Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane

2004-11-30 Thread Ed Jett
This one is hard to beat. Sooo true! EJ - Original Message - From: "D Hauch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 12:04 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Mine is anything just getting dropped off by the big brown

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2004-11-29 Thread Dlflem
had to be my built-up fuse Alcyone (actually built up by Jim Carlton).  My first 6 servo ship.  flew it at the nats first go around.  had one flight where i hovered over the field for about a minute and a half, not going up, not going down.  plane still flying, but is back in JC's stable.  

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2004-11-29 Thread Darwin Garrison
I'm with Harley. My most fun plane is the big Genie that I was so fortunate as to be able to buy from him. Building more this winter with the new foils and such, but that old 7032 Genie is a true joy to fly. I just need to fix the rudder hinges before next season. ;) Darwin Garrison (Oh, the

[RCSE] Most Fun Plane

2004-11-29 Thread Michael Goldston
Enjoyed reading everyone's choice of the Most Fun plane. My list of fun planes includes several but it has to be topped by the 56" Bluto, closely followed by the Filip Slope, Zagi 3C, and Airtronics Aquila. Of course these are the planes I have lots of hours on, so I guess the choice is natural

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2004-11-29 Thread Jerry Krainock
Interesting that most of the Most Fun Planes have flown on the slope. You have to have been around for awhile and live in SoCal to remember the Rubber Ducky. It was a 60" span sloper, rudder & elevator, that thermaled like a champ and was just made for fun. It used the 2r112 profile and becam

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2004-11-29 Thread Douglas, Brent
My most fun moment was on the dunes at the Outer Banks, flying slope zagis with my brother... Two of us playing tag, light combat each nite after dinner. Flying was mixed, from fair to great, but the fun we had will not be soon forgotten. B. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News.

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2004-11-28 Thread Greg Smith
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2004-11-27 Thread WEHENNING
My old Jouster at the Midwest Slope Challenge unlimited race. It gave them new hightech planes a run for their money for a few years. Wayne Henning Omaha, Ne RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that

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2004-11-27 Thread kharig
Nothing flies like a Song either... Need to complete the Saber and see if it flies like a Song. Kristopher - Original Message - From: "Mark Wales" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have not flown as many planes as most of you have, but I love to get my > old Windsong out and enjoy some great s

[RCSE] most fun plane

2004-11-27 Thread Mark Wales
I have not flown as many planes as most of you have, but I love to get my old Windsong out and enjoy some great soaring. Nothing Lands Like a Song!! Need to complete the Anthem... Thermals Mark Soaring Is Life!! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscr

Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane

2004-11-27 Thread D Hauch
Mine is anything just getting dropped off by the big brown truck, no wait, those usually have a hole thru the box. It's the one buy the the white truck with green & purple lettering, no wait, those are usually crushed. Well, my favorite is the one just arrived in one piece, I don't care what it

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2004-11-26 Thread Tim Vandenheuvel
I cast my vote(s) for my PSS BAe Hawk from TLAR on the slope, and my Slegers Int. Spectrum on the winch. Both are rock solid in the air, and an absolute blast to fly. I liked my Hawk so much that shortly after completing and flying it for the first time I bought another kit of it that's still si

[RCSE] Most fun plane. . . big Genie

2004-11-26 Thread Harley Michaelis
t;[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 8:42 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's easy, Bob Dodgson Pivot. Would fly in anything. Flew it HL, slope, thermal, etc. Started out about 18 oz, ended up almost 25o

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2004-11-26 Thread Keith Love
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's easy, Bob Dodgson Pivot. Would fly in anything. Flew it HL, slope, thermal, etc. Started out about 18 oz, ended up almost 25oz after all the repairs. Agreed; I've had one now for 17 years, and it's still flying strong. Too bad they're not in production anymore.

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2004-11-26 Thread Erich Merkel
Which is way cool! And a lot of fun... Erich Merkel Colville, WA Phone: 509-684-0440 Cell: 509-680-1141 - Original Message - From: "Bill Johns" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Soaring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 10:52 AM Subject

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2004-11-26 Thread Dan Ashenfelter
I would have to say my Zagi 400 is my favorite simply because its resilience allows me to try things I would not try with a crunchie. A close second would be my Mini-Challenger. Very stable and very good at coring thermals - at least it was until some boob flew his AstroHog through my left wing

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2004-11-26 Thread Mike Remus
To me, most gliders are fun, but one stands out above the rest. Does anyone remember the 2m Beater from Trick R/C? It was a full 2m EPP foamy with an HQ airfoil, rugged as you would expect, but flew far better than any EPP glider that I have ever flown. I have owned two of them built with polly

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2004-11-26 Thread James V. Bacus
At 12:52 PM 11/26/2004, Bill Johns wrote: This has been a most interesting thread. I've seen no mention of Pike Superiors or Icons or planes of that ilk. People fly or flew some planes because they are fun, they fly others because of the need to win or fly planes that winners fly. Can one presum

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2004-11-26 Thread d o darnell
Happy Holidays to RCSE patrons! Last season was a blast for me and Here's hoping that next year is as good as this last one has been. My most fun plane this season was my AVA. I'ts been more fun flying this ship than it has been since I and a couple of other guys had NEW (one of the 6 prototyp

Re: [RCSE] most fun plane

2004-11-26 Thread Simon Van Leeuwen
Agreed, the friends and camaradarie, the view, the incredible wildlife out on a slope ridge, the weather changes, all roll together to make soaring the number one enjoyment for me amongst the R/C disciplines. If I had to choose aircraft which generate the most bang for the buck, it is those tha

Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane

2004-11-26 Thread Bill & Bunny Kuhlman
Ed Berris mentioned the Richter R/C Aircraft design Weasel-pro as his favorite, but ours is the brand new Alula (al'-you-la) from Richter. We wrote a glowing review of this lightweight EPP foam glider for RC Soaring Digest , but we m

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2004-11-26 Thread Cameron
My most fun plane: my first Great Planes Spirit 100 which I built and flew. Light, simple, great for thermalling and/or slop in light conditions. Just a great all round fun sailplane. Cameron RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to

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2004-11-26 Thread Bill & Bunny Kuhlman
Ed Berris mentioned the Richter R/C Aircraft design Weasel-pro as his favorite, but ours is the brand new Alula (al'-you-la) from Richter. We wrote a glowing review of this lightweight EPP foam glider for RC Soaring Digest , but we m

Re: [RCSE] most fun plane

2004-11-26 Thread Bill Johns
This has been a most interesting thread. I've seen no mention of Pike Superiors or Icons or planes of that ilk. People fly or flew some planes because they are fun, they fly others because of the need to win or fly planes that winners fly. Can one presume that it's not the flying of the plane th

Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane

2004-11-26 Thread Joe Parsons
At 02:51 PM 11/25/2004, you wrote: I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I'd say it's a tossup between my Zagi THL (after the last retaping it tipped the scales at just a hair over 8 oz) and my Mini Ellipse. The Zagi flies in just about any lift and is slow enough to hand th

Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane

2004-11-26 Thread Bill Malvey
On 11/26/04 5:40 Cliff E-Mail wrote: > I have one too and I agree. Its one fun plane to fly. Which motor do you > have on yours? I have the DA 100 on mine. Where do you get your props? > They are a little expensive I must admit. I rely on Desert Aircraft for all things DA, including my prop

Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane

2004-11-26 Thread Bill Malvey
On 11/26/04 5:23 Peter wrote: > Yes it can get better Towing my 2 Meter Fox going vertical and > rolling, the Pegasus one way , the Fox rolling the other way. I am still > smiling a half year later... > > Peter" Truly impressive if you were flying BOTH planes :~}

[RCSE] most fun plane

2004-11-26 Thread Jerry Krainock
Interesting that most of the Most Fun Planes have flown on the slope. You have to have been around for awhile and live in SoCal to remember the Rubber Ducky. It was a 60" span sloper, rudder & elevator, that thermaled like a champ and was just made for fun. It used the 2r112 profile and became t

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2004-11-26 Thread vmax
I have to go with my Dodgson Pivot.  It flies in any lift.  I can ballast it up when it's windy.  I can winch  it up when there's no slope.  It all goes back into the box at the end of the day. Terry   -- Original message -- > I would like to know what plane you had the mos

RE: [RCSE] Most fun plane

2004-11-26 Thread John Derstine
Cliff E-Mail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 8:41 AM > To: Johnny Berlin; Louis Cimon; RCSE > Subject: RE: [RCSE] Most fun plane > > I have one too and I agree. Its one fun plane to fly. Which motor do you > have on yours? I have the DA 100 on mine

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2004-11-26 Thread Richard Loud
skykingrcproducts.com/rcplanes/DAW_kits.html Rich Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:36:01 -0600 From: "Ed Berris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Louis Cimon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Message-ID: <[EMAI

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2004-11-26 Thread John Derstine
.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: Johnny Berlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 1:51 AM > To: Louis Cimon; RCSE > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane > > Easy to answer this one, PEGASUS tow plane. Vertical tow

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2004-11-26 Thread Cliff E-Mail
, November 25, 2004 10:51 PM To: Louis Cimon; RCSE Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Easy to answer this one, PEGASUS tow plane. Vertical tow to 1000 ft. in 27 sec. Rolls opposite with the Sailplane while going vertical. Tows to 4000 ft. Towing inverted. Does not get any better than that Johnny

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2004-11-26 Thread Collins, Graham
, 26 Nov 2004 00:36:02 -0600 From: "James V. Bacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [RCSE] Most fun plane Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I knew he was going to say that! And I have to say, being on the other end of that PEGASUS

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2004-11-26 Thread Peter
Yes it can get better Towing my 2 Meter Fox going vertical and rolling, the Pegasus one way , the Fox rolling the other way. I am still smiling a half year later... Peter" RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMA

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2004-11-25 Thread James V. Bacus
I knew he was going to say that! And I have to say, being on the other end of that PEGASUS being towed up is one of my most fun experiences! At 12:51 AM 11/26/2004, Johnny Berlin wrote: Easy to answer this one, PEGASUS tow plane. Vertical tow to 1000 ft. in 27 sec. Rolls opposite with the Sailpla

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2004-11-25 Thread targetdrone
From: Louis Cimon Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe

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2004-11-25 Thread Johnny Berlin
D]> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 2:51 PM Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane > I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. > > I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it > in any slope cond

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2004-11-25 Thread Winch
Have to agree with Pat on this one. My Fun One gets almost as much air time as all my other planes combined. Light wind, heavy wind even thermals drifting through on calm days. Phil in Vancouver RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests

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2004-11-25 Thread Jack Womack
For me it has to be the Houston Hawk. I designed it to teach building/covering techniques, and to be rugged for teaching some of the finer points of flying/landing. I guess the teaching part was the most fun, even though the model turned out to be rather competitive. I was so happy when I saw some

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2004-11-25 Thread Chuck Anderson
That's easy. It is my Winglet Spica. I designed the Spica in the fall of 1978 and it first flew in January, 1979. It's first contest was the LSF Tournament in Lockport, IL in 1979 and it's last contest was in 2-meter at the 1998 Nats. In the early 80s, it had no competition in two-meter whi

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2004-11-25 Thread Ron Kramer
hink of it - all the most fun I've had wasn't with the same plane! = ) -Original Message- From: Louis Cimon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 5:52 PM To: RCSE Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I ad

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2004-11-25 Thread Pat McCleave
Guys, I think when I look at the most fun plane I have and best bang for the buck, I would have to say it is my original Fun One. The plane has been crashed and rebuilt at least a 3 or 4 times and now looks as good as new. Has to be the best $99.00 I have ever spent in this hobby. See Ya, Pat

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2004-11-25 Thread Dan Kitching
soaring content for this post :) Dan Kitching - Original Message - From: "Louis Cimon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you ha

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2004-11-25 Thread kharig
That's easy, Bob Dodgson Pivot. Would fly in anything. Flew it HL, slope, thermal, etc. Started out about 18 oz, ended up almost 25oz after all the repairs. Finally died a fittingly spectacular slope death at the hands of my father. Kristopher RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane N

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2004-11-25 Thread Ed Berris
Ed - Original Message - From: "Louis Cimon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RCSE" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 4:51 PM Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane > I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. > > I admit my Boome

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2004-11-25 Thread Martin Doney
I would have to say it was Duckling HLG, it has over 200 hours on it. It is being rebuilt for the 4th or 5th time. . Martin Doney Baldwin, MI(the middle of nowhere) LSF 7429 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2004-11-25 Thread Ron Kramer
From: Louis Cimon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004 5:52 PM To: RCSE Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without

[RCSE] Most fun plane

2004-11-25 Thread Louis Cimon
I would like to know what plane you had the most fun with. I admit my Boomerang was the plane I had most fun with. I can throw it in any slope condition I meet without worrying. Sometimes I ballast it when the wind is really blowing. My Boomerang lost its rigidity long time ago because it met ear

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2002-06-09 Thread widlerj
My fovorite is my current one, the Dizzy Bird by the much missed Thermal Gromit Works. To see a picture of a common example why go to http://www.pacificsites.com/~wid/personal/widspage3.html Can't wait to get my XP3! Wid RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe

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2002-06-09 Thread Jeff Reid
Similar to other post, the DAW 1-26 2m. My favorite slope model. Lots of fun, no stress... RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2002-06-09 Thread Gordon Braun-Woodbury
Skybench Lil Bird 2. Nothing I have flown so far shows lift better -- and it's so darn pretty! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2002-06-07 Thread Joe G
From: "Bill Swingle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RCSE Soaring \(E-mail\)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [RCSE] Most fun plane? Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 13:54:00 -0700 Mark said what is basically a truism: "Fun comes in many forms...

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2002-06-07 Thread Stephen Syrotiak
I'll bite: FVK Bandit. -- Stephen Syrotiak Building Service Southern Connecticut RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

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2002-06-07 Thread Bill Kuhl
Although not finished yet, the Allegro Lite I am building has been the most fun project. At first I was bewildered at how everything went together, but I kept studying all the material and James Osborns web site and it all made sense. Have the wingtips attached to the midpanels now, so it looks li

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2002-06-07 Thread Bill Swingle
Mark said what is basically a truism: "Fun comes in many forms... Pick your pleasures..." So, now that the discussion is ebbing let's have some stories of your most FUN plane. How about it Less Grammer, Tom Nagel, et. al.? There are *many* planes in our backgrounds. Many of us can't even remembe