Jim, check the hi starts by Northeast Sailplanes, different sizes, great quality and darn fine folks Rich
-------------- Original message -------------- From: Soaring@airage.com (Soaring) > Soaring Wed, 15 Nov 2006 Volume 1 : Number 8591 > > In this issue: > > Hi-Start Question > Re: [RCSE] Hi-Start Question > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:13:49 -0600 > From: Jimmy Prouty > To: soaring@airage.com > Subject: Hi-Start Question > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Hi All, > > My son and I like to fly sailplanes whenever we can and I'd like to > purchase a high start so I don't have to drag out the winch when we > want to go out for a few quick flights. What's a good high start > that will work with smaller planes and also get my Mantis in the > air? I don't need spectacular launches with the Mantis, just want to > get high enough to look for a couple of thermals. More concerned > about getting my boy's planes (he's 12) up without exploding them so > he can learn how to launch. > > Really like to get one that will last a while (unlike the old up > starts that would fall apart after one season.) > > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > Happy flying, > > Jimmy > www.jtmodels.com > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:20:23 -0600 > From: "James V. Bacus" > To: soaring@airage.com > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Hi-Start Question > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Talk to Mark at http://www.aerofoam.com/ > > At 12:13 PM 11/15/2006, Jimmy Prouty wrote: > >Hi All, > > > >My son and I like to fly sailplanes whenever we can and I'd like to > >purchase a high start so I don't have to drag out the winch when we > >want to go out for a few quick flights. What's a good high start > >that will work with smaller planes and also get my Mantis in the > >air? I don't need spectacular launches with the Mantis, just want > >to get high enough to look for a couple of thermals. More concerned > >about getting my boy's planes (he's 12) up without exploding them so > >he can learn how to launch. > > > >Really like to get one that will last a while (unlike the old up > >starts that would fall apart after one season.) > > > >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > > > >Happy flying, > > > >Jimmy > >www.jtmodels.com > > > > Jim > Downers Grove, IL > Member of the Chicago SOAR club, and Team JR > AMA 592537 LSF 7560 Level IV R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net > > ------------------------------ > > End of Soaring V1 #8591 > *********************** > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and > "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME > turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are > generally NOT in text format >