I think hi starts are fine for an easy and cheap way to launch. But beware
if using one (especially a gorilla hi start) and you need to abort a launch
due to a problem w/plane or radio. I have lost a plane or two because of
this and no longer use a hi start and never will again.
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Hello all. I was wondering if anybody in the San Jose or Reno area that is
going to drive to the SWC might have room to bring my Mantis down there for
me. I would be more than willing to throw in some gas money for
the trouble. I was going to build a box and fly the plane down w/ me but
it
Cliff I have several bean recipes depending on the flatulence factor
desired-let me know what level you, and more importantly, what level of lift
Dieter will be wanting at SWC, and I will accommodate you- You cook em up, I
will meet you at Sunset to pick up the finished product and personally
I doubt that VERY much!
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From: Brett Jaffee [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Tail Heavy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Wednesday, November 01, 2000 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] All that B52 jazz ...
I've heard
Thanks to all who responded to my Obeechi finishing question. Seems like
many suggested a 2 stage epoxy squeegee/water based urethane type finish.
Will give
it a try . Walter
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Thanks to every one who gave me info on the Thermal Eagle and Robertson
trilerons. Walter
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I saw a Dave Hill Predator XL a week or so ago. The natural finished wings
were beautiful. Does anyone
have any tips on finishing obeechi wings to a Dave Hill finish w/o adding a
ton of weight? Any info would be appreciated, Thanks, Walter
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Can some one tell me where to buy the RADS Harley M. designed? I think they
are called something else
now, but if you know where I can get em, please let me know. Thanks again,
Walter
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I got a lot of response on the standard/Vtail question, thanks to every body
who responded. From the responses, many said they felt Vs-w/proper set up
work just fine. Also they may be the cleaner configuration
aerodynamically, they are very pretty, and many times lighter(although
w/todays
I am not sure, but the super Nova looks like a modified fuse from the Nova
made by RnR products w/ a different wing. Unfortunately, I dont think RnR
makes the Nova any more- too bad as it was a great plane.
It used to dominate the ISR MOM races back in the mid eighties until people
realized a
You said you liked the way Paul Trist would do business- send you the items
then you pay- well how bout Phil Barnes- he sends you a complete Mantis and
says check it out, if you like it, send him the money. Now that is
trust!!!-Original Message-
From: David A. Enete [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Chris' pictures of Red Rock came out pretty good. If you look at the back
side pic you can see Stead field in the background, the site of the Reno Air
Races. Just a note to those who havent flown there- As one can see there
are a lot of rocks, it looks a little intimidating, especially when
Have been following the US F3J team in Greece, but I still dont know exactly
what the F3J tasks are. I know they hand tow, but what tasks do they fly?
Is there a site where one can get info on this? Thanks, Walter
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Rob, good stuff about the servo connectors but you failed to mention one
must have the
eyes of a eagle, the dexterity of a surgeon, and way more patience than I
have to
crimp those tiny pins w/ that tool. I make connectors up using the same
stuff but almost always count on two attempts/two pins
Didnt get to fly the new Zagi mothersday weekend as planned, am hoping to
get out tomorrow, wind permitting, to the dreaded(right Paul??) Coyote Hills
to slope it tomorrow after practicing spots w/the Mantis. Went out hand
launching it this evening into a little breeze, and you know what- this
Managed to tear both aileron hinges off my Mantis. Surprising since they
were kevlar hinged and I didnt really do anything that I thought was worthy
of tearing them like they did. I have been using some hinge tape bought
from one of the vendors at SWC,
cant remember who it was. But the stuff
Speaking of Ron Vann, what ever happened to that guy any way? Used to see
him at
at Davenport ISRs, got out of flying for a bit, when I came back he just
disappeared.
He used to make some nice planes and was a pretty good slope racer.
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From: swissmy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I second that Lee
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From: Lee Cox [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 10:42 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Sloping Vancouver to Las Vegas
Phil if your coming through Reno Nevada and want to
fly one of
I haven't flown in many contests but my limited experience advice is to
forget about the contest. Just fly the best you can and have fun. Dont
even look at the standings until the contest is over. When you start
getting hung up on scores/placement etc. the fun goes away and many times
your
Maybe the guys in Reno could answer this as they fly at pretty high
altitudes. I think I remember one of the guys up there telling me its not
as easy to themal up there as it is in say Sacramento. But I know for a
fact that area is world renowned for both thermal and wave full size
soaring.
Tried calling Davenport wind talker. Its pretty windy outside but wind
talker must be down as it said a big zero. I then brought up current wind
conditions at Santa Cruz, a little south of Davenport and usually not as
windy. Right now its at
21mph and WNW, and its only 10:30 am!- bet its much
Hi all, was wondering if there might be any TD contests in central or norcal
this
weekend- weather looks great and I got the bug(literally) to fly in a
contest! Thanks, Walter
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Thanks to all who responded to my plane too light question. I guess more
important than building it too light is does one fly it too light. When I
last flew thermal seriously
we had planes like Oly99s, Paragons, Craft Air Vikings, etc. These planes
were gas bags
and flew very slow. Having
Was out flying the Mantis today. Mantis may be the lightest of the light
full size planes out there. The wind wasnt particularly strong/lift not
that great but I decided to add a 10oz ballast slug anyway and guess what-to
me the plane flew better than in non ballasted mode. It still signaled
I want to enter the Davenport MOM slope race in May. I have an old Molded
F3b Spectrum/RG15 that Ron Vann built for a guy to fly in the 95 F3b worlds.
I have flown it on the slope quite a bit but have never raced it- has
anybody ever raced this plane? Was hoping this plane would be suitable to
The Albatross I think.
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From: Raymond Wong [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 6:43 AM
Subject: [RCSE] who is the father of DS
who ever invented DS is a genius!
It took me 2 long days to really figure it out on
Minden Nv if you want to go that far- its about 60 mi?? southof Reno.
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From: gabe baltaian [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Date: Thursday, March 02, 2000 12:57 AM
Subject: [RCSE] off-topic: Full-size gliders in SW
Hi all,
I'll be in
Does anyone out there have any experience w/the Einstein battery
cycler/charger?
Have decided to purchase a cycler/charger. The Litco charger looks good but
I wont wait to be put on a list to purchase one. Any info on this or some
other battery charging/cycling system would be greatly
I have never ordered anything from AM but met Sean at Phoenix- he was
flying the 3CAM off my winch before the contest, talked at length w/him
about 3Cam. Seans a great guy and his company is offering a premier product
in the Mueller stuff-I have seen nothing better quality wise- Mueller's
I know of a lot of people that prefer to fly on PPM instead of PCM. Any
reason for their preference? I dont really notice a difference between
either, am I missing something, or could this be similar to the debate in
high end stereo of analog verses digital front ends- strengths and weakness
on
Will be arriving in Phoenix next Wed. Have reservations at Schempf Farms
starting Thurs. If they dont have any openings there Wed., are there any
other parks around the CASL club field where I can stay one night? I have a
small, self contained truck camper
so it doesnt have to be a site with
When and where do you get the entry forms for the mid south this year?
thanks, Walter
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From: James V. Bacus [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2000 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] "Sal Announces Early for Midsouth Soaring
Was just looking at my SWC acceptance form to see exactly what the tasks are
going to be. It stated a 25' tape at 1 point for every inch. Does that
mean a "bullseye" is worth 300 points as 12x25=300, then subtract 1 point
for every inch off "bullseye"?
Its been a long time since I have flown in
Thanks to everybody who posted on my questions about Czech planes and gap
seal.
Will make gap seal out of mylar and certainly am going to buy the Czech made
Xantipa for my 2nd TD/F3j plane. thanks again, Walter
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I also saw Bills Brisk fly off of a winch launch. The plane seems like it
is not bad in the thermal dept. either. There wasnt much lift but the Brisk
seemed to hang in there quite well. Pretty impressive considering that not
only is the Brisk primarily a sloper but also Bill was flying a new
Back when I used to race Hobie 16s, one of the many racing tricks was to
sand off the gloss finish on the hulls with very fine grit sandpaper- this
resulted in a slightly faster boat- something along the lines of the guy
sanding his Pik-20 wings I guess. Walter
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From:
Will be in Palos Verdes to visit my son for a few days on the way back home
from SWC
I remember seeing posts about slope sites in the PVP area- can anyone direct
me to a few sites there? thanks, Walter
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Reminds me of the "old" days(70s) of thermal duration when many a time I saw
Fred Weaver come to a contest, borrow a plane, hand launch it a couple of
times, then proceed to "clean house." Wish I could fly my "modern" TD ship
half as good as he flew the old RES stuff- just goes back to "its the
I am seriously thinking about the new Swiss F3b ship, the Scar that Shredair
is going to offer. I know there are mostly just prototypes out there flying
right now. Some have said this is a "breakthru" product. If anyone has any
experience with this plane I would appreciate if you would reply
I used metal prism tape that I bought in a 4ftX6" roll at Grand Auto, cut
approx 3/4" strips off this, wrapped around leading edge of wing, has been
on for about 2 mos now w/ no sign of lifting. I also covered my servo bays
with it - the stuff really sticks! Walter
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Hey Dick, lost your email address, are you going to have any of your Uplink
HLG kits with you for sale at the Southwest Classic?Might be interested in
one. Also, having never seen a HLG competition, on a good launch how high
does one get? thanks, Walter
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Anybody going to be flying at either Davenport/Sunset or Banos day after
thanksgiving (Friday), wind permitting? Thanks, Walter
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Now that we are on the subject of Walts turnarounds, how about his winch?
When I get mine I am sure it will launch my Mantis as it is really light.
But can I expect it to launch my not to so light anymore after many repairs
(over 80oz now) f3b Spectrum? thanks, Walter
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Did some hand launching of my new Mantis today off a little 8ft berm. Boy
that thing is easy to fly and can really slow up with out stalling, cant
wait to winch it up. I suspect maybe incidence is a little off as cg seemed
pretty close but I had to add a little up trim to obtain level flight.
Am going to combine SW classic with a vacation. Wanted to possibly stop at
Joshua Tree NP on the way to the contest, and after perhaps head over to
White Sands Ntl Monument and Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. Has anybody
been to any of these places? any opinions/suggestions- also any slope
Does anybody know the URL to CASL in Arizona? Really like that cool man
flying RC cowboy straddling the sailplane logo they have. Reminds me of
Slim Pickens riding the nuke down in Dr. Strangelove!
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Glad you liked Sunset Terry, it is a beautiful place to slope soar. Dont
really like landing there though as the landing strip is angled down hill
towards the slope face and having to clear the fence then drop down into the
landing zone can take a toll on ones plane. I think the idea behind the
Rudy, you are right, the accident happened so quickly it was hard to tell
exactly what happened- to me it seemed wing broke and severed tail but who
knows. I agree with you that it was a classy move by Thunderbirds to cancel
show in honor of Gary. What really disturbed me was upon leaving air
Just wanted to thank you all for answer my post on vtails- you certainly
helped me clear up my questions
on vtails- also saved a new plane I am building from potential destruction
as I was going to hook up ruddervators BACKWARDS- thanks again- Walter
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Oh, by the way, if you want to see wierd- take a look at the Mantis. Now
that is one wierd looking plane!
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Date: Friday, September 10, 1999 8:42 PM
Subject: [RCSE] Wierd
How about a
For a great slope site try- www.chameleoninc.com/soaring/gallery.htm, click
on gallery, click on Rodents. Also, I have a Rodent which has just been
sitting around waiting to be flown. Am going up to Reno this weekend
and if the slope site there is working will be chucking the thing for the
This is getting old fast.
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