> This issue rocks, and by the way, RCSD may have lost its way a few years > back with a bunch of scale aerobatic stuff, but it is back to hard core > TD soaring stuff, techy/science stuff, building tips and soaring > reports, both slope, TD and events.
Hey, there's nothing wrong with slope aerobatics! It's fun! > Dr Mark Drela really builds a head of steam in this issue! About four > pages of data that only an engineer could fall in love with...:-) > Formulas and big words too. Yeah, I only wish there was a layman's summary that I could get. I'm just not that comfortable with most of the math, and I really want to know what he's saying. > For a while RCSD almost fell off the edge of the foam table, but > subscriptions are pouring in from guys who want to know more about their > hobby. Hey, I build from foam! And I like all that stuff! I know I'm not the only one. There's no reason to go picking a bar fight (you know, in one of those seedy sailplane bars) over materials. > Dave Garwood' s wife is a self described 'thread bender and a crafter' > and she tells a great yarn about raiding Dave's ample supplies. > Something you guys who have wives in the same category will benefit > from sharing. > > Even some of the usual misinformation from me! Good article, by the way. The last few months have really shone for RCSD. -J > > Gordy > > --part1_133.2830f6e2.2cf007f5_boundary > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" > FACE= =3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><B>This issue rocks, and by the way, RCSD > may have los= t its way a few years back with a bunch of scale aerobatic > stuff, but it is=20= back to hard core TD soaring stuff, techy/science > stuff, building tips and s= oaring reports, both slope, TD and > events.<BR> > <BR> > Dr Mark Drela really builds a head of steam in this issue! About > four=20= pages of data that only an engineer could fall in love > with...:-) Formulas a= nd big words too.<BR> > <BR> > For a while RCSD almost fell off the edge of the foam table, but > subscriptio= ns are pouring in from guys who want to know more about > their hobby.<BR> <BR> > Dave Garwood' s wife is a self described 'thread bender and a crafter' > and s= he tells a great yarn about raiding Dave's ample supplies. > Something y= ou guys who have wives in the same category will benefit > from sharing.<BR> <BR> > Even some of the usual misinformation from me!<BR> > <BR> > Gordy</B></FONT></HTML> > > --part1_133.2830f6e2.2cf007f5_boundary-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 16:52:57 -0800 (PST) > From: Dan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Where in the world is Gordy Stahl? Dreaming about > Mini Graphites! Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>> As I got about 10 miles from the house, I get a call from my > daughter...daddy my Jeep got wrecked...someone pulled out in front of > her...of course my first reaction was ".....Did I have any planes in her > Jeep?????" and then I asked if she was okay..which she was.<< > > Sailplanes 1st - daughter 2nd (??) > > Gordy, maybe you should take a real good look at your life and > rearrange your priorities. You can buy another sailplane, you can't > replace a loved-one. When their gone, their gone for good. > > Dan > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now > http://companion.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:23:01 -0800 > From: Simon Van Leeuwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] Where in the world is Gordy Stahl? > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > A pleasant breather actually. Don't fret Rense, I'm sure it won't long > before we get to delete more misleading drival and diatribes... > > Rense Lange wrote: >> >> Where is Gordy, three days or so without his messages. >> Didn't he go to Australia, and is now busy buzzing kangaroos I fear? >> Don't they have email over there? >> >> --- Rense Lange >> --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> 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. > > -- > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > Simon Van Leeuwen, Calgary, Alberta > RADIUS SYSTEMS > Cogito-Ergo-Zoom > IAC25233*MAAC12835*IMAC1756*LSF5953*IMAA20209 > *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 21:10:48 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Replacing Mini Graphites! and some advice needed! > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --part1_7f.3f7e80a3.2cf01fa8_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Gordy, maybe you should take a real good look at your life and > rearrange your priorities. You can buy another sailplane, you can't > replace a loved-one. When their gone, their gone for good. > > That's exactly what I keep telling my wife when she leaves the gate open > and my Catahoulas get out in the street!...or was it about when she > drives into the garage near my sailplane racks? > > Hmmn...do I have a daughter? I'll have to check back in my RCSE > archives :-) > > But I will have that Mini Graphite soon, and it will have a custom two > piece tail...did I say that already? And a custom paint job to match > My CompFusIcon, My Addiction and My Compulsion....will probably add > some "Powered by Volz" stickers, the turbulation seems to have given me > the edge to finally make times and hit landings. > Okay... > So guys, if you want to really provide some profound advice, which > should I take to Australia? Pike Superior, or good ole American > CompFusIcon?... Decisions, decisions... :-) > > Gordy > > > --part1_7f.3f7e80a3.2cf01fa8_boundary > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><P ALIGN=3DCENTER><FONT SIZE=3D2 > FAMILY= =3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><I>Gordy, maybe you > should take a r= eal good look at your life and<BR> > rearrange your priorities. You can buy another sailplane, you can't<BR> > replace a loved-one. When their gone, their gone for good.<BR> > <BR> > <P ALIGN=3DLEFT><B></I>That's exactly what I keep telling my wife when > she l= eaves the gate open and my Catahoulas get out in the street!...or > was it abo= ut when she drives into the garage near my sailplane > racks?<BR> > <BR> > Hmmn...do I have a daughter? I'll have to check back in my RCSE > archiv= es :-)<BR> > <BR> > But I will have that Mini Graphite soon, and it will have a custom two > piece= > tail...did I say that already? And a custom paint job to match My > Com= > pFusIcon, My Addiction and My Compulsion....will probably add some > "Powered=20= by Volz" stickers, the turbulation seems to have given me > the edge to finall= y make times and hit landings.<BR> > Okay...<BR> > So guys, if you want to really provide some profound advice, which > should I=20= take to Australia? Pike Superior, or good ole > American CompFusIcon?...= <BR> > Decisions, decisions... :-)<BR> > <BR> > Gordy<BR> > <BR> > </B></P></P></FONT></HTML> > --part1_7f.3f7e80a3.2cf01fa8_boundary-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:11:02 -0600 > From: "Richard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: 1st Glider > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > > ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3B07C.59A56270 > Content-Type: text/plain; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > My first glider was an Astro Flight Super Monterey. I never flew it well > = and crashed, repaired, crashed many times. Then I found an instructor, > a = new plane (12' Southern Kite), and learned to fly !!! Many planes = > latter, for some reason I now want to fly that Super Monterey. If anyone > = has plans or a kit in some dusty corner of your shop I want it ! > > Richard Mertins > Milton, FL > ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3B07C.59A56270 > Content-Type: text/html; > charset="iso-8859-1" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> > <HTML><HEAD> > <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = > charset=3Diso-8859-1"> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=3DGENERATOR> > <STYLE></STYLE> > </HEAD> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My first glider was an Astro Flight = > Super Monterey.=20 > I never flew it well and crashed, repaired, crashed many times. Then I = > found an=20 > instructor, a new plane (12' Southern Kite), and learned to fly !!! Many > = planes=20 > latter, for some reason I now want to fly that Super Monterey. If anyone > = has=20 > plans or a kit in some dusty corner of your shop I want it = > !</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Richard Mertins</FONT></DIV> > <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Milton, FL</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> > > ------=_NextPart_000_0012_01C3B07C.59A56270-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 23:13:51 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: paper airplane site > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --part1_17c.23823d5e.2cf03c7f_boundary > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > I will be spending some time with the family in a few days. I thought > chucking a few paper airplanes would be fun. > > Anyone know a link with some instructions and tips for paper airplanes? > > > Bruce Davidson > Louisville, KY > > > --part1_17c.23823d5e.2cf03c7f_boundary > Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" > FACE= =3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">I will be spending some time with the family > in a few=20= days. I thought chucking a few paper airplanes would be > fun. <BR> <BR> > Anyone know a link with some instructions and tips for paper > airplanes? = ; <BR> > <BR> > Bruce Davidson<BR> > Louisville, KY<BR> > <BR> > </FONT></HTML> > --part1_17c.23823d5e.2cf03c7f_boundary-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 22:34:11 -0600 > From: "James V. Bacus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [RCSE] paper airplane site > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --=====================_766718281==_.ALT > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > At 10:13 PM 11/21/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>I will be spending some time with the family in a few days. I thought >> chucking a few paper airplanes would be fun. >> >>Anyone know a link with some instructions and tips for paper airplanes? > > http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=paper+airplanes > > > Jim > Downers Grove, IL > Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537 LSF 7560 Level IV > ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net > > --=====================_766718281==_.ALT > Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" > > <html> > At 10:13 PM 11/21/2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:<br> > <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font size=2>I will be spending > some time with the family in a few days. I thought chucking a few paper > airplanes would be fun. <br><br> > Anyone know a link with some instructions and tips for paper > airplanes? <br> > </font></blockquote><br> > <a > href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=paper+airplanes"; > eudora="autourl">http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=paper+</a><a > href="http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&q=paper+airplanes"; > eudora="autourl">airplanes<br><br> </a><x-sigsep><p></x-sigsep> > <font size=2>Jim<br> > Downers Grove, IL<br> > Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537 LSF > 7560 Level IV<br> > ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog > at <a href="http://www.jimbacus.net/"; > eudora="autourl">www.</a>jimbacus<a href="http://www.jimbacus.net/"; > eudora="autourl">.net</a><br> </font></html> > > --=====================_766718281==_.ALT-- > > ------------------------------ > > End of Soaring V1 #2847 > *********************** > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. 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