JE:
The first BoT I built was from Dave's kit. As I recall he kitted about 70
BoT's it was the lighted of the three I have built. Can't remember exactly
but was in mid 40's and your right its fine in dead still air, but whenever
do you fly in those conditions? I found that a 52 oz(7 oz per') it fly's
best.
I built this one with solid(used hard rock maple as dihedral brace) center
section with plug in tips. I have the servo mounted just behind spare with
Sullivan cable(small) hooked directly to spoilers. Because I used small
horns on servo, I adjusted the horn on the blade to get 90 degrees erection.
I've had spoilers on everything I've built since my Windward/Windfree days.
When you take picture with new spoilers. send it to me. You really did a
fine job of building/covering.
Stan
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Stan & Mary Jo Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nostalgia--why modify??
> Stan,
>
> Nice looking plane! You have sheeted more than what I did with the stock
> kit. Looks very sleek. I consistently have people telling me that I've
got
> a beautiful plane. Wish I had designed it! Thornberg knew what he was
> doing.
>
> I just installed some Multiplex spoilers recently. I haven't flown it
with
> them yet. I had been slow getting spoilers as I loved the simplicity of
> just the rudder and elevator. I had done well in contests flying by the
> seat of my pants, but this last contest had downwind and crosswind
landings.
> Forget it! No chance to be consistent without spoilers and a good skeg.
>
> I ended up putting a 1/4" brass tube embedded in a block of hard balsa. I
> glued it to the fuselage former at the trailing edge of the wing. I take
a
> 3/16" carbon fiber rod and use this as my skeg. It fits right inside the
> brass tube. It stops it right now. Nice because it is removeable.
>
> The weight of the plane keeps going up with every modification. At one
> point, I had a flying weight of 43 oz. Now I'm closer to 52. Spoilers
were
> heavy, but to tell you the truth, 43 oz was way too light. I had no
upwind
> penetration. It does thermal like red tail, however. Of all the planes
> I've owned, it indicates lift better than any (with the exception of some
of
> my handlaunch planes). It climbs like crazy in any type of lift.
>
> JE
> --
> Erickson Architects
> John R. Erickson, AIA
>
>
> > From: "Stan & Mary Jo Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 17:47:30 -0500
> > To: "John Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nostalgia--why modify??
> >
> > JE:
> > Thanks for pic's .Goooooood looking......I'm using trans red with a
trans
> > yellow band running at 45 degrees out at mid tip. But instead of white
> > leading edge I'm using yellow. Enclosed is pic of plane as of right
now.
> >
> >
> > PS Yard needs mowing.
> >
> > Stan
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Stan & Mary Jo Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 5:23 PM
> > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nostalgia--why modify??
> >
> >
> >> Stan,
> >>
> >> Here you go!
> >>
> >> JE
> >> --
> >> Erickson Architects
> >> John R. Erickson, AIA
> >>
> >>
> >>> From: "Stan & Mary Jo Myers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:34:27 -0500
> >>> To: "John Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nostalgia--why modify??
> >>>
> >>> JE:
> >>> Would you send me a picture of your BoT? I'm in process of covering
> > mine.
> >>> Always enjoy looking at other BoT's
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Stan
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "John Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Soaring List"
> >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 12:52 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nostalgia--why modify??
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Having a six volt winch with RES and Nostalgia planes is a good
thing.
> > At
> >>>> the recent Pasadena 2 day contest they had a six volt set up, and it
> > was a
> >>>> real treat to peddle up my Bird of Time without worrying about
blowing
> > it
> >>>> up. If you get any type of headwind or thermal blowing through, you
> > can
> >>> get
> >>>> surprisingly good altitude without the big zoom we are all accustomed
> > to.
> >>>> Kiting really works well.
> >>>>
> >>>> JE
> >>>> --
> >>>> Erickson Architects
> >>>> John R. Erickson, AIA
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>>> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 13:29:48 EDT
> >>>>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [RCSE] Nostalgia--why modify??
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Bill,
> >>>>> Just read the rest of your post.
> >>>>> At my RES/Nostalgia contest I will have 12v winches with retreiver,
> > in
> >>>>> addition I will have a six volt winch with a retriever and a
hi-start.
> > I
> >>> will
> >>>>> make every effort to help Nostalgia planes get decent launches
without
> >>>>> risking destruction.
> >>>>> Mike
> >>>>
> >>>>
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> >>
> >>
> >
>
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