Think we can modify it to be powered from a winch?
At 11:28 PM 3/22/2005, James V. Bacus wrote:
I think I found the new accessory for the field beverage sphere!
http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1670itemType=PRODUCTiMainCat=701iSubCat=702iProductID=1670
It would be a
I just make sure a few fellow SOAR members like Sneidley or Jim are at the
field and then I don't need to bring much. :-)
Seriously though, on a good day amongst all at the field we can take care
of just about anything.
At 06:03 PM 3/19/2005, James V. Bacus wrote:
I can add a few more
LOL. Trick requests?
How about tie incense cones on it and make some smoke. Just don't crash
into the wall and burn your place down. Whoa... there is a video that
would never make it to the net. :-)
(Easter is close, safer than swinging the golden pot?)
Steve
At 12:10 PM 3/14/2005, Mike
Hey, there is one in Milwaukee too! Now which one is closer?...
http://www.sciplus.com/about.cfm
Steve
At 08:11 PM 3/15/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim, I'm 200 miles south of you, and while it's a tad warmer, it's just a
little windier and muddier than I care for, so when I'm not building,
http://www.slowflyworld.de/
Interesting reading on how that motor is made.
At 11:32 AM 3/8/2005, Doug McLaren wrote:
On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 09:11:38AM -0800, John Erickson wrote:
| http://modellvideos.de/videos/KnuffelVerstellprop-die-zwote.wmv
i.e. fly backwards thanks to a variable pitch prop.
Me too.
Life is full of changes...
FWIW. My new email address Steve-Meyer @ wi.rr.com (Spam protection, just
remove the spaces)
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Lucky squirt, he has 2 Uncles that fly Sailplanes.
Guess he is in line for some nice hand me downs. LOL
Merry Christmas
Steve
At 07:08 PM 12/25/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
I did airhog it, but didn't break it... 8-) they are fairly sturdy. I
did loose the propeller though, or there would have
Pretty plane. Santa can I append to my list?
That Drela airfoil/planform is very effective in doing rolls. The DLG has
become a good plane to learn aerobatics without having a slope. Couple a
DLG and a Midwest slope and that should spell fun.
Steve
At 09:29 AM 12/24/2004, James V. Bacus
At 06:24 PM 12/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Of course we don't always guarantee the good weather like that. One
year we had a pilot that 'lost' 2 planes and he didn't even get to fly.
Okay. Your going to have to explain that one. You can change the names to
protect the... ah innocent.
I bet there is about 10 of snow on that runway right now.
Sorry to harsh your mellow. :-)
At 09:31 PM 12/22/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
I just got another good laugh out of this...
http://www.jimbacus.net/blog/video/OrneryJack.mov
(broadband connection suggested)
Jim
Downers Grove, IL
Member of
So it's not your's. :-)
At 02:01 PM 12/7/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
A very good reason to put your
name and contact info in or on all of your models... such a simple
thing to do.
At 01:45 PM 12/7/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
and I
ain't talking Germany
Hi guys,
The Cincy DS Gang lost a
At 02:17 PM 11/5/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
The question came up regarding an AVA or
similar and what type of construction it is considered to be. Unless I
hear a persuasive argument to the contrary, I can't see that it's
anything other than built up. It's not a bagged composite, nor is
At 02:15 PM 11/8/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
TK ended up winning the contest with his Big Red ICON, with Steve (how
many pilots are in the contest today) Meyer bringing a close second with
a fully ballasted Eclipse. 8-)
An Escape with 683 g, (24.1 oz) of ballast. Making an overall weight about
They sell it by weight, so your length will vary.
At 12:11 PM 10/27/2004, Bill Malvey wrote:
OK, I need line for a new winch. Memphis Net and Twine seems to be the place
most people use. My question is what test line are most folks using and how
much?? I have mostly molded planes and a heavy foot
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At 10:53 PM 10/21/2004, James C Deck wrote:
I'll be in Longboat Key (near Sarasota) for about 3 more weeks and
wouldn't mind visiting any local soaring sites. I'd appreciate any
directions.
Thanks in advance,
Jim
Deck
Weight will help achieve a longer zoom. :-)
At 12:57 PM 10/20/2004, Pat McCleave wrote:
Guys,
Joe and Daryl are great launchers without a doubt but I still think the
guy that launches the best I have ever seen is Troy Lawicki. It seems
like his planes just keep going and going and going like
This is difficult to do yourself. Stylus stopwatch function only does
whole seconds.
At 02:39 PM 10/20/2004, Harley Michaelis wrote:
At the recent Northwest Soaring Society Tournament, I was watching launches
and counting the seconds between release and leveling out. 4 seconds was
typical and
to get some where quick or punch through a
headwind to some wave lift. Most the time my zoom is greater than 60 deg,
closer to 80.
Steve Meyer
LSF IV
SOAR
At 09:40 PM 10/20/2004, Mark Williams wrote:
George,
I have many times used the additional energy from the zoom to gain distance
upwind
I wouldn't use the word Avionics. It is designed for ground based
Transmitters. Range is only 3000ft.
Although it is interesting.
At 07:28 AM 10/17/2004, Jimmy Andrews wrote:
Looks like the Wi Fli by Model Avionics that was put on hold a few
months back has re-appeared - at Horizon Hobby Inc.
A new Lancair! I'm afraid to ask... What happen to the old one?
At 10:43 AM 10/15/2004, Daryl Perkins wrote:
Looks like I'll be spending this w/e in So Cal. Any
contests anywhere?
Bring your singles boys... Daryl needs a new
Lancair ;-)
D
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I won't be picky. Any one of the 4 would work just fine for me. :-)
http://www.lancair-kits.com/
Just have to figure out how to afford the fuel.
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Most of my planes are white on top, a couple of them are red.
I have shared thermals with Hawks, Vultures, Seagulls, and once even a
Duck. Hawks seem the most compatible. Occasionally they will screech and
complain and bully you into leaving their territory.
Once I was in a thermal with a
Looks like somebody tried to change the Hosting information on 9/20. DNS
information is bogus.
If John Wilson does not know what is wrong try Richard Muldoon,
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Domain Name: CVRCSOARING.COM
Administrative Contact:
John Wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
n/a
Doing a WHOIS shows that the host DNS is disabled.
Possibly their host went belly up?
Their Domain name also expires in one month.
Steve Meyer
LSF IV
SOAR
At 03:50 PM 10/4/2004, Larry Taylor wrote:
I sent Ed Hipp an E-mail informing him of the problem. He maybe at work now.
I'm sure he will take
It's an Electric Glider. RES does not allow power assist.
At 08:14 AM 10/4/2004, Dan Neelands wrote:
All,
Could someone please ID the glider shown at
http://www.rockisland.com/~neelands/9-4-2004%20%20145.jpg
http://www.rockisland.com/~neelands/9-4-2004%20%20149.jpg
At 12:06 AM 10/3/2004, Flying High wrote:
Sure it's a long way to travel for you east coast guys, but
where else can you find yourself going up against the best
of the USA Soaring Pilots??? When the soaring stuff is
done, all the fun start. Night Ops on flying Rockets to
How about an incentive,
gripe about landings, it's part of the contest. I
know what I need to do, practice, practice, practice.
Steve Meyer
LSF IV
SOAR
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That was not Man on Man then.
Mid South does/did not do Man on Man.
We had to wait in line because usually only one of the three winches were
working.
At 08:40 AM 9/25/2004, regis wrote:
Went to the Mid South a couple years ago: lots of winches - we were
grouped (MOM?) but I still had to wait in
What's the URL for the Gordy Cam? lol
At 08:17 PM 9/30/2004, targetdrone wrote:
I will have my bluetooth phone and PocketPC at Visalia, so I will be
able to give up-to-the-minute LIVE! updates of Gordy's activities all
weekend. We wouldn't want the rest of you to miss out on the fun.
Wiggle your
At 10:17 PM 9/30/2004, Jack Womack wrote:
The actual fact is that if you don't like the current
format, you're kind of screwed. Unfortunately, If you
have the nerve to speak against it, you get
stereotyped into the landing whiner category.
I'll repeat myself again for the whiners.
1. Go get your
At 11:43 PM 9/30/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The
only other thing I want to mention is the grass.its a super thick
weave and easily 4 deep...mowed flat as a carpet. In the
landing area and the camping area.
Yea right. More places like that Gordy and you would be out of
business.
Politics and Gordy it matches. LOL
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I wish people would learn how to do away messages properly.
Now we will keep receiving automatic replies from Dan for every Digest that
is published.
At 12:42 PM 9/29/2004, Dan Vester wrote:
Hi. This is an automated reply. I'm out of town until 10/06/04, and
unable to access my email while I'm
Now here are some nice launches.
Notice left foot forward plane in right hand. Good example even
though the winch is human powered.
http://www.StevenMeyer.net/soaring/MOV01362.MPG
http://www.StevenMeyer.net/soaring/MOV01370.MPG
Steve Meyer
LSF IV
SOAR
Joe,
Nice story.
At 09:56 PM 9/28/2004, Joe Wurts wrote:
... check, I found out about the ~100 ft range on the tow. The plane went up
the line, the vario started announcing in a cultured voice, Attention,
attention, attent... splat.
So she never said Pull Up! - Pull Up! ? :-)
...
and I could
Did I read that correctly? Windows as the OS for a radio?
What happens when it goes BSOD, crashes, and/or reboots? lol
Steve
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It just looks like he is yelling because I see his messages in BOLD.
At 08:48 PM 9/25/2004, Jerry Miller wrote:
Jeez Gordy,
You don't have to get so violent pounding your computer keys like that,
settle down, cuz you might miss Visalia. BUT you are right on about
CONTESTS, not sport flying
Good point. I hate trying to clean my radio. Takes a lot of Q-Tips.
I guess the chrome would be cool under the sun?
Steve
At 06:38 PM 9/21/2004, Jeff Gortatowsky wrote:
--- Joe Rodriguez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The radio I would want will have switches sliders where the Stylus has
them
A great idea that I have seen on Joe Wurts's sport tube.
Instructions with photos on how the sport tube is packed. Now
hopefully the inspectors can read and follow the pictures.
At 11:35 AM 9/17/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...
I have had three
instances of damage to my planes so farall of
Okay, I'm trying real hard not to laugh.
That would look very kludgey on a $2,000 plane. I have taped on a tow
hooks for my HLG and Flying wings, but only so I can remove them. Would
never consider it for an unlimited ship. You know there will be up to (and
possibly more than) 200 lbs of
Just an FYI,
On October 2nd in Muncie
Sunset will occur at 18:22
End of civil twilight at 18:49
At 01:05 PM 8/19/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
Just an idea...
After the contest on Sat. (which I am sure will be awesome) I wonder if
there would be any interest for a little scale aerotow fun flying
Just do what the receivers used to do in the NFL, spread some sticky
stuff on the bottom of the plane. A tube of goop per flight should
do. Just as long as you don't stay up too long so as it
dries.
At 09:39 AM 7/22/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Why
not keep the Coroplast plate but put velcro
Hehehe
At 10:20 AM 7/22/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
I've sharpened my skeg (some of you have seen what I have on the nose of
my ICON, it is vicious), I will rip a hole in that coroplast and will
probably tear it away from it's hold down spike when I hit it. I hope
there are back up 100 point
of Office message every time you post.
Steve Meyer
SOAR
LSF IV
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Don at HiLaunch will have what you need.
http://www.hilaunch.com/
At 03:35 PM 7/17/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is Whyte Wings still in business? I need some of their heavy duty hinge
tape. Bernie of BASS
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Are you ready?
Better pack the long underwear, looks like a cool one this year.
Also make sure you have ballast for your HLG. :-)
Steve Meyer
SOAR
Chicago, IL
LSF IV
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Airtronics 92765 Receiver
72 Mhz Dual Conversion
No Crystal
Old Style connector
$44.00 Shipped to your door
Pay Pal accepted
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We share the 72 MHz band.
Those frequencies are approved for use by FCC.
ttp://www.fcc.gov/oet/spectrum/table/fcctable.pdf
Go to page 186. NG-49
At 12:24 PM 6/10/2004, Doug McLaren wrote:
On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 03:35:20PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
| A new cell tower is going to be placed at
Steve Meyer
Just curious if anyone on this exchange is from the Green Bay area?
3 weeks coming up in Green Bay and I was hoping to find a flying site to
test my Erasure this week.
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You saying Bruce may be an Alien? Maybe that explains his extraordinary
skills.
Must be from a water planet, that would explain his affinity for fish.
Steve
At 05:28 PM 4/19/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
I was really talking about the wing walker, but as you know, UFO's are
frequently captured
Too much work. You need one of these.
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Steve-Meyer//ATVplow.jpg
Then it's easier to get somebody else to do the work.
BSG
Steve Meyer
Chicago, SOAR,
www.SOARchicago.com
LSF 6003 Level IV
At 11:47 PM 3/4/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
There may be some guys on the list
Sure, fill them garbage dumps quicker so we have more slope
sites.
Steve
At 12:54 PM 12/11/2003 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a
message dated 12/11/03 12:25:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Geeez guys, these blades are a few
bucks for 100. Not worth the BS factor of
We have taken 99 ballots via the web.
Browse on over and be number 100.
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Election closes 11/30/03 12:00 PM
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The 2 best out there. IMHO
XP-3
http://www.polecataero.com/
or
Taboo XL
http://olgol.com/TabooXL/
At 08:15 PM 9/10/2003 -0400, Roback,Rhett wrote:
I've been flying a exterminator pro, that I actually bought off rcse. Its
been treating me great, but learning dlg is not without errors. and those
Nominate your candidate(s) online at http://www.SilentFlight.org/vote/
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Where is the Food cart or Bathroom? :-)
At 09:08 PM 8/26/2003 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote:
If any of you guys want to see what the field we will be flying F3J off of
in Denver this weekend, I took some pictures out there several months ago.
Wide open sod farm...
Got a couple in my Super-V, ruddervators, have never been happier with
performance.
Key phrase here I know that any brand of servo can fail unexpectedly
I have used about every servo brand out there, and not one has been
flawless. (although some problems have been my own doing.) :-)
IMHO,
My
If you have a frequency clip you can turn on your transmitter. Only 1 clip
exists for each channel.
Interference can occur at different times for different reasons. Such
things as harmonics are unpredictable. If somebody is on or near your
channel you may have control as long as you are the
I hope this doesn't mean Gordy will be wanting to put banner ads on your site.
At 07:04 PM 7/30/2003 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote:
Well that's a new record for my web site, I had over 12,500 hits yesterday
while most of you were enjoying my photo galleries. WOW!!!
My last high record was about
Okay, who sent all the Red Bulls leftover from the NATS to the Bills?
:-)
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http://www.aerospectra.com
At 08:47 PM 7/29/2003 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Someone recently put a link
online for an RC frequency scanner which I
lost. I'd like to have it again. Anyone else have a dedicated
scanner that they
recommend..?
Tks
John Davies ~San Diego~
I use Eudora.
But I know Outlook and maybe Outlook Express support filters as well.
Eudora Filter
Menu item, ToolsFilters
Incoming checked
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At 01:01 AM 7/13/2003 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
And Steve,
They are there!
http://www.SOARchicago.com
Read them and weep.
Courtesy of Tom Kallevang, CD
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Some awesome flying today. There were 5 flight groups flying man on
man. The last 2 flight groups got buried in the last round. Group 4
was buried by Jack Strother when he snuck away in a thermal by
himself. And in Group 5 Tom Kallevang and Mike Remus put a hurt on
their fellow contestants that
The 2003 SOAR Fred Fredrickson Memorial is History.
All participants seemed very happy with the Weather, Food, Challenging air,
and competitive spirit of the group.
Positions were constantly changing throughout the day.
Tom Kallevang won overall with an impressive back to back win. Martin
Nice post Denny, glad to see the scores promptly.
YES, Chicago in 2 weeks.
http://www.SOARchicago.com/Contests/6thAnnualFredFredricksonM.html
And I can even make both days! (keeping my fingers crossed)
Steve Meyer
LSF III
At 08:46 PM 6/8/2003 -0500, Denny Zech wrote:
Tough day of flying, rain
Yea, he doesn't miss many bargains. Sounds sweet.
At 01:22 PM 5/30/2003 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sorry Folks,
The AVA has already been sold. SOAR guys you better watch out Mr Bacus
has a new toy coming.
See Ya,
Pat McCleave
Wichita, KS
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Karl,
I would be guessing, but even though a low battery condition exists on your
Lithium battery it should be at least a week possibly a month before it was
low enough to start to lose memory.
Steve
At 10:37 PM 3/30/2003 -0600, Karl Miller wrote:
I have a JR 8103 Tx which is about 5 years
I think Hitec wins the contest in Best web page with good information.
At 08:50 PM 3/25/2003 -0500, Andrew E. Mileski wrote:
Cliff's E-mail wrote:
Does anyone know if JR has a web site? I do not mean a hobby shop that
supplies JR equipment, but an actual web site that JR has.
They have one for
I agree, I don't like their latest modification. The older site had better
info was easier to navigate.
At 09:24 PM 3/25/2003 -0500, Andrew E. Mileski wrote:
Steve Meyer wrote:
I think Hitec wins the contest in Best web page with good information.
*chuckle* Actually, on my list it is one
At 04:36 PM 3/19/2003 -0600, Jim Bacus wrote:
...
Anyway, I find F3B winches to be kinda wimpy compared to what we commonly
use, but they have two kool aspects, they are loaded with mono, and the
drums lock so there is no feeding the line back out. Given some wind, you
can really load a model
Here's 1 and 2.
1. Fly it into a wood chipper.
2. Fly it into a jet engine intake
Both should shred it into nearly indistinguishable pieces.
At 10:42 AM 1/9/2003 -0600, James V wrote:
Now I could support the ritualistic sacrifice of a Zagi. That would be
challenging.
IT IS!!!
We have tried
You haven't been paying attention. :-)
Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2002 07:40:56 -0500
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [RCSE] JR10X 8-servo
Mike Lachowski has a nice page with setup information. He just posted that
information this morning.
Oops got my JunioR radios mixed up.
However I still like Mikes page.
Foot planted in Mouth
Steve
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Yep, Daryl, your already in last place as soon as you sign up.
lol
At 08:08 AM 12/5/2002 -0800, Daryl Perkins wrote:
+.3 Out of State competitions
+.5 Competing at a National Champs
+.8 Competing in an international comp or Visalia
+.8 winning a Nats Champ
+ 1.5 for winning a World Champs
Well a bottle of Wild Turkey is one of the prizes. Sort of a consolation
for hanging around in the Cold, Damp, Overcast day, just to fly 3 flights.
Too bad it was a Sunday.
This year Karl Miller supplied some hot food which was fantastic.
Steve
At 12:36 PM 12/5/2002 +, Tom wrote:
Okay...
I would recommend the use of Alternate program. Thus you should be
able to get 5 different differentials, (leaving landing mode the same
between the two).
At 09:12 AM 11/30/2002 -0800, Darrell Z wrote:
I was
wondering if anybody has been able to come up with four flight modes for
the Stylus
Oh no!
I hope Gordy doesn't see this thread.
At 12:25 PM 10/8/2002 -0700, David J. Schat wrote:
Amen brudda'
At 03:24 PM 10/8/02 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 10/8/02 2:01:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'd also like to express a thank you to the
Rule to winning, Divide and Conquer. Next will be some SIG, or maybe even
the life-timers getting half-life membership.
At 12:37 PM 10/4/2002 -0400, Cal Posthuma wrote:
You just
had $30 removed from your pocket.
AMA now is only offering 50% dues instead of
100% for your work as a CD. This was a
I have seen that pin break loose as well, just a small amount of play. I
like the gold ones the best.
At 11:51 AM 9/26/2002 -0700, Randy Bullard wrote:
While play is what we like to do, it is not something we like in our control
surfaces. Today I was trying to discover why my new Statos SR had
Use the money to subsidize flying everyday instead of working. That will
be the most productive way to become a winner.
Serious, practice will get you further than a new plane. See it all the time.
Steve I need practice Meyer
At 02:15 AM 8/29/2002 +, chipwillis2002 wrote:
The question
I use an amber safety type for when it is overcast, works very well to
bring out the contrast.
But for normal sunny days I just use a $10 pair that I picked up at a
discount store. Make sure they filter 100% UV.
Color of lens seem to make a difference in visibility. And as you can tell
it
Exactly!!!
All good choices. Just spend time with it, learn it, and it will treat you
right. (Almost sounds like a woman.) :-)
Steve
At 01:15 PM 8/27/2002 -0400, Dave Seay wrote:
Warning!! warning!!! Overload Overload!
Meltdown imminent!!
My fingers are in my ears...
Nice. That is good.
How about this one? Over $20,000 in toy airplanes. Could be an expensive
mistake.
http://www.pbase.com/image/3647267
At 08:50 PM 8/8/2002 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote:
I found this picture of the Senior USA F3J Team while surfing this
evening, what a great shot!
What are the forces on a stab during a zoom or F3J launch? Are there
other forces in action here? The force that cause tail booms to
break.
Probably the most damaging, a dork landing, many a elevator servos
give up there.
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 15:42:40 -0400 (EDT)
Oleg Golovidov [EMAIL
Thanks Larry,
That tip could have probably saved my McV2.
Steve
On Tue, 16 Jul 2002 16:19:14 -0400
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tony,
You are right you should never man-handle a servo
by manipulating the surface. I gently move the surface to look for
gear problems. If you apply a quick rotation
Boy I took the Addiction out this weekend and it was like setting up a
new plane, those blue servos were all over the place. Had to
RE-CENTER every one. Very annoying on the elevator makes for some
exciting launches. Guess I just need to buy 6 new servos. Yeh that's
it, the new ones will
Have not tried them but if they live up to their specifications they will
work great. Anxious to try them myself. Probably this winter
during building season
Steve
At 08:48 PM 7/11/2002 -0700, plenard wrote:
Has
anyone tried these new Hitec wing servos for TD applications...and what
do you
There is a very good specification sheet with drawing on their site.
Here is the PDF document. http://www.hitecrcd.com/Servos/hs5125.pdf
At 01:01 PM 6/18/2002 -1000, CrashK wrote:
Could someone confirm the dimensions for the HS-5125?
This is what is listed on Hitec's website.
1.2x 0.4x 1.3
At 11:17 PM 6/14/2002 -0400, Andrew E. Mileski wrote:
...
Then there's the pic of one (DLG?) sitting on the lines. Who's gonna
get it down. Think it is in the LSF picture gallery.
Last year at the NATS a Stork hung in the high tension power lines for 2
days before finally falling to the
Try this http://soarchicago.com/HangingStork.jpg
At 10:45 PM 6/14/2002 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote:
At 10:35 PM 6/14/2002, Steve Meyer wrote:
At 11:17 PM 6/14/2002 -0400, Andrew E. Mileski wrote:
...
Then there's the pic of one (DLG?) sitting on the lines. Who's gonna
get it down. Think
Like I said. The schmuck who took it home the week
before.
At 12:32 AM 6/12/2002 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated
6/11/02 2:56:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
Maintaining a full set is tough, they get lost in the field, back of
vehicle, or some schmuck
Good points Jim.
I thought I read in the last MA that AMA is self-insured.
Steve
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 07:30:19 -0600
Jim Monaco [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually ? the effect of adding this to the safety code is NOT a ban
on
slope combat. If you read the declaration that you sign on your
SOAR uses the same method.
And at the SOD farm flying field since the site is not permanent we
put up a flag and that is where we post our clothes pin channel
identifier.
Steve
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:40:20 -0400
Dick Williamson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The system Jim describes is
At 09:11 AM 6/7/2002 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My new XP3 got delivered last night. So far it looks really nice. Denny
and crew have done a lot of work to provide a high level of
prefabrication. If anybody has some good XP3 secrets they'd like to share
please feel free.
Rob,
Launch
Sounds like fun. Too bad I have a Graduation/Birthday party to host.
But that doesn't preclude me from CDing the HLG contest on Friday, and
flying with 2 planes on Sunday, seeded MOM unlimited.
We are going to fly the same HLG tasks as published for the NATS this year,
except I modified the
. The items may work for now but are much more susceptible
to failing without any warning. Sounds like 'foamie' parts to me.
Steve Meyer
www.SOARchicago.com
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