Re: [RCSE] US Team Selections PLEASE READ Lets start on the next Cycle now.

2006-08-28 Thread Jeff Steifel
Knew I would forget someone... Thanks Dave Hauch for pressing buttons too. Jeff Steifel wrote: Congratulations to the TEAM... Tom, Aaron and Mike. I would like to thank all the helpers that helped during the US F3B Team Selections. Jack, Hutch Robin Marlene Joe (a power flier who just happe

[RCSE] US Team Selections PLEASE READ Lets start on the next Cycle now.

2006-08-28 Thread Jeff Steifel
Congratulations to the TEAM... Tom, Aaron and Mike. I would like to thank all the helpers that helped during the US F3B Team Selections. Jack, Hutch Robin Marlene Joe (a power flier who just happened to wander by Thanks for helping out) Mark Jim The Loft member with the Mercedes (sorry I didn't

Re: [RCSE] how high really - lost planes

2006-08-28 Thread Jim Porter
> Regis wrote: > A few months ago I lost site of a 3M plane in blue sky. There were about five of us watching when it just `blinked out`. Of course I tried to spin down but it never reappeared. A few weeks latter, another flier recounted a similar experience on this list. That got me thinking

[RCSE] F3b Team selection success 2007

2006-08-28 Thread RBurnoski
I think a big thanks is due to Dave Corven for starting up the whole 2007 team selection process.    Not much  organizing was happening when it should have been, specifically, when , where and who was running the event!    I think Dave actually did the AMA communications and secured the sanc

RE: [RCSE] how high really

2006-08-28 Thread Douglas, Brent
When I got my specs redone, I got into this discussion with my eye doc (that happened to be an ex-flight surgeon / perception researcher at Wright Patt) about flying RC sailplanes, and how I don't see that great at distance. He brought up an example about experiments with the red flag exercises in

[RCSE] Re: Gloves for working with Epoxy

2006-08-28 Thread ama3655
    I use nitrile. Latex is permeable by epoxys, and I don't like the feel of the vinyl gloves I've tried.   Rob G Can anyone tell me what are the best gloves to use when working with Epoxy?  Are they Latex, vinyl, or nitrile?  Thanks in advance as this is the best source to get info f

[RCSE] BSS Mid-AM /OVSS #7

2006-08-28 Thread AJ Bhatta
The BSS Lexington would like to thank all those who came out and flew in the 30th Mid-Am (OVSS #7) Sat and Sun at Jacobson Park in Lexington, KY. Scores will be posted soon as I have them. As Gordy pointed out in an earlier post, there was no 'Big" air on both days so no flight was a gimme. Landing

Re: [RCSE] Gloves for working with Expoxy

2006-08-28 Thread Ben Wilson
Nitrile are the best for working with epoxy. Latex is porous. Vinyl might be OK, but the nitrile gloves form-fit to your hands nicely. podrieger wrote: What are the best gloves to use when working with Epoxy? Are they Latex, vinyl, or nitrile gloves? Thanks in advance. Phil -- ben wi

[RCSE] Wings

2006-08-28 Thread Duane Asami
Aloha, I'm looking for someone who builds wings to order. I don't need the cores, I want it sheeted and finished with the wingrod tubes installed, servo-wells routed and raw wiring (no ends) installed in the wing. Hey, I'm lazy. I have a plane and I would like a new set of wings built for it w

RE: [RCSE] how high really

2006-08-28 Thread Bill Groft
Take a look at the Zlog. http://www.hexpertsystems.com/zlog/index.html It is an altitude data logger for $70. Bill Groft -Original Message- From: Lighthorse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 10:44 AM To: CapnCrunchie; Soaring @ airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] how

Re: [RCSE] How High ...

2006-08-28 Thread Doug McLaren
On Fri, Aug 25, 2006 at 07:42:09PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: |Best I did was 'measuring' the wing on an OLY II to be 1'4" in span |when flying over the middle of the old Hourglass Field (Home of the |TPG) in San Diego, CA back in the mid-70's ... | |So, if someone can 'mass

[RCSE] Re: Help: Anyone know how to dissolve epoxy?

2006-08-28 Thread urufu
I used to strip the conformal coating off of fiberglass and EPOXY resin circuit cards. The Conformal coatings were of 2 basic types: Liquid Silicon Rubber (soft coating) Epoxy -- type unknown (hard coating) The reason circuit cards were coated this way is because they were installled in the Avi

[RCSE] Re: Foil Wing Bags

2006-08-28 Thread SteveR
Rick, don't want to get into a pis*ing contest with anyone on this thread but last January I visited my friend "Bie" in Germany. He showed me how he makes his own bubble foil wing bags just like the commercially available German bags. The material Bie uses looks very similar to the stuff you find

[RCSE] Steve Siebenaler

2006-08-28 Thread soarx4
Will the LSF Treasurer please ping me off line. Thanks, Ron Kukral SOAR Chicago RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME

[RCSE] Paging Joe Wurts

2006-08-28 Thread Mark Stockton
Hi Joe Can you please mail me your email address. Regards Mark Stockton RSA F3J Team Member RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only f