[RCSE] DS speeds
> This is not to say one will not achieve > some relatively high velocity, as already witnessed. > In all honesty (as realistically as possible?), how fast is the fastest > DS A/C going? Anyone? While I was doing the filming with his camera and with Dieter Mahlein of Shredair on the radar gun, Paul Naton hit 173 mph at a place just up from Kiona Butte this past summer. There were several other passes right around 170 mph. The conditions were only medium and Paul could have gone faster had he pushed harder according to the DS maniacs in attendance. I'm sure that much higher speeds are attainable if the bio-computer can handle them. We were at the bottom of the DS circle where the sounds were absolutely incredible. The description of "shredding air" is the best I can think of. Did I mention that it was terrifying to have a plane going 173 mph pointed at you? Randy Bullard RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Interesting photo3
The picture has to be fake. Gordy is shown with two good feet. Randy > I think I found the original photo surfing the web, of course you just knew > Gordy had to be involved with this... 8-) > > http://www.mcs.net/~bacuslab/original.jpg RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Re: Wilson Slope Races, bring a wheel chair, please :-)
> For Open Class Division I have one of the few remaining all molded > Freda-Planes. It is a beast of a slope dominatrix called Miss Piggy. It is > outfitted with razor strip on the leading edges in order to cut thru the pack > like butter. Those of you at Wilson will hear Miss Piggy squealing from a mile away, so getting out of the way of the "razor strip" leading edge should be no problem. Hopefully Gordy won't hit his other foot with the "razor strip" while sitting in the wheel chair. Randy Bullard. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] 50 MHz.
I'm looking for a fairly inexpensive receiver on 50 MHz. It only needs to be 4 channel. So far my search has been unsuccessful. Who makes one and who sells one? Thanks in advance. Randy Bullard [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Selectable Tx FM frequency shift polarity
> I would be grateful to know if any FM computer transmitter offers the > feature of switchable frequency shift sense (selectable FM shift polarity). > Does anyone know of a manufacturer making a transmitter having this feature? > The Airtronics Stylus. It works great with any main FM brand receiver. The no longer produced Airtronics Vision also does. Randy RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Props
> Hello gents, does anyone of you know a company making folding > propellers bigger than 17-13 ?. Many thanks in advance Mike Popescu Hmmm? What are you up to Mike? A monster Electric Pelican? Randy Bullard RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Re: Ducks anhedral
> Pelicans have their act together. They watch > where their going and don't bump into things like Seagulls do. > > I think a really good floater design should be named after one of them. Forgive them Mike for they are ignorant. Either that or they forget real fast. Randy RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Not Mr Personality??? &The Most Powerful Sty on the W.C.
Mad Giant Bullard??! Oh, Gordy means me again. GR ROAR!!! SNARL!! Well, the weather is lousy and I do have GPS. Don't put too much emphasis on the giant part though. Randy Bullard > Mad Giant Bullards > > > > > << Gordy may not be "Mr. Personality", << > > > > Hey, > > > > I have the best personality in the hobby and I'll have Mad Giant Bullards > > kick anyone's butt who says I don't! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] test flying a new Molded Planes/Czech Republic
I guess this proves that not all Czech planes are created equal. Some are very good and some are not so good. I have a Czech plane too. My Hades has so far lived through lots of balistic dives, hitting the vertical enbankment head on at Cape Blanco (don't ask) and landing in a bunch of rocks in a later flight. The only damage from all this is a few very small dents from the rocks. I am very please with this Czech plane. I would also buy a Czech plane from Dieter and Marcella of Shredair because I know I can trust them to only sell quality planes that they stand behind. I also know that Tom Copp is carrying the Hades and some other cool planes that are rated well. Will I buy another Czech plane? As soon as I can afford it. Randy Bullard >Subject: [RCSE] test flying a new Molded Planes/Czech Republic > I recently got a new glider from NSP, the MICRO 1.5. it is made by KB > Modle in Czech Republic. > > then the landing! i carefully landed on the thickest grass, with > airbrake full. it sounded like a smoothe landing. surprisingly, i > found one crack one inch long, and 3 holes on the wing skin. another > crack was produced when we were examining by finger pressing on the > fragile wing skin. i have never had another hollow molded plane before, > but this is like egg shell. > a week later, i was landing it ,the wing tip hit some grass, the plane > spin 360 into a landing, the left wing LE is cracked. > Sal told me the wing was Carbon but i am not sure where it is used. > the vtail fitting fail too. the single 1mm steel bolt stripped and the > vtail came loss. they should really use 2 bolts. > this glider is especially good for light wind, the fastest! and > loudest. but the fun is also reduced by its fragillity. > > Raymond Wong RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] DONT buy topo maps on CD until you've been to this site!
WOW! I just typed in "The Lump" where I fly which is a rather obscure landmark that I thought would never be found. Not only was it found but I got an incredibly good map of the area. Thanks Scobie. Randy Bullard > For FREE, color, printable topo maps of the entire USA at several scales go > to: > http://www.topozone.com/find.asp > > I doubt you'll be disappointed. > > Be careful, > > for mapheads and those hoping to find undiscovered slopes, this site can be > > DANGEROUSLY ADDICTIVE! > > Lift, > Scobie in Seattle RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] NiCad Battery Problem
Ok. Now you've gone and done it. I had my mind all made up to get a Sirius. Now it looks like it might be better to get an Astro. I have a question though. I now have a TRC Impulse 2D XR. It works ok except that I have had several occasions where batteries charged by it developed memory. Like a 1100mah pack that would only hold 165mah. In all cases I have been able go get the battery back to normal again by cycling it several times. By cycling I mean discharging and trickle charging with another charger. However, I would like to avoid this. Does the Astro tend to cause memory problems if you fast charge receiver and transmitter packs? Is this just the nature of fast charging or do some fast chargers like the Astro and the Sirius avoid this memory problem? Thanks in advance, Randy Bullard > > I can't agree with that, I've been charging 50mah, 250mah, 380mah and 600mah > packs with my 112D for 2 years and it is great. The Sirius is a great > charger, but it's not as versatile as the 112 or 110D. > The Astros won't charge if the cells are completely flat though, you > sometimes need to use a wall wart to get a few mah. in to the pack so it can > be recognized as a battery. > > Mark Mech > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.aerofoam.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] I kill the hawk in combat
Damn!!! This means I can't use the rope I just bought! Randy (The "vicious NC Redneck.") > of course i m just kidding. i m a diver, everytime we swim with majestic > > creature like giant green turtles, sharks, rays...we just cant help > wanting to touch them and even try to ride on them. gliding with the > big birds is also an amazing exprience. > > Raymond Wong > Hong Kong RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Hobby Lobby
Does Hobby Lobby have a web site? Randy Bullard [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.bullarddesigns.com RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] RAHM retriver
Wouldn't it be simpler to just use a 6 volt battery? I got mine at a local auto store. It works fine. Randy Bullard - Original Message - To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 12:43 PM Subject: [RCSE] RAHM retriver > we at casa ,wash,dc have run a rahm retriver on 12v for two years now > with no problems. do not, i repeat do not try to run it direct. when we > tried that we nicknamed it the widow maker. we used two 16ft > lengths of 3c #18 cable one in each leg terminated at each end in a > solderedbattery lug. this dropped the voltage under load at the > retriver to 6v(approx). it was no longer a widow maker. > also see the NSP 1996 catalog for rigging info pages 106,107 & 108. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Slope Racing Plane Opinions..Vindicator
Why should it be the nature of the hobby? Every other hobby that I have ever participated in people expected good service. Why shouldn't we? It is a hobby so I expect it to be fun. When you have to worry about ever getting your money or plane for over a year it stops being fun and becomes painful. There are a LOT of other planes that are fun to fly that will be delivered in a reasonable period of time, so why put up with the crap from a person that doesn't deliver what he promises? Randy Bullard > So I gave up complaining about it and just > realized that its the nature of the hobby. > > John Stossel > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Contest Planes
I don't know that you "need" any plane. However, the only reason that someone would not want a molded plane is because they have never flown one. Nothing else flys or sounds like a well made molded plane. Randy Bullard (The recently converted) > Also for those of you who do not want or need a hollow molded plane look at > the sapphire from Whyte Wings and the Milan from guess who? > > Smooth Thermals, > Karlton Spindle RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] The WC's - A slightly skewed perspective (mine) very long and somewhat boring
This was a great post Daryl! Thank you, thank you, thank you. A gem like this makes it worth wading through many days of junk. Most humbly yours, Randy Bullard RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Re: Hitec 555 radios
Oops. U. My head was still spinning from the flying yesterday. Is that a good excuse? Randy > << There is also a different phase shift in > the radio signal. If I remember correctly, Futaboo is negative shift and > Airtronics is positive. >> > > Read his message again - he had already grouped into modulation shift > categories, and was asking what ELSE caused the difference! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] F3B Worlds
Lots of us are waiting for a report from the F3B worlds. How about it Bozo? Or Joe or Daryl or somebody! Randy Bullard RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Squid MidAir Video (mpg)
Ok. I watched the video. Pretty interesting. Now, I don't speak Spanish, so what are they saying to each other at the end of the video? Fortunately I didn't see any fist flying. Randy Bullard > I was surfing and found the following SCARY video footage... 8-) > > http://www.mccurdy.co.uk/f3f/photos/spain1999/index.htm > > Click on 'The Crash' and download the mpg file. > > Whoa, > > Jim RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Shredair
I had the great pleasure of meeting Dieter and Marcela of Shredair at the Speed Trials this year. Super nice people. I would recommend them as people to buy from in a heart beat. I wish all of our dealers were this nice. Randy Bullard p.s. I personally have been drooling over their new Brisk II. I know it's early, but Santa are you listening? > I have a Shredair Spiro, a great plane with a 8% mod.RG15, fully molded > everything with two nose cones. Wonderful German precision and it shows. > Flew it a Cape Blonco in 45mph wind with 26oz ballast , it screamed, and also > in very lifht lift at Los Banos, it almost speced out> > > > Check the web site out. > > Shredair.com > > A happy customer, Eric Swenson RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Great report
I just read Paul Naton's Speed Trials report on the Volz web site. Great report Paul! Thanks! It brings back wonderful memories of the fantastic time I had there and gives a very interesting perspective from a contestant's point of view. From my own point of view, it was great meeting Paul and all the other cool people there. The report is at: http://www.volz.com and under "news". If S&E Modeler holds this event again next year, I will be there. Oh yea. And with more planes. Randy Bullard RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
