[RCSE] Cutting Corroplast

2001-05-24 Thread Louis Cimon
Hi, How can I cut easily many similar small pieces of Corroplast (wing tips for a small production of EPP combat wings)? I was thinking of using hot wire : is it practical (fumes, etc)? a band saw : is it practical? a specially made cutting die : costly? is it possible to build one

[RCSE] RE: Flying sites in CA

2001-05-24 Thread Bill Kuhl
Tord: Thanks for responding. Guess it is really not a problem in California, as no one has responded. Bill Sadly the same is probably true anywhere, not least here in Sweden. Happily the Air Force is downsizing, so we might get a few new runways and fields to play on - for a while, before

[RCSE] Re: Motorcycles and Soaring

2001-05-24 Thread JSCARR4
I was hit by a Car in Tulsa while riding home from the airport. Your gonna Love this one. The Driver was a Funeral Director going out to fly his Cherokee six. To keep on the subject of Soaring Total flying time was about 2 seconds. The spot landing with the skid didnt net any points. Yes It

Re: [RCSE] Celebs in RC Soaring

2001-05-24 Thread tony estep
And Mark Smith flew the seagulls in the movie Jonathan Livingston Seagull. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: There are several others who have done movies, way back. Back in the early 1970's Russ McCracken of the SFVSF at Pierce College did the Glider for the movie The Birdmen about a group

[RCSE] JR Tranny Problem?

2001-05-24 Thread Perry Hudson
I think I have a tranny problem or maybe it's just me. I have a 388 as well as 347's ,and a 783. The 388 seems to have a problem with the mix FL-A function. I can get the ailerons to couple with flaps for the launch mode by using the FN-D position for the switch but when I go to set the reflex

[RCSE] Futaba 8U question.

2001-05-24 Thread Perry Hudson
Did I miss something or is there a way to turn off the channel six flap knob? Regards,Perry RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Summa Classic

2001-05-24 Thread Marta Zavala
Wow! Try to institue a simple, fun, reasonably priced class that might attract some flyers wishing to take a stab at competition w/o spending an arm and a leg - sure enough some one comes along and screws everything up by making an expensive moldie for the class. Will it ever end???

[RCSE] Celeb's of R/C Soaring Thermal Deathmatch 2001

2001-05-24 Thread Winchdoc
...yeah, AMA thermal contests are really just _landing_ contests_yadda yadda... They should emphasize SOARING not LANDING well, we need something to seperate the men from the boys... I could outfly the Joe guy with one hand tied behind my back, it's just that he's better at landing... wah, wah,