Re: [RCSE] "30 minute first flight on my new Cularis by Hitec/MPX)
We Have 19 EZG's called Beer Coolers here GDSHS. Use a carbon rod inside of the f'/glass wing rod for stiffness. Better than a birch dowel. Cut off the orig hook, mill or grind down the hook base to make it thinner and glue on a 1/8 ply plate for a new hook base and locate the hook at 3.00 behind the wing L/E. Same location as the C/G. Monster launches with Wade winches. Regards, Dave Corven. -- Original message -- From: Ed Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > We launch EG off the winch all the time. Actually it makes a great training > plane for the winch. With the standard hook and the standard wing rod, you > can > step on the pedal and go full bore. The launch angle is low but you get a > wicked zoom! > > I don't know anyone in our club who has replaced the wing rod, but several > have > moved the tow hook back and are tapping the plane up in a fashion similar to a > 2M woody. Have not seen a broken wing rod yet. > > I imagine you could also slip a birch dowel into the standard wing rod to make > it stronger. It would increase the weight a little but I don't think it would > be detrimental. > > I do that with a steel rod for ballast purposes. > > Best regards, > Ed Anderson > Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 11:57:10 -0700 (PDT) > From: AJ Bhatta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: RCSE > Subject: MPX EG tow hook > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Thanks to all for the tips on tow hook mods for the > MPX EG. Will definitely try those next time. > Cheers > AJ > > -- > > End of Soaring V1 #11223 > > 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-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] "30 minute first flight on my new Cularis by Hitec/MPX)
The plastic tube for the Easy Glider antenna runs down the center of the fuselage. If you drill too deeply, you will drill right through that tube. I think that a 1.5-in.-long dowel is too long. I recommend a large-diameter dowel glued in as deeply as you can without severing the antenna tube. -Dick John Erickson wrote: AJ, On the Easy Glider you need to make a new tow hook. Most common way is to drill a 3/8" hole at the very rear end of the existing tow hook tray. Glue in a 3/8" x 1 1/2" dowel and thread a tow hook into that. It will launch steeper in the new configuration. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA From: AJ Bhatta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 10:14:31 -0700 (PDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] "30 minute first flight on my new Cularis by Hitec/MPX) Good to know. We have had some guys inquiring about soaring and I think this foamie fits the bill. Has anyone up there tried the 2M (glider) Easy Glider on the winch? We tried this weekend but the CG was too far forward. Congrats to Lee on his fantastic achievement. Regards AJ 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-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] "30 minute first flight on my new Cularis by Hitec/MPX)
Many members of the Charles River Radio Controllers have purchased Easy Gliders. This year, we will hold our second annual man-on-man Easy Glider contest. The gliders are winch launched. A standard modification of the basic Easy Glider is to replace the supplied fiberglass wing rod with a carbon fiber tube. With his tube, the gliders can take a full-pedal winch launch with a nice zoom at the end. Our experience has been that the CG in the plans is right on. The reason for poor launches is the position of the tow hook. The most important modification is to move the tow hook back. We have found that a position at the rear end of the tow-hook well is about right for a steep launch. The usual approach is to use a cup hook. The hook from the hardware store is bent into a right angle and screwed into a piece of wood embed into the bottom of the plane. -Dick AJ Bhatta wrote: Good to know. We have had some guys inquiring about soaring and I think this foamie fits the bill. Has anyone up there tried the 2M (glider) Easy Glider on the winch? We tried this weekend but the CG was too far forward. Congrats to Lee on his fantastic achievement. Regards AJ 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
Re: [RCSE] "30 minute first flight on my new Cularis by Hitec/MPX)
AJ, On the Easy Glider you need to make a new tow hook. Most common way is to drill a 3/8" hole at the very rear end of the existing tow hook tray. Glue in a 3/8" x 1 1/2" dowel and thread a tow hook into that. It will launch steeper in the new configuration. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA > From: AJ Bhatta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 10:14:31 -0700 (PDT) > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: RCSE > Subject: Re: [RCSE] "30 minute first flight on my new Cularis by Hitec/MPX) > > Good to know. We have had some guys inquiring about > soaring and I think this foamie fits the bill. Has > anyone up there tried the 2M (glider) Easy Glider on > the winch? We tried this weekend but the CG was too > far forward. Congrats to Lee on his fantastic > achievement. > Regards > AJ > > 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
Re: [RCSE] "30 minute first flight on my new Cularis by Hitec/MPX)
Good to know. We have had some guys inquiring about soaring and I think this foamie fits the bill. Has anyone up there tried the 2M (glider) Easy Glider on the winch? We tried this weekend but the CG was too far forward. Congrats to Lee on his fantastic achievement. Regards AJ 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
