Re: Marathon sloping (was: Re: [RCSE] Battery?)

I can hardly imagine anything more mind-numbingly dull than sloping back and forth for 8 hours straight. What's the appeal? Really, I'm honestly curious, especially because I can't understand it myself... Dave, If you have to ask the question you never will understand it. Do

[RCSE] Re: [RCSE]

Please remove me from the list, as the volume is overwhelming. Mark Go to "tools" menue, Click "sound", click "off". T G RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Battery?

Advice for your flight: Take a good ... sandwich-unwrapper ... I had Tim McCann ... (we had fog). Some sandwiches ... T G RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [RCSE] Playing in the Cloud Street

At the Daniel Boone Homestead near Reading, Pensylvania, we almost always see cloud streets on both sides of the field, with the streets well out of range of models. We do find lift even though the field is on the blue lane between streets. Anker - Original Message - From: Mick Maxwell

[RCSE] Surf in Peace Was -More Grand Wing Servo

Go to this site: http://www.iconlabs.net/ And download the program called Surf in Peace [SIP]. This program stops those annoying pop-up add windows. Kerry --- I don't see this as a professional company with them being so cheap as to choose a provider like hypermart that puts those

Re: [RCSE] Re:Playing in the Cloud Street

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 99-09-06 22:57:17 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It was a puffy cumulus day, with cloud streets lined up all the way from Mishiwaka to Wapakaneta. It got me thinking about how full size sailplanes use the cloud streets, and how the

[RCSE] Diodes for dual battery packs on motors

Here are to sites that have schottky barrier diodes. http://www.mouser.com/psearch.cfm?keyword=1n5821MaxPerPage=25OpType=andCFID=447663CFTOKEN=39075127 http://www.digikey.com/scripts/US/DKSUS.dll?Detail?Ref=39625Row=4135 If you are going to use any diodes to run two battery packs on a Rx, get

Re: [RCSE] glassing

It sounds like the resin is not the problem. It the way the glass and resin were applied. When you put glass on a model the purpose is to add strength and second to give a smooth base for paint. The first rule when you apply glass with epoxy is don't use any more resin than is needed to stick

Re: Marathon sloping (was: Re: [RCSE] Battery?)

Tim McCann wrote: Why run a marathon or climb a mountain or fly around the world in a balloon? Because it's hard to do and completing a difficult task is satisfying. Good explanation, Tim, thanks, that's more or less what I thought: yes, it's boring even for those who do it, but the completion

Re: Marathon sloping (was: Re: [RCSE] Battery?)

Dave, I think that if there was enough reward for just completing the task more fliers, other than Level IV's would do it. The only reward seems to be the attainment of LSF level V or at least the completion of one of its tasks. I DO consider that to be a just reward. === Dennis Phelan

[RCSE] F3B Results

Someone posted a URL for F3B Results here. Unfortunately, I have only bookmarked the F3B Champs page which doesn't seem to have a link to the results page. Could someone repost the correct URL? Thanks in advance, Jim Deck [EMAIL

Re: [RCSE] F3B Results

http://www.webselect.co.za/f3b99/live/default.htm --- James C Deck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Someone posted a URL for F3B Results here. Unfortunately, I have only bookmarked the F3B Champs page which doesn't seem to have a link to the results page. Could someone repost the correct URL?

Re: [RCSE] Training Gliders

In a message dated 9/6/99 5:27:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The OlyII is one of the best training aircraft available today. Ditto this! My first sailplane was an Astro Flight ASW 17, upon arriving at the local glider field I asked for help. The gentleman that

[RCSE] SLOPE DURATION??

Japanese TV is well known by foreigners for it's plethora of constant banter by the same people all channels and it's inane contest shows. A recent one was the challenge to see if someone could tread water for 6 hours-$10,000 prize if successful--in a wave pool. Eighteen challenged; they began

Re: [RCSE] Re: Range Check with a Rubber Ducky Antenna?

At 07:40 PM 9/7/99 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote: At 04:40 PM 9/7/99 -0400, Yiu Kwong Chan wrote: By the way, What's wrong with partially retracted Tx antenna from launch to launch until the HLG catches thermal, then extend it full. Remembering to extend it... doh! I leave my antenna's last 2

[RCSE] for sale

for sale. futaba 8 channel fp-t8uaf fm transmitter in a case.with two hitec supreme recievers (8 channel), and one hitec micro 535(4 channel) and the futaba 8 channel micro reciever that came with the transmitter all on channel 17 and 4 standard servo's (148's) best offer e-mail at [EMAIL

[RCSE] Shrike manufacturer

Can someone e-mail me with Harris's contact info, thanks. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[RCSE] Visalia September Schedule

I normally go up to CVRC for their normal Spetember contest, and for the Landing Cup Contest held on a different day. Does anyone know the dates and times for these two contests? Hank Schorz RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to

Re: [RCSE] Re: Range Check with a Rubber Ducky Antenna?

At 08:17 PM 9/7/99 -0500, Steven Meyer wrote: At 07:40 PM 9/7/99 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote: At 04:40 PM 9/7/99 -0400, Yiu Kwong Chan wrote: By the way, What's wrong with partially retracted Tx antenna from launch to launch until the HLG catches thermal, then extend it full. Remembering to

[RCSE] Power Stik -iness ? probably and not :-)

In a message dated 99-09-07 17:32:31 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Randy, A friend of mine has a Power Stick antennae. We have noticed a very weird tendency with it. Every time he gets below 50-75 feet more than 50 yards away he loses effective control. He has an Airtronics Stylus radio.

[RCSE] JASON WERNER CALL ME

Hi Jason, My AOL when down and I lost my addresses and phone #s. Please give me a call, Its about your Lukes winner plane :-) Gordy 502-491-5001 If I am not in leave me phone #'s if it is still available. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and

RE: [RCSE] Wanted: Futaba FP8UA transmitter

Unfortunately they only sell Tx and Rx. Michael -Original Message- From: Garland Hanson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 1999 11:56 To: Michael Imsic Subject: Re: [RCSE] Wanted: Futaba FP8UA transmitter You can get them sold separately (without servos, battery,

Re: [RCSE] Worlds

In a message dated 09/07/1999 7:48:21 PM Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: http://w1.192.telia.com/~u19207069/f3b1999.htm I took a look at the 3-view of the Swedish "racemachine" design. It looks for all the world like there is an articulated surface outboard of the ailerons.