[RCSE] Tom Hoopes - please contact me
List: If you happen to see Tom Hoopes, please ask him to contact me. I've tried e-mail over the past month several times and gotten no response. Thanks. - David A. Enete 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] Wurts on The Military Channel
Did anyone notice Joe flying (monitoring) what looked like a PicoJet Combat UAV on the Military Channel tonight? - David 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] Super-V 2m $200.00 For Sale
No Joke its Real... Great Deal I would not Pass it Up... What are you waiting for A clue to be caught. - D 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] You gotta REALLY wanna do this!!!
Palm is popular in USA but not that popular outside. Most TX makers, if they do something, will only want to do it once so Palm is not likely to be the way they go. For the US market, Palm would be good. I understand. I was just thinking of a way to avoid the OS issues, and avoid Wintel altogether. Perhaps the route to take is to build an interface box that houses a hardware http server. Write the code in Java for the desktop computer (software updates are easier than the hardware of course). Put a serial connection on the box (or USB, Firewire, RJ45, heck, try bluetooth, whatever) to allow different hardware platforms to attach to the device. Kind of like programming network hardware (like the Cobalt rack mount servers). The serial would probably be the least expensive, and easiest to write for. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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] Just a Flying Contest
At 11:10 PM 8/11/2002, you wrote: I've thought about this altitude zooming issue before I posted. On one side of this you could debate that one had to gain the altitude prior to doing this maneuver, and maybe it's a strategy that would not play out too well. Unless you can DS the gradient. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] 2002 Mid-South results are available
The prompt results are thanks to Richard Ware. Richard has spent the past two years working on a total solutions style of database for sailplane contests. It does all of the scheduling, random matrix generation, frequency separation, scoring, normalization, etc. for any event. For handlaunch, I simply entered the tasks I was going to choose from, and could easily pick how many, the order of tasks, any requirements (hand catch, etc.), and it will spit out score sheets and groups in seconds flat. An amazing bit of work from a very dedicated guy. I hope he will release the software in the next year so that others can take advantage of its features. I believe it was used for the NATS last year in its pre-beta stages. Nice work. Very prompt results. At 10:44 PM 6/23/2002 -0400, David A. Enete wrote: The results of the 2002 Mid-South Soaring Championship are available on the Mid-South web site. Each event has a detailed breakdown of the scoring as well as summaries. http://midsouth.atlantasoaring.com/ - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Mid-South photos are on the web site (100%)
http://midsouth.atlantasoaring.com/ Heck, they are all there now. Have fun. The files are big, but the initial displays (thumbnails) are network friendly. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] 2002 Mid-South results are available
The results of the 2002 Mid-South Soaring Championship are available on the Mid-South web site. Each event has a detailed breakdown of the scoring as well as summaries. http://midsouth.atlantasoaring.com/ There are hundreds of photographs that were taken at the 3-day event. As soon as I have culled and edited them, they will be posted on the site as well. I wont try to congratulate the pilots by memory now (I will forget too many), but they were all great guests who did some fantastic flying here in Georgia. Please take a look at the results on the web site. When you see the photos in the next day or two, you will truly appreciate the work these guys did. The overall standings are below. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA = Mid-South Soaring Championship 2002 We done it, HOT-LANA style! Overall Standings -- 18131 Siebenaler, Steve 35647 OH 16765 Cleveland, Don 515879 TX 16010 Alonzo, Ray 71529 FL 15380 Davidson, Bruce 528538 KY 14825 Kovacs, Mike 684057 TX 14009 Golovidov, Oleg 562316 NC 13986 Glover, Rob V100 AL 12897 Agnew, Mike 220525 FL 12878 Barry, Doug l-130 NC 12760 Agnew, John 86336 FL 12578 Itterly, Nelson 9747 MO 12317 Scully, Tom 556785 KY 12170 Behr, Russ 5931 AL 11488 Wilson, Edwin 2455 KY 11291 Kiburis, Richard 549291 FL 10708 Swanson, Stewart 4984 PA 10328 Swinehart, Ron 20903 AL 9713 Cleveland, Ben 3582 FL 9706 Baxter, Gerald 611758 AL 9288 McGowan, Mike L148 GA 9141 Frost, Art 14460 MO 8944 Shirley, Scott 552092 FL 8940 Brungard, Martin 6560 FL 8618 Womack, Jack 706484 TX 8490 Bryan, Cliff 597192 WV 8165 Keller, Howard 1298 SC 7902 Eckel, Rick 467949 FL 7727 Brittin, James 607765 TN 7642 Sinclair, Ron 41439 AL 7404 Schwerin, Alan 270215 NJ 7224 Chronic, Randall 316074 GA 7207 Black, Douglas 471776 NC 7168 Carver, Rusty 690477 FL 7166 Campbell, David 446773 IN 7096 Rindfleisch, Herb 82414 TN 6945 Severt, Michael 350729 NC 6715 McDonald, Kendall 19363 TN 6618 Shaw, David 5674 MI 6529 Yeung, Victor 554112 FL 6528 Coleman, Bernard 38236 NC 6496 Fara, Sam 2765532 AL 6467 Hethcoat, Jerry 371367 AL 6333 Perret, Paul 386403 LA 6115 Dean, Glenn 146762 TX 5941 Allen, Ronald KB4FNW KY 5662 McKenna, Morris 12330 AL 5283 Koch, Stanley L-691 TN 5047 Cobb, Tom 80171 GA 5026 Anderson, Chuck 371 TN 4991 Enete, David 42153 GA 4556 Gullett, Joe 574086 TN 4247 Wilson, AJ 448178 GA 3653 Johnson, Johnney 304496 TN 2660 Griffith, Nathan 739786 GA 2481 Terry, Robert 241119 1943 Boykin, Frank 2140 NC 1285 Roos, Buddy 67406 GA 288 Vepraskas, Marc 90549 GA 166 Terry, Doug 365965 92 Vennerholm, John 6615 NC RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Moving to Atlanta
Glenn...try the links below. http://www.atlantasoaring.org/ Don't try the .org unless you like on-line casinos and Internet scams. http://www.atlantasoaring.com/ and http://www.atlantasoaring.net/ will yeild the results you want. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Handlaunch Sportsman division (was Javelin vs DLG)
Me too I have several great HLG's they fly great and I would compete in both class with them as well as the DLG's. They fly well and there is a real art to getting them in lift with only a 40' to 60' starting point. Many of the people I have spoken with in the past couple of months have agreed that they (and others who sit on the sidelines instead of participating in handlaunch contests) would love to fly if we did just like most TD contests do...have Sportsman and Expert classifications. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Wet Rx
What I would recommend is a thorough rinsing with clean water before you dry it out. Distilled water if you have it. Fewer minerals to do bad things. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Low DLG costs; was High DLG costs
It could be something like : 59 inches max maximum material cost :20$ no carbon, FG, Kevlar no gyros and no programming Just think about how much fun it is to fly Zagi/Boomerang slope planes. It would be fun to develop and have access to new cheap and tough HLG/DHLG planes that we would not fear flying in any conditions. It could also be a great way to start new flyers. You should consider the Apogee by Mark Drela. The wooden wing version might just suit your needs. But it uses a kite spar for a tailboom. Sorry it doesn't fit your requirements above. Maybe you could carve your plane out of maple? See the Charles River RC web site for the plans, etc. http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/apogeehlg/markdrela_apogeehlg.htm - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] The Naked Sailplanist
It brings to mind a mental picture of a statue, the heroic glider flier, a sort of Michelangeo's David with DLG and Fig Leaf. Sounds familiar...but I've seen this before. http://enete.org/david/soaring/greek-sidewinder.jpg - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] craftr air wind drifter.
accidently blew it up on launch . The fuse was fixable but the wing is totally shot. Does any one know what air foil that particular wing is and can someone direct me to a picture of a wind drifter so I can confirm that is what I have? Skybench Aerotech is now selling a partial kit of the Wind Drifter. http://www.skybench.com/ - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] 5/16 inch music wire
Anobody know of a source for 5/16 inch music wire? I can't find anything larger than 1/4 inch and that isn't quite large enough. Chuck, I believe that Small Parts carries that size. Try their web site at http://www.smallparts.com/ . See you at Mid-South! - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Mid-South
Mid-South 2002 will be held in Rome, Georgia - June 21, 22, and 23. The full schedule and on-line registration is available at http://midsouth.atlantasoaring.com/ . - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Frequency Control / safety
Man, look at the technology our computer radios have, and they are so stupid about stomping all over each others frequencies. I know the technology is available to keep this from happening. I for one would pay for it even if it meant buying a new system. Well, you could at least stack the odds in your favor by switching to ham bands. You wouldn't have to lay out a big stack of money, but would again greatly reduce the number of pilots likely to be on your freq. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Frequency Control / safety
I think we should all have a unique ID in our tx and a way to set the ID in the rx with microswitches or programming. The only way to escape all the newbies and throw away RTF's is to have this coded system on a separate freq. band, and priced in the league for the guys flying expensive toys, like helicopters, jets, IMAC, and our silly little molded gliders. 8-) Packet radio perhaps? Or, true digital radios with a signature at some point (just hope you don't need fast input after an unqualified signal). - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] gyro for a HL
Not that I would ever use one but a flying buddy is inquiring. What is the gyro of choice and who has em? Hobby People has the little GWS/Cirrus piezo gyro for about $50. See http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/444510.htm . - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Photos from Atlanta Contest 10/6-7 posted
Photos from the October 6-7 contests hosted by the North Atlanta Soaring Association have been posted along with score recaps and contest notes. See the club's web site, http://atlantasoaring.org/ - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Atlanta contest (10/6-7) this weekend
For easy directions to the NASA contest (10/6-7), you should use http://www.mapsonus.com/ . Select the option marked create new route, and then find business or landmark where you will search for Bouckaert Farm Turf in Rome, Ga. After planning the route (shortest, fastest, favoring highways, etc.) you can also use the what's nearby link to show restaurants, lodging, etc. We hope you will attend! - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Best TD ship
I like the idea of a composite ship, instead of a moldie, but I'm open to suggestions. I have my eye on the Psyco, Addiction, Chicago Wind. I am currently flying an old Alcyone, and can do well with it. I have been flying for a while (off and on for 20 years), but I'm getting into contests a little more seriously, and want a good all around ship. Hope this will narrow things down a bit. This all sounds very familiar. I've only flown 3 open class planes, so I'll just tell you what I'm flying and how I like it. I've got the Sage wings (blended 7035-36-37) and Addiction fuselage that Gordy used to fly. He mentioned that there would be a new fuselage in production this Fall that should be better than the old one. I'm not sure if anyone knows the status of that fuselage development, but I'm happy with how my ugly plane flies for now. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Another day (blood need)
Everyone who can donate blood right now If you cannot donate today or tomorrow, please consider donating in the next week. The need will last for quite a while as much of the Red Cross supply is transferred by air from area to area. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] The Attack
I know there are a number of pilots on this list, I have a question. On Larry King CNN, some expert said any trained monkey could fly those jets to targets once in the cockpit. The flying looked fairly precise to me, it would take some training to fly like that wouldn't it? Microsoft's Flight Simulator will allow you all of the training to fly this horrendous mission. The insane zealots didn't have to do anything difficult like taking off or landing, just aim the plane. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Atlanta: Oktoberfest TD Contest
The North Atlanta Soaring Association's Fall TD Contest will be held on October 6th and 7th, 2001. The Saturday Event will be a 5 Round add-em up with a total target time of 50 minutes. 12 minute max time per round. Landing: L6. CD for Saturday is Tim Foster ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; 404.406.0853 cell or 770.564.7925 office ). The Sunday Event is 5 rounds of TD (task to be determined on site). Landing: L6. CD for Sunday is Tom Kwiakowski ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; 770.889.3507 ). Trophies for Saturday and Sunday will be awarded 1st - 3rd in Expert and 1st - 2nd for Sportsman. An overall high score trophy will also be awarded. The contest will be held in Rome, Georgia at Bouckaert Farms. Lodging: We have reserved a block of 10 rooms for the event. They are on a first come, first served basis, and must be reserved before September 28th. Please contact: Holiday Inn Skytop 20 Highway 411 East Rome, Ga 30161-6600 706.295.1100 Ask for the NORTH ATLANTA SOARING ASSOCIATION room rate. It should be $66.00 + tax which also includes a hot breakfast bar. = North Atlanta Soaring Association http://atlantasoaring.org/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] C/F Boom Molding Question
I am molding a 40 x 1od long tube, I am not sure if a condom will stretch that much, I know I push them to the limits... 8-) Kidding My wife is a health educator who worked through college as a sexuality educator, and I can tell you personally that most modern condoms (latex) will easily stretch to 40x1. And, you can also put one over a collegiate-size football. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] North Atlanta Soaring Association http://atlantasoaring.org/ RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Results
Have the Mid-South complete results been posted yet? I got the TD, RES, and Team scores, but the handlaunch and nostalgia scores weren't sent to me. Here is what I have... PRE Mid-South 2001 Scores -- Unlimited Thermal Duration Ed Slegers (expert)8409 Oleg Golovidov (expert)8402 Herb Rindfleisch (expert) 8393 James Brittin (expert) 8228 Scotty Meader (expert) 8140 Randall Chronic (expert) 8059 Gerald Baxter (expert) 8043 Jack Strother (expert) 8042 Mark Gellart (expert) 8027 Rick Eckel (expert)7979 David Enete (sportsman) 7955 Brian Smith (expert) 7896 Johnny Berlin (expert) 7873 Don Cleveland (expert) 7872 Art Frost (gray cup)7840 Buddy Roos (expert)7747 Kendall McDonald (expert) 7721 Jon Stone (expert) 7676 Gordy Stahl (expert) 7640 Tom Kwiatkowski (sportsman) 7604 Scott Shaw (expert)7580 Harold Saunders (sportsman) 7511 A.J. Wilson (expert) 7424 Mike Kovacs (sportsman) 7387 Ted Nickson (expert) 7355 Tom Scully (expert)7286 Morris McKenna (gray cup) 7235 Tom Cobb (gray cup) 7233 Ben Cleveland (gray cup)7116 Bill Jenkins (expert) 7113 Curtis Smith (expert) 7104 Rob Glover (expert)7057 Ron Swinehart (expert) 6949 Edwin Wilson (expert) 6889 Russ Behr (expert) 6841 Steve Siebenaler (expert) 6781 Paul Perret (expert) 6762 Michael Hines (expert) 6757 Chuck Robinett (sportsman) 6743 Joseph Dirr (sportsman) 6657 Victor Yeung (expert) 6595 Paul Behr (expert) 6561 Stanley Koch (gray cup) 6425 Sam Fara (expert) 6408 Ron Allen (expert) 6287 Joe Ruminski (expert) 6178 Tom Long (gray cup) 6144 R.D. Smith (expert)6019 Howard Keller (expert) 5905 Christian Caspers (sportsman) 5841 Steve Addison (expert) 5610 Chuck Anderson (gray cup) 4886 David Campbell (expert)3571 Jim Larkin (gray cup) 3521 Barry Mohl (gray cup) 2218 -- R.E.S. Joe Burns 4944 David Shaw 5584 -- Team Competition Tullahoma Tulips Rindfleisch, B. Smith, McDonald: 24010 NASA-2 AJ Wilson, Chronic, Enete: 23438 NJSS Cleveland, Slegers, Robinett: 23023 Team MSS Meader, Stone, Swinehart: 22765 Florida Boys Baxter, Yeung, Eckel: 22617 Sun One Koch, Brittin, Stahl: 22294 Butch Berlin, Dirr, Saunders: 22042 Tone Deaf Pig Dogs Siebenaler, Gellart, Glover: 21864 VST Shaw, Hines, Scully: 21622 LSF Strother, Edwin Wilson, Allen: 21218 NASA Seniors Roos, Long, Cobb: 21124 -- /PRE (excuse the mess if you see junky layout, I just did it as text and added the pre-formatted tag to help some mail programs) - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] cutting deltas
I also seem to recall that when cutting with one end of your bow held in one position that you only used one template. Am I remembering that correctly? Anyway, the question is where can I find out how to do this type of cut. Has anyone seen the FeatherCut video? Is that covered on that tape? Yes, only one template. I use an anchored wire to make these cuts. The result is an airfoil that is thinned toward the tip as well as being tapered. You simply have to decide if you want a flat trailing edge, flat leading edge, or a taper that is somewhere in between (leading and trailing edges taper). I mounted a bolt at the end of my cutting table from the bottom of the table. It is held in place with a nut on top. Two wing nuts are screwed onto the bolt (lower one is flat side up, upper one is flat side down). The cutting wire has a loop tied into one end and that is sandwiched between the two wing nuts. The height of the sandwich is at the midline of the airfoil (measured at the template end and replicated at the bolt). I cut my core to the planform and place it on the table. If one edge is flat, I use that as the reference point and align the flat side with the taught cutting wire (the free end of the wire is attached to a wooden handle and pulled tight). I then move the wire to the tapered side and adjust the foam block (nearer to or farther from the bolt) until both sides have the wire flat against their face when pulled tight. Attach the template, attach power to the wire on either side of the foam block, apply power, pull wire tight, and cut by hand at a steady speed. You can also do this with your commercial cutter, or home-built hands-off cutter by anchoring one end (of a long-long bow) and only attaching one pulley system to pull the wire through the block. Good luck. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] please REMOVE me from list, thanks
The subscribe/unsubcribe info does appear to be missing from the _replies_ from your and other messages from the AOL domain. I don't know if this header is on the original messages _to_ AOL addresses. If AOL is truncating the footer information from your email messages, then YOU need to get in touch with AOL and have them stop editing your private mail. --Bill I've noticed that anything below a triple dash seems to be deleted from AOL mail. It could be that they are filtering out advertisements for other products / services, and have been using the triple-dash as their standard (a very old unwritten standard in e-mail). - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] raffles - thank you
I just wanted to say thank you to companies that support raffles or other give-aways at soaring events (including trophies, or other support). I had an opportunity to win several items in the Mid-South raffle last year and they all led to sales / good advertising for those who supplied the prizes (won a tx battery, bought a receiver and from the donor; won a tape-on skeg, bought 3 more during the year; won a radio discount, became a fairly loyal user of that brand; won a micro-torch, bought more accessories from that vendor while at the show). Anyhow, you guys put the icing on the cake at competitions / events and get my business many times over. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS - I did also send e-mail thank you letters to several other companies that provided prizes...that I did not win. Just to say thanks for supporting the activity. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Alt. Reflective tapes [was: [RCSE] planes wings and thing]
[ I sent a message earlier and it may have bounced. ] You can also find flash tape and similar products at a company called McCormick's Enterprises (Illinois). They sell mainly to the marching band profession. They have reflective tapes, and holographic tapes that are identical to those being sold for sailplanes. Take a look at their selection. The prices are much lower than those sold for sailplane use (most are sold in 25' to 100' rolls). http://www.mccormicksnet.com/mccormicks/tapes.htm - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] OT: ScramJet is toast (literally)
Off-topic... NASA had to destroy the X43-A prototype when it had a booster malfunction. Looks like we'll have to wait a little longer for that space vacation. Apparently the problems weren't with the scramjet itself...it was never ignited. X-15 still holds the speed record with Mach 6.7. The Pegasus went out of control, it appeared parts were breaking off of it, said Alan Brown, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration spokesman. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010602/sc/space_plane_dc_1.html - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] wanted: stylus tx modules
Anybody have an RF module for a Stylus that you want to sell? - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Icon, flight report
Photos of the Icon can be found on the Atlanta club's web site. http://atlantasoaring.org/mig.php - David RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] DLG Opinions
It seems like there is a severe "two camps" division in DLG launch technique. "Dick Barker"-style has the release at max speed with the inside (grasping) wing almost stationary. The other camp is the "Equal Speed"-style where the throwing hand moves forward quickly during release in the direction of flight (no rudder pre-set needed). I think Dick's method generates greater velocity (on the outside panel at least), but is really a no-win trade off. (NOTE: I don't fly DLG, but am shopping for a design so I can start. These comments are based on observation only. IHLGF video rewind-pause-slo-mo, Twister video rewind -pause-slo-mo, Endless Lift rewind -pause-slo-mo, etc.) Barker-esque analysis: The difference between the slower "inside" wing and the outside wing has to be equaled out in order to continue the launch without a snap-roll. The rudder preset causes drag. The positive side is that the pilot's spinning is constant through the launch and the launching hand is brought from behind the body, alongside the body, and then across the front to release (pretty easy to develop a good style). Equal-speed analysis: There is no pre-set drag except for elevator to tweak the release attitude. There is much less stress on the fuselage (in the boom area at least). The speed of launch at release is the only compromise. The launching hand comes from behind to along side the pilot's body. At that point, the body stops rotation (inasmuch as it contributes to a better launch speed) and the launch hand continues on its path in the direction of launch to release. Still, the advantage is the swinging weight and inertia gained during the spin (and less airframe stress). The Wurts-Javelin does this with the pre-launch run. Isolate the arm from the body (encase yourself in cement except for your throwing arm) and both styles have similar launch potential. When you use the Barker-esque launch, don't you give up a good amount of speed (energy) in straightening the flight path out...and is that equal to the Equal-speed launch energy? Anyway: Why should the tail extend below the boom? Would that make it look like a + (plus) tail? Doesn't that dork out landings? Couldn't you just make the rudder twice as tall? Theory is that the twisting load on the boom during launch is too great. When countered by the rudder, having it centered on the boom makes it less twisty. Not a "+" tail, Dick Barker makes his a T-tail. Landings aren't too bad, and most are hand-catches in competition anyhow. Twice as tall rudders make the twisty situation worse. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Mantis...2-meter, etc.
MH-32 on a Mantis vs. the 7037 on a Mantis. What are the habits of these foils on this plane? Will it get up and go at any point? And...comments from anyone flying the 2-meter version? - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] CF pushrods
As an adhesive technologist I have absolutely no problem bonding CF pushrods with CA. I have a friend who works for Atlanta Gas Light in their Safety program. Any time that he sees something questionable (ie. a floor mat at the local fast food place is folded over on itself) he will say, "As a safety professional I would have to say that this is not a safe way to operate..." I just thought your "adhesive technologist" statement sounded a lot like that. I'm wondering what would have to happen in a fuselage in order to remove the CA-fused carbon fiber pushrod from the link. Probably a pretty hefty crash. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Club newsletters vs computers....
Lets save the paper for it's best use - printing templates and graphics for that next project ! Save a tree , write HTML ( or anything BUT pdf's ) . Or, you could do it like some clubs do theirs. PDF and HTML. That way you can lose your vision staring at your monitor, or print and enjoy paper (non-bleached, recycled, and recyclable of course). - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] CF pushrods
"As a safety professional I would have to say that this is not a safe way to operate..." I just thought your "adhesive technologist" statement sounded a lot like that. Sorry, I did not mean to sound pompous or to lecture. I was speaking from a stress-distribution, mode-of-load-application perspective. Um...I thought it was funny, not pompous. Never mind. Darn computers just don't convey smiles or chuckles. I like the idea of using CA, and take your endorsement to heart. Next plane will have CF pushrods with CA bonding. If anyone is actually bothered by gluing a CF rod to a clevis, hey, no problem. Use a different method of making the push rod. That's what living in a free country is all about. I know that using CA doesn't bother me. I was trying to point out that it would take a pretty big force (with stress is bizarre directions) to break the bond of CA with CF pushrods and the links you described. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] MARK ALLEN's FALCONs NOT BRIAN's BANSHEEs
Buddy Roos [EMAIL PROTECTED] the NASA guru posted, "How many of you remember the NATS (1991 or 1992) where Brian Agnew took First Place in the TWO-METER, STANDARD, and OPEN CLASS flying a Two Meter BANSHEE?" SORRY, Buddy :-( !! YES!! You left out one, He took tops at ALL FOUR CLASSES at the 1991 NATS, BUT in CLASS A (RCHLG) with his "Vertigo" design--I have the wing from that ship!! In CLASS B (2 meter) flying a Flite Lite Falcon 600; in CLASS C (100 inch Standard) flying a Flite Lite Falcon 800; in CLASS D (Unlimited) flying a Flite Lite Composites 880--FALCONs ALL, the BANSHEE did not exist yet :-) !!. I'm pretty sure that I read the NATS issue of Model Avaition recently that pointed out Brian winning all 3 classes with the Banshee. It was a year with a very low turnout (due to an LSF meet?). I'm thinking it was around 96 or so. I saw that issue just a couple of weeks ago. I'll search through the library and find it (I've been wrong before, so standard disclaimers apply). - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Handlaunching
For throwing examples, do not search out the 3Rs tape (it only shows about 5 throws by Wurts). You should call Paul Naton at Radio Carbon Art and get his "2000 IHLGF" tape. There are many different styles shown. There are a couple of segments that contain have profanity on the part of pilots, but the quality of the flying is worth the burning in your ears (or that of your preacher). Watching the tape 3 times is almost as good as being there to get a feel for how different pilots launch. I'm not convinced that there are no competitive handlaunch pilots in Florida. Track down a good one, and spend an afternoon with him/her. throwing a javelin. I've sent an email to the only source of the 3R video I can locate and am waiting to hear back. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] MAJOR RCHLG CONTEST DATE CONTEST or . . .
Yes, it looks like the BAR/CSS event will conflict with the Mid-South event (June 22-24). I'm not sure if the handlaunch event is AMA sanctioned, but perhaps a contest coordinator fell asleep at the wheel when considering draw area? MY INFORMATION HAS BEEN that the MIDSOUTH SOARING CHAMPIONSHIPS are to be held covering these SAME DATES!!?? RCHLG to be the 23!! WHY!!?? The conflict!!?? - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Hollyday Hi-starts
I realize that the going opinion of their rubber is that it's the best but... You can get a Pinnacle L model for $85 while the matching Hollyday 3M hi-start is $120. The Pinnacle is reputed to be a solid performer so is it really worth 30% more to by the Hollyday, especially if you are going to make limited use of the hi-start? If you are going to make "limited use" of a hi-start, why buy a premium, pre-assembled hi-start at all? Just buy the rubber from Rich and assemble the rest of the components on your own. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] extending ailerons (chordwise)
I've been thinking of ways to improve the roll response on a Graupner Cirrus (tiny ailerons), and I was wondering if anyone knew of reasons that I should NOT extend the ailerons. I figured that I could simply extend them by mounting rigid plastic on them (perhaps extending them by 100%). Would this improve the response, or would I just get a whole lot more adverse yaw? - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re: [RCSE] RCSE dying!
SASS has a Delphi forum and I hate it. It is slow, full of adverts, banners, etc, and has no provision for automatically filtering things into their proper place. NO THANKS! I will stick with an email list where I have some control on how long it takes to view what I want to view. -- Dick Barker RCSE-2...no advertisements, and FREE (not to mention fast)! Wait for the real announcement... (to be continued) - David RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Kevlar Questions
I use Kevlar for my HLG fuse with great success. I just bought a second batch of cloth and noticed that the old scraps left over are a couple shades darker than the new kevlar. This is, as I've read, because of breakdown somewhere at the molecular level. I've also heard that a layer or two of fiber glass is supposed to prevent this breakdown. Along another thread-line... I found a source of Kevlar tonight in my basement. I teach percussion and have for years. During the Fall, I work with marching bands. High-tension snare heads are now (for the past 13 years) made from woven Kevlar. I had a bunch of old heads in the basement that we had replaced at the start of a season with a University drumline. I cut out the woven kevlar and peeled away the plastic top surface. Nice and lite...and free. Of course, the pieces are just 14" round. Time to design a new Kevlar Frisbee! - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Mysterious unsubscriptions
I have had kind of the opposite problem happen. I was subscribed with a different email address but I would never get posts sent to it. Now 6 months later I get maybe one post every two days to it and this after un-subcribing numerous times. Computers can be funny things. Would you be interested in subscribing to a more friendly and configurable RCSE if it was available with all of the same people on the list? It would mean leaving AirAge behind, but would still be free from advertising. Read it via email/digest/web, etc. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Virus alerts. Don't Panic. Do your Homework
Don't make yourself look like an ass. Do the research first. The best site that I've seen is from the US Dept. of Energy. I've been referring folks to it for about 5 years now. http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/ Regarding the original post: Don't feel bad about passing it along though, hoaxes and Internet chain-letters have been around since 1988. Why People Send Chain Letters and Hoax Messages -- Only the original writer knows the real reason, but some possibilities are: - To see how far a letter will go. - To harass another person (include an e-mail address and ask everyone to send mail) - To bilk money out of people using a pyramid scheme. - To kill some other chain letter (e.g. Make Money Fast). - To damage a person's or organization's reputation. --- David RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Which spelling is correct?
At 10:57 PM 12/20/2000, Thomas Ernst wrote: There have numerous post about the "Cobra". In reviewing various web sites I can not find a model named "Cobra". I can find one named "Kobra". Are they the same model? Have we americanized a models name so they are the same model? Not in this case. It is the Calypso Cobra, I am sure that is the correct spelling. I have two of them, and that's how the instruction manual and the sticker on the wing spells it. You can find the model mentioned on the web site www.tun.ch If you can find anyone that is selling new ones let me know... 8-) Try http://www.mtcomposites.com/ The site isn't finished, but availability info is probably available from [EMAIL PROTECTED] - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Clevis for sub-micro servo
I would not recommend a clevis for the HS 50. I would put a 90 deg bend and a plastic retainer (made by cutting a piece of the many leftover control horns you have around and heating a wire slightly smaller than the wire of your control rod and pushing it in to make a hole) You can push this on to hold the control wire in place. Otherwise use a z-bend and put the clevis on the other end. It really depends on the plane you are putting it in. I just put a 90 degree bend in the wire and poke it through the servo arm. Then slip a little circle of 1/64" ply over the wire (looks like about a 3-4 mm diameter disk with a tiny hole drilled through the middle) and put a drop of thick CA followed by kicker on the plywood. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] How much pull on bungees?
I don't know much about everyone else, but I pull until: A- I can't pull any more,(but hey, I'm just a beenstock of a teenager) B-get the image in my head of a steak flying my way at several hundred miles per hour. Mmm...steak (yummy!) Usually at that point it becomes difficult to stop the wavering of my hand enough to get the ring onto the petal launcher. Flower power...in a bungee launcher? Maybe your stamen is wavering? Erik Alber "The Resin Head" Change the filter. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] oldie-but-goodie questions
I want to put a ballast box in the Oly. I've not done one before. What I'm thinking about is making a balsa compartment under the wing saddle at the CG. The ballast will be bags/containers of lead shot that will go in this ballast box. The Oly has a weight of 40 oz and a wing loading of 6 oz/ft^2. What wing loadings should I ballast for? I'm thinking 6oz/, 9oz/ and 12oz/. On the Olympic-II, the Airtronics adjustable towhook is shown on the plans. I finished a 13 year building project (my Oly-II from high school) this year and used that towhook. Buddy Roos explained that he also used that towhook on his Olympic-II years ago. He put long bolts in place of the short ones that hold the towhook channel to the plane. Noting the space between the two bolts that extended into the fuselage below the wing, he drilled holes in sheet steel. This became his ballast system for the Olympic. The steel was centered on the center of gravity before marking and drilling. Sheets were approximately 1/8" thick and 2" wide. Each was marked with its weight and could be combined. I took advantage of Buddy's having them in his toolbox at Mid-South this year. Winds were high, and I just had my Olympic-II. We used them to ballast up by 18 ounces (even then, my flights were pretty much in reverse with only one turn...final). Wing surgery: on the Oly, I need to go into the center-sheeted part of the wing and strengthen the spars and tighten up the wing joiner rod tubes. I wonder if I need to remove and replace _all_ the center sheeting, or if I can just cut "access windows" in the sheeting near the spars, and patch those openings when done. The center sheeting will be 'glassed, so the ultimate strength of the sheeting is secondary. I put CF-tow on the spar caps top and bottom full length. I'm glad that I did since the ballasted launches in high winds probably put max stress on the wings. See the "Kit Modifications" area of the Charles River Club's website for more ideas. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Atlanta club - website announcement
I just want to announce that the North Atlanta Soaring Association (NASA) has a site up and running. Enjoy. http://geocities.com/nasagliders/ - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] DJ Aerotech...very good people!
I just wanted to tell the exchange about an experience with DJ Aerotech. I have twice called upon them for information and have received much more than I ever expected in response. I purchased a USED Wizard from a friend of mine. I wasn't sure about CG locations, etc. so I wrote to Joe and Don via email asking if they had plan sheets for sale. Don quickly replied and had me give Joe my mailing address. I had a set of plans and instructions in less than a week...for free. After a hlg contest this summer, my Wizard wing was ragged out (little too aggressive on the finger-pegs...pulled down). I wanted to fix it stronger than it was originally. I wrote Joe, asking what kind of carbon fiber weave they used to reinforce the Spectre center section and where I might get some. Joe just said send me your address and the dimensions of the piece of CF you need. Again, in less than a week I had all of the carbon fiber that I needed to repair my plane...for free. For two people supporting this hobby, I am very thankful that we have Joe Hahn and Don Stackhouse. I'm still amazed that they went out of their way to help someone who didn't even put money directly in their pockets (since I bought the Wizard as a used plane), and without any desire for remuneration. I did purchase a Chrysalis, and keep eying my friend's Spectre with "handlaunch envy." Perhaps my next plane will be from DJA too. Good people. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Handlaunch Shoulder Syndrome???
Wow!! That sucks...I would really be pissed if my shoulder did that. Even worse if your groin did that. :) BTW... I think we should throw with our hips and legs, not the shoulder anyway. When you watch the javelin dudes, they rotate their hips and then the upper torso follows. I wonder about this. Remember that in javelin throwing, the idea is to reach max speed and then impart max force on the javelin...without going over the arc marking the end of the runway. We however don't have to try and stop our bodies after the throw (no balk line in handlaunch). So, should the body "snap" like a whip, or flow like a catapult? Wurts mentions "bending over" after his throws (3-Rs video). But it is a natural extension of the follow-through. I don't throw with as much force (or pre-throw speed) as most. I think of my body as a wheel (legs spread, arms straight and extended). Max speed happens when I accelerate one arm and let the other side of the wheel compress (think of a single bladed prop with a counter-weight that is close to the axis). Longer time with the hands on the plane that way and energy is conserved...imparted to the plane. On another related item. I have seen what is probably the coolest way to do a soccer throw-in. A woman at Stanford (?) on their soccer team meets the rules requirement of having both feet planted and both hands on the ball by holding the ball above her head, running forward, placing the ball on the ground (still in both hands), and doing a full somersault over the ball, onto her feet, before releasing it as her body whips. Great speed! - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] RE: (spoiler return springs)
I like connecting spoilers to servo with fine metal cable pushrods (Sullivan 507 VERY FLEXIBLE). That way the servo opens =and= closes the spoilers. Less fiddling, and they stay closed when inverted. I used this method on my Olympic-II. I had already installed the "dial cord" method using tubing that was the exact same as the sheath for 507 cable. I just bought a pack of Sullivan 507 cables (later buying a big pack of it for about $8 or so to use in handlaunch gliders), and pushed it through the pipes. I can't give the exact URL to the original document where I saw this idea, but I think it came from the Charles River RC club's kit modification page for the Oly-II. I used brass tubing on the ends of the cables and passed both through a servo connector. Works fine, and is very positive on opening and closing. Just make sure that both spoiler control arms are the same distance from the hinge and line up with your cable guides. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] RE: Delay -- Move RCSE to another list server?
After dealing with the commercial-ridden service from eGroups, the Zagi list moved (somewhat officially) over to the Topica service. Nice and lean interface, and not too many ads for now. http://www.topica.com/ - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Mr. NiCd?
Hi All, need to know what experiences folks have had with Batteries of America. Quality, service, etc. Please post to the exchange, I'm sure others would like to know. TIA, Rich Fast service, and a nice product. I've ordered about 4 times from them and have always gotten exactly what I was hoping to get in a timely manner. They make just about anything you can think of, and will give you any configuration that you can dream up. Describe what you want, and they'll tell you what they have that fits the bill. The quality of the cell assembly looks very good (haven't had to open a pack up, but could see through a couple of packs that had clear shrinkwrap). Connectors are solid, and clean. The only thing that I can think of that I would have changed on any of my orders was to have a longer lead on the 150mAh rx packs that I received. Other rx packs seemed to have longer leads (who knows why?). - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Northeast Sailplane Web site (A General Tip)
Thanks! we will try it. We are about to change to another server and after that is done we will work on reducing the fat. I could use a diet too! I'm here to ask RCSE for advice. I've tried to get a response from NSP for over 5 months now after they promised to apply a credit to my card for an order that was never shipped (from last January). Of course, no response at all since the initial promise to apply the credit. So again, I'm here to ask RCSE for advice. Hey RCSE, should I just assume that the credit that was supposed to be applied to my credit card will never come through? Should I just wash my hands of NSP for the rest of my soaring and electric hobby life? Should I let someone like Tom Broeski be the middle-man for any NSP dealings (thankfully at a lower price than NSP)? I only think about this when I see Sal posting to RCSE. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Gap sealing thanks
Thanks to all for the info on the tape. 50 cents per foot is the going rate for 1" tape. Check with George Voss. I think his is much less...could be wrong though. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Stylus channel reassign?
Hopefully this is an easy question for most of you who use Styli. I want to use a 6-channel receiver with a 6-channel sailplane. The manual says that I need to use channels 7 and 8 to do this. How do I go about using 1 through 6 for a full-house sailplane? Thanks in advance - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] HLG battery charge
At 02:39 PM 6/26/00 -0400, you wrote: I suspect that I may need to get a charger with less current output, as well as with "peak detection", but what can I do in the meantime? Could the batteries be charged for 1/5 the time, or 3 hours? I don't want to risk overcharging the Rx batts. Check out http://www.teleport.com/~sirius/ for the Sirius Charge 100. I use it on 50mah indoor packs and it works great. Very good chargers. I've got a different opinion. If you see yourself going toward smaller planes and smaller batteries then yes, you should try the Sirius Charge 100. BUT, if you see yourself spending more time with 150 or larger packs (on other ships of course), you would be better off with the Sirius Charge Pro. It will charge 150 mAh packs fine, and you can always look at the 100 charger when you move to the little packs. Not sure if the SC100 will do 3 cell packs or not. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] HLG, first ideas
Joe Wurts wrote: A header note. This is all pretty silly to discuss on RCSE. All of the relevant facts have been posted and reposted over the last month or so. I am a pretty smart fella, and I have finally solved the measurement problem! So, now it is off to load the truck for Mid-South, where we will get an opportunity to measure everyone's throwing height with complete accuracy. Here's how we did it... I had my wife get about 120 little party hats (you know, with the elastic strap). She carefully numbered them in permanent ink from 1 to 120. Then I brought in a monkey wrangler to round up 120 monkeys, and we started strapping on the hats. The little fellas are really smart. They all lined up in order by their numbers (I don't know how they knew what number they had since it was written on their hats and they couldn't see it). Then number 2 jumped on number 1's shoulders. Number 3 climbed to the shoulders of 2. Number 4 made his way up to the top of 3. This continued until we had all 120 monkeys balanced on each other's shoulders. Did I mention that these fellas are really smart? Well, I took my plane and gave it a launch. Guess what! Number 67 caught my plane. But, he and 68, 69, 70, and the rest above that fell to the ground. I asked the monkey wrangler if they were ok. His name is Tim. We counted the monkeys on the ground and subtracted that number from 120. It was hard to count because they kept running around. I had to chase the one that had my plane. I guess he wasn't as smart of a monkey as I thought. He was trying to fly with the elevator on the left stick. Silly monkey. I ignored him after that. Well, I'd better go help the wrangler load the truck. Look for me at Mid-South. I'll be the one wearing the party hat with number 67 on it! - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Launch Height
How long are your arms? Let me get the laser range-finder to measure...ok, 60 feet. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Foam cutting - curls up
I tried cutting foam for the first time last night and got a curly plank. The blank was Dow pink foam (Home Depot). I had the blank weighted down. I had templates at each end (pinned to the blank). The wire was .018 stainless steel. The cut didn't happen overly fast, just at a constant speed. So, now I've got a piece of foam that looks like a Hobie Hawk wing. What gives? - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[RCSE] Airt. RD6000 V-tail differential???
Hi. I'm setting up a plane and easily found how to do aileron differential. What I could not find is how to set up V-tail differential. Does anyone know what the secret is with this radio to get more down throw than up on the tail? Thanks in advance, David RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] The I Have A Dream Transmitter
9. The entire transmitter would strap to your wrist, with the controls activated through force sensors activated by your thumb and your fingertips. I would like to see some attempts at control systems that are not based on little sticks. I've mentally "designed" several that are based on natural flying movements. When you describe a flight or a maneuver to someone, you might use your hand to demonstrate it...but, do you ever just use your thumb? No. Why not have a natural flying movement control. Most of my ideas have been "glove-in-a-box" designs, but SGI has a control system based on a glove with free movement. Imagine using TWO gloves at once! That's control. By the way, my wife thinks that I think too much about this kind of thing. But, my ideas usually show up in production within a year or so. How long until this one is financially feasible? I'm not holding my breath. - David "flying with my thumbs" Enete David A. Enete [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Aviation tip: If you push the stick forward, the houses get bigger. If you pull the stick back they get smaller. (Unless you keep pulling the stick back...then they get bigger again) RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
