[RCSE] Re: Calculators, Volz servo mounts, and (shredair service)

2000-01-30 Thread Dieter Marcela
At 11:01 AM 1/30/00 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's almost on a par with the smell of a freshly unpacked molded fuselage, or a brand new Hewlett Packard calculator. The new Sharon you got from Dieter and brought to the club meeting was pretty cool... What did you buy the calculator for?

[RCSE] Making Buckshot How?

2000-01-30 Thread Larry Taylor
I like to use Epoxy and Lead for my nose weight. I have the Lead. I need to know how to make Buckshot. I have been to several gun show looking and asking. No Help. I have some Buckshot that some one else made and it works for me. There is something out there. I want to make my own. I

[RCSE] Lead shot and Epoxy for weight? NOT

2000-01-30 Thread GordySoar
Some golf supply houses sell a bottle of powdered lead. It mixes easily in with epoxy. I use it for all my hand launch tail feather layups :-) Gordy RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] NATS Hotel Information

2000-01-30 Thread Steve Siebenaler
The AMA web site does have information on lodging in the Muncie area. http://www.modelaircraft.org/ -- Steve Siebenaler Mason, Ohio USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Lead shot and Epoxy for weight? NOT

2000-01-30 Thread Jill and Rick Brown
This is exactly what I (and every other HL flyer) have been looking for. Something to add weight to the tail. My damn tails always come out TOO light. RRIGGHHTT! RB [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some golf supply houses sell a bottle of powdered lead. It mixes easily in with epoxy. I use it for

[RCSE] Wind meter

2000-01-30 Thread Tord
I have a question: One of those small wind turbine wind speed meters, like the Silva windwatch, what wind speed do they give? Is it true wind speed, indicated wind speed, or what? Tord, Sweden *'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.*'`'*.,.* -- If reply difficulties -

[RCSE] skegs on r/c sailplanes

2000-01-30 Thread Mike Diana Reagan
This skeg thing is a safety issue, just ask your great proponent of no skegs Don Edberg who had to jump out the way 2 times in one contest because the guy he was timing ( no skeg) slid through the landing zone (hitting them once). I have been hit by sailplanes a couple of times with enough

[Fwd: Re: [RCSE] Wind meter]

2000-01-30 Thread Jill and Rick Brown
Sure someone out there can find it in a mag somewhere. Sell for about $80 if I recall correctly. Tord, Have seen a brand called the Kestral (advertized in model mags MAN? others?) that will give it all to you. Not sure of the max. wind speed but belive it was in the 60mph range. Tord wrote:

Re: [RCSE] Wind meter

2000-01-30 Thread Ben Diss
Indicated, unless it has a little computer that compensates for density altitude (pressure and temperature). -Ben Tord wrote: I have a question: One of those small wind turbine wind speed meters, like the Silva windwatch, what wind speed do they give? Is it true wind speed,

[RCSE] New Product Announcement (Advertisement hit delete)

2000-01-30 Thread Jimmy Prouty
Hi all, Once again we've come out with more new products for sailplanes and electrics. Check out our new covers and new sub-micro switch. (http://members.xoom.com/JTProuty) Happy flying, Jimmy -- Designer/System Integrator for the "Vector P" UAV (http://www.ase.w1.com/vector.html) For

Re: [Fwd: Re: [RCSE] Wind meter]

2000-01-30 Thread The Love Villar Family
You can get info on the Kestrel instruments at: http://www.nkhome.com/ww/wwindex.html Anyone know where you can find out more about (and possibly order) the Silva wind meter? TIA, Keith Sure someone out there can find it in a mag somewhere. Sell for about $80 if I recall correctly.

[RCSE] skegs on sailplanes

2000-01-30 Thread JMC3ROB
Twice, when flying full size sailplanes, I wish I had the stopping power of a skeg. First time I got stopped just before I hit the fence, and the second time I went thru it, totalling the glider and almost taking myself out in the proscess. As for our models, some stopping device (skeg,

Re: [RCSE] NATS Hotel Information

2000-01-30 Thread johnhazel
There are reports of thousands of dollars lost to theives and vandals in the Hotel Roberts last year. Be careful. John On Sun, 30 January 2000, Steve Siebenaler wrote: The AMA web site does have information on lodging in the Muncie area. http://www.modelaircraft.org/ -- Steve

[RCSE] Another NATS Hotel Caveat

2000-01-30 Thread James C Deck
Last year, I spent the NATS week at the Ramada in Muncie. Imagine my surprise when my credit card showed a charge from the Roberts. It seems that the Ramada thought they might be short of rooms and booked me a room there and then didn't cancel when they did. You might want to check on this

Re: [RCSE] Making Buckshot How?

2000-01-30 Thread Moved by the wind.
Larry Taylor wrote: I have the Lead. I need to know how to make Buckshot. I have been to several gun show looking and asking. No Help. I have some Buckshot that some one else made and it works for me. There is something out there. I want to make my own. I just can't find it. I've never