My arm is for hire, send airline tickets and it's yours for free. For guys who don't have a fish scale, don't want to use an arbitrary number, it is a good "rule of thumb" er... arm. Besides like Mike, Joe, I am left handed and entirely in my right mind, as only left handed people are. :-} The safest thing is to have a 100 in oz servo installed and a good release if you are flying 1/3 ships.
JD Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Chan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2005 3:19 AM > To: John Derstine; Soaring@airage.com > Subject: RE: [RCSE] What I have in my BIG glider..... > > At 10:11 AM -0500 3/5/05, John Derstine wrote: > > > > > >The pull test is a great idea. How much? If I can pull the loop on my > >1/3 scale anything as hard as I can with one hand and it still releases, > >it is just about enough. > > > We can't all have your arm nearby to do a pull test. If you get a > fish scale and come up with number, that would be the standard. > > > > >Someone is sure to mention using a "weak link" loop in the sailplane. > >While good in theory, when you're going down fast waiting for your weak > >link to fail, call me. Actually using line for loops that will break > >before the tow line rips the release from the nose of your glider makes > >sense, but it won't be practical to rely on it as a fail safe if it is > >strong enough to pull your sailplane up in the first place. > > > Weak link is not practical. I sure don't want it to break when I just > lifted off and nowhere to turn. Just make sure you have a working > system and a back up tow release in the tug. > > Like the full size counter part, pre-flight and preventive > maintenance. make sure your plane is in good condition before you > fly it. > > > > > Brian 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
