RE: [RCSE] Newcomer

2006-03-04 Thread Rick McKenney
To: 'Barry Andersen'; 'Wladimir Kummer de Paula, MD' Cc: 'soaring@airage.com' Subject: RE: [RCSE] Newcomer I will second those comments. Please see the attached reply from Ray concerning The big bird XL Also you may want to checkout www.liftworx.com and check out the

RE: [RCSE] Newcomer

2006-03-03 Thread Rick McKenney
s A new builder but having LOTS of FUN -Original Message- From: Barry Andersen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 3:54 PM To: Wladimir Kummer de Paula, MD Cc: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] Newcomer I'd suggest checking www.skybench.com. Click on the rc s

Re: [RCSE] Newcomer

2006-03-03 Thread Barry Andersen
I'd suggest checking www.skybench.com. Click on the rc sailplanes link, then "new to RC sailplanes". The site suggests the 2m lil bird, I'd suggest either the Big Bird at 100" span, or the OLY II kit. The OLYII might be an easier build for a first sailplane. Both are big enough to see w

Re: [RCSE] Newcomer

2006-03-03 Thread Jeff Steifel
I'll jump in and recommend the bubble dancer Plans can be had at... http://www.charlesriverrc.org/articles.htm This is a great plane. Mark has other fantastic planes there too. Another great source is http://genie.rchomepage.com Harley's plane is a faster flying plane. I think you have t

[RCSE] Newcomer

2006-03-03 Thread Wladimir Kummer de Paula, MD
Hi all, I´m from Brazil. I´m a glow-power R/Cer for a while and became interested in soaring. I live in mainly flat land without hills or slopes. I´d like to know suggestions for a reasonable bird for a newcomer like me. Do not matter if kit or plans built, in fact I´d rather the latter. Th