Well, Stan, a friend of mine suffered a similar fate when he found he needed some heart work. Walking back and forth to chase the 'chute, set up and tear down were too much for him to handle alone. He went to electric sailplanes. There are several planes you can get that weigh less than 80 ounces ready to fly. They have quite spirited launches with their brushless motors, and land slow and controlled with their flaps and ailerons in the 'crow' position.
I know that doesn't directly solve the rewind problem, but I thought I'd throw this out to you. gv -----Original Message----- From: Stan Myers [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 7:22 PM To: Soaring Digest Subject: [RCSE] Need some help winding up my hi start. I am currently using a Orange colored reel that can be found at Home Depot that was designed to be used to as a reel for outdoor electrical extensions. I wind the rubber up first to get a larger dia. hub to wind the nylon string up faster, but alas, its way too slow for this aging flyer. Any out there with a better idea including some type of power rig. I thought about some type of spool that I could put on a cordless drill motor. Any Help out there? TIA Stan 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. 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.
