[RCSE] FOR SALE winch drums

2000-06-23 Thread Doug Boyd
Title: FOR SALE winch drums The Winch Doctor has asked me to announce that for the rest of JUNE, his anodized "Savage Drums" winch drums will be on sale for $175, shipping to 48 states is on him. You can see what they look like on the Winch Doctor's website, or in the LSF NATS worker's raffle

RE: [RCSE] Aluminum Spars....

2000-06-01 Thread Doug Boyd
Title: RE: [RCSE] Aluminum Spars once upon a time, long ago, before the Bird of Time, there was an open class sailplane called the Legionaire. It featured aluminum spars. The wings would flex but not break, but after a coupla hard season's worth of launches, the spars would work harden jus

RE: [RCSE] HLG Workshop Video & T-shirts

2000-06-01 Thread Doug Boyd
Title: RE: [RCSE] HLG Workshop Video & T-shirts Got mine last week. -Original Message- From: Allan Tod [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 12:05 PM To: RCSE Subject: [RCSE] HLG Workshop Video & T-shirts Has anyone received their videos from John Roe?  I am una

RE: [RCSE] UHU - The Best CA I've ever used

2000-02-22 Thread Doug Boyd
I've had excellent luck with the CA that MRL sells. Cheap, too. http://www.bestpc.com/mrl/ Doug RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [RCSE] Winch launches

2000-01-21 Thread Doug Boyd
John, You might want to read the article in the winch doctor's web page about zoom launching. http://members.xoom.com/winchdoc/ Doug Boyd -Original Message- From: John Erickson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 10:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:

RE: [RCSE] winch battery

2000-01-14 Thread Doug Boyd
The definatve answer from the winch doctor is: it depends! If you are launching a whole bunch of sailplanes all day long, get a deep cycle marine battery as big as you are willing to carry. If you are only interested in launching YOUR airplanes for but a few, killer launches, get a regular car

[RCSE] for sale ;^)

2000-01-14 Thread Doug Boyd
CNC machined DELETE KEYS!!! Hardened steel ejector pin material. 65-70Rockwell C scale. Guaranteed to never wear out. Perfect for those long annoying posts only $100.00 allow 6-8 weeks for delivery, pay me first. Don't call and bother me. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airpl

[RCSE] ejector pins more info

2000-01-07 Thread Doug Boyd
I checked with National Tool & Manufacturing and they sell the ejector pins that are not hard all the way through (NOT the 'fully nitrided') these are probably the best for our use as wingrods as they have a tough inner core and will resist shearing. Very hard on the outside, and precision ground

RE: [RCSE] Transmitter mits

1999-12-22 Thread Doug Boyd
Try Jimmy Prouty at JT models. http://members.xoom.com/JTProuty/ I have one of his TX mitts. It is really BIG, I thought it could be smaller, but you need lots of room inside it, and a big opening to get your hand in the bag after launch. Better to let your flying buddy launch for you. He'll ha

RE: [RCSE] hwak attacked my glider

1999-12-02 Thread Doug Boyd
Raymond, I sure hope you were just kidding about flying COMBAT with hawks. Please, PLEASE, PLEASE, DON'T COMBAT WITH THE HAWKS!!! They were there first. We are the intruders. Consider what can happen if you combat with the local birds: 1. If the bird wins, you are out 1 toy. B.F.D. 2. If you "wi

RE: [RCSE] 5 cell batteries

1999-11-03 Thread Doug Boyd
So, Bottom line, What is the minimum safe voltage on a 5 cell pack when tested under load? And what load is considered to be appropriate for our application? Also, same question for a 4 cell pack I, too, have crashed too many due to low batts! Winchdoc RCSE-List facilities provided by M

RE: [RCSE] Saturn 2.9

1999-10-12 Thread Doug Boyd
Saturn had a Helmut Quabeck 1585 (I think) which is very similar to the RG15. I had one, it was a great flier, couldn't even think about busting it on the launch, it had a BIG wingrod. Winchdoc > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, Octobe

[RCSE] Blanco weather website?

1999-10-05 Thread Doug Boyd
Does anyone know of a website with weather for Cape Blanco? Winchdoc RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [RCSE] FVK Gillette sucks!

1999-09-10 Thread Doug Boyd
It's probably NOT you. It's probably your set up. Small changes like CG, incidence, even the computer TX setup can change a sweetheart into a pig! My GUESS would be that you need less positive incidence, and less noseweight. Try that for starts. I have seen a Gilette fly at Kiona, and it looked o