[RCSE] Servos 4 Sale

2000-09-05 Thread Carl Otto
Doing a little Spring, er Fall cleaning and find I have some extra servos. I have the following: 8 JR 341's 1 JR 351 (metal gear)(and maybe one more) 3 Futabe 3002 metal gear and an extra set of metal gears No connectors, they were all hard wired in. I have lots of extra JR

RE: [RCSE] No holiday for me.

2000-09-05 Thread John Ensoll
Hi Chuck and all, I comiserate with you, I too am in the same boat with regard to holidays and week-ends, It's a terrible life! :-) Regards John Ensoll [EMAIL PROTECTED] LSF1383 level II Builder,flier,flyfisherman in retirement http://www.canterburysailplanes.co.nz HOME OF THE AMERICA'S CUP

RE: [RCSE] Wing bolt tenacity?

2000-09-05 Thread Walba, Rick
If the wing is properly seated in the fuse saddle, then it would take a good hit just to shear 2 #4-40 nylon screws, which are better mounted at LE and TE. But you do a lot of landing flying HLG, so learn to do them soft and supress all urges to turn around when flying downwind and low.

Re: [RCSE] Re: helmet, flak jacket, DORK

2000-09-05 Thread morad
Paul, have you stood on the edge while a 3 metre ship grooves past your face at 200km plus ? ..it really grabs your attention. Dave Morgan Auckland New Zealand http://www.rcmodels.com/clubs/asfcnz/index.html Paul Ferguson wrote: Gee you guys are whimps Nothing compared with

Re: Re: [RCSE] Wing bolt tenacity?

2000-09-05 Thread Bill Harris
This is what had me puzzled. Four 6-32's shouldn't be that stressed (I could have used 4-40's, but they didn't "look right"). No gap between the wing bottom and the fuse mount: across the fuse, there are 1/2" wide ply plates at the dihedral angle where the bolts are, so the wing fits

[RCSE] First Full House Sailplane

2000-09-05 Thread LightngDes
Just wanted to say thanks to all of that responded with suggestions on my first full house ship. I received 12 replies, all of which recommended a different ship. The good news is that a lot of the replies listed ships I hadnt looked at yet, so that was great. Many people told me I should

[RCSE] Paging Mike Shelhart...

2000-09-05 Thread Adam Till
I'm looking to get a hold of Mike Shelhart of Torrance, CA. Anybody know why he's presently indisposed? Thanks, Adam _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about

Re: [RCSE] Re: helmet, flak jacket, DORK

2000-09-05 Thread Raymond Wong
I witnessed an accident last year. A construction worker was working on the edge where all the pilots were standing. A lost control 1.5M glider smashed right into the metal fence. The glider shattered and some piece bounced off and hit the worker's face. He was knock out for a few second.

[RCSE] Marriage gets in the way.

2000-09-05 Thread Bill Swingle
couldn't go flying I got married on Saturday Gee, marriage got in the way of flying. Get used to it pal. Bill Swingle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Janesville, CA 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)

2000-09-05 Thread Adam Till
I'm always amazed that Sal can even deal with email. I don't know why he bothers to show the [EMAIL PROTECTED] address - he never answers it. I've asked a couple of questions, querried about orders, asked to be notified upon shipment, things like that, and I've NEVER recieved a response. Ever.

[RCSE] Orion 2M For Sale

2000-09-05 Thread Larry Scaramella
I ordered an Orion 2M from NSP a month ago in order to have a plane to take to on vacation with me to Maui. In typical style, NSP took a couple of weeks to ship it and it arrived too late to go with me. So I actually bought a another plane on RCSC had it sent to Maui and flew it for two

Re: [RCSE] Marriage gets in the way.

2000-09-05 Thread Rcsoar4fun
In a message dated 9/5/00 10:50:01 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No, no, no! Set the precedent now. If you give up a little flying now, the next thing you know you'll be mowing the lawn, washing dishes and heaven forbid, changing diapers! LOL, I have all this

[RCSE] Darn Whipper Whiz!

2000-09-05 Thread Bill Swingle
It was YOU Harley! YOU who led me down this path of ruin and degradation! After my recent move, I've got a hanger to refill; boxes to unpack and a million things to do with the new (to me) house (a fitting on my main water line exploded just yesterday!). But what am I doing? I'm throwing this

RE: [RCSE] weight of Monokote?

2000-09-05 Thread daniel gaudenti
Also, have a look at http://www.fatlion.com/sailplanes/weights.html Here's a table of materials weights from a couple years back. You'll find that batch-to-batch weights of Monokote and other plastic coverings varies a lot (I was amazed by how variable the weights were). At least this

Re: [RCSE] F3B Team Selection Finals Results

2000-09-05 Thread Alberto
Congratulations to the USA 2001 F3B Team members!!job well done!! Alberto http://www.hobbyclub.com Jim Thomas wrote: We completed 6 rounds of competition today. 2001 F3B team is: Joe Wurts, Daryl Perkins, Gavin Botha. Alternate is Tom Kiesling. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

Re: [RCSE] Marriage gets in the way.

2000-09-05 Thread Brian Chan
No, no, no! Set the precedent now. If you give up a little flying now, the next thing you know you'll be mowing the lawn, washing dishes and heaven forbid, changing diapers! -Ben [happily married for 14 years, resumed flying 1 year ago] Ben, How many years you have been married? ;-)

RE: [RCSE] Hera post crash analysis (long)

2000-09-05 Thread Jones, Philip
Sad, sad story, so I better give you all a laugh at my expense to maybe brighten your day. This is the story of the Hera (euro version) that would not steer on launchscary. I posted my problem to the list some months back and got a lot of useful and helpful responses, but no-one guessed the