Well, I don't know the exact definition of woody, but the Ava's wing and tail
surfaces are primarily wood with carbon reinforcement. Unless that d-tube
doesn't have any sheeting under it, and I'm not submitting mine for surgery.
(hmm.., it's unpleasant but I could dig out those smashed tips and
I know you weren't asking me, but I am going to try splitting the spoilers on
mine. I find that with the one big spoiler, the pitch changes are extreme, and
if enough compensation is used the initial pitch up is really annoying. I
didn't learn how to land it well before I busted it, but it sure
Hmmm... I've never been accused of divinity before. If I'm divine, where are my
powers? Members of CRRC with long memories will attest that I've made quite a
few long flights with mine. And I built it from the kit, myself. Perhaps the
slightly extended wing tips explain it all and I'm just an or
It's been a long time since I programmed a Vision. I'm using the flap channel
to do spoilers. If I'm not mistaken, it seems like there's no way to adjust the
flaps up/spoiler retracted position except mechanically THis doesn't seem
right.
(Don't get me started on v-tail mixing!)
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That's what education was for. We're supposed to know how to read and write
effectively. If we can't write with nuances, we can't write jokes.
If someone is reading one of my posts and steam starts coming out of their
ears, most of the time they can most easily remedy this by reading it again,
Thanks guys. I've been using electrical tape, and sometimes even have stuck it
once on my pants to reduce the stick, but it's still been a problem. So I'll
probably add a bit of extra as mentioned below. Perhaps I will put some of that
book tape as the permanent part.
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You are such an idiot that I feel it necessary to demonstrate. Therefore please
make up such a rod which will fit my Chicago Style and I will test it
thoroughly until it breaks. While you're at it, could you make a spare?
Thanks!;-)
More seriously, in the larger sizes, where the brass wall isn'
Have been flying the Ava some more. What kind of tape do people use on the tips
so that the edge of the covering doesn't peel up? I've been having that
problem. Or perhaps I should run a bit of thin CA to seal the edges??
BTW, I saw that video of the guy launching his Ava like a DLG. It's reall
Connect the switch to a miniaturized "fence charger" connected to two metal
bits, right where you hold the plane to launch. You will probably not launch
that way, and you will probably not forget to turn on the tx even when you're
launching some other glider. As long as you remembered to be care
Can't help. Only have the old square ones. They are old enough that I don't
know if I'd trust them not to be brittle.
Craig Allen wrote:
> I found this post on the Australian version of RCSE...
> Kind of got a kick out of it... Hell, maybe one of you can help this poor guy
Are you completely set on using West? As I recall (although I don't recall
where
the numberrs come from) West System doesn't develop properties with post
curing as nice as some other epoxies. For instance, I have an epoxy mix picked
up from a boatbuilder I know which has a considerably higher
Did they design a supply of football players to launch this thing in F3J? I
imagine anyone less than 300 lbs is going to be lofted, with that kind of
span.Just be sure to let go before you're 10 feet off the ground.
someone wrote:
>Get in line folks - this is gonna be a biggy, both literally and
Afraid I must disagree with you about floaters. While I'll grant that the
Mirage may have been a benchmark, I'd be willing to fly a good Bubble Dancer
vs. you with a Mirage any day. (Not that I'd necessarily win, we all know it's
the pilot, and I don't know you so you may fly a lot better than I
You could follow the Apogee carving instructions but with maple, use a fishing
pole butt for the tailboom, and have a great sloper. If you get a drawknife and
a good block plane, it might not even be difficult.
A guy in our club has (or used to have) a router jig which made quick work of
making
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