Mike,
I was not at Visalia, but I too remember a post by John Diniz stating he had
a radio he was giving away to whoever took 100th place not who won a fly-off
of the middle of the pack flyers. Seems Terry may have a beef with the
organizers for changing up the rules in mid stream. Can't reall
In a message dated 10/9/2004 9:31:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Terry Mickle <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> writes:
>There was a posting before Visalia that there would be a JR 9303 given
>to the pilot finishing in 100th place. What ever happened with that?
>Since I finished in 100th place I'm just curios.
Nevermind, I found the wing bolts. Thanks to those
of you who replied.
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In a message dated 10/9/2004 9:31:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Terry Mickle <[EMAIL
PROTECTED]> writes:
>There was a posting before Visalia that there would be a JR 9303 given
>to the pilot finishing in 100th place. What ever happened with that?
>Since I finished in 100th place I'm just curios.
He needs the help of one of yous guys who know how to build Skeeters.
Fancy that!
(Gordy can step forward here)(but he won't)
Seems that many years ago, when most of us learned the gentle art of
Monocoating or dope and tissueSomehow, DP missed that class.
Actually Joe was the one who showed DP
Round 5 is in progress, TD to be done in the morning.
Wurts
Gordon Jennings
Mike Smith
Darrell Zaballos
Aaron Valdes
Tom Kiesling
First day was blowing what felt like 20, but was about 15mph.
Second day was beautiful... calm wind nice thermals. Light line all day.
Aaron Valdes put in a pair of
Andrew E. Mileski wrote:
Paul Breed wrote:
From Time to time I post info on my solar powered RC plane here.
Today it flew very well and is also a total loss
What a trajedy :(
Now if there were only manfacturers of these 82% efficient cells:
http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&
I once had a skeeter...Gordy gave it to me...it was his number one.
Talked to Gordon this PM..its still
Joe Who
Mike
Gordon
Tim is still Standing.
New rumors of an Icon "C"
If you have to ask what the "C" stands for...don't ask.
Bozo at 7000 ft sans Skeeter.
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Thought you might enjoy this shot. Today with ViXCen
- taken about 1/2 mile out & 1000 ft. AGL
Nikon D100 70-300 @ 300MM F5.6 1/750
http://www.msh-co.com/altitude/ViXCen.jpg
100% unretouched - just clipped
Th
Ok, not strictly involving sailplanes, but still, some amazing gliding (and
flapping) flight:
This morning in cloudy light rain and high winds, I watched out my window
here in Seattle the following scene: an extremely tightly bunched flock of
smallish black birds (grackles?... something a good bit
Paul Breed wrote:
From Time to time I post info on my solar powered RC plane here.
Today it flew very well and is also a total loss
What a trajedy :(
Now if there were only manfacturers of these 82% efficient cells:
http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=
Silly of me.
Endless Mountain Models
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From: Ed Berris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 9:05 PM
To: John Derstine; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Obeechi answer
Jo
From Time to time I post info on my solar powered RC plane here.
Today it flew very well and is also a total loss
http://www.rasdoc.com/splinter/solar2004.htm
As I start planning for my 2005 version I want to upgrade the strength of
my H-Stab.
I believe that todays failure was due to the failu
There was a posting before Visalia that there would be a JR 9303 given
to the pilot finishing in 100th place. What ever happened with that?
Since I finished in 100th place I'm just curios.
Terry Mickle
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IIRC You can read volumes about these planes on RCGroups e-zone forums.
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Jeffrey D. Gortatowsky
La Habra Heights, California
"Madam, there's no such thing as a tough child -- if you parboil them first for seven
hours, they always come out tender. "
Thanks Ed. I've often thought obechi is better than balsa for sheeting,
but I've never actually tried it. If I ever do, I'll know what to do now.
-Ben
Ed Berris wrote:
Ed, Ben and the three others out there that still work with obeechi.
My last post seems to be in contradiction with what others
John, so sorry to trouble you with such a silly thread. I'm sure you had
far more important things to pontificate on than silly old me. Sorry to
drag you off your throne.
Ed
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Sent:
Most Obeche is not rotary cut but plane sliced. Rotary cut veneers are
low grade, porous, and not good for veneering wings. Much of what you
are seeing is due to the fact that the veneer is cut on freshly steamed
logs to increase their elasticity and soften the wood. The better
veneers exhibit very
> Give me the plane I really deserve.
Done. Here's your Skeeter.
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Those little bumps are caused by cutter knife. They
are ripped from the other side. The veneer is cut from
log while rotating. It's much easier to sand off those
bumps (which may adds up to maybe 1% of surface) than
try to sand smooth the other side with dings. Thus
bumps side outside.
--- Ben Diss
I'm looking for a pair of Artemis LT wing bolts.
In the process of getting rid of old junk, these got
thrown away. F3X is shutdown until November, and I'm
hoping to get replacements sooner than this.
I've ordered a pair from Icare, but not sure if they
have these or can sell them.
Anyone here in th
Ed, Ben and the three others out there that still work with obeechi.
My last post seems to be in contradiction with what others think.
So, I called my all knowing friend in California, Harris Nelson. He's
probably used more Obeechi than most anyone else in the hobby other than
maybe Ed Whyte.
H
Any idea why one way is better than the other?
Ed Berris wrote:
Ok, thanks to Barry Kennedy I got the answer. For the three people that
might be interested here it is:
Obeechi has an inside and outside to the veneer. The inside (glue surface)
has slightly raised grain while the outside grain is v
raised
--- Ed Berris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's been awhile since I've used Obeechi for wing
> skins. I'm about to bag
> some Shrike and Elf wings.
>
> I know there is a right side and a wrong side to the
> veneer. I just don't
> remember which is which.
>
> If you look closely at Obeec
Ok, thanks to Barry Kennedy I got the answer. For the three people that
might be interested here it is:
Obeechi has an inside and outside to the veneer. The inside (glue surface)
has slightly raised grain while the outside grain is very slightly indented.
You can see the differences in just the
Jo,
As a matter of fact, yes I do like the strap! Thanks again!
If you need any more BBQ sauces, let me know and I will send them off to
you. :-)
Ed
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Most of my planes are white on top, a couple of them are red.
I have shared thermals with Hawks, Vultures, Seagulls, and once even a
Duck. Hawks seem the most compatible. Occasionally they will screech and
complain and bully you into leaving "their territory".
Once I was in a thermal with a H
It's been awhile since I've used Obeechi for wing skins. I'm about to bag
some Shrike and Elf wings.
I know there is a right side and a wrong side to the veneer. I just don't
remember which is which.
If you look closely at Obeechi you can see that on one side the grain
appears to be raised whil
Gordon says
Joe Who in first
Mike Smith first loser
Gordon second loser
Tim Renaud is still walking
Bozo
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There is still a little time left to send in your registration for our
fall HLG festival in Wilson, North Carolina on October 22-23-24.
I just posted the tasks that we will be using. Please take a look here
http://olgol.com/contest/tasks.html
We are approximately at 20 pilots now and we sure coul
Back in 1975, I was flying the LSF Level 4 thermal flight when a flock of
buzzards joined up with my sailplane. I was flying my Tern 4 which had a
very weak wing so when the hour was up, I searched out some sink to circle
in while descending. A long string of about 30 buzzards came by and the
I had just cored a thermal about about 500-750' when a hawk, who was
flying on a straight line to where I was, started a thermal turn under
me and circled the same direction as I was turning but stayed under me.
He made 4-5 turns and then took off on the same line that he was
previously on. I
The only plane I have had attacked in the air was the Infamous Flamingoid,
which is pink. I was doing a half hour thermal flight, and a couple of
buzzards, of all things, took offense at the presence of a Flamingoid in
their air and made repeated swoops at it. I did loops and stalls, and they
e
FOR SALE- Quasoar, standard 99" / unlimted 123" sailplane, stab and rudder built, wings ready to sheet, nothing done to the fiberglass fuselage, every thing else in box, ACE kit. $145.00 + shipping
Ron Cate
I gave up on UPS several years ago, damage rate was extremely high and their
claims department must be on a commission based on claims money not paid.
I use Fed Ex Ground Service because it costs less and damage to my kit boxes
is basically NONE. I have seen foot prints on boxes shipped by UPS.
T
I'll call Rich Burnowski today on his cell, and see if I can get a report.
Dave Hauch
Mich.
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From: "Daryl Perkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 9:07 PM
Subject: [RCSE] US F3B TS
> Did the TS start today? Anybody know how
Last I checked, Horizon hobby had this version in stock.
9303 Sailplane R770 3-DS368 MD2 [JRP9263**]
JD
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From: Les Grammer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 12:56 PM
I concur:
After using UPS exclusively for a few years, I now use FED EX ground
almost exclusively for what I call small stuff, and FED EX express saver
for larger sailplanes that don't require me to use airfreight service.
What I have found in shipping via any shipper is that the human on the
custo
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