[RCSE] Gordy is a good guy!

Not only did Gordy repair my Volz servo in a timely manner, he spent more on shipping to return it to me than I had enclosed to cover the cost! Thanks, Gordy, the bills will soon be in the mail. Dave RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requ

[RCSE] Wanted Image Fuselage

Anyone care to part with an old Image fuse? Dave 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 turned off. Email sent from w

[RCSE] Glee

While some may enjoy exercising the mastery of their craft, others their piloting skills and others the challenges of competition, it is important to remember that many of us participate in RC soaring just for the glee! Check out this link. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/c/a/2

Re: [RCSE] casting lead

JIM EALY wrote:...lead is really bad for little kids I don't doubt it for a moment. I am sure that if had not spent so much time casting lead soldiers as a little kid I would be much better off today. For sure. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and

[RCSE] WTB Image fusealage

A tree ate my Image...anyone have an old fuselage they would like to part with? Dave 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 wit

[RCSE] Just a moment?

What will be the flight behavior consequence of a very long tail moment? I have been working on a two meter full house ship of my own design based upon classic TLAR principles. To my astonishment, when I attached the wings today, things didn't look "about right" at all. The tail moment appears

[RCSE] Aerotow?

A friend has offered to attempt to tow up my 3 meter, foamie, DAW KA6 e with his "...Razzle electric - it has thrust:weight about 1.25:1, big wings, will fly fairly slow if need be...". I have never done any aerotow and I am not sure if he has. What should we know in order to: 1) avoid disas

[RCSE] flap & aileron dimensions?

I would appreciate your suggestions for the dimensions to use for flaps and ailerons on a two meter wing. I acquired what appears to be a set of wings for the DJ Aerotech Spectre. These are bagged, with fg on top and cf on the bottom. I can determine the location of the servo wells (to be ho

Re: [RCSE] JrXP8103 Programming Question (Tow Release)

In response to my question regarding tow release programing, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote 3. The three-position FLAP switch just to the left of the display, but again, it's probably too useful to tie up as a tow release. (Of course this all depends upon how your plane's configured, but you haven't m

[RCSE] JrXP8103 Programming Question (Tow Release)

1) What is the recommended action for operating the tow release mechanism, (currently on channel 8)? 2) In the absence of advice against this practice, I would like to open the release by activating the timer switch on my Jr XP8103. What would be the appropriate mixing instructions to do that?

[RCSE] Dymond RC of San Diego

I am having difficulty contacting Helmut Goestl at Dymond Model Sports, 3904 Convoy St. in San Diego. No one answers the phone at 858 495 0092 and I get no response to faxes sent to 858 495 0096. I am unaware of any email addresses. Part of a shipment is missing . I would like to clarify the

Re: [RCSE] Fw: Gas to reach 3 dollars a gallon

This appears to be an urban legend A check with Snopes.com produces the following: *Origins:* If it weren't for all the gross statistical errors and the naïve grasp of oil industry economics exhibited here, this piece might actually have some validity. Although the message quoted above doesn't a

Re: [RCSE] What do you have in your toolbox?

Oh, and I should add, I fly with Rob Carter and expect him to have everything else. David Nasatir wrote: A collapsible pole and a wrist rocket with monofiliment and nylon string attached to a weight. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and &q

Re: [RCSE] What do you have in your toolbox?

A collapsible pole and a wrist rocket with monofiliment and nylon string attached to a weight. 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

[RCSE] Thanks to Anonymous Spotter!

I want to thank the dad of the visitor from the San Diego area who was flying at Vollmer Peak in Berkeley, California this morning. Not only did you make it possible for me to fly by doing an excellent job of launching my 3M Synergy 91 into what the records show to have been a 48mph gust on a d

Re: [RCSE] "In the spirit or the rule? LSF Topic:-)"

And to make it soaring related, go to the Otago peninsula and watch the albatross take off and land. A relatively rare event for each bird...but there are lots of them there and the approaches are wonderful to observe. John wrote: Gordy, My wife and I just retuned from 30 days in New Zealand i

Re: [RCSE] Rare earth magnets as wing retention devices?

Is there an easy way to compare the shear strength of a magnetic wing hold down with that of a nylon bolt without actually doing the physical testing? Martin Usher wrote: >I have a question. Do two apposing magnets generate twice the force or should you use a small low weight steal attraction p

[RCSE] Breakaway fuse?

Is there any virtue to designing a fuse to break in a desired spot? How would I do that? I am scaling up a favorite, but long gone 60" to 2M. The fuselage is built up balsa. The original tended to break due to my landing style. I am reinforcing the new one from the nose to a point behind

[RCSE] DAD Tina Servo Arms

Is there a source for a replacement servo arm for the DAD Tina? Thanks, Dave 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 turn

[RCSE] DAD Tina Servo Arms

Is there a source of a replacement servo arm for the DAD Tina? Thanks, Dave 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 turne

[RCSE] counter rotating prop ?

I have enjoyed sloping my EPP P-38 and now want to electrify it by adding two speed 400 motors. By reversing the wiring on one of the motors the motors now rotate in opposite directions. It is not at all clear to me what kind of prop to put on the motor that is rotating clockwise (when viewed

Re: [RCSE] First plane

Around 1950, I think, I built a "Condor" with, as I recall a 6' wingspan. The box said the glider was to be launched by towing it. I did a little playing around with an army surplus receiver and transmitter (six meter?) and used a relay to activate a rubber powered escapement that moved the

Re: [RCSE] Mano y Mano

Oh. I thought this thread was about hand launch...mano Y mano...perhaps it was about contests...mano A mano? 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

[RCSE] V tail angle?

How will a 120 degree rather than a 110 degree angle of the V tail affect performance? OK, so I'm hard at work on my 2 meter pod and boom V tail hand launch/slope soarer built according to the strictest TLAR criteria.. I thought I had everything properly rigged to get a 110 degree angle on th

Re: [RCSE] "Blade" slope ships.

Try this http://www.soaringusa.com/products/product.htm?product_id=16141&category_id=260 ron wrote: Does anyone know where I can get in touch with the manufacturer of these slope ship? I beleive they are made in Southern California, but forgot the web site of the maker given to me by an owner. T

Re: [RCSE] "Lots of sailplaners not sleeping this week!"

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ... > > Banos or bust tomorrow and thursday, be there or be bored! Nah, I'd rather stay home and ballast up for Vollmer given the following weather report: ALAMEDA AND CONTRA COSTA COUNTIES- 230 PM PDT TUE OCT 1 2002 ...HIGH WIND WARNING ABOVE 1000 FEET TONIGHT AN