Re: [RCSE] NATS proposed schedules

2002-03-08 Thread Jim Monaco
Jack - I agree with Mark - I attended one nats, and frankly wished that the open airplane events were contiguous. I can't afford the time to hang around between events, and attending only the F3J or the open is too far to go. I know I would appreciate this scheduling change and attend the 2003 n

[RCSE] Re: Insidious costs of this R/C sailplane sport, rules mods.

2002-03-08 Thread Lincoln Ross
While I agree that things are getting too sophisticated and expensive, if you follow your argument logically, we should all eat beans and rice and play with only paper airplanes until we are 60. In my case, doing well in competition in '89 gave me the confidence in myself to go back to school an

RE: [RCSE] Spend or invest?

2002-03-08 Thread Howard Mark
Yea - and if you started investing in the NASDAQ in '98, you'd have about half of your money now. -Original Message- From: tony estep [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 08, 2002 7:59 AM To: RCSE

[RCSE] Pasadena 2-day

2002-03-08 Thread John Erickson
Looks like the Pasadena 2-day is going to be held May 25-26th. Memorial Day weekend for those of you working out flying schedules on your calendars. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" reques

Re: [RCSE] River of lift.

2002-03-08 Thread Jim Ealy
Dick: I may be misled, but I know the full scale pilots I hang with agree with Thornburg. The thermals(bubble/column of warmer/wetter air from the generator - dark wet field) break loose and go up in altitude to the due point, (higher alltitude lower pressure and lower temp) at which point a cl

Re: [RCSE] Bubble Dancer

2002-03-08 Thread Pat Sloan
Jim, There is load of info here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Allegro-Lite/ Do a search of the archives and check out the files area. --pat --- jim larkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Can someone tell me how to get info on this ship? Saw a link to it the other > day and when I clicked on th

RE: [RCSE] Tuesday Morning Smile ( A Must Read)

2002-03-08 Thread Rick Meredith
You for got one! 1. We don't love our car/boat/plane/motorcycle more than you but don't ask us to choose. -Original Message- From: Albert Wedworth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2002 7:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] Tuesday Morning Smile ( A Must Read)

RE: [RCSE] RE: radio set up question, or what am I going to have to settle f or.. ...

2002-03-08 Thread Howard Mark
Tony, You can use an in-line servo reverser that will take care of this problem. I had to use one on my first unlimited. Only problem with y-harness flaps is synch'ing the geometry. There are also in-line reverser/mixers that should solve the problem Mark -Original Message---

[RCSE] Bubble Dancer

2002-03-08 Thread jim larkin
Can someone tell me how to get info on this ship?  Saw a link to it the other day and when I clicked on the reply was that I did not belong to the Yahoo group--so there.!!  TIA   Jim

Re: [RCSE] Insidious costs of this R/C sailplane sport, rules mods.

2002-03-08 Thread Mike Garton
I like the fact that all the posts in this thread have been polite and rational so far. Here is my observation: I get a lot of email from glider guys. They have wildly different viewpoints. Most of the different viewpoints can be explained by the differences in where they are at in their life.

[RCSE] Cyberdyne

2002-03-08 Thread George Voss
I just received my Cyberdyne from Tracy Brown. This is one cool looking and excellently constructed kit. If you are looking for a reasonably priced DLG, give the Cyberdyne a look! You can contact Tracy at: Tracy Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.slopeflyer.com/html/cyberdyne_dlg.html RCSE-

Re: [RCSE] Cyberdyne

2002-03-08 Thread Mike Garton
Cyberdyne 2002 fuse = Polecat 2001 fuse. Its fine to copy something for personal use but I think its pretty tasteless to sell copies. Look for your self: http://www.polecataero.com http://www.slopeflyer.com/html/cyberdyne_dlg.html Mike Garton George Voss wrote: > > I just received my Cyberd

Re: [RCSE] Cyberdyne

2002-03-08 Thread George Voss
I looked at the site, I didn't specifically see the "Polecat 2001" fuse. Do you have the specific page? gv Mike Garton wrote: > Cyberdyne 2002 fuse = Polecat 2001 fuse. > > Its fine to copy something for personal use > but I think its pretty tasteless to sell copies. > > Look for your self: >

Re: [RCSE] Cyberdyne

2002-03-08 Thread GRW
This has been brought up before and I think before the flame war gets going people need to make sure they have all the facts. I happen to own the first mold that Tracy used then he modified. It's a compliment it have someone want to make something very similiar, heck if he used a different mater

Re: [RCSE] Cyberdyne

2002-03-08 Thread Mike Garton
http://www.polecataero.com/products/planes/XtermPro.html Scroll down to the bottom. Click on the pic at the bottom to enlarge it I am not claiming that he pulled a mold right off Denny's plane. It is a fact that he came out with a product that looks dam near identical. I guess he must have like

Re: [RCSE] balsa shearweb in white foam core

2002-03-08 Thread tony estep
--- Kevin Sheen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > check out: > www.proptwisters.org/res-maxx > www.proptwisters.org/jouster2 And also check out www.favonius.com for a truly dynamite way to put an I-beam carbon spar in a foam wing. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tr

Re: [RCSE] balsa shearweb in white foam core

2002-03-08 Thread tony estep
--- Kevin Sheen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > check out: > www.proptwisters.org/res-maxx > www.proptwisters.org/jouster2 And also check out www.favonius.com for a truly dynamite way to put an I-beam carbon spar in a foam wing. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tr

Re: [RCSE] Fellow baggers beware

2002-03-08 Thread Denoferth
> It seems the new formulation for 3M 77 spray adhesive has acetone as the main ingredient.

[RCSE] October Visalia contests?

2002-03-08 Thread Tom Watson
Is the annual October 2-day Visalia contest usually held on a given weekend (i.e. 1st, 2nd, etc), or does it move around? I need to plan ahead so the Board of Director doesn't get pissed. Tom Please note my new address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News.

[RCSE] Coroplast boxes

2002-03-08 Thread Brett Jaffee
A while back, Mark Wales posted some pictures of a neat coroplast travel/storage box he made, but he had forgotten where he found the plans for it... http://www.skyfamily.com/mhcommunications/index26.html Does anyone know where plans are available? I'd guess improvising them wouldn't be too h

[RCSE] RE: Cyberdyne

2002-03-08 Thread Bert Magin
Denny, You're a gentleman and a scholar ... Well you're a gentleman ... OK you're a DUDE! Bert > Dudes and Dudettes > > Let it go! Here are some facts. > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Color/Visibility

2002-03-08 Thread h_k_russell
No matter what color you paint a plane, it will end up black when highlighted against the sky (Mr. Murphy said that). In addition, I guarantee that if you try to paint the bottom of a wing a very visible color (like OSHA safety purple, for example) it will absolutely disappear in a beautiful

Re: [RCSE] Building capabilities of high end fliers (long-ish)

2002-03-08 Thread h_k_russell
Buy-n-fly is great, it allows people that are crappy builders to join the hobby. The more people the better (with a few notable exceptions). I design and build all the stuff I fly and I still feel like a hack flier just trying to get by. It's great if a person can afford to buy a nice plane

[RCSE] October Visalia contests - THANKS

2002-03-08 Thread Tom Watson
First weekend...got it. Thanks to all who responded. Tom Please note my new address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Darn, I Spent Some More of my Kid's Inheritance

2002-03-08 Thread Pat McCleave
Hi Gang, Well I went out and did it again. I spent some of my kid's inheritance. I just received a new Tragi 702C from Tom Copp today. Now a lot of you know I have been a big fan of Jaro Muller's stuff for quite a while now but I have to say that the Tragi is every bit as nice as a Muller plan

Re: [RCSE] Color/Visibility

2002-03-08 Thread Brett Jaffee
Not sure if anyone else experiences this, but I have problems with purples and blues when viewed with a backdrop of distant hills or mountains (so you get the purple/brown sort of effect). At one time, my Renegade sloper had a beautiful pearl blue paint job and white fuse. The wing would all

Re: [RCSE] Color/Visibility

2002-03-08 Thread Tom Watson
Is that why the Air Force left just about every aircraft in the polished raw during the Cold War? Tom Please note my new address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: "Brett Jaffee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "h_k_russell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday,

Re: [RCSE] Color/Visibility

2002-03-08 Thread James V. Bacus
At 12:19 AM 3/9/2002, Tony J. O'Hara wrote: >Color perception measurements show that our color resolution (hue) is much >less sensitive than our brightness resolution. (Approx. 1/3 to 1/4 less!) >In fact it was that property of our eyes that enabled back in 1956 the NTSC >color TV system to be inv

Re: [RCSE] ABOUT THAT NEW CLASS. . .

2002-03-08 Thread Jeff Nibler
I think Harley has some great ideas here. The main problem I see is in enforcing the "build it yourself" policy. On a competitive national scale, I think this would be very difficult to accomplish, and if anyone has any ideas, I'd love to hear them. Otherwise I think restricting the planes t

Re: [RCSE] Color/Visibility

2002-03-08 Thread canders
At 07:36 PM 3/8/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >I’m wondering if anyone has done any research about which COLOR combinations >are most visible at a distance. > >I’ve got a 145” Challenger (1974 Otto Heithecker design) almost ready to >cover. (Yes, an all wood (Laser Cut) nostalgia beauty from www.skybe