Re: [RCSE] Stylus and Glider Card manuals....Can I borrow, Please?

2001-02-05 Thread Tom Broeski
Matt Lydon wrote: I recently aquired a stylus w/ glider card, but no manuals. Airtronics wants $10 each plus $8 shipping. Something just irks me about shelling out $28 for a couple of lousy manuals that they could put online for nothing. JR does it, what makes them so special, eh? Anyway, if

RE: [RCSE] Re:Southwest Classic scores

2001-02-05 Thread John Derstine
This is indicitive of the real variable, and Sal said it. In any contest where all the planes are of similar quality. it doesn't matter what you fly, its the pilot behind the equipment that counts. Save your money, buy what you like to fly, a plane that doesn't intimidate you and you will have a

Re: [RCSE] most popular moldie?

2001-02-05 Thread KSS0AR1
John, Of the three you have listed I would go with the Sharon, but since you allowed for picking my own choice as well I would have to vote for the Jaro Muller Escape. It is more money but in this case you get what you pay for. I also have a Muller Ellipse 4 on order and may have to change

[RCSE] Electronic question

2001-02-05 Thread Cliff Lindgren
Being electronicly challenged I need to have a question answered. If anyone would care to take a stab at a question I have I would love to hear from you off line. Thanks Cliff Lindgren RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL

Re: [RCSE] Re:Southwest Classic scores

2001-02-05 Thread Dave Wenzlick
The overall scores are at: http://www.users.qwest.net/~slickraft/swc2001.2.htm I will try to post a full review with some pics by Wednesday. It's Monday night and I just got in from doing the remaining paperwork and picking up my last load of equipment from Schnepf Farms. For those who don't

RE: [RCSE] Re:Southwest Classic scores

2001-02-05 Thread Paul Ferguson
Wurts - 17th Perkins - 90th! As a viewer from afar, I have to ask what caused these low results (for a couple of soaring Gods). Paul Ferguson Adelaide, Australia RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] My most popular moldie?

2001-02-05 Thread Tom Watson
Atrium...? Are you trying to say "Artemis"? - Original Message - From: Karlton Spindle To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 05, 2001 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] My most popular moldie? Atriums (sp?) looked good too.. too bad some JERK THIEF broke Jack's. The other one I saw

[RCSE] Wing bolts

2001-02-05 Thread Dave Seay
Any idea where I can find, locally, the 4-40 nylon bolts used to hold the Lil' Bird 2 (HLG) wing down? I've tried the local hobby shops (snort!) and Home Depot to no avail. I'll try Lowes tomorrow but after that... I sent an email to Skybench and I'm waiting for a reply (... but I sure don't

[RCSE] SWC 2nd place with 2M Sisu

2001-02-05 Thread Jerry Robertson
Broke my Open class Preying Mantis the day before the contest, so backup was my 2M Sisu. It still flys great. Sal still sells them. Jerry RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Stylus and Glider Card manuals....Can I borrow, Please?

2001-02-05 Thread Matt Lydon
Go Ben! Plus, if they didn't have a person filling manual orders, that would be less overhead, more profit for the company, which they could pass on to the end consumers.us ;-) Tom, Send them to my work: Matt Lydon FCG MS 333 East 38th Street, 2nd Floor New York, NY. 10016 Thanks, Matt

Re: [RCSE] Wing bolts

2001-02-05 Thread Mark Miller
Any half decent hardware store will have them. They will be in the section with all the drawers of assorted hardware. Mark From: "Dave Seay" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Organization: MustangONE.com Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 22:31:12 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Wing bolts Any idea

[RCSE] Need Carbon Help!!

2001-02-05 Thread Mark Wales
I am building a set of cores with a 48" spar, and the cores are 66" long each panel and I would like to add carbon to the spar. And I have seen wide carbon placed over the tops of the spar a few inches wide and so far out. What I'm needing help with is how thick should I use for capping the

[RCSE] Zagi Construction tips?

2001-02-05 Thread Matt Lydon
I just received a zagi, my first wing.of course I couldn't wait, and pulled the cores to check it all out 5 minutes after receiving the package. First thing I noticed is that the epp foam leading edges don't meet in the wing centerthere's about a 3/16th gap. Should I leave it, glue a

Re: [RCSE] Wing bolts

2001-02-05 Thread Brett Jaffee
Try Microfasteners at www.mircofasteners.com. True, you'll have to pay shipping, but you can probably get a lifetime supply of bolts for around $5.00. Dave Seay wrote: Any idea where I can find, locally, the 4-40 nylon bolts used to hold the Lil' Bird 2 (HLG) wing down? I've tried the

Re: [RCSE] My most popular moldie?

2001-02-05 Thread Brett Jaffee
Schpot-Dorker not withstanding, the Europeans sure aren't very good at coming up with cool names...unless you don't mind flying a plane named after a tree, or a fish. Tom Watson wrote: Atrium...? Are you trying to say "Artemis"? - Original Message - From: Karlton Spindle To:

Re: [RCSE] Re:Southwest Classic scores

2001-02-05 Thread R Bothell
- Original Message - From: Sal DeFrancesco [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: glidn [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Re:Southwest Classic scores Congrats to Jerry. Way to go Buddy! He was flying a BOP wing on a Mantish fuse. Nice Job