And for those who would like to play with the nigerian scammers, might I
suggest:
http://www.419eater.com/
The best one I have read so far is the money there were able to coax out
of this guy:
http://www.419eater.com/html/joe_eboh.htm
Simon Van Leeuwen wrote:
For those amongst us who are
I agree that the slope forum is really nice. I go there when the wind
blows from the one precise direction locally that permits slope flying
(NNW) and I get eager to build a slope plane. But the the wind dies or
switches direction and I go back to TD planes.
So just a shout out for the
I have to say the march of technology within our hobby is simply
unbelievable. It has gotten to the point, for me, that purchasing hobby
supplies is a bit like buying a new computer... wait a few months on a
computer and you can get something faster and cheaper. With our hobby
technology
I just passed a sign for a free, working airconditioner. I looked inside
the unit by the side of the road and it has the typical plumbing for
an AC unit. Anyone have any ideas whether I can scavenge the pump from
this free unit to hook up to a vacuum bag? Fridge pumps should be
relatively
Never mind. I tried starting the thing and it won't start. It has some
huge capacitor inside that looks rather scary, plus I'd hate to release
the CFCs into the air while venting the thing. Back to the curbside
with it!
Stuart A. Hall wrote:
I just passed a sign for a free, working
We have Jeff saying Friends don't let friends fly 2M and Howard
heralding the death or exclusion of 2M from the Nats. Why is this? I am
just curious, and have no vested interest since my primary plane is 115
Marauder RES, why we no longer have the Open class and folks want to get
rid of 2M?
I occasionally fly at a farm that is about 20 miles from a local Air
National Guard facility. They fly their A-10 Warthog training missions
all around the local area, plus the farm is within the approach pattern
for Westover AFB (they are very high on approach, no danger). Actually
lots of my
I am looking at the new RCSD and have always been confused by the
recorded FAI entries. I thought there would be plenty of fliers who
could fly goal and return flights of 10km or more. So what is it about
the F3B category, or FAI rules that makes the current record only 7km?
RCSE-List
Hi Bob, as a beginner to contesting let me offer my opinion.
#1 - shortening the launch line will not help beginners. It will then
put a premium on the zooming ability of the pilot and the plane. I need
all the help I can get at finding thermals and it is easier to do so
from way up high. I do
Thanks for the information Jim, I was able to find the article from the
members only section of the AMA website and have printed the article.
Fortunately in this case they stopped scanning the magazine at the end
of 2000 - so this one is definitely there. A search of the issue
brought up all
If you check out the various ads and articles in Model Aviation and on
the Web you will notice how many of them refer to Drela airfols. It is
true that the Bubble Dancer, Allegro and other assorted planes fly quite
nicely, but I wonder how much of the airfoil choice is just a marketing
I remember mine since I just started a few years ago. An EPP Highlander
as often recommended on this list. It is 39 ounces with standard radio
gear in it, and by golly it thermals quite nicely. I used it to finish
all my LSF I tasks.
Now that I am onto my LSF II tasks I have graduated to a 3M
Thanks to all for advice on the battery chargers available. I ended
up picking a Schumacher automatic charger from Walmart for $44 including
tax. I even made a pigtail for it to charge my kids Powerwheels Ninja
and they couldn't be happier (the previous wallwart took 14 hours to
charge it,
I am putting together my first winch. I'll be using a Walmart standard
battery to power it and need to purchase a charger. There are all kinds
of lead-acid battery chargers at Walmart. Unfortunately my regular fast
charger for my NiCads won't handle lead-acid, so I need to buy yet
another
Jeff Gortatowsky wrote:
... snip a great contest story
... 83 (out of 100) landing.
... one of those landings was 96, and another was an 80, and
another a 63. I think they were the standard AMA 25 foot tapes, 100 points.
Jeff
Jeff, those landing results sound outstanding for a newbie
I just got my LSF II voucher (yeh!) and it came in a nice white
envelope with a crane of some sort. :)
Jim Deck wrote:
As I do a fair amount of mailing for the LSF, I'm always on the lookout
for stamps that reflect aeronautical themes. This month, the USPS is
offering a set of
Andrew E. Mileski wrote:
Paul Breed wrote:
From Time to time I post info on my solar powered RC plane here.
Today it flew very well and is also a total loss
What a trajedy :(
Now if there were only manfacturers of these 82% efficient cells:
I am a newbie at this game, but I have assumed that if you shorten the
winch lines there will be even greater emphasis on energy retention
during the zoom and therefore planes will need to be even stronger,
stiffer, more aerodynamically slick which equals further development
which then equals
Hi Jeff,
I agree about the side benefits of getting a compressor. If you *do* use
the compressor to blow off anything make sure you know where all the stuff
is going. I had finished sanding the fuse of my plane recently and was doing
some work with the CA on the building board. Since I
I do not agree. Correct spelling in a public forum *is* the appropriate
thing to do and I think it is OK to correct people for it. I'd bet that most
of the spelling errors Scobie has corrected are due to laziness or
inappropriate attention paid during one's education more than due to
learning
new, basic questions. I think the EPP
fliers I am looking at will be perfect while I improve my modeling skills.
:-)
Stuart
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"Stuart A. Hall" wrote:
I downloaded the plans and I am going to build a fe
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