[RCSE] GREAT SERVICE

1999-09-07 Thread Gordon Cottrill
HI all, A few weeks ago I ordered a Triffik from Brend Lewing at SL Model. Brend struck me as being a friendly guy with lost of good information and experience to pass on to me as one who is new to electric . The price was very reasonable so I sent him a check and a few days later there it was sit

Re: [RCSE] Worlds

1999-09-07 Thread Wwing
In a message dated 09/07/1999 7:48:21 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > http://w1.192.telia.com/~u19207069/f3b1999.htm I took a look at the 3-view of the Swedish "racemachine" design. It looks for all the world like there is an articulated surface outboard of the ailerons.

RE: [RCSE] Wanted: Futaba FP8UA transmitter

1999-09-07 Thread Michael Imsic
Unfortunately they only sell Tx and Rx. Michael -Original Message- From: Garland Hanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 1999 11:56 To: Michael Imsic Subject: Re: [RCSE] Wanted: Futaba FP8UA transmitter You can get them sold separately (without servos, battery, e

[RCSE] JASON WERNER CALL ME

1999-09-07 Thread GordySoar
Hi Jason, My AOL when down and I lost my addresses and phone #s. Please give me a call, Its about your Lukes winner plane :-) Gordy 502-491-5001 If I am not in leave me phone #'s if it is still available. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscri

[RCSE] Power Stik -iness ? probably and not :-)

1999-09-07 Thread GordySoar
In a message dated 99-09-07 17:32:31 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << Randy, A friend of mine has a Power Stick antennae. We have noticed a very weird tendency with it. Every time he gets below 50-75 feet more than 50 yards away he loses effective control. He has an Airtronics Stylus radio.

Re: [RCSE] Re: Range Check with a Rubber Ducky Antenna?

1999-09-07 Thread James V. Bacus
At 08:17 PM 9/7/99 -0500, Steven Meyer wrote: >At 07:40 PM 9/7/99 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote: >>At 04:40 PM 9/7/99 -0400, Yiu Kwong Chan wrote: >> >>>By the way, What's wrong with partially retracted Tx antenna from launch to >>>launch until the HLG catches thermal, then extend it full. >> >>Reme

[RCSE] RE: HiTec Flash 5X Flapperons?

1999-09-07 Thread Ben Hocker
I just received my new Flash 5X G in the mail from Hobby Horse. Looks like a lot of radio for the money. I particularly bought it for the 5 model memories. I am not experienced with full house gliders, but a fast reading of the manual indicates that: It has a GLID (glider) configuration (in

[RCSE] Visalia September Schedule

1999-09-07 Thread Hank Schorz
I normally go up to CVRC for their normal Spetember contest, and for the Landing Cup Contest held on a different day. Does anyone know the dates and times for these two contests? Hank Schorz RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [E

[RCSE] Shrike manufacturer

1999-09-07 Thread svanleeuwen
Can someone e-mail me with Harris's contact info, thanks. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: hitec service

1999-09-07 Thread cjones29
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree that Hi-tec after sales service is excellent. In my case I had a damaged 6/7 channel receiver that I sent back to Amerang (UK) with the request that they repair it if it was economical to do so. Within a couple of days they had sent me a BRAND NEW Rx. With apologi

[RCSE] for sale

1999-09-07 Thread wyndjunkie
for sale. futaba 8 channel fp-t8uaf fm transmitter in a case.with two hitec supreme recievers (8 channel), and one hitec micro 535(4 channel) and the futaba 8 channel micro reciever that came with the transmitter all on channel 17 and 4 standard servo's (148's) best offer e-mail at [EMAIL PROTE

[RCSE] Ancient Chinese Soaring Wisdom

1999-09-07 Thread Paul W.K. Rothemund
There I was, not 15 minutes ago, sitting in the $1 chinese fast food joint in the middle of LA, thinking of soaring and of my Dad's latest discovery: the joys of thermalling his E-zagi. I finished my pepper chicken and opened my fortune cookie to find: ":) An upward movement initiated in time ca

Re: [RCSE] Re: Range Check with a Rubber Ducky Antenna?

1999-09-07 Thread Steven Meyer
At 07:40 PM 9/7/99 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote: >At 04:40 PM 9/7/99 -0400, Yiu Kwong Chan wrote: > >>By the way, What's wrong with partially retracted Tx antenna from launch to >>launch until the HLG catches thermal, then extend it full. > >Remembering to extend it... doh! I leave my antenna's l

[RCSE] SLOPE DURATION??

1999-09-07 Thread Paul Clark
Japanese TV is well known by foreigners for it's plethora of constant banter by the same people all channels and it's inane contest shows. A recent one was the challenge to see if someone could tread water for 6 hours-$10,000 prize if successful--in a wave pool. Eighteen challenged; they began d

[RCSE] Wanted: Futaba FP8UA transmitter

1999-09-07 Thread Michael Imsic
I would like to buy an Futaba FP8UA tranmiter. If there is anyone that is considering selling one, or if anyone knows a retailer who sells them seperately, please email me. Thanks Michael RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EM

Re: [RCSE] Training Gliders

1999-09-07 Thread SMILLS3030
In a message dated 9/6/99 5:27:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << The OlyII is one of the best training aircraft available today. >> Ditto this! My first sailplane was an Astro Flight ASW 17, upon arriving at the local glider field I asked for help. The gentleman that gre

Re: [RCSE] F3B Results

1999-09-07 Thread Blackbird
http://www.webselect.co.za/f3b99/live/default.htm --- James C Deck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Someone posted a URL for F3B Results here. > Unfortunately, I have only > bookmarked the F3B Champs page which doesn't seem to > have a link to the > results page. > Could someone repost the corre

[RCSE] F3B Results

1999-09-07 Thread James C Deck
Someone posted a URL for F3B Results here. Unfortunately, I have only bookmarked the F3B Champs page which doesn't seem to have a link to the results page. Could someone repost the correct URL? Thanks in advance, Jim Deck [EMAIL PRO

Re: Marathon sloping (was: Re: [RCSE] Battery?)

1999-09-07 Thread Dennis Phelan
Dave, I think that if there was enough reward for just completing the task more fliers, other than Level IV's would do it. The only reward seems to be the attainment of LSF level V or at least the completion of one of its tasks. I DO consider that to be a just reward. === Dennis Phelan

Re: Marathon sloping (was: Re: [RCSE] Battery?)

1999-09-07 Thread Dave Johnson
Tim McCann wrote: >Why run a marathon or climb a mountain or fly around >the world in a balloon? Because it's hard to do and >completing a difficult task is satisfying. Good explanation, Tim, thanks, that's more or less what I thought: yes, it's boring even for those who do it, but the completi

Re: [RCSE] glue injector?

1999-09-07 Thread Matt Gewain
Small disposable syringes for glue are available at THE COMPOSITES STORE. They are listed on our web site under "Epoxy Application Tools". Check our web site at www.cstsales.com Matt Gewain Composite Structures Technology At 12:45 PM 9/3/99 -0600, Berris Edward wrote: >The wing skin on my Samar

Re: [RCSE] glassing

1999-09-07 Thread Matt Gewain
It sounds like the resin is not the problem. It the way the glass and resin were applied. When you put glass on a model the purpose is to add strength and second to give a smooth base for paint. The first rule when you apply glass with epoxy is don't use any more resin than is needed to stick t

RE: [RCSE] OVSS Fall Round Up @ Muncie

1999-09-07 Thread B.J. Strother
What a HOOT; Yes I blew off my holiday, normally reserc=ved for a trip to the house boat, to fly in Muncie, For a first contest, held at the Nats site other than the NATS, it was well organized, and well run. I can't thank Marc Gellart and the LOFT organization as well as the AMA support people (S

[RCSE] Diodes for dual battery packs & on motors

1999-09-07 Thread Howard Rudy
Here are to sites that have schottky barrier diodes. http://www.mouser.com/psearch.cfm?keyword=1n5821&MaxPerPage=25&OpType=and&CFID=447663&CFTOKEN=39075127  http://www.digikey.com/scripts/US/DKSUS.dll?Detail?Ref=39625&Row=4135 If you are going to use any diodes to run two battery packs on a Rx,

Re: [RCSE] Re:Playing in the Cloud Street

1999-09-07 Thread charlie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > In a message dated 99-09-06 22:57:17 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > It was a puffy cumulus day, with cloud streets lined up all the way > > from Mishiwaka to Wapakaneta. It got me thinking about how full size > > sailplanes use the cloud streets, and how th

[RCSE] Surf in Peace Was -More Grand Wing Servo

1999-09-07 Thread Kerry Cochrell
Go to this site: http://www.iconlabs.net/ And download the program called Surf in Peace [SIP]. This program stops those annoying pop-up add windows. Kerry > --- > > I don't see this as a professional company with them being so cheap as to > choose a provider like hypermart that puts those anno

Re: [RCSE] Playing in the Cloud Street

1999-09-07 Thread Anker Berg-Sonne
At the Daniel Boone Homestead near Reading, Pensylvania, we almost always see cloud streets on both sides of the field, with the streets well out of range of models. We do find lift even though the field is on the blue lane between streets. Anker - Original Message - From: Mick Maxwell <[

Re: [RCSE] Battery?

1999-09-07 Thread General Jubilation T. Cornpone
> Advice for your flight: > > Take a good ... sandwich-unwrapper ... I had Tim > McCann ... (we had fog). > Some sandwiches ... T G RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Re: [RCSE]

1999-09-07 Thread General Jubilation T. Cornpone
Please remove me from the list, as the volume is overwhelming. Mark Go to "tools" menue, Click "sound", click "off". T G RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Marathon sloping (was: Re: [RCSE] Battery?)

1999-09-07 Thread General Jubilation T. Cornpone
> < sloping back and forth for 8 hours straight. What's the appeal? > > Really, I'm honestly curious, especially because I can't > understand it myself... > >> > > Dave, > If you have to ask the question you never will understand it. > Do it--then you will understand it. It is boring, it is di