I know the feeling.
I even started cutting templates for my LT/S wing last year. A four panel wing takes 5 templates x 2 (for upper/lower). I got bored after template #5, and frustrated that I couldn't find blue foam locally, so I ordered the cores from Les Horvath..
Upon opening the box, my first reaction was "what the hell was I thinking??" Cores so perfect that it seemed a disgrace to subject them to my band saw for spar slots. Leading edges so smooth that I ignored Harley's balsa leading edges and left them intact.
Throw in those neat blade joiners plus some of Harley's "sliced condom" rudder hinges, and you're on your own for the rest. Scratch builder heaven.
I think Harley should do one of those MasterCard commercials: Wing cores, $75; Plans and other stuff, $30; Some carbon and balsa, $150; Beating a $1,500 plane ..... priceless. :-)
Loren
Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 19:11:41 -0500 From: "Andrew E. Mileski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] BUILDING A GENIE OR LT/S THIS WINTER? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Harley Michaelis wrote: > > Since I first mentioned this spring of posting of the GENIE CD content > at http://genie.rchomepage.com/, there have been well over 5,000 hits. > That many intentional visits tells me people are looking for worthy > airframe projects. Yet, but a few dozen inquiries have come in and fewer > yet have committed to building.
Harley,
Keep in mind it has been nearly a year since I first looked seriously at building a Genie. Things may have changed since then.
When I first looked at the Genie I was disappointed.
From what it was being touted as, I was expecting to be able to visit the web site with glue in hand, download some plans, and start building. Though there is a wealth of information on the Genie (and great tips for building in general), one still had to resort to ordering plans and wing cores. This was a big disappointment for me. Perhaps this partially explains the hit-to-build ratio.
I looked at cutting my own cores, and communicated with you (Harley), Winston, and Les, and decided it wasn't going to happen. I think Les even phoned me to try to answer my questions. I'm pretty sure I could cut a Genie-ish core now, but it seems one can only buy Genie cores. It just didn't seem right that I couldn't scratch-build a supposedly scratch-built sailplane.
Now for anyone still reading this, and interested in a Genie, please do investigate this wonderful ship for yourself. It looks like a worthy project one will be amply pleased with. It just wasn't what _I_ was looking for, but it maybe exactly what others are. And again, it has been a year since I last looked into the Genie.
My $0.02 Canadian.
P.S. See Harley for the latest info, but my very outdated site is at: http://isoar.ca/~andrewm/rc/genie/
-- Andrew E. Mileski
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