Re: [RCSE] Sliders

2002-07-11 Thread mikel
I don't use sliders. For those who do use them, how do you pick the optimal position? Or do you just end up sliding all the way one way or another. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [RCSE] Sliders

2002-07-11 Thread John Derstine
Well, since i can't unsubscribe, i may as well post. Sliders are very ergonomic in my opinion you can feel the relative value of your control throw, Pots you have to look at to see where they are. Sliders are good for flap trimmers when you have a preset (reflex,camber) on a three position switch

Re: [RCSE] Sliders

2002-07-11 Thread tony estep
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't use sliders. For those who do use them, how do you pick the optimal position? Or do you just end up sliding all the way one way or another. I use the 3-pos switch for reflex, neutral, and launch camber. Then if I slide the slider to the other end those 3

Re: [RCSE] XR Combat foamie?

2002-07-11 Thread Pat Sloan
Bill, I am building one right now and have a thread on rcgroups.com articling my building as it goes. I am making mine a convertible between slope and electric. Take a look at the thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?s=threadid=49613 --pat (aka DarkHelmet) --- Bill Swingle

Re: [RCSE] Sliders

2002-07-11 Thread James V. Bacus
At 07:59 PM 7/11/2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't use sliders. For those who do use them, how do you pick the optimal position? Or do you just end up sliding all the way one way or another. Setting a max travel point is fairly easy for the optimal position, and I don't use much of the

Re: [RCSE] Sliders

2002-07-11 Thread Bill Johns
At 08:59 PM 7/11/2002 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't use sliders. For those who do use them, how do you pick the optimal position? Or do you just end up sliding all the way one way or another. The Profi 3030 has two sliders between the sticks. I use the left for camber control.

[RCSE] FW: F3J Fuselage snapped

2002-07-11 Thread Luis Bustamante
Thanks to all of you who replied and affirmed my suspicions that I had received a defective fuse. I'm happy to report that the manufacturer and distributor agreed with our diagnosis and will be replacing the entire sailplane. I know it's not common to praise vendors in this forum but I'll buck

Re: [RCSE] Sliders

2002-07-11 Thread Mark Drela
Profi users: what do you use the right slider for and how do you set it up to do that. On my 3030 I select one of the three flight modes via the memory switch: 1. launch 2. fly 3. land For each of these flight modes, I use the left (throttle) stick to control camber or flap, not the

[RCSE] Praise for Don Stackhouse/DJ Aerotech

2002-07-11 Thread Stan Myers
With all the bashing that seems to on this site on venders I'm pleased to give a positive comment about a vender/mfg'r. My Chrysalis(1.5m)' fuse met with an untimely demise(I drove over it). Well, I set the wings up do build the fuse on some rainy day. When I got around to it and looked for my

[RCSE] Does anyone know if a 8103 can be set up like he does his radio?

2002-07-11 Thread Stan Myers
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[RCSE] New Hitec Wing servos (125MG and 5125MG-Digital)

2002-07-11 Thread plenard
Has anyone tried these new Hitec wing servos for TD applications...and what do you think? I am considering moving up from my tried and true 85MG's. Thanks. Bob Lenard Laguna Niguel, CA

Re: [RCSE] New Hitec Wing servos (125MG and 5125MG-Digital)

2002-07-11 Thread Steve Meyer
Have not tried them but if they live up to their specifications they will work great. Anxious to try them myself. Probably this winter during building season Steve At 08:48 PM 7/11/2002 -0700, plenard wrote: Has anyone tried these new Hitec wing servos for TD applications...and what do you

Re:[RCSE] XR Combat foamie?

2002-07-11 Thread W7AAC
Bill, been flying one since december and it builds quick, turns on a dime and compared to my Zagi 3C it runs all over it. All up weight came out at 16oz. The only mods i have done is add new wingtips and glassed the elevons with 3/4oz cloth and water based polyurethane. The new wingtips were made

[RCSE] Sliders, Sky-diver near-miss

2002-07-11 Thread Quiet Man
http://www.dropzone.com/features/Skydiverinnearmisswithsl.shtml Slider for camber is good. Sliding, not digital, elevator trim equally good and correct, for the same reasons. Thus sayeth the Roe. John RoeLaguna Hills, Ca "Where guns are outlawed, terrorists only need boxcutters"

Re: [RCSE] New Hitec Wing servos (125MG and 5125MG-Digital)

2002-07-11 Thread Ben Diss
Love them. Thin, fast, strong and programmable. They even come with a metal arm. -Ben plenard wrote: Has anyone tried these new Hitec wing servos for TD applications...and what do you think? I am considering moving up from my tried and true 85MG's. Thanks. Bob Lenard Laguna Niguel,

[RCSE] EMM on vacation

2002-07-11 Thread John Derstine
Endless Mountain Models, meaning Judy and I, will be traveling to Fiss Austria and Germany for a week.(July 16-24) We are going to attend the Fiss Alpine soaring event and meet with various suppliers in Germany. There will be no one in the office during the day, but if you have a message you