Re: [RCSE] Jim Bacus

2001-04-17 Thread Wwing
In a message dated 04/17/2001 1:33:56 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I guess we all know what new toy Jim is getting :-)) --Greg Nuspel Jim already has one of everything. This must be the plane he's donating for the good of the Order. :) Bill Wingstedt RCSE-List

Re: [RCSE] DLG learning curve--the REST OF THE STORY

2001-04-17 Thread breck baldwin
breck baldwin wrote: With the exception of the focus, I have personally seen or gotten solid confirmation that the following planes have had structural problems. This covers the infamaous ESL clinic Massacre as well where 4 of the data points were observed. Summary, they all have had

[RCSE] Re: [R/C Flying Wings] Mongo Senior Mods

2001-04-17 Thread Tom H. Nagel
Bill, and all the other Mongo-loids, I was really sorry to hear that the Mongo and MongoJr had gone out of production. I built a Mongo Jr. with the intent to thermal off a highstart, and made a few minor mods to that end. It thermals pretty well, and anyone looking for a 2

[RCSE] Off Topic Request for Fiberglass Help

2001-04-17 Thread Tom H. Nagel
Oh Geez, Gordy is gonna get me for this. But it is sort of sailplane related, in that it involves fiberglass and wind. Wife bought a Sunfish sailboat. I need to install a drain plug. Gotta make a 7/8" hole in the fiberglass transom. If I use a spade bit will this mess up the

[RCSE] Skeg

2001-04-17 Thread david j. butkovich
I'm to that point in the building of my Addiction and want to see what the common consensus is. Size? Shape? Material? Position? (forward or aft of the tow hook?) Thanks, Dave RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL

Re: [RCSE] night flying, was on-board smoke

2001-04-17 Thread SailplaneBoy
A friend of mine had some glow in the dark powder that he mixed into epoxy. I had trouble detecting any light output. Though that could be because we have no idea how old it was or even how much light it normally put out. Erik Alber "The Resin Head" http://SuperSailplanes.freeservers.com

[RCSE] Used Winches?

2001-04-17 Thread SailplaneBoy
Hello All, Both my Hi-starts broke down a while back. I know have a great excuse to build an electric launch winch. Just wanted to check to see if any of you happen to have an old (or new) winch you don't need any more and would like to sell me? Or if you know a good source for an

Re: [RCSE] Charger

2001-04-17 Thread Andrew E. Mileski
Luke Waters wrote: Are there any chargers out there close to the Alpha 4? Something smart enough to allow you to discharge and charge different batteries at the same time. Doesnt have to be able to charge a 50 cell pack at 25 amps, just for use on normal tx and rx packs. But i'm looking for

[RCSE] DLG...again

2001-04-17 Thread Dave Seay
I almost hate to do this again but I still need some feedback. I have posted similar message twice before asking for opinions and experiences with a selected list of DLG's and although several firestorms broke out afterwards, direct feedback on the original question has essentially been slim to