[RCSE] Photon II Glider

I am about to pick one of these up. I am teaching myself how to thermal and this seems to be the perfect dlg for that task. As a background I have had a Blaster, XP3 and a homemade DLG, with 4 control surfaces and it was focused on flying the plane vs looking for lift. I want to focus on looking

[RCSE] Photon II is gone!

Photon is sold. Thanks, Lenny

Re: [RCSE] Photon II - wing tip retention

To those of you who have flown a Photon II: How did you attach the outer panels to the center section, tape, glue? Thanks to all those who replied to my question above. We flew my friend's Photon II today with taped joints and saw no indication of tearing of the tape or separation of the

[RCSE] Photon II

To those of you who have flown a Photon II: How did you attach the outer panels to the center section, tape, glue? Did you do each side the same? Having done this, which method would you use next time? regards, Jim Porter Johnston Iowa USA The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the

Re: [RCSE] Photon II - wing tip retention

To those of you who have flown a Photon II: How did you attach the outer panels to the center section, tape, glue? I suspect I did not make it clear as to why I was asking the question, which makes a good answer difficult. So, option one, removeable tape to allow disassembling the wing into

Re: [RCSE] Photon II - wing tip retention

Hi Jim AL Epoxy between the two wing half's Not to muchThan when dry.. Use epoxy and .75oz glass x 1 tape wrapped around the leading edge to trailing edge... trim when dry.. Oh!.Forgot just get the glass wet with epoxy and blot with toilet paper to keep it light now.. hope this

[RCSE] Photon II question

Hello Photon fliers out there. Have any of you had any issues w/wing strength? Well, been flying a PII for a few months now, and have slowly been refining/ uping the launch height/throw a little at a time as I am new at this. Thought I would up it a little more today,still not a full effort,

Re: [RCSE] Photon II question

I tried as hard as I could to break my Photon. It took everything I could give it with no modifications. Bruce Davidson Louisville, KY

Re: [RCSE] Photon II question

. Structure wise I've never broken one from a normal throw. JE -- Erickson Architects John R. Erickson, AIA From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 19:35:15 EST To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] Photon II question I tried as hard as I could to break my Photon

Re: [RCSE] Photon II question

PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Soaring List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, November 14, 2004 5:19 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Photon II question I broke my Photon, but the ground had something to do with it. Had a little hitch in my delivery. By the way, they fly pretty well without the right wing tip

RE: [RCSE] Photon II question

-Original Message- From: Marta Zavala [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I must note Im not a small person and am an ex high school/collegiate decathlete/discus thrower. I wonder what part of the country you are in and whether there are any prominent DLG flyers near you. It would be very

[RCSE] Photon II new version DLG

Gentlemen A great free Flighter, Martyn Cowley, convinced me to do something with the Photon II that has turned out pretty well. First, he convinced me to offer an unflapped version of the P II specifically for the FF community and for those of you who simply want to enjoy a great DLG without

[RCSE] Photon II

Gentlemen I have a shipment of DLG's coming in, in Mid June. These are beautifully built, very high performing DLG's from the Ukraine. I have one Aileron model left. Price is $ 350.00 plus shipping. Contact me via E-mail or take a look at my Web site. Look under MFG's at RC soaring .com.