Re: [RCSE] Yet more questions.

2002-06-09 Thread FRED SAGE
Bill; There was a series of articles run several years ago in the Torrey Pines Gulls (TPG) newsletter. One article in particular would answer all your landing questions and probably some you've never considered. These articles were extremely well received at the time and were reprinted in nu

[RCSE] For Sale

2002-06-09 Thread tomfski
Psyko 3 LT Open Class, 4 Volz Micro Maxx X in the wings, 2 Airtronics 94141 on rudder & elevator, 700 mah batt pack & switch harness. Plug in your receiver and go fly. One year old. Looks and flies great. $525.00 Includes shipping to CONUS. Airtronics Stylus with Airtronics 92085 receiver and 11

Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane?

2002-06-09 Thread widlerj
My fovorite is my current one, the Dizzy Bird by the much missed Thermal Gromit Works. To see a picture of a common example why go to http://www.pacificsites.com/~wid/personal/widspage3.html Can't wait to get my XP3! Wid RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe

Re: [RCSE] The Naked Sailplanist

2002-06-09 Thread David A. Enete
>It brings to mind a mental picture of a statue, the heroic glider flier, a >sort of Michelangeo's "David" with DLG and Fig Leaf. Sounds familiar...but I've seen this before. http://enete.org/david/soaring/greek-sidewinder.jpg - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Mod

Re: [RCSE] "Low" DLG costs; was "High" DLG costs

2002-06-09 Thread David A. Enete
> It could be something like : > 59 inches max > maximum material cost :20$ > no carbon, FG, Kevlar > no gyros and no programming > >Just think about how much fun it is to fly >Zagi/Boomerang slope planes. It would be fun to >develop and have access to new cheap and tough

[RCSE] Wing wanted for a MANTIS open size....

2002-06-09 Thread kevflys
Yes, I need a Mantis wing! ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Wet Rx

2002-06-09 Thread David A. Enete
>What I would recommend is a thorough rinsing with >clean water before you dry it out. Distilled water if you have it. Fewer minerals to do bad things. - David [EMAIL PROTECTED] USA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PR

[RCSE] Re: Most fun plane

2002-06-09 Thread Tord
Must say the Mongo Jr rates high in my book, if a little too big for my car :-(! The planes that taught me most was the Zagi THL and the DAW S1-26 HLG, as they improved my flying skills a gigantic step forward, and also survived most crashes, without any damage at all. Now I didn't hesitate to

[RCSE] Help!

2002-06-09 Thread Tord
Does ordinary hot glue stick to aluminium well enough for gluing a sparcap to a spar to a main spar? The lower sparcap will be CF and I do know it sticks to CF pretty well! In short the spar looks like this: total outer measurements 100x 20 mm (including caps), the upper cap being 3 x 10 mm soft

[RCSE] Three Things I Learned at the Field Today

2002-06-09 Thread Tom H. Nagel
We had a big turnout at the MOSS field this afternoon, old stalwlarts, lost souls returning, new faces, kids, flying everything from free flight to DLG to high tech unlimited to electric park flyers. So here's three things I learned at the field today: 1. If your stick isn't

Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane?

2002-06-09 Thread Jeff Reid
Similar to other post, the DAW 1-26 2m. My favorite slope model. Lots of fun, no stress... RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Question For Those Who Bag There Own and a Off Topic Computer Help/Question

2002-06-09 Thread Bill & Rose Haymaker
I bagged a set of full flying stabs @ 3 months ago. I used Krylon (yellow) on waxed Mylar's. Painted the Mylar's and let set overnight then bagged. The problem is, this weekend was one of the first weekends the tail had any long term exposure to direct sun and I noticed in two or three places the

Re: [RCSE] Yet more questions.

2002-06-09 Thread Rick and Jill
Just spent the last two days flying two ESL contests in Lancaster PA. One day contest on Sat. and one on Sun. We flew a 9 round contest on Sat and an 8 round contest Sun. Oh Yeah, BTW, Gordy was there and we kick his butt again this year. Thanks for coming out to play Gordy. There are many differ

Re: [RCSE] The Naked Sailplanist

2002-06-09 Thread Snhrccsec
Beware the CA, keep the debonder handy! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane?

2002-06-09 Thread Gordon Braun-Woodbury
Skybench Lil Bird 2. Nothing I have flown so far shows lift better -- and it's so darn pretty! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Yet more questions.

2002-06-09 Thread Bill Johns
Greetings! I'm just full of questions. Today, I have questions on launching and landing techniques. 1. Given a "standard" trailing edge/elevator setting for a calm day, how do you alter this for a good head wind? Tail wind? How else do you change your launch for head or tail wind launches