Re: [RCSE] Get a Pretty Mantis if you can't fly an ugly plane

2002-08-10 Thread Mark Miller
The other question is how do you get a Pretty Mantis? Is there one source or do you have to get the wing at one place and the fuse and tail at others? Mark --- Dave Seay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's a photo of the 'Pretty' version on the > Mantis page... > http://home.att.net/~CASA/Mantis

[RCSE] F3J WInch contests

2002-08-10 Thread Jack Strother
Although slower than I had anticipated, F3j Winch contests have been showing up at the club level here in the States. I have been to a couple across the country. I know that our Rep to the FAI in asking for and pushing for opinions on the matter. It looks like we will end up going the way of regu

Re: [RCSE] Another WC picture

2002-08-10 Thread Jack Strother
That appears to be the very same form that I use when I SLAM my Icon on to the turf 8-( Jack At 08:27 PM 8/9/2002 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote: >http://www.pbase.com/image/3721191 > > >Jim >Downers Grove, IL >Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level III >ICQ 6997780

[RCSE] Tom K. / Nats

2002-08-10 Thread Brian & Iva Smith
Was "Terrible" Tommy K. flying an Ugly Mantis at the nats?? What a great performance... Congrats to him...Thanks..Brian _ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com RCSE-List facilities prov

Re: [RCSE] Get a Pretty Mantis if you can't fly an ugly plane

2002-08-10 Thread Dave Seay
There's a photo of the 'Pretty' version on the Mantis page... http://home.att.net/~CASA/Mantis/Mantis_page_Photos.htm 5th and 6th one down. Question: Is the Mantis wing molded of glassed? Dave RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests

RE: [RCSE] FAI timing

2002-08-10 Thread Aneil
If you actually look at the round scores you will see it is timed to the tenth of a second. What you are looking at is the "Normalised" score as a percentage to 2dp. At some point you have to draw the line. Yes Joe did get pipped, perhaps if he wore shoes? I still feel the fly off's are stupid, w

[RCSE] F3J Worlds

2002-08-10 Thread RCsoarnut
Dudes Congrats to Arend Borst and team Canada for a great performance! Big congrats to Joe for yet another superhuman effort. .7 of a point is pretty damn close! In the juniors congrats to Tobias Lommlein for the win and a huge congrats to the entire US junior team! Chris, David, Paul,

Re: [RCSE] FAI timing

2002-08-10 Thread Rick Van Clief
OK we're talking about hundredths here. I may be revealing gross ignorance here, but how can some guy holding a stopwatch hope to be accurate enough for hundredths of a second to be considered? RVC At 08:07 PM 8/9/02 -0700, you wrote: >OK, it appears as if we're carrying timing to the >tenth