[RCSE] soaring sites near Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles

2002-11-19 Thread Geoff Schaaf
I live in Laurel Canyon, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. I know there must be some descent slope soaring locations near here, perhaps off of Mulholland Drive. Anybody out there care to share a site that you know of? Thanks, G. Schaaf

[RCSE] Anyone got a Mini-1 XL

2002-11-19 Thread kevinsglider
Hi all, Just wondering if anyone else out there has a Mini-1 XL. If you do, how does it fly and are there any tips on it? I am building one now and it is looking like it will be a blast to fly! Can't wait to get it on the slope. TIA Kevin RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News.

[RCSE] Miraj question

2002-11-19 Thread gldr guy
Two questions. I was thinking about maybe replacing my destroyed Miraj F3F racer with another for Xmas. Which is the faster version, the standard or the one with the heavy layup/modified 06 foil? Secondly, what ever happened to the larger version of the Miraj, I think it was called the Advantaj

[RCSE] For Sale - Hades II

2002-11-19 Thread Chuck Robinett
Hades II F3J/F3B/Slope. New Hades version with one-piece Kevlar/carbon fuse. 110 span, RG15 foil, all-molded construction. Factory-installed wing wiring, ballast tube, ballast (32 oz) and servo tray. Has been flown a few times and is in very good condition (normal scratches on fuse from

[RCSE] Emerald on eBay going cheap!

2002-11-19 Thread Howard Stephenson
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[RCSE] Electric/Sloping Sites in/near San Francisco

2002-11-19 Thread Greg Stewart
I'll be in SF November 25-26 with a few electrics/slopers/electric helis. What good sites can I fly these at while not getting too far away from SF airport (I fly out around 5pm on the 26th)? TIA! Greg in Minneapolis RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and

[RCSE] 3 years as an Adkins slave Soaring Percy's Dam

2002-11-19 Thread GordySoar
Hi guys, If you haven't been to Nashville, you've missed out a bunch of cool RC soaring stuff! Percy Preist Dam, is just West on hyw 40 (no you don' t need directions, its on the map and exit signs) Good soaring for South and North with some restriction on the best spot over the grass facing 40

[RCSE] Slermals A new RC Soaring Term found in Nashville!

2002-11-19 Thread GordySoar
Bruce is a slope soaring junkie in the vein of surf bums of days gone by, he slopes every chance he can in Nashville. Not a millionaire, or even close, he's choses a rich life of enjoying everyday. You'll find him at Percy's dam, sitting in a thermal with his 126 60" DAW EPP with about 10

[RCSE] Lee Estingoy

2002-11-19 Thread George Voss
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[RCSE] Season's End

2002-11-19 Thread Jerry Krainock
Season’s End Southern California Soaring Club’s (SC2) has been running a Series of HL competitions now for the Last 2 years. This year we had 8 scheduled comps in 7 different locations, plus IHL Festival at Poway. Those of us in the DLG Mafia also had 5 or 6 scheduled practices. We had our

RE: [RCSE] Electric/Sloping Sites in/near San Francisco

2002-11-19 Thread Bill Swingle
There are several sites with slope lists for the SF area. Most are good, one is excellent. Here are the URL's. http://members.home.net/axelb/start.html http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/dlstone/ http://members.aol.com/Rpvi/flysites1.html http://udel.edu/~lisansky/sunset.html If more

RE: [RCSE] ventus 2C

2002-11-19 Thread John Derstine
Go larger, what sounds like a big span sailplane in scale at 3 meters is actually quite small. You would be happy with a 4 meter to start, and the flying will be easier and more realistic. John Derstine Endless Mountain Models [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.scalesoaring.net/EMM/rand.htm

RE: [RCSE] ventus 2C

2002-11-19 Thread John Derstine
Many, if not all four meter and even some 5 meter ships can be winch launched with a good winch. Some guys use a bridle system to facilitate a flatter launch. All launches should be ROG with scale ships. The best way to launch big scale ships, and this is a biased statement, is to aerotow these