Re: [RCSE] Mold maker

2001-02-28 Thread Rick Brown and Jill Wiest
Stanley B. Koch wrote: > > What is this mold-maker's address? Thanks...STAN Sorry Stan, and any other's that may be interested in this info. I am not the one who knows who this 'mold maker' is that Brian is referring to in his message below. I have ask him for the info but he has not passed i

Re: [RCSE] Cool aviation software fun stuff

2001-02-28 Thread Quiet Man
Hi Jim, >Cool site John, tnx. You're welcome. >How's the glider ticket coming? Got my private pilot's license last November, am working on my commercial license, should be done by the middle of summer. Just about to put down a deposit on a 304CZ, 15 meter class plane, gotta get the wifey to b

Re: [RCSE] Focus 3

2001-02-28 Thread Eddie_E
Replacement battery holders can be bought at Radio hack for $1.49 and nicads can be charged with a standard wall wart. Tower sells a kit with 8 nicads and a wall wart for $20. Boomerang will fly great with radio mixing and is the easiest to program of all the mixing radios. Eddie E. RCSE-List fac

[RCSE] Mantis...2-meter, etc.

2001-02-28 Thread David A. Enete
MH-32 on a Mantis vs. the 7037 on a Mantis. What are the habits of these foils on this plane? Will it get up and go at any point? And...comments from anyone flying the 2-meter version? - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and

[RCSE] FS_Craft-air Sailaire Kit

2001-02-28 Thread RacerEdg31
For Sale Original Craft-Air Sailaire kit NIB 144" monster Floater A GREAT!!! sailplane $225 plus shipping Trades possible Thanks EDG

[RCSE] pictures of ugly

2001-02-28 Thread David J. Schat
DON'T look at them!!! you will turn to stone. Never look at a Mantis directly, use a mirror as Sinbad did with Medusa or you will turn to stone. -Spud Boy The hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Air

Re: [RCSE] Addiction

2001-02-28 Thread bobless
Craig, How does the Dorker penetrate, compared to a molded ship? Also, how strong do you think it is? Thanks Bob - Original Message - From: Craig To: bobless Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 9:08 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Addiction Bob,   Some Addiction info h

Re: [RCSE] pictures of ugly (off topic)

2001-02-28 Thread Jack Gross
I thought it was Perseus - different myth, I guess At 04:56 PM 2/28/2001 -0800, you wrote: >DON'T look at them!!! you will turn to stone. > >Never look at a Mantis directly, use a mirror as Sinbad did with Medusa or >you will turn to stone. Jack RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airpl

Re: [RCSE] Redundant Batteries

2001-02-28 Thread Dave Wenzlick
I have a drawing on my web site for a simple dual battery set up. It's what I have used exclusively in my scale ships for about 5 years now. No complaints yet. I do use 5 cells which helps adjust for the slight voltage drop across the diode. Note the comments on the site about diode choices. There

Re: [RCSE] pictures of ugly (off topic)

2001-02-28 Thread Brett Jaffee
Different movie, anyway :-) Jack Gross wrote: > I thought it was Perseus - different myth, I guess > > At 04:56 PM 2/28/2001 -0800, you wrote: > >DON'T look at them!!! you will turn to stone. > > > >Never look at a Mantis directly, use a mirror as Sinbad did with Medusa or > >you will turn to

Re: [RCSE] Ugly Gliders

2001-02-28 Thread bobless
I have got to agree. With so many beautiful gliders out there, why fly something that looks like the grasshopper I scraped off my truck last summer. Bob - Original Message - From: "Pat McCleave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:04 PM Sub

RE: [RCSE] pictures of ugly

2001-02-28 Thread Paul Ferguson
Hi All With all this talk on the Mantis, I just had to take a look. I found the photos on the Charles River site. Ugly? - Maybe, not too bad Functional? - Yes Does it fly well? - Everyone says so How can anyone criticise an aircraft as being ugly when every other PPL flies a Cessna 150 or 172!

[RCSE] Pull-Pull

2001-02-28 Thread Michael Ackerman-Simpson
Flyers, Thank you all for your answers to my focus3 questions. I am venturing back into HLG again and wanted to try pull-pull for elev and rudder again. I did not have huge success in the past. I was interested in other peoples methods. I have tried winding the thread around the servo arm screw

Re: [RCSE] Ugly Gliders

2001-02-28 Thread Gordon
When it come right down to it, I really can't tell you why I love that, as you say, Ugly glider. I guess I've always gone in for something different, not the run of the mill, not the same thing DP or JW has, just so I can say I have one like they do or think I can fly like them just because I have

Re: [RCSE] pictures of ugly

2001-02-28 Thread Gordon
Now that's funny. I actually laughed out load at this one. G. "David J. Schat" wrote: > > DON'T look at them!!! you will turn to stone. > > Never look at a Mantis directly, use a mirror as Sinbad did with Medusa or > you will turn to stone. > -Spud Boy > > The hardness of t