[RCSE] Re: Mars Glider
Cool! Detail shots at this NASA website http://amesnews.arc.nasa.gov/releases/2001/01images/marsplane/marsplane.html reveal an RnR logo on the plane, and control surface linkages appear to be standard R/C style - not bad for Mach 0.82:-O Thomas RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Wave lift (was: P38 SOARING?)
Thanks to all who replied. Seems like a little exploring behind our home slope is in order! The book is titled: Exploring the Monster. Mountain Lee Waves: the Aerial Elevator by Robert F. Whelan. I got it from Wind Canyon Books at http://www.windcanyon.com/ Thomas on 7/30/01 4:54 PM, Art Mcnamee at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Tom, I read about that pilot years ago. It seems to me, from memory, that he was in the Tehachapi Mtns. The pilot caugth this lifting wave, cut off ihs engines and soared in the lift. I don't rember the magazine but if you have a book on this please tell me the name and I will go get it. There are some strong waves up there in the mtns. that can take you to high altitudes sometimes requiring oxygen. So when flying there be equipped. Thanks for waking up my memory and best regards, Art RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Off-site flying / freqency control
on 6/12/01 1:51 PM, Jim Miller at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is an ICOM R2 the recommended choice? What's a good price and where can I find it? tnx jtm There was a short article in the latest issue of MA. Also check out http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/radio/joelfoner_icomicr2.htm I got mine on eBay, new for $155. Icom has a special - if you buy an R2 before the end of June they give you the PC cable and software for free. Thomas RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] iHLGF
Bummer... would have been nice to see what they have come up with on 6/5/01 3:43 PM, Lex Mierop at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The European F3K championships are scheduled for this coming weekend -Original Message- From: Thomas Jascur [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 2:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] iHLGF How 'international' was it this year? snip RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] DLG Preset for Flash 5X
There was a thread on rec.models.rc.soaring: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=enlr=safe=offic=1th=e5a09bddc3cd9e98, 8seekm=3A89DF49.5C9FE84C%40home.com#p on 5/21/01 10:03 AM, gldrgidr at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What switch do you setup for a rudder preset on a Hitec Flash 5 radio. The only temporary toggle on the Flash 5 is the trainer switch and It doesn't seem to be programmable. I know that this question has been asked before but when I did a search on the archive, I couldn't find it. John RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Eclipse 7
Welcome to the club! I agree that the VR.1 knob is too sensitive for camber. Haven't found a good way to make it less sensitive. The only suggestion I can come up with is when you set up crow make sure to set channel 6 (flaps) to 100% and then limit throw with EPA for ch 6,7. This will make VR.1 less sensitive relative to the flap stick than leaving EPA at 100% and setting crow/ch 6 to less than 100%. The latest thing I heard from Hitec is that our friendly rep is fighting hard to get sailplane-related issues addressed for software updates. He estimated it will take at least six months as their engineers are working on other things, too. At this point he could not promise anything because our problems do not affect 95% of other users. Reading between the lines, I can't help but wonder - why is it necessary for our rep to fight with his management for us? That's it - we are second class citizens for radio manufacturers! Thomas P.S. Thanks to everybody who responded to my earlier posts about this radio on 5/14/01 3:34 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Got a new Eclipse 7 from Hitec hoping it would be a good full house sailplane radio as they advertised. I read the information on RCSE about launch and reflex settings not using the full TE and I can live with that but I can't get the camber to work right. I can get it to camber OK using the VR1 knob only if it goes only one click but I can't stop the flap travel distance. They will travel way too far. It's OK if you only go one click on the knob but how can you do that while flying. Going back to center I can stop the ailerons from going above the centerline when I return the knob but not the flaps so when you are flying you won't know exactly if the flaps are where they should be. That could be a major problem. I talked to Hitec but Mike was not much help. He did not know much about gliders and glider flying. Help !! before I return the radio back to where I got it because it's not much good for full house gliders otherwise. Don Cleveland Houston, TX RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [RCSE] Hitec Eclipse 7 Software, first impression
on 5/8/01 8:29 AM, Bob Chatman at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom Can you slave the ailerons to the flap? Bob Yes, there is also a switch that will turn this mix on or off. Not sure right now if you can set a percentage. But even when the mix is engaged, the ailerons won't move with the flaps when you toggle the flight mode/speed flap trim switch. Normal flap operation seems to be a flap knob on the left side. When ailerons are slaved to the flaps, the flap knob will move the entire TE up or down. Unfortunately it's kind of hard to tell where in the range of the flap knob you are as it doesn't let you know when the knob is centered. No beep or click that you could feel. Thomas RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
