'm building... Restoring this winter :-)

[Craig Allen]

Restoring my dads 1/3 scale 35 year old Aeronca C-3 and converting it to 
electric using 123 batteries and making it a tow plane for my brother Scott's 
scale gliders :-)

Havn't decided on a motor yet but am thinking of using two Axi's on a common 
shaft... I want to finish it and fly it for my dad before he dies. And then 
get my Dad who is 84 a ride in a full scale Aeronca C-3 

if you don't know about the Aeronca it was considered the first ultralight 
built back in 1936,,, Affectionately called the flying bathtub :-)

I love my father and owe him everything And now I'm crying 

Craig

[RCSE] This Winters Projects

[Thermaler]

I have my Falcon 880 in shiny new monokote and I want to fly her again.
My Merlin fuse is in need of painting.
I got some mylar to layup the wings for my Europa.
I am going to do them first as a trial before I do the wings for the Camano I 
am giving a lot of TLC to. The stab cores I did with saran wrap look great!!!
I have the covering for my Super Esprit cut to fit, that will be three days for 
each wing.
I have a Constellation fuse to go with the wings I picked up.
Half a wing is built for a secret project for Woodcrafters.
The fuse is done for another secret project that will do just fine in the moldy 
world.
My Osprey 2M is begging me to get more stick time on it.
The Aquila is jealous of the Super Esprit getting new monokote and wants some 
too.
The Nebula MkII is asking why it is still hanging from the ceiling naked.
The Wanderer 99 wants a new elevator.
I have found a fuse for the Falcon 600 wings I have.
The Peregrin kit wants to become a sailplane.
A Peregrin fuse that will become a Falcon 1020 wants it's S3014 and S3021 
wings, that will happen after the Europa and Camano.
The Ultima kit wants to become a sailplane also.
The Soaring Van needs repair to meet an OFB to pick up a couple of classics for 
a rehab to fly and get me to the sod farm for practice and contest for butt 
kickings, not nessacerily mine (<8
 
So what are you guys up to while the snow is blowing around?
 
I know you guys a little south are still enjoying the thermal hunting, me, I am 
hunting for my longjohn's!!!
 
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Re: [RCSE] This Winters Projects

[Martin Usher]

>So what are you guys up to while the snow is blowing around? (Thermaler)

Snow? What's that?

Today its going to be low 80s with dawn to dusk sun. Its not (TD) flying 
weather because of the wind so I'll probably spend an hour or two 
working on my current building project -- a R/C sailboat. This is the 
aquatic equivalent of the generic 2 channel 2 meter poly trainer, its 
24" and its used as a pool toy (its replacing a similar one that's EOL).


I have to finish repairs to a Stork, I've been scratching my head 
figuring out how to replace the about 3 square inches of top surface (I 
know its a no-brainer for many but its a headache for me -- moldies are 
a pain if you ding them). Then I need a new 3 meter


Too many planes means far too much time cycling batteries. That's all I 
seem to do with my slope planes!


Martin Usher

(BTW -- I've got relatives who live "somewhere east of Saskatoon" so I 
have a vague idea what winter's really about. Seems like its worth 
missing out on.)(OTOH there's no shortage of places to fly on the 
prairies during the rest of the year.)


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RE: [RCSE] This Winters Projects - for All

[Zb. Michalczyk]

Get yourself reliable A123 cells
Ether 2300mA from deWalt or B&D1100mA (smaller) and get over with this
problem
That's suppose to be everyone project for this winter
You charge them once and they stay charged for couple of years solid
6.6V nominal for two cells
Max 6.85V
You charge them with no time with lots amps
No cycling
You charge them from any stage of the charge - no discharge (cycling) is
obligatory
Stay safer
They are awesome

No need for regulator for all double voltage (4.8V and 6V) servos
Stay away from dedicated 4.8V servos only

"""
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seem to do with my slope planes!

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[RCSE] Winter Projects

[nostalgiaflyer]

Covering and finishing a Viking Mk. 1 that was framed up about 20 years ago.
Repairing my rc Record Hound which did not do well as a free flight at the SAM 
Champs.
Learning to hit a fairway wood.
Mike Clancy

[RCSE] Re: Contest Format

[schrederman]

I like it. I've seen a variation of this flown, at Dallas with the HLGs
on the mini starts and the 100" models on regular high starts. No real
luck involved because the flight groups launch into the same air.

Nice work Tim.

Jack


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[RCSE] Re: Contests format.

[schrederman]

Yep, lots of experts on RCSE...8^)... God help you if you like to share
ideas.


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[RCSE] Re: Experimental contest format.

[Robglover]

Sounds like fun for a club contest where frequency conflicts aren't an
issue. We'll probably have to try it. As more folks go to 2.4 or get
synth systems it should become more practical for larger venues as well.


Bubba


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[RCSE] Re: Contest Format - COMPETITION - Nagel delete

[schrederman]

I'm not sure where this level playing field stuff came from. If you go
back and read the original suggestions, it ain't there... neither
suggested nor implied. If you continue to read through some of the
assenine responses, you'll find it.

I don't mind being flamed for my ideas, but PLEASE don't put words in
my mouth... or add ideas to mine and then kick me in the gut for them.

I'm as much a competitor as anyone. The playing field is level when we
get there. Same launch systems, same tasks, same rules. The guys the
practice will win, and the guys that don't, won't.

Bring it on...

Jack


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[RCSE] Re: Contest Format

[Ray Hayes]

Will it matter what the format is...  if very few, if any, show up to
compete?

I think it is pretty easy to get bored and wish for new contests
formats, I think it is very hard to recruit new guys to flying ... which
is the only way we are going to increase contest attendance.

How much engergy, time ( time on the internet ) and prorgams are used
to attract new people???  

Do Club's have a plan they implement continually to attract new people
???

Recruiting is the hard part but, very positive for the sport.

Ray
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Home of Wood Crafters


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[RCSE] Re: What Am I building building this winter

[schrederman]

Rebuilding a Houston Hawk... Building a Legionair 132 and a Grand
Esprit.

Jack


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[RCSE] Odd days in winter

[schrederman]

Well, I got to fly yesterday. Winds were NE when I got there, but turned
SW soon after I got the high start set out. High of 51 but the winds
were about 5 so not bad at all. Today's almost as good, with the high
forecast for 50 and the winds out of the NE at 5 - 10, so I'm heading
back out. Thermals were outstanding, yesterday, with several 10+ minute
flights... one with my Bantam from a hand launch. :D 

Landing practice today...

Jack


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[RCSE] Contest dates?

[DAN FINK]

She Who Must Be Obeyed has asked what the contest schedule is this year.  So I 
need the following dates:

 Fresno 2 day
 Bent-wing in Visalia
 Reno 2 day
 Sacramento 2 day
 Fall fest in Visalia

Thanks guys,  need them before she changes her mind!!

Dan Fink

[RCSE] Electric Blaster 2

[Hilaunch]

Although it has been flying for several weeks, I  finally found time to put a 
few pictures and some construction words on my web  site (_www.hilaunch.com_ 
(http://www.hilaunch.com) ).  Look for it  under Sailplanes for sale although 
the complete model is not available, you must  buy the parts and assemble it.
 
With a weight of only 14.9 ounces, it flies quite  like a Blaster 2 DLG.  
Climb performance is quite good with 500 feet  attainable in approximately 20 
seconds.
 
The wing in interchangeable with the standard  Blaster 2 DLG.  I am using 
a DX7 transmitter with an AR6200 receiver, the  same setup I use for the DLG 
version.
 
Please email you comments to me off line.
 
 
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Re: [RCSE] Re: Contest Format

[Dennis Hoyle]

Ray, I could not agree with you more. We simply have to do a better job of 
letting the public at large know we out here. How many times have you been 
to a fun fly or a contest and a random visitor says, "I didn't know that you 
guys were out here". The more people that are aware of us, the more fellow 
flyer's we will have. It's up to us to make people aware, get the word out, 
evangelize. Get to your local radio and TV stations and let them know every 
time you have an event, find websites that post local events and post them, 
brochures in all of the hobby shops and tell your friends what you do too. 
Be proud!


After listening to all the  recent posts, each person should be encouraged 
to do their own thing. If you like flying a woodie, fly a woodie, if you 
like unlimited SMOM, do that, if you like 2M, fly 2M's, but for heavens 
sake, do not condemn someone for doing what they like, let them do what they 
like and you do what you like. And it might help everyone if we supported 
each other too.


Lets fly and be HAPPY! (sounds like a good song to me)

Dennis Hoyle
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To: 
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Will it matter what the format is...  if very few, if any, show up to
compete?

I think it is pretty easy to get bored and wish for new contests
formats, I think it is very hard to recruit new guys to flying ... which
is the only way we are going to increase contest attendance.

How much engergy, time ( time on the internet ) and prorgams are used
to attract new people???

Do Club's have a plan they implement continually to attract new people
???

Recruiting is the hard part but, very positive for the sport.

Ray
http://www.skybench.com
Home of Wood Crafters


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[RCSE] Need Help!

[Dan]

How do you safely make a downwind turn and land a Skeeter with no skeg?
 
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RE: [RCSE] Need Help!

[Tom Copp]

Is this a 2.4ghz F3B Skeeter with RDS in a Man on Man social event issue
flying in Grey cup??

 

Tom 

 

 

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Subject: [RCSE] Need Help!

 

How do you safely make a downwind turn and land a Skeeter with no skeg?

 

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Re: [RCSE] Contest dates?

[Dudley Dufort]

Spring Fling - June 21 & 22.  See ya there.



DAN FINK wrote:
She Who Must Be Obeyed has asked what the contest schedule is this 
year.  So I need the following dates:
 
 Fresno 2 day

 Bent-wing in Visalia
 Reno 2 day
 Sacramento 2 day
 Fall fest in Visalia
 
Thanks guys,  need them before she changes her mind!!
 
Dan Fink
 

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[RCSE] Contest Date-Spring Fling

[jamesathomas]

Looks like June 21-22 for Sacramento,

JT
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Re: [RCSE] Need Help!

[Dan]

Naw - this is one I bought from Gordy at a garage sale. He sold me the whole 
lash-up for $500. Did I get a good deal? He even threw-in some Monocoat & balsa 
to fix the holes in the wing and the busted fuse. Funny, when I tried to repair 
the fuse, it had beach sand in it (?)
 
DW

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Is this a 2.4ghz F3B Skeeter with RDS in a Man on Man social event issue flying 
in Grey cup??
 
Tom 
 
 
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From: Dan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 4:57 PM
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Subject: [RCSE] Need Help!
 
How do you safely make a downwind turn and land a Skeeter with no skeg?
 
DW
 



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[RCSE] recruiting new soaring enthusiasts

[tony estep]

Original message:
...We simply have to do a better job of

letting the public at large know we out here


> Will it matter what the format is... if very few, if any, show up to

> compete? ...it is pretty easy to get bored and wish for new contests

> formats, I think it is very hard to recruit new guys to flying ... which

> is the only way we are going to increase contest attendance.
==
This is the key point. The general contest practices have evolved to wide 
acceptance. To say that changing something will bring out new guys implies that 
there are lots of guys just itching to become soaring pilots but won't because 
they want different competition rules. We all know that's not likely.

As I keep saying in posts here and elsewhere, our club has recruited numerous 
new members over the past couple of years, and activity and attendance 
continues to grow. There are a few key drivers of this growth: our website 
(www.mvsaclub.com); HL participation; and the availability of used moldies and 
excellent RES planes that allow a guy to get a really excellent plane plus 
radio for under a grand.

The website, and our club's on-line discussion group, have been excellent 
sources of recruiting leads. When a guy does come out, usually with a wood-wing 
2-meter, we don't urge him to come back over and over trying to learn how to 
winch the damn thing; instead, we try hard to get him to upgrade to a better 
plane as quickly as possible. This has worked in every case I can think of. 
We've added a half-dozen guys in their twenties and thirties, as well as older 
guys who are trying or re-trying soaring; virtually all of them have flown in 
club events, and the younger guys really love to throw those HLs. 

The club contests, and the trimming and preparation sessions for them, are a 
major focus of our club's activities (the website has a list of flying reports 
for recent fun-fly days, and you can see just how active our membership is). I 
can't say that it would work for every club in every locale, but for us the key 
has been that once a guy learns that he too can get a good launch, follow a 
thermal downwind, and stay up for a long time, he's hooked. Fun = airtime, and 
our focus is trying to show the new arrivals at the field how they can get a 
lot of airtime.

To try to get more golfers out on the course they don't make the hole bigger or 
the greens fees cheaper; they sell the idea that you too can learn to play the 
game well enough to have fun. If what we are after is recruiting more 
enthusiasts, the success we'll have will be proportional to the number of young 
prospects who hear our message. The messages that you can get into it for a few 
bucks with a GL and some surgical tubing, or that the contests don't allow 
skegs, are not messages that excite anybody. The excitement comes from the 
thermals -- that's what we have to sell. "Young feller, you too can learn to 
fly one of these cool hi-tech machines that launches to cloud base and will 
ride thermals all day." Or: "Believe it or not, this 5-foot span plane weighs 
only 9 oz. and you too can throw it over a hundred feet in the air, and then by 
golly you can ride thermals all day. Costs a few bucks and takes some practice, 
but boy is it fun!" Make that pitch,
 make it to as many prospects as possible, and soaring will grow.

Re: [RCSE] Contests format.

[Chuck Anderson]

At 04:32 PM 1/12/2008, you wrote:

In 1971, the North Bay Soaring Society (NBSS)  hosted a three task
contest in Santa Rosa, Calif. with tasks almost identical to F3B.
Regis


The 1979 LSF Tournament in Lockport, IL also used the three  task 
format.  I flew in that one and didn't like it any better than I 
did  when I flew F3B in 1976.


Chuck 


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[RCSE] Re: F3B style contest

[Craig Allen]

Actually the F3B style contest was almost the norm in Northern California from 
the late 60's through the 70's ... I can remember a lot of South Bay contest 
like that :-) And the money in the hat spot landing:)

I remember because my Dad who was not much of a pilot won several of those 
contest because he had this German glider that was fast as hell and thermaled 
pretty good too...  He once drove over the wings with his 63 Falcon and did no 
damage to them.. Try that with one of your moldies! 

WOW... I can still remember... Must not of taken enough drugs in the 80's :-

Craig

Chuck Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 04:32 PM 1/12/2008, you wrote:
>In 1971, the North Bay Soaring Society (NBSS)  hosted a three task
>contest in Santa Rosa, Calif. with tasks almost identical to F3B.
>Regis

The 1979 LSF Tournament in Lockport, IL also used the three  task 
format.  I flew in that one and didn't like it any better than I 
did  when I flew F3B in 1976.

Chuck 

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[RCSE] Re: what I'm building, chapter 2

[MSu1049321]

Project 6: a scratch built HLG made to fit in a plastic rifle case for 
travel. Plastic blow-molded fuse from old COX sloper cut in half for a pod, 
Corndogger HLG wings, arrow-shaft fuse and foam/balsa tail group. Thing is darn 
heavy 
and doesn't fly well. yet.  A Second COX Slope Hawk pod is destined to become 
a twin boom tailed electric pusher.

Project 7: Kyosho Melody 1/.5m motorglider. Had this since mid-80's, a 
beautiful little semiscale-looking blow-molded plastic version of a generic 
European 
glass slipper t-tailed plane with thin, scale-like Eppler wings removable 
motor pod on top. Just a very sexy little thing. (Really would like to make a 
mold of the fuse before I accidentally kill it some day) This thing was a dog 
when it was new, mostly because I flew it too heavy and the nicad and motor 
technology of that day was weak.  It was a fair thermal glider on a hi-start 
though, and the motor pod would work great with current outrunner or lipo/ 
speed 400 
technology and the cheap tiny hitec 55 servos I couldn't afford in the 
eighties.

Project 8: Graupner UHU plastic fuse for 2.5 meter Speed 600 electric soaring 
on 7 cells of sub-c nicad mojo. Tail built; wings, not so much. Heavy 
fertigrumpf plastic supposed to be indestructible.

Project 9: Original Kyosho foam EDF F-16 fuselage parts, only $17, how could 
I resist, I intend to make more scale-like wings and tail from scratch and 
make it look like an IL Air Guard Falcon but have yet to decide if it will be 
EDF 
or a pusher or what.

Project 10: GWS A-10 warthog EDF. I've worked on an A-10 model project on and 
off for 15 years without success or progress, this one just screamed "buy me 
before they stop making me!"  And was cheap. It's on hold in storage.

Project 11: NIB Klingberg wing 100 incher.  Waiting for better results out of 
the 2-meter one first, plus, the kids were always underfoot and I was afraid 
I didn't have the room, gear, and several hours in a row to try and prepare 
and glass the wing parts, plus, my building skills were immature and like as 
not 
I'd have goobered it up, and she's so pretty she deserves better.  This one 
will probably wait till the eldest kid moves out or someone builds it for me.

Project 12: Zagi THL that has so far neither been successfully "T" or "HL". 
No slopes by me, so I'm converting it into a cheap trainer for my son, Intend 
to put a really cheap  and slow GWS speed 400 pusher on it.

Project 13: Kyosho 2.4M motorglider "Typhoon"  t-tailed, looks kinda like a 
Fournier, pretty. Kyosho used to make these in gas and electric versions as the 
"Valencia". Got the fuse and tail for free, just need to build some wood 
wings and add a geared speed 600, or now maybe some kind of outrunner motor.

Project 14:  Goldberg Electra custom, with  aileron wing with V-tail, built, 
covered, needs guts and motor. Just lost interest, it was only a so-so 
covering effort.

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[RCSE] Re:what I'm building chapter 3 and last

[MSu1049321]

In conclusion:

Project 12: A Zagi THL that has so far neither been successfully "T" nor 
"HL". No slopes by me, so I'm converting it into a cheap trainer for my son, 
Intend to put a really cheap  and slow GWS speed 400 pusher on it.

Project 13: Kyosho 2.4M motorglider "Typhoon"  t-tailed, looks kinda like a 
Fournier, pretty. Kyosho used to make these in gas and electric versions as the 
"Valencia". Got the fuse and tail for free, just need to build some wood 
wings and add a geared speed 600, or now maybe some kind of outrunner motor.

Project 14:  Goldberg Electra custom, with  aileron wing with V-tail, built, 
covered, needs guts and motor. Just lost interest, it was only a so-so 
covering effort.

Project 15: An E-flight Yak foam 3-d plane that was crashed at E-fest and 
given away to my kids by one of the participants, I've repaired part of the 
front 
fuse, it needs a chunk of wing leading edge replaced and radio and power 
systems installed and good to go. Saving up for all these radio components and 
power systems is the real drag for me. I try to move the RX from plane to plane 
where possible to save money, but usually buy more servos and motors, esc's and 
batteries for each model. And that takes time for me, and there's always a 
more pressing expense that takes over...

Wow, until this thread, I'd never stopped to count how many things I had 
piled up, some of them 15 years old.  That's some intense  case of ADD!:-)

Then there's my fleet of sailboats:
Kyosho Fairwind I built from separate scratch and dent parts and finds over 
time. Been sailing her with great enjoyment since the early 90's, when she 
looked a mess but sailed great, and have been slowly bringing her up to 
scale-like 
looks and better performance. This winter I cut up the top deck and hatch to 
make a scale-like interior view section, I added pulpits and a helm wheel, 
homemade winches and seat cushions. Will add a fake traveller car and rail 
system 
for a more scalelike fairlead  to the mainsheet. Still trying to find or make 
a couple scale crew for her.

Kyosho Seawind: found a rare bare glass hull for one of these and have been 
amassing the other parts over three years, am pretty close to assembling this 
one to look like an America's Cup boat. Also needs crew figures and sails, 
which I'm making from kitemaker's tyvek cloth. This is the one I build over and 
over in my head when I'm bored in a meeting somewhere or killing time waiting 
in 
line for something. I have some really neat things planned for this one, just 
got some masts and booms for her this weekend, when they say scratch and 
DENT, they MEAN it; these mast parts were damaged  about four inches from one 
end 
by some mailman so I got $60 worth of rigging for $5, just have to make some 
splices and repairs. "This is how I roll", as the kids say. For me, getting it 
done creatively without spending the big bucks adds to the thrill when it 
eventually performs to my satisfaction.

Eldon sloops from 1964: These were toys from my youth I bought off ebay, they 
were free-sailed with a  clever self-tacking system. I had to buy three to 
get enough parts to restore one beauty for the mantelpiece and pool, the other 
two are "footy" sized and will get radios shoehorned into them at some point 
for pond racing with my kids. 

The RC sailboats are great when the wind is over my self-imposed comfort 
limit for flying, and they have the same relaxing grace as a nice simple 2 
meter 
spiraling thru still air.

I guess this will make you think twice before asking the "what are you making 
" question again, huh?

:-)

Distracted regards,
Mark S. the scratch and dent king





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[RCSE] Re: What I'm building, a saga

[MSu1049321]

> Same things I was building LAST winter, more or less. And the winter 
> previous :-P
> 
> 
> 
I have a bit of attention-deficit disorder in that I start a whole bunch of 
projects and really get thru each one about 80 percent or better in one manic 
panic session, then I hit some small delay for ordering a part or whatever, or 
family and work responsibilities come up, something else will catch my eye or 
brain and I'll jump onto another track. My bench(es) get all clogged up to the 
point I have to stop building ANYTHING  because I'm out of room, plus, the 
basement isn't heated so it's kind of uncomfortable building when the cold is 
at 
it's worst.  When it rains, I get seepage down there and everything has to be 
put up off the floor, making the space off limits until I dry it out again. 
Then again, I also spend too much darn time on the computer simming or reading 
about modeling instead of DOING it:-)

We got a warm snap recently and I made a little progress. Here's what's in 
process:

Project1) Refurbishing an antique Dodgeson Saratoga Windsong, it will have a 
period-authentic 6 channel Aristocraft radio with electronic mixing in it that 
needed rebuilding (cracked pots on the sticks). Yeah, I know, for a pure 
Dodgeson fan, you would eschew electronic mixing, but the plane came more or 
less 
set up this way, so it will be part mechanical and part electronic. I really 
HATED the floppy rudder pushrod system for this plane, it was originally 
mechanically slaved to ailerons but just didn't  ever work right. I got some 
RDS 
parts from Harley and I'm working on driving the rudder for this plane using 
RDS 
driven long-distance by a carbon torque rod and a servo up front in the radio 
bay where I need the counterweighting. Figuring out the geometry for that and 
how to lay it into an already-built fuse without surgery is the main holdup, 
kind of a "ship in a bottle" thing. About six hours to put the radio bits in 
and add the towhook, I figure. Second holdup is I don't have or want a winch 
and 
have to save up for a suitable new or used histart big enough to reliably 
launch this bad boy. This is a very intimidating project for me; though I've 
flown a 100-inch foam thermal flying wing years ago, I have never successfully 
launched and flown an open-class ship, most of my time is in 2-meters and 
2-meter 
electrics. I was given this plane gratis from a friend who picked it up at an 
estate sale for like ten bucks. I've put about  a hundred into the "free" 
plane so far in new servos, radio parts, and whatnot, got a lighter duty 2 
meter 
histart already and really don't want to lay out more green for the HD histart 
for just one plane that might die on first launch. When the wings are on it, 
the span is bigger than my garage door! I don't know that I can find a field 
big enough to turn this baby around in!:-) Yeah, but the plane was FREE, 
Mark!:-)

To be continued   Mark S.


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[RCSE] Re: What I'm building, still more

[MSu1049321]

Project 2: Boomer EX2 DHLG. This was almost ready to go, got delayed over 
getting smaller radio RX and an Azaar antenna for it, then weather, then other 
distractions. I think I also may have accidentally killed the custom battery 
pack I had made for it, if that turns out to be the case, gotta wait more for a 
new pack. My hobby money is a trickling allowance I get, everything else goes 
to family expenses and savings, as it should, but that means I have to scrimp 
for 2 to 6 weeks for purchases most guys here wouldn't blink over, like a servo 
or battery pack. So I do a lot of improvising and buy lots of 
scratch-and-dent. I don't mind a long slow building season, I have the time 
since flying 
season here is only good for me about 3-4 months anyway.

Project 3: 2M Klingberg wing, done up to look like Northrop jet powered 
bomber, in silver monokote with Edwards AFB test plane markings. Darn aileron 
linkages were always messed up, the original in-wing system had slop and 
binding, 
so I tried pushrods first on the bottom, which is bad news after the first 
landing,  then the top, which was ugly and draggy, so  they've been re-done 
three 
times, finally being redone with direct-drive microservos and RDS. Top of wing 
has the covering stripped to enable the surgery.

Project 4: Kyosho Soarus 2-meter, repairing crash damage, upgrading the speed 
600 motor/ ESC and making a polyhedral and an aileron wing for it, was 
waiting on old parts, I built this plane up from independent pieces found at 
scratch 
and dent sales, a common theme for all my hobby work. Actually I have three 
Soarus blow-molded fuses, which are attractive, light and rugged as a ball bat, 
I love 'em, and have set one up as a v-tail poly which looks very pretty 
indeed.

Project 5:  Scratch built a Steve Shumate bluecore foam blue angels F-18 
pusher from plans just last year. My second successful plans-built project so 
far.  Really just needs the vertical stabs and yellow trim put on after the 
aileron linkages are made and set up. I may have killed the only lipo I have 
for 
this plane by leaving the radio RX on all night by mistake while running off to 
some family emergency of the moment. Was adjusting the second speed control in 
it after the first one turned out faulty and accidentally flew the  unfinished 
plane off the bench when it armed by mistake, cracking the prop, (more 
delays), and I left it on overnight. Have tried to charge that lipo once since 
then 
and got an error message but will try again a time or two because the problem 
may have been something else. Darn battery took 8 weeks to save up for, too 
:-P  While I was fiddling around, they up and changed all the lipo battery 
formats on me so they now have separate plugs for charging and discharging, so 
I'm 
saving up for the Equinox balancing unit for my Triton charger. Also afraid of 
crashing this one on the maiden flight, but as long as the radio and drive 
systems are not hurt, the foam is dirt cheap, and I have enough left to make 5 
more. When the weather sux, I don't feel pressure to finish building because 
what's the point, can't fly, then it gets nice for a day or so and I get 
feeling 
all antsy that I have nothing ready to go except my beloved Multiplex hitec 
Sky Scoter and Air hogs planes and chopper.


to be continued


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Re: [RCSE] Contest dates?

[Lee Cox]

Dudley Dufort <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  Spring Fling - June 21 & 22. See ya 
there.



DAN FINK wrote:
> She Who Must Be Obeyed has asked what the contest schedule is this 
> year. So I need the following dates:
> 
> Fresno 2 day
> Bent-wing in Visalia
> Reno 2 day-- Gamblers Gala two day July 12 & 13
> Sacramento 2 day
> Fall fest in Visalia
> 
> Thanks guys, need them before she changes her mind!!
> 
> Dan Fink
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