RE: [RCSE] NATS curiosity question.

2004-07-22 Thread John Diniz
In unlimited in recent years the tasks are around 10 minutes on average with 12-14 rounds being flown over the 2 days. 2m slightly fewer rounds. JD -Original Message- From: George Voss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 1:01 PM To: 'Bill Swingle'; RCSE (E-mail) Subjec

RE: [RCSE] NATS curiosity question.

2004-07-22 Thread George Voss
7 minutes per round times 3-4 rounds, so 21-28 minutes per event. Trust me, you don't want to figure cost per flight! ;-) gv -Original Message- From: Bill Swingle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 12:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] NATS curiosity questio

[RCSE] NATS curiosity question.

2004-07-22 Thread Bill Swingle
Just out of curiosity; how much flying time would a typical NATS participant expect to from this event? Bill Swingle Janesville, CA RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscrib

[RCSE] NATS

2004-07-22 Thread Peter Schlitzkus
All this talk is getting me exited to get there and fly. Would anyone know how long the registration building is open in the evening ?? We hope to get there by 5 PM on Sunday. Pete & Erich in Baltimore __ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with

[RCSE] NATS

2004-07-22 Thread Steve Meyer
Well the weather forecast keeps improving. Could it be possible that we have winds less than 20 for Hand Launch!? Sat - Tuesday 76-80 deg. Sunny to partly cloudy! Keep your fingers crossed for Wednesday - Friday. I'm signing off now, heading to the NATS. And I won't bother you with a lame Out

[RCSE] Nats prolog

2004-07-22 Thread James V. Bacus
I am almost a Nats veteran these days, I think this is my 6th or 7th one I have attended. Every season in Muncie I see acts of kindness, coolness, surprising things, a tight community of our peers that will do just about anything to help the other guy out. I've had it happen to me, and I have

Re: [RCSE] Central Illinois slope?

2004-07-22 Thread Wwing
In a message dated 07/22/2004 11:20:07 AM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Ahh yes, creating your own slope is the usual dream of someone infected withthe slope bug but without a slope. Well, here's some advice to any in thisposition.For 99.99% of folks; a bad slope wo

Re: [RCSE] Central Illinois slope?

2004-07-22 Thread Bill Swingle
>>the "mesa" Ahh yes, creating your own slope is the usual dream of someone infected with the slope bug but without a slope. Well, here's some advice to any in this position. For 99.99% of folks; a bad slope would be hard to create. A decent slope impossible. A good slope ridiculously impossible.

Re: [RCSE] NATS: Skegs or not - which events?

2004-07-22 Thread James V. Bacus
http://www.silentflight.org/NATS2004/RES/default.html At 10:57 AM 7/22/2004, Joe Nave wrote: Does anybody know which NATS events permit skegs vs. which events do not? Some folks mentioned that skegs were OK for all events, but then I thought that there was a no-skeg rule for RES... Thanks, Joe RCSE

[RCSE] NATS: Skegs or not - which events?

2004-07-22 Thread Joe Nave
Does anybody know which NATS events permit skegs vs. which events do not? Some folks mentioned that skegs were OK for all events, but then I thought that there was a no-skeg rule for RES... Thanks, Joe RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" r

RE: [RCSE] NATS

2004-07-22 Thread Sheldon - YNT uDesign
'Cause you won't be reachable due to "partyin'"...Those of us who know you...Know!!! -Original Message- From: James V. Bacus [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] NATS Why don't you give me a call in Muncie every eveni

[RCSE] Sloping at the Sleeping Bear Lakeshore

2004-07-22 Thread Joseph Hochadel
I will be in the Traverse City area on the 29th and 30th of July. My son and I plan to do some sloping at the Sleeping Bear Lakeshore park. It would be great to hook up with a local flyer for some real insight into the best places to go. Anyone want to play hookey and go flying either next Thurs

Re: [RCSE] Landing at the NATS

2004-07-22 Thread Steve Meyer
Hehehe At 10:20 AM 7/22/2004, James V. Bacus wrote: I've sharpened my skeg (some of you have seen what I have on the nose of my ICON, it is vicious), I will rip a hole in that coroplast and will probably tear it away from it's hold down spike when I hit it. I hope there are back up 100 point co

Re: [RCSE] Landing at the NATS

2004-07-22 Thread James V. Bacus
I've sharpened my skeg (some of you have seen what I have on the nose of my ICON, it is vicious), I will rip a hole in that coroplast and will probably tear it away from it's hold down spike when I hit it. I hope there are back up 100 point condoms for the landing zone, because I plan on perfo

Re: [RCSE] Solution to Landing at the NATS

2004-07-22 Thread Steve Meyer
Just do what the receivers used to do in the NFL, spread some sticky stuff on the bottom of the plane.  A tube of goop per flight should do.  Just as long as you don't stay up too long so as it dries. At 09:39 AM 7/22/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why not keep the Coroplast plate but put velcro

Re: [RCSE] NATS

2004-07-22 Thread James V. Bacus
Why don't you give me a call in Muncie every evening and you report it here? 8- At 08:20 AM 7/22/2004, you wrote: Please let me purify my last message a little, all I care about at the NATS is the SOARING activities. Jerry RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subs