Re: [RCSE] YOU can break Carbon rod for, stab
In a message dated 04/28/2008 12:02:17 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's been pointed out to me that my post in reply to a message from Bill Wingstedt could be read as actually meaning to call him an idiot. I believe a close reading will reveal that I was agreeing with his brass tube/carbon rod trick and complimented him by asking him to make a couple of them for me. However, I can see how it might not look like that. So I want to make clear that I have no negative opinions about Bill, haven't met him, and agree with his post. Ok, maybe I have the negative opinion that he shouldn't call himself an idiot. This isn't the only time where I've been called on something like this, so I thought I'd better make sure that there were no hard feelings where such were not meant. (The other time I remember was on a bicycling list where people had a discussion about whether some kinds of plastic water bottles were toxic. I asserted that only organic goat skins were safe for water, and that vegans were out of luck. Someone I knew actually had a hard time deciding if I was serious. I wasn't.) -Lincoln ravaging engineer who has lost his horde No problems here Lincoln. I read between the lines and got it. I have probably ticked off a few people with my obfuscated meanings and alternate interpretations. But it's nice to know somebody has risen to my defense, unless maybe they were congratulating you for calling me an idiot so they wouldn't have to. :P And even at that, I've deprived them of the satisfaction fo telling me something I don't already know. Bill Wingstedt **Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. (http://autos.aol.com/used?NCID=aolcmp0030002851)
RE: [RCSE] Re: Video camera Recommendation?
Base on a few recommendations, my wife decided to we should get the Canon HV30, We did buy it through BH photo. Though Costco has it for the same price we've bought a ton of SLR equip from BH. She can't believe you nerds know this much about camcorders and of course wants to thank all the responders. Actually, Marks post made her decide we will wait to pick up the Canon HA X1 for the really important events :(. But I won't be in need of one till probably when my Daughter is baptised. Anyway, if anyone is looking fro a camcorder, the HV30 is one excellent piece! Thanks again to all that replied! Tuan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 7:13 PM To: Soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] Re: Video camera Recommendation? Are you wanting to shoot everything in high-def? Or just some of it? Note that wide screen 16 by 9 and high def are not always the same thing. You can do very impressive wide screen digital video in standard definition and yet not be actually high def, and it will cost you lots less. Lots. Not everything you see on your wide screen TV at home is actually HD either, but don't get me started, there is a LOT of misinformation out there on that issue... The hot prosumer cameras right now are the Sony EX1, the Panasonic HVX200, and the latest version of the Cannon. All three of these feature a small form factor, while they won't fit in your pocket, they are not huge as the cameras TV news crews or film makers normally use. Yet they are popular with the indie film maker crowd. Each camera has certain strengths and weaknesses, so your choice will be influenced by your particular style and needs. For example the Panasonic shoots on mini-Dv tape and also to digital memory cards, called P2 cards, not unlike the memory card in a high-end RC transmitter or still camera. But it only records high def or standard to the cards, and standard def only to the tape. You can transfer your footage for editing and burning to DVD's by slipping the P2 cards into a laptop's card slot, or by using a firewire cable to any kind of computer. Down side is that P2 cards are pricey and in the field its like changing out short film magazine loads: happens at the most inconvenient times. Upside is that the Panasonic has a gorgeous picture for the price, and can simulate slow motion live inside the camera, in a way similar to cameras costing over $30k. I have used this camera a couple times to shoot HD commercials and I like it except for the P2 memory cards. The Cannon has great electo-optical motion stabilization using actual optics, the best in the biz. Handy when hand-holding telephoto shots for long periods You can use most any Cannon lens you own with it. The Sony EX1 is really really new, but is getting rave reviews as the replacement for several of their most popular prosumer models. It may have the best low light performance of the three, using a new technology image sensor. If you like long record times and recording in HD, consider a Focus Enhancements Firestore external hard drive: it clips to any of these cameras and connects to their firewire port, can record up to six hours as well as do time lapse shots of clouds and stuff. Connect it to your computer with that same firewire cable, and edit right from the drive unit. Spiffy when used with a laptop. Two things I have a bad opinion of: the recording format known as AVCHD, and camcorders that record to a mini DVD. I don't trust the former, and the latter is hard to edit with and really over-compresses the images into bad quality, and the media is overpriced, runs too short, and is hard to locate when you run out. I have yet to make up my mind about hard-drive-based camcorders, one reason is what do you do when you want to shoot more but haven't had a chance to offload your footage to a computer first? but I like the external Firestore drives. JVC makes an HD camcorder that records highdef to cheap Dv tape, it's a variation of AVCHD though. You can check wikipedia for more about AVCHDversus an MPEG2 based HD and other formats. Good places to shop: BH Photo-Video in New York is the bible of prices and camera info for the industry. The salesmen are very knowledgeable and scrupulously honest, they have the highest reputation in the land. Their prices are usually very good: in fact if somebody else is asking more than 10 percent less for the same thing as BH you should be suspicious and look them up on resellerratings.com. In that vein, stay away from an outfit called Broadway Video. Don't believe me, look them up via google. Once you shoot in HD, how are you going to show it? Laptop hard drive? Always playing out of the camera? Right now the coming thing is BluRay, and if you use Adobe brand editing and DVD authoring, you can burn HD onto BluRay disks that anybody can play in a set-top BD player or computer hard drive that's BD-capable. Those are going to be
[RCSE] Carbon/brass pitfall
I have used the carbon/brass sleeved rod (10mm) for one season on the slope in a 3m scale ship and discovered an unexpected trait of this combo. We all know that a carbon rod will bend slightly then return to its original shape due to its stiffness. But when a very ductile metal (such as brass) is used and the combo is bent due to extreme G loads the brass bends and takes a set preventing the carbon from returning to it's straightness. I have 2 rods to show for this. I have searched to find thin walled stainless steel tubing but the cost is prohibitive. I have also thought about using a Kevlar sleeve due to its resistance in shear loads, but I don't know of any source for Kevlar tubing. 7000 series aluminum may be another possibility. Your Carbon/brass rod may not break, but be prepared to be forever straightening it! Blue skies, Capn' Crunchie - Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
Re: [RCSE] JR/Specktrum 2.4 Stuff, Bet You Didn't Know This!
If you guys can't stop this constant bickering, you will force me to actually measure and report the true latency. (I have the technology). Any takers?
Re: [RCSE] Kennedy Composites
??? - Original Message - From: soarkraut17mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.commailto:soaring@airage.com Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 8:46 AM Subject: [RCSE] Kennedy Composites How does one go about connecting with anyone at Kennedy Composites?? My e-mails go unanswered, the phone mail box is full. Any suggestions?? Pete in Delaware RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]mailto:[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] written communication nuances
This is a surprisingly common problem. I read a research report once that studied the effectiveness of written communication. I forget the exact details, but a major finding was that most of the time the reader *thinks* they understood the intended meaning and emotion, when in fact they didn't. I've learned to be careful in jumping to conclusions and to be very clear in what I write. Carlos Reyes RCadvisor.com Because Models Can Always Fly Better - Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 6:43:50 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] YOU can break Carbon rod for, stab In a message dated 04/28/2008 12:02:17 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It's been pointed out to me that my post in reply to a message from Bill Wingstedt could be read as actually meaning to call him an idiot. I believe a close reading will reveal that I was agreeing with his brass tube/carbon rod trick and complimented him by asking him to make a couple of them for me. However, I can see how it might not look like that. So I want to make clear that I have no negative opinions about Bill, haven't met him, and agree with his post. Ok, maybe I have the negative opinion that he shouldn't call himself an idiot. This isn't the only time where I've been called on something like this, so I thought I'd better make sure that there were no hard feelings where such were not meant. (The other time I remember was on a bicycling list where people had a discussion about whether some kinds of plastic water bottles were toxic. I asserted that only organic goat skins were safe for water, and that vegans were out of luck. Someone I knew actually had a hard time deciding if I was serious. I wasn't.) -Lincoln ravaging engineer who has lost his horde No problems here Lincoln. I read between the lines and got it. I have probably ticked off a few people with my obfuscated meanings and alternate interpretations. But it's nice to know somebody has risen to my defense, unless maybe they were congratulating you for calling me an idiot so they wouldn't have to. :P And even at that, I've deprived them of the satisfaction fo telling me something I don't already know. Bill Wingstedt Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
Re: [RCSE] Kennedy Composites
I talked with Barry this morning. Give him a call. Darwin N. Barrie Chandler AZ On Apr 28, 2008, at 9:07 AM, Joe Rodriguez wrote: ??? - Original Message - From: soarkraut17 To: soaring@airage.com Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 8:46 AM Subject: [RCSE] Kennedy Composites How does one go about connecting with anyone at Kennedy Composites?? My e-mails go unanswered, the phone mail box is full. Any suggestions?? Pete in Delaware RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to soaring- [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: Now you know something about 2.4!
Here is a slightly more definitive answer about what 2.4GHz latency really is. Since I can't post my graphic results here, I have posted the whole test in this RCGroups thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=856574#post9653323 Enjoy! Ira
[RCSE] Re: written communication nuances
That's what education was for. We're supposed to know how to read and write effectively. If we can't write with nuances, we can't write jokes. If someone is reading one of my posts and steam starts coming out of their ears, most of the time they can most easily remedy this by reading it again, carefully. It's not that I don't make a big mistake once in a while, but generally I'm just trying to lead the reader a ways down the garden path before revealing the punchline. Also, generally, I read the messages over several times before sending them. (hint: If you see words like organic, idiot, goat, vegan, cannibal, unobtainium, bozo, etc., be suspicious. Chances are I'm pulling your leg. Unless I'm talking about CJD, kuru, etc. Or politics. Come to think of it, is there much difference?) Carlos Reyes wrote: This is a surprisingly common problem. I read a research report once that studied the effectiveness of written communication. I forget the exact details, but a major finding was that most of the time the reader *thinks* they understood the intended meaning and emotion, when in fact they didn't. I've learned to be careful in jumping to conclusions and to be very clear in what I write. 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: written communication nuances
I agree, but most do not read, but rather skim the text, read what they think they are reading, and then answer without knowing even their side. My addage: It is better to not answer and let people think you are an idiot, than to reply, and remove all doubt. Chris Original Message Subject: [RCSE] Re: written communication nuances From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, April 28, 2008 3:50 pm To: Soaring@airage.com That's what education was for. We're supposed to know how to read and write effectively. If we can't write with nuances, we can't write jokes. If someone is reading one of my posts and steam starts coming out of their ears, most of the time they can most easily remedy this by reading it again, carefully. It's not that I don't make a big mistake once in a while, but generally I'm just trying to lead the reader a ways down the garden path before revealing the punchline. Also, generally, I read the messages over several times before sending them. (hint: If you see words like organic, idiot, goat, vegan, cannibal, unobtainium, bozo, etc., be suspicious. Chances are I'm pulling your leg. Unless I'm talking about CJD, kuru, etc. Or politics. Come to think of it, is there much difference?) Carlos Reyes wrote: This is a surprisingly common problem. I read a research report once that studied the effectiveness of written communication. I forget the exact details, but a major finding was that most of the time the reader *thinks* they understood the intended meaning and emotion, when in fact they didn't. I've learned to be careful in jumping to conclusions and to be very clear in what I write. 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-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 #11128
Do you mean this is how we are suppose to read Gordy--/wakarimashita/!! Sky Pilot Soaring wrote: SoaringMon, 28 Apr 2008Volume 1 : Number 11128 In this issue: Re: written communication nuances RE: [RCSE] Re: written communication nuances -- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:50:54 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: written communication nuances Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] That's what education was for. We're supposed to know how to read and write effectively. If we can't write with nuances, we can't write jokes. If someone is reading one of my posts and steam starts coming out of their ears, most of the time they can most easily remedy this by reading it again, carefully. It's not that I don't make a big mistake once in a while, but generally I'm just trying to lead the reader a ways down the garden path before revealing the punchline. Also, generally, I read the messages over several times before sending them. (hint: If you see words like organic, idiot, goat, vegan, cannibal, unobtainium, bozo, etc., be suspicious. Chances are I'm pulling your leg. Unless I'm talking about CJD, kuru, etc. Or politics. Come to think of it, is there much difference?) Carlos Reyes wrote: This is a surprisingly common problem. I read a research report once that studied the effectiveness of written communication. I forget the exact details, but a major finding was that most of the time the reader *thinks* they understood the intended meaning and emotion, when in fact they didn't. I've learned to be careful in jumping to conclusions and to be very clear in what I write. -- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:56:23 -0700 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Soaring@airage.com Subject: RE: [RCSE] Re: written communication nuances Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I agree, but most do not read, but rather skim the text, read what they think they are reading, and then answer without knowing even their side. My addage: It is better to not answer and let people think you are an idiot, than to reply, and remove all doubt. Chris Original Message Subject: [RCSE] Re: written communication nuances From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, April 28, 2008 3:50 pm To: Soaring@airage.com That's what education was for. We're supposed to know how to read and write effectively. If we can't write with nuances, we can't write jokes. If someone is reading one of my posts and steam starts coming out of their ears, most of the time they can most easily remedy this by reading it again, carefully. It's not that I don't make a big mistake once in a while, but generally I'm just trying to lead the reader a ways down the garden path before revealing the punchline. Also, generally, I read the messages over several times before sending them. (hint: If you see words like organic, idiot, goat, vegan, cannibal, unobtainium, bozo, etc., be suspicious. Chances are I'm pulling your leg. Unless I'm talking about CJD, kuru, etc. Or politics. Come to think of it, is there much difference?) Carlos Reyes wrote: This is a surprisingly common problem. I read a research report once that studied the effectiveness of written communication. I forget the exact details, but a major finding was that most of the time the reader *thinks* they understood the intended meaning and emotion, when in fact they didn't. I've learned to be careful in jumping to conclusions and to be very clear in what I write. 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 -- End of Soaring V1 #11128 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] Espada!
I have a new,(perhaps30 flights) Espada RL for sale. Less reciever. $1900 US Dollars! Cheers Charlie
[RCSE] GORDY POETRY
Gordy takes more poetic license than the average, sure! It took him five years of posting me to be able to spell Hawaii as J A P A N !! He was always into too many barley pops, he said, to know the difference. You say Thank God! for the Gordys--if we can't laugh, we are poor indeed there is no pill, no substitute medicine !! Hi! Gordy! --Sky Pilot 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] Fwd: 12.93 sec Speed Run !
Hello friends New F3B-Speed World Record! Yesterday, Martin Weberschock (GER) flew a fabulous new world record of 12.93 sec. with his 'Radical' at the Eurotour Competition in Hülben. The glider-airfield at Hülben, which is situated closely to Hahnenweid (well known from F3B-WC 2003) lies at an altitude of 750 m. There was a low dry wind from east, the temperature was about 15°C and a wide thermal stood above the parcours which allowed Martin to gain in a few circles and in 37 sec. a further 30m which contributed to a total height of about 320-330m. Shortly before, Martin Herrig also flew an excellent 13.7 sec with his Radical glider. The second Eurotour competition was dominated by German pilots finishing first M. Herrig, second A.Herrig and third M. Weberschock. Greetings -- * Rudolf Schaub Ruchackerweg 8 CH-8405 Winterthur Telefon +41 52 232 59 55 * -- Bill Bunny Kuhlman 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
