Thanks to everyone for the encouragement. I've had a blast so far. I'm going directly
for my instrument rating, then my Multi. Possibly even into a commercial rating for
insurance reasons.
My examiner was quite a guy. Turned out he has flown gliders a bit, but only
recreationally off a couple
...Cap'n Jack. He sorted out how to get the Combi Switch for my rudder
coupling kickin' in as I pull flaps. I've set it so it comes in at about
25-30% flap movement.
Now I just need to put my landing flight mode on the same stick, and
sort out how to program a delay on the elevator, but only as
Whatever happened to Wilkerson? I met him in Kansas at a slope race one year - good
guy, great stick. The Sceptor was/is a really
good flying model.
D
George Voss wrote:
I have the first production Sceptor from Mark
Wilkerson. I hate to sell it but...
This ship has only ONE flight on it!
Ok, thanks to all who gave me some suggestions for a replacement
material to the mylar. I wound up picking up a For Sale sign - worked
wonders. The No Trespassing sign wasn't quite long enough - this is a
very large/tall fin for a very large TD ship. This is the biggest rudder
I've ever built -
Hi Dennis,
I flew the Warp V for round 4 and 5. Only reason I even flew it was I was having
linkage problems with the T-Tail version, and
virtually no set-up time on either. My V walked so badly in distance (due to no set-up
time) it cost me some laps. (Well, that and
some stupidity.) So, back
Well, I think poor ol' Jack's feeling a bit beat up. I don't think that was
anybody's intention, at least not mine. I have enjoyed
the Nats in all it's formats. Some better than others. They all have their pluses
and minuses. The people who take charge of the
contest do a fantastic job. I
Having someone build their own ships for them, you mean?
Now wait a minute! One of these guys shaped his own fuse plug, pulled a nose cone mold
and fuse mold, shaped and molded an inner
nosecone mold. Used these molds to build his own fuse. This same guy bagged his stabs,
bagged his rudder.
With all this chat about sections, I thought I'd take a little time to
chime in. 7035? MH32? 7037? 7080? 3021? Can we really feel the
difference? What exactly are we feeling? What are we seeing? Daryl -
what the Hell's your point?
My point is, we rarely do direct comparisons when it comes to
Rick Brown and Jill Wiest wrote
Maybe you COULD make one comment on the SD7037. The question being, in
your experiences with this section, Does the 7037 have a 'nasty' stall
characteristic?
Nope. Not in my experience.
D
Rick Brown and Jill Wiest wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm glad this came up. A little clarification is in order. There are really 2 issues
here. 1. My responsibility as a competitor. 2.
The legality of the model/interpretation of the rule. I'll address these 2 issues
quite separately.
1. As a competitor, it is my job/responsibility to get the
Is it Sal bashing time of the year again? Already? Cool! I'm in.
Sal sucks - woohoo!
Daryl - I broke my plane so you guys who weren't there could talk trash
- Perkins (response pending)
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Lex Mierop wrote:
That racing is not about speed, it's about turns?
:-)
MoM slope racing is about efficiency and pilot ability. Straight line speed has little
to do with efficiency. Half piping a little
more, but not much. Kinda like debating which is better - Formula 1, or Funny Cars.
Most of you know, I've flown all over the world. The rest of the world simply doesn't
understand our way of TD flying and scoring.
The reality is that our tasks have evolved over the years to take into account the
tiny little postage stamp flying fields we are
required to sometimes fly from.
Hit the delete key if your not interested, sorry, but I find this
fascinating. Boy, during the winter, you guys will go on about anything.
;-) Honestly, I think there are a lot of applicable principles here, and
I am amazed at the number of RC soaring guys who are/have been sailors.
(I rec'd a
Well folks, the parts are here. My new TD model has arrived. Well,
actually, I've been working on the fuse for a few days now. (It's almost
done) It's VERY stiff, and light. Carbon, and Kevlar reinforced s-glass
fuse. Came in at 7.1 ounces before I started playing with it. Looks like
the fuse, no
Hi Guys,
Anybody been paying any attention to the "Luis Vuitton Cup?" Notice the
shape of the mainsails. Can you say elliptical? They seem to be running
fairly high aspect ratio with really close to elliptically shaped
sails.(Or should I call them wings?) I'm not a sailor (but I'd like to
be),
Hi Guys,
I'm selling a couple of very well set-up and totally First Place models.
1. Slightly used Cobra. Only used by a little old man to win 3rd World
Championship, and set blistering World Speed record - 14.07. Comes
complete with all servos, MPX's and Volz, battery, RTF!
Hi Guys,
The tricky part is getting the overlapping FG to bond flush inside. Years
ago molders told me to run a wet brush on a stick down the length of the
overlapping FG to get it down. The only problem, is that you have to have
some access for the brush to reach. For my Micro fusesand
Karlton,
I understand that the plane Daryl used after his splat was equiped
with MPX
servos is this correct?
To set the record straight, the model I purchased had 2 Volz servos, 2
MPX, and 2 HiTec's in it.
Karlton, you're pissing me off.
D
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for all the inquiries. The models are sold.
I'm going to keep the WC/WR plane as a momento/practice plane. This one
has some emotional attachment, even for me.
I'm working on a short report for you guys. Thanks for all the kind
words!
Daryl
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Hi Dieter,
If your surface area is only 838 sq. in., you will not be able to go to
11 pounds and still be legal. The magic number is 1033 sq. in.. Now, if
838 is your wing area, and you have 195 sq. in. of stab area, you'd be
legal, although poorly designed. IMHO.
Just to set the record
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