Re: [RCSE] Great Guy Alert !! Yes I am!

2006-05-08 Thread S Meyer
At 04:21 PM 5/7/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:   I flew my Pike Giant, he started with his Supra, but had a weird anomaly with one of the new Airtronic digitals...the rudder servo locked up on launch or just shut down...apparently it has happened before and while he checked all connections, it ha

[RCSE] loaded question...2M

2006-05-08 Thread Douglas, Brent
OK, I"m suddenly in the market for a 2M ship for the 2 contests a year it will see action I can not bring myself to spend more that about 200 bucks, so that limits me. What are your thoughts on Ed Whyte's Cara? DJA's updated 2M Chrysalis? The 2M Bird? I throw the 'Bird in there after go

RE: [RCSE] loaded question...2M

2006-05-08 Thread George Voss
Title: RE: [RCSE] loaded question...2M I like the bagging idea only because it then becomes your sailplane and no one else's.  There is a pride that goes with building/bagging your own, especially in the 2M size.  If you have some small issues with the bagging like pin holes or whatever, it's

[RCSE] glass Supra launches

2006-05-08 Thread davidhauch
hey guys, just curious, how hard have you guys been launching the glass version Supra ?   will it take a hard winch launch with Real Balls in some wind, or two man tows?   i've had a few customers ask, but haven't flown one yet.   thx,   Dave Hauchwww.git-r-built.com

Re: [RCSE] FS: X-21 (NIB)

2006-05-08 Thread Jeff Steifel
Tom what do you mean red stripped bottoms??? what is the other color? Not yellow with red stripes? Tom Watson wrote: New and still untouched X-21, in UHM Carbon. 126" span, MH32 foil, two-piece wing, X-tail. Ultra-stiff construction and six (6) ballast tubes. Yellow top with red striped bo

[RCSE] Anyone have the Visalia Bent Wing Scores?

2006-05-08 Thread Hank Schorz
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Re: [RCSE] Anyone have the Visalia Bent Wing Scores?

2006-05-08 Thread R/C Soaring.COM Webmaster
Just came home...I'll try to post them on www.rcsoaring.com by tonight... They are in a "funny" format and I need to re-arrange them so that they make sense... Joe - Original Message - From: "Hank Schorz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:45 PM Subject: [RCSE] Any

Re: [RCSE] loaded question...2M

2006-05-08 Thread Mark Miller
Douglas, I bought the CARA kitting from Ed Whyte and am working on putting the first few kits together. I think it is an excellent design that can launch hard but is RES for simpler set-up and control. I can let you know when I have it available. I am also working on bringing back Ed's RESolution

Re: [RCSE] loaded question...2M

2006-05-08 Thread Martin Usher
>Any other choices? (Brent Douglas) The NSP "Omega" (an ARF) flies well, is easy to carry around and is as tough as nails. Its a thermal ship increasing the control throws and maybe adding some weight makes it entertaining on the slope. Its crept up in price since I bought mine -- I bought m

[RCSE] Design question - how large to make stabs?

2006-05-08 Thread jrmaclean
Soaring Friends, My TD ship of choice is Compulsion by Fred Sage usually with a 126 inch wing. I have had good success with this plane and managed to stock up a few as bargains came available. Some time back there was a comment that the stab was a bit small. Fred agreed and started to produc

[RCSE] Re: Design question - how large to make stabs?

2006-05-08 Thread Lincoln Ross
I've seen the following withstand some pretty scary launches: http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/bubbledancer/PDFs/htail_V2.pdf and especially this construction, tho you'd have to scale it up: http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles/allegrolite2m/Allegro_Lite.pdf http://www.charlesriverrc.org/a

[RCSE] Dangerous thermals

2006-05-08 Thread S Meyer
Not a tornado, but an interesting story. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/05/08/whirlwind.ap/index.html?section=cnn_topstories RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe mes

Re: [RCSE] Design question - how large to make stabs?

2006-05-08 Thread Harley Michaelis
Jim, go to http://genie.rchomepage.com/ and get into File 2. I've been using these light stabs (1 oz. for the pair) on my big Genie for 12 years or so and now on the smaller Genie Pro and LT/S versions. Although costing but a couple of bucks to make they work very well and I've never had one br

[RCSE] Anyone have an NSP Lil Dork for sale?

2006-05-08 Thread GordySoar
I have a local looking for one...or a NSP Laser 2m, later version with live skin hinges. Contact me off line pleaseGordy