Here in the Ohio, MI, IN area, many of the monthly and sanctioned contests
have two skill levels, Expert and novice ( or any name you want to apply to
this group). Usually it is broken down by LSF level three or four as the
divider and /or with contest wins record of each individual. This seems
EXECELLENT !!
--Jack Strother Granger, IN LSF 2948 LSF Level V #117 LSF Official 1996 - 2004 CSS Gold
-- Original message --Full house 2m: +10% RES 2m: +12% RES Unlimited: +5% What do you think? Given that format, I'd fly a RES 2M. ;-) I remember a time not
Jim,
You are correct. Blaine figured that this would lessen
the drag on the plane when the elevator was activated
and could lower weight ( less parts, hinges etc). It
does not adversely affect how it turns. It turns just
great.
Likewise the vertical fin and rudder are offset so it
lines up with
My sentiments exactly. Flung what you brung no matter
how bad it looks.
AJ
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And Man Do YALOL !!
--Jack Strother Granger, IN LSF 2948 LSF Level V #117 LSF Official 1996 - 2004 CSS Gold
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Hadicapping the plane is a waste. It's like determining a golf handicap
based on the choice of ball.
You need to handicap the pilot. To ttruly level the playing field based
on models, get several like models, such as Aspires or Spirits, fit them
out and let all pilots fly from this model pool.
Handicapping either planes or pilots is an exercise in futility.
If you have a desire to encourage less experienced flyers to enter contests,
I offer the following:
1 - Shorten the winch line to something in the neighbourhood of 400-450 feet
in an attempt to reduce the launch height. Keep the
Modesto RC club evened the score somewhat in 2004 by just having two landing
circles. Everyone flew the same tasks. When it came to landing, RES had a
large 30 foot area as opposed to a 10 foot area for everything else.
The full house ships would usually win but the RES had there share of wins
Recently, an ELV vario was offered for sale here for $60.
Alas, I was not the one who got to buy it :)
However, it would have been excellent for my needs, and probably more
importantly would fit my budget.
Anybody selling something similar at a similar price? (I know I can
get some pretty slick
On 12/20/04 9:48 Mike Smith wrote:
PUSH MALVEY DOWN THE PAGE! - Now that's fun.
What a sad little life you must have :~{
Guy wins the NATS and now look at him. This is the only thing that brings
joy to him. How far the mighty can fall. Oh well.
I will definitely show up, if only to give
Bob,
I was fully with you until you wanted to get rid of the training wheels... ;-)
Merry Christmas!
And thanks for the suggestions. (Its going to freeze here tonight for
three to four hours - yikes! Break out the woolies.)
Rick
At 11:05 AM 12/20/2004 -0600, Bob Johnson wrote:
Handicapping
Just some fun stuff.
I've been working on a set of 2M wings for a
while. CF spar with "Drela Joiners" in a white foam, obechi
sheeting. I started it last winter with the cuts and slowly have hitting
up one piece at a time. Should be done with the wings at the end of the
year.
How long do
Tom, I scratch build one project a year but sometimes the project turns
into a three year afair. I like scratch building because I don't care for
the ARFs that are offered to the soaring community. Sometimes I get a
large project done in a couple months but others (like my XC project) has
I'm scratching a 1/3 Ventus, should be done by Spring. Bought the fuse
in 99, wirecutter shortly thereafter. 2 tries later, I'm finally seeing
a light at the end of the tunnel.
Did a Paragon from scratch / plans in a long Spring, but that involved a
lot of off time for house projects.
As
Last scratch was a Legionair 100 including the
fiberglass pod, took about 6 weeks.
Jack Womack
--- Thomas Koszuta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just some fun stuff.
I've been working on a set of 2M wings for a while.
CF spar with Drela Joiners in a white foam,
obechi sheeting. I started it
I'm looking for a full-scale sailplane. I will
probably not fly near as much RC after I find it. I'm
sure that when I get back into RC again we'll still be
flying 10 minutes with 100 point landings... Just like
after the last 20 year sebatical... 8^)...
Jack Womack
--- AJ Bhatta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'm looking for a full-scale sailplane. I will
probably not fly near as much RC after I find it. I'm
sure that when I get back into RC again we'll still be
flying 10 minutes with 100 point landings... Just like
after the last 20 year sebatical... 8^)...
Jack Womack
--- AJ Bhatta [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Ah. . .at last a worthy thread, to which I can make a contribution!
My my. . .I see you fellows are handicapped by not having set of written
instructions such as I provide for scratch building the Genie and the LT/S.
I follow them, step by step. Then I don't mess up or waste time reinventing
Is there an RF synthesizer that works with the Futaba 9C transmitter (not
the 9ZAP)? Nothing appears to be available directly from Futaba. Some folks
claim the Spectra module (Hitec) works but with some compatibility issues -
but
then things aren't 'legal' for contests.
Anyone have any
I have an Ace Thermal Sniffler + Rcvr. What have you got for a trade ?
Regards, Dave Corven.
Hi Bob, as a beginner to contesting let me offer my opinion.
#1 - shortening the launch line will not help beginners. It will then
put a premium on the zooming ability of the pilot and the plane. I need
all the help I can get at finding thermals and it is easier to do so
from way up high. I do
As a long time R/C modeler and retired statistician, I feel I
now have gathered enough data to share the following observation with the
RCSE community:
Skills acquired during the construction and covering of model
aircraft definitely do NOT transfer to the attractive wrapping
What if we did the present in monocote it would look great but be a bear to
get into...Merry Christmas to all
CLARENCE ASHCRAFT
PRESIDENT OF
IMSF 2005
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SILENT FLYERS AND
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Jim,
Man you are behind the game. Gift bags are the only way to go. They come in
all shapes and sizes. Throw in a couple of pieces of colored tissue to hind
the gift, tie the handles with some of that pretty colored ribbon and viola you
are done. If that does not work, there are almost
So don't wrap them... Monokote them!!!
Merry Christmas.
Jack Womack
--- Jim Deck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As a long time R/C modeler and retired
statistician, I feel I
now have gathered enough data to share the following
observation with the
RCSE community:
Skills
Soon to drop the Keeper title, the event will be total AMA as of 01JA05.
This thread is just a little too competitive, Nostalgia is not about the
BEST plane but the plane you liked best then trying to get the Best
out of it using todays launch systems.
So far at the NAT'S the diversity has been
I have the hitec, it came my Fut 8AUsuper that I bought from a guy - it
works great, just click in the channel on the back. No - I heard that they
aren't allowed at contests.
I'd consider selling mine, since I just bought 2 Styli' the 8AU won't get
that much use anymore. Also would sell my Fut 6
On Mon, Dec 20, 2004 at 04:16:31PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
| Is there an RF synthesizer that works with the Futaba 9C transmitter (not
| the 9ZAP)? Nothing appears to be available directly from Futaba. Some folks
| claim the Spectra module (Hitec) works but with some compatibility
Hi guys,
I am currently working on a new Kennedy Composites Blaster DLG.
Just wondering how you installed your fuse servos.
Thanks
Gordy
I Ultracoted a bunch of gifts one Christmas. It's a lot of work.
-Original Message-
From: Jack Womack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 5:38 PM
To: Jim Deck; RCSE
Subject: Re: [RCSE] One modeler's Christmas observation
So don't wrap them... Monokote them!!!
Hey guys,
I need this for a rudder pushrod fairing on a electric sailplane.
The smallest I have in height is 5/8'' and would like something
smaller.
I need one fairing that is 3/8'' in height, at least 3 1/2'' long.
Would like to tape it on, so I need some flanges on the side.
If anyone has one
Not true about moving a pilot up to expert for a single win. It is a
point system.
If the pilot scores withihin the top 10 of all pilots he gets (11- his
position points) . So if he were 3rd he would get 11-3 or 8 points These
carry over from season to season.After 20 advancement points the
I actually got to use my heat gun to wrap presents. My wife made up
some gift baskets and wrapped them with heat shrink plastic. I was all
to glad to help her out. Those gift baskets are tight as drums and
wrinkle free! I offered to let her try, but she said that it looked
like I was
I am looking for a 14x7 folding prop.
Kristopher
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Now that we all know that the Mirage is nostalgia legal, lets talk about wing strength. I have the evidence in my workshop that the stock wing structure is apparently not up to even moderate winch launches. It was a great, no, terrific flying sailplane.
So, go forth and build Mirages with
F3B pilots -
Need one of them mono line spool stick-in-the-drill-and-wind-the-line-in
thingies (looks like an anorexic upside-down cactus that holds the
spool). Is this something that a fishing supply outfit might have, or
is it a fabricate yourself kinda deal?
Tom
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I have the evidence in my workshop that the stock wing structure is
apparently not up to even moderate winch launches. It was a great, no,
terrific flying sailplane.
Huh?
Actually. I saw many Mirages flying when they first came out and don't
recall anyone breaking them on winches at that
Why not make one? You can buy sheet styrene at the hobby shop and thrermoform
it over some dowel with the monokote heat gun or just pop it in the oven for
a couple minute son low until the plastic sags down over the rod... or a
no-heat method is to mold some glass cloth (or even some old
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