My most fun moment was on the dunes at the Outer Banks, flying slope
zagis with my brother... Two of us playing tag, light combat each nite
after dinner. Flying was mixed, from fair to great, but the fun we had
will not be soon forgotten.
B.
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I am looking for fuse I can use for doing some wing experimentation with. I
would prefer something with an RG15 or RG14 wing root of around 9 to 9.75.
Can be either slip on nose cone or canopy. Would also prefer that it be for a
two piece type wing but would consider top mounted
Post me a note off line and I'll send you a photo. I got a TSA lock
available at lots of places, then got a 3/16" carriage bolt, cut off the
threads, then flattened the end, and drilled it to fit the lock.
Gordy
I thought the original
610 was "goofy", but that it was worked out pretty quickly I use a
pair now, no problems.
Anyone
else?Brent
Thanks Guys.
The RX I have is an old version of the credit card RXs, it works fine but
just wanted to check on the thread.
Gordy
I want to give some electric powered wing kits for holiday presents.
Low speed thermalling ability is the most important consideration.
Durability is also important. Needs to be able to use Hitec 555 Rx and
55 servos or larger. I have seen the Zagi 60 and the Combat wings on
the web but have not
email sent!
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On Sat, Nov 20, 2004 at 08:51:37PM -0600, Robert Samuels wrote:
| I was told by Futaba service to use the finest (smallest diameter)
| wire possible.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter what you use, as long as the length is
correct. Stranded wire is nice because it's less likely to break and
more
I've been flying a foam wing from Slofly.com for some time. Powered with a
speed 300 and 2 cell lipo it flys very well, is quite light and durable.
I recommend it.
Robert Samuels...St. Louis
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I've been flying a foam wing from Slofly.com for some time. Powered with a
speed 300 and 2 cell lipo it flys very well, is quite light and durable.
I recommend it.
Robert Samuels...St. Louis
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Does anyone know what the airfoil of the magic is?
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Subject: Los Banos this Sunday F3f
Well lets give some F3f practice a second try, this coming Sunday @ 12:00
noon I will be at banos
I have the above TX, it's a couple of years old. I'm not sure I know
what the analog trim is. How does it differ form whatever I have? I
just click the trim buttons... I must have digital trim
Thanks,
Doug
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Interesting that most of the Most Fun Planes have flown on the slope.
You have to have been around for awhile and live in SoCal to remember
the Rubber Ducky. It was a 60 span sloper, rudder elevator, that
thermaled like a champ and was just made for fun. It used the 2r112
profile and became
Multiplex makes some nice ones.
;)
Stay away from the AMD junk.
Email me!!!
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Hi All,
My apologies in advance if I'm posting this to the wrong list.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a low-to-mid priced hotliner? I'm
looking for something that's easy to transport so I can take a plane with
me when I go on the road testing UAVs and there's no slope or thermal
Enjoyed reading everyone's choice of the Most Fun plane.
My list of fun planes includes several but it has to be topped by the
56 Bluto, closely followed by the Filip Slope, Zagi 3C, and Airtronics
Aquila. Of course these are the planes I have lots of hours on, so I
guess the choice is
Ditto, also note Dave Thacker at radicalrc.com for vender on the orbit microloader.
Merrell
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The Larry Jolly/Midnight Models V tail Icarus had to rank right near the top
for me...It was actually my second sailplane..My first was a Drifter two...
I flew sailplanes for one whole summer before I realized/was told you have
to drift with the lift...(sounds silly now) To sustain flight
Has anyone had experience with the Leading Edge Sting Wing? I'd like
some information before I buy.
thanks
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I'd have to go with my Highlander on this one. I have had many planes
that perform better, but I have had the most fun with the Highlander.
Being made of EPP, it survived mishaps (including landing ON a chain
link fence) that would have taken other planes out for the season. So,
due to its
My favorite plane is the stretched Sagitta 900 I built from scratch
the winter of 82. With a ten foot wingspan and a fuselage streached 4
inches I won all my Level 5 contest with this plane. I retired the
plane and my son brought it back out to trophey at a Nat's. Again it
was retired to only
Futaba 9CPA TX for sale, never used, in the box.
Les
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For Sale: Molded Psyko, ready to fly, just add your receiver. Fitted with Volz servos throughout (Micro-Maxx in the fuse, Wing-Maxx in the wing), old style Airtronics plugs, 1400 mah battery pack, 5/8" round carbon rod, Hoopes wing connectors, McCann nose teeth. Has an extra bagged stab.
Hello,
would you consider just selling the aero card??
if so what would be the cost?
Chuck
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Does anyone know what the airfoil of the Magic is?
Ken
York County Soaring
Lighthorse Team YCS
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I still sell "cutting edge" radio equipment except much more power (16w) focused on a pinpoint target, much more precise then the RF we use in R/C. I hope no oneonRCSE ever needs what I sell, ever. http://www.orionemf.com/
I also sell bone hardware that is usedto fixate spines, thus the strange
How many can remember their very first R/C sailplane? Mine was one of
the first Oly 650's. Wish I still had it for posterity, but elected to
fly another aircraft while a newbie flew my Oly, bad idea...
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Cogito Ergo Zooom
Dodgson Designs Todi.
My second plane - early 70's
Put on the 100 contest TD wings and do outside loops and rolls on the way
to spot landings.
Put on the 66 semi-symetrical fully sheeted wings and go sloping.
Flaperons, elevator-flap mix, aileron-rudder mix - 4 channel non-computer
radio.
Heck I will jump in, for grins !!
Anyone who knew me then or knows me now, Knows that the plane I flew the most and won the most all TD contests was a Sailaire. I have built over 30of the Sail Pigs over the years, with all the various modifications.
The Tullohoma versions, the Stubbies, the
Frank,
It's a proprietary airfoil created by Frank Weston.
Anker
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Subject: [RCSE] Magic Airfoil
Does anyone know what the airfoil of the Magic is?
Ken
York
I have a picture of you launching a yellow and
green Winddrifter in the rain at Landon Farms Estate..First time I met you and
the first contest I ever attended..1981.. I think...You were just a punk kid
thenI think that is the day I saw my first winch..You taught me how to
launch my
I have another question:
Is it possible to change the stick mode to trottle/ailerone on left
stick and elevator/rudder on right stick. On Graupner Tx you can
select stick mode by software setting.
Is this feature also availabe on the JR9303! The Manuals don't show it.
Thanks for your help.
Regrads
I remember, those were the days...
Heck I probably built a dozen of those things and use them to train people with.
I remember I did one with a Layer of 6 oz cloth on the outside. The wood, on the inside, did go away after3 years of training...LOL
A long time ago you had sent me a copy of
No, the 9303 cannot change modes. The 9X can.
-Ben
Brian Chan wrote:
I have another question:
Is it possible to change the stick mode to trottle/ailerone on left
stick and elevator/rudder on right stick. On Graupner Tx you can
select stick mode by software setting.
Is this feature also availabe
Simon Van Leeuwen wrote:
How many can remember their very first R/C sailplane? Mine was one of
the first Oly 650's. Wish I still had it for posterity, but elected to
fly another aircraft while a newbie flew my Oly, bad idea...
House of Balsa 2-T. Very stable plane, broke down easily for
I remember mine since I just started a few years ago. An EPP Highlander
as often recommended on this list. It is 39 ounces with standard radio
gear in it, and by golly it thermals quite nicely. I used it to finish
all my LSF I tasks.
Now that I am onto my LSF II tasks I have graduated to a 3M
Gentle Lady...hand launched that thing 'till I could make a turn and fly
it back...too chicken to put it on a high start. After umpteen crunched
wing tips and repairs (it always looked new!) I finally put it on a high
start a couple of months later and the obsession had begun!
After a couple of
Jim Carlton wrote:
Gentle Lady...hand launched that thing 'till I could make a turn and
fly it back...too chicken to put it on a high start.
Oh, and I think that was circa 1981 or so, fyi.
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I see only kits being mentioned as first R/C planes.
In the middle 1960's, someone had a construction article for the Lil-T 2
meter ship in some magazine. Midwest later kitted it. I took a pic of the
page with a camera and having a darkroom, blew up sections up as large as
possible on photo
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Does anyone know what the airfoil of the Magic is?
It's the FX60-100. It was actually printed in the back of the 1994-1995 NSP
catalog, listed as 3.35% camber and 9.97% thickness.
At some later date Frank thinned this
Mine is easy to remember as well since I just started back in 1977. It was
one of the original Craft Air Drifter's with the 72 Wing. I actually had
ordered the Windrifter before getting the Drifter done. It was a good move
on my part since I had the Drifter destroyed already before the
Let's do it again.a National Postal fly in on New Years day for fun.
Woody's only with Built up wood flying surfaces, no molded d-tubes,
no restriction on spar construction, with or without a fiberglass fuse.
No restrictions on the use of thermal sensors or wind meters.
Two classes:
100 and
Hi guys,
One of my loclar buddies got a Winddancer and has the 8103, I putz with
the Mix2 and 3 to tie Aux 2 on the switch and down motor run elevator comp but
couldn't get it to work. Motor wouldn't run at top speed.
IF some one has one of these set up can you share the program for motor
I got started in the late sixties with a scratch built Schoodl from a
construction article by George Metzler. It was designed for .049 power, I
learned left from right and up from down and kept it alive for two months
while I was building a replacement plus a winch. A big plywood box with
some
All Right..first man to sign up is Richard Burnoski. Anybody have a woody
you could lend to Richard?
Ray Hayes
http://www.skybench.com
Home of Wood Crafters
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Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004
All:
I would appreciate your help with a few questions I have:
I flew
this past weekend (Thanksgiving) at Bluff Park in Long
Beach, Calif., where
I first went slope soaring in the mid-1980s, and it was magnificent, given
that I get few chances to fly there. I
My first sailplane was a Ted Strader Gulliver from Flying Models in 1963 or
early 64. It was so directionally unstable that it was almost
unifiyable. I decided that I could design a better one so I did. It was
the Tern and was published in the May, 1977 issue of RCM. I flew nothing
but
My first sailplane was a HOB 2x2 wing salvaged from a garbage can and
rebuilt strapped onto a battered Gentle Lady fuselage donated by a
friend of mine in St. Louis. Flew off his high start great. Taught me
some of the basics. The Franken-flyer was executed by winch for extreme
ugliness at
Started building a Craftair Windrifter SD-100 in the spring of 1978, and
then moved off to college in Ft. Wayne Ind. from Michigan and learned to fly
in L.O.F.T., just wish I could remember which one of the guys was my first
instructor, but everyone in the club was a huge help with all my
In a message dated 11/29/04 7:16:02 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
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All Right..first man to sign up is Richard Burnoski. Anybody have a woody
you could lend to Richard?
Ray Hayes
Just kidding,
I dont need a plane.
I have a Spirit 100 , stretched winged ,
I'm with Harley. My most fun plane is the big Genie that I was so
fortunate as to be able to buy from him. Building more this winter with
the new foils and such, but that old 7032 Genie is a true joy to fly. I
just need to fix the rudder hinges before next season. ;)
Darwin Garrison
(Oh,
OK..number two just signed up... Cal Posthuma of Michigan
hmmm the northern guys are first to sign up... probably a sign that
cabin fever is already setting in for us snow bunnies. I learned a trick of
how to get the winch and retrieval equipment out to a cold and snowy field
W E L L
Jerry Miller
SOSS-Medford, OR
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I remember, those were the days...
Heck I probably built a dozen of those things and use them to train people
with.
I remember I did one with a Layer of 6 oz cloth on the outside. The wood,
on the
Around 1950, I think, I built a Condor with, as I recall a 6'
wingspan. The box said the glider was to be launched by towing it. I
did a little playing around with an army surplus receiver and
transmitter (six meter?) and used a relay to activate a rubber powered
escapement that moved the
Jim Prouty made Plane Pak sailplane bags.
Very sophisticated. Pouches for wing rods or joiners, a thicker pad so
that curved wing tip panels could be seperated, and straps to keep the wing
panels in place. A stab pouch, a pocket for tools,Picolario walky talky,
sun glasses etc.
He's back
OK, what got me hooked was a Graupner Cirrus when I lived in the Dayton Ohio
(mid 70's) area and belonged to the W.O.R.K.S. club (strictly power). One
other guy (forgot the name know but he drove a comptition Vette) and I went
to the West Carrolton High School and used his high start to launch.
Bill G,
Jack Womack beat you to the buzzer. He is complaining about missing some
sort of football game, but said he couldn't stand to see us snow bunnies
have all the fun to ourselves. So we have Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania,
Michigan and Texas in the game so far..
Ray Hayes
Mine was an Early Bird. Kind of a Gentle Lady type plane but with a glass
fuse that looked a lot cooler to me at the time. I believe that was 1979,
maybe 1978. I still have the fuse. It seems to have followed me through a
good dozen moves or more. It survived the tosses off the baseball backstop
There signing up fast.welcome aboard Justin.. Now Jack W has some
competition in Region A
Justin Ammon CEO
EdgeRC Inc
480-593-2458
www.edgerc.com
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Our first California flyer to registerMerrill Brady, now Jack W is
going to have to practice...if he wants a chance at nailing Region A.
Doug Adams from Michigan is signed in, the guys in GR equipt their planes
with skies and don't give winter flying a second thought.
Ray Hayes
I'd like to issue a public congratulations to my friend Gerald Baxter of
Pensacola, Florida (or thereabouts) on achieving his final contest win
requirement for his LSF Level V achievement at the Sunday Unlimited event
of the Tangerine Soaring Championship. Unfortunately his win came at my
First kit sailplane was a Javelin ~ 1972 (??). Rolled plywood fuselage,
built up D-tube wing, standard class. Designed and kitted by Bob Boucher of
Astro-Flight (I think). Got Levels 1 and 2 and then flew it away over the
mountains out at SBDO at one of our early ISS events. Great plane and
My first glider in the UK was a Keilkraft model called the Invader. True
stick and dope construction. This was around 1957, before the advent of
remote control. I would hand tow this thing up, then let it loose and get
lots of exercise going to retrieve it. First RC's was a Mark's Models
My first plane was in 1972, a Marks Model Windfree Self taught with
that plane. Gained 6 oz's in weight from first to last flight. Any
guesses why?
Stan
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More sign ups from Grand Rapids.Dennis Hoyle. I'm thinking their
game plan is mass body heat to create huge thermals..and Connecticut is
on the board now with Stuart Hall signed up. The cold and gray region C
guys are going have fun on New Years day. Email your buddies and get them
My Old Kentucky Home..home of..Ed Franz , just signed up. It's
going to be a party
Ray Hayes
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From: Ray Hayes [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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First sailplane was a Graupner Dandy, while
stationed in Germany in the 70s. Dave Shadel ( a name some may recall) and
I both learned RC on that bird, and flew it until it wouldn't accept any more
repairs. It was a sight to behold, with great globs of Hobbypoxy and
strips of pantyhose
My most fun sailplane is my nearly 15 year old 1-26 from Steve Moskal's
plans. It's been skied out in all kinds of weather, plucked out of a lone
standing tree, aerowtowed hundreds of times, sloped, never crashed, seen
dozens of TD contests, even won one one a windy day with winning landing
points
had to be my built-up fuse Alcyone (actually built up by Jim
Carlton). My first 6 servo ship. flew it at the nats first go
around. had one flight where i hovered over the field for about a minute
and a half, not going up, not going down. plane still flying, but is
backin JC's stable.
Dana
a Prophet -- originally designed as an electric. reverted back to
glider status. The actual name for the sailplane was a Lucifer, so
considering my line of work, this was a good change.
caught and rode my first thermal with it -- flew for 45 minutes and was
totally hooked.
Dana
ASTHE NEWPRESIDENT OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
SILENT FLYERS (IN THE COLD GREY STATE OF UTAH) AS A CLUB THERE WILL BE A WOODY
CONTEST ON JAN 1 2005..SO RAY SIGN-UP CLUB IMSF AND LET'S HAVE SOME
FUN
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Home of Soar Utah
Hey, Harley!
Yep! Still here. Moved back to Ft. Wayne from Cleveland in June and
have been settling in since then. Now that I'm not cutting EPP
constantly, I've got some time to get back to enjoying the hobby.
Looks like I'm going to have to have another couple of Genie Goodie
Bags. Looks
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Perfect bags for Pikes, Icons, Extremes, any of the current 3piece wing ships. Not sure about Sharon's big center panel. Over all length is 60" I think.
Sharon center panel is the best part of 65 inches,
I had some Janco FF model that I built without CA and was covered with
tissue and dope, and converted to R/C, (Jammed a Kraft 2 channel brick
into). I had a little rig that was similar to a F3J handtow device, but it
didn't have a pulley, just a handle the string fed through. Learned to fly
The originals were the FX60-100. T-tail vintage models.
Later it was changed to the WA01 which was thined something or other.
Those were in the 8-9% thick range.
And at the end, there were some thinned down to 6%.
Phil Barnes wrote:
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Well I'm not Merrill Brady, being as I am LSF level -2, but I signed up about
two hours ago. :D
Jeff Gortatowsky, flying in Covina, CA with Merill Brady if some SWSA
breathren show up with a winch, or from the HSS site in Costa Mesa CA and
I'll use my own hi-start if no one from HSS is out to
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A Canyon Schweizer 1-26. Made at Canyon ,TX . Made out of foam and
aluminum tubing, 72 in span. Put a cox .09 engine on it to take it up 1000
ft or so and glide it back down. If you hit a strong thermal, hard to get
it back down. I also flew it on a slope. Kraft 72 4 channel radio.
My
An Ecktronics Nomad was my first RC 'ship, circa 1960. Inside was a
Citizenship LT-3 receiver running off two AA batteries and driving a
Bonner escapement to control the rudder. The transmitter was a CG
Venus. (Do they even _make_ 67 1/2 volt batteries any more?) Still
have everything but the
Thank you all for the info. It was a lot of help
On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 23:00:19 -0500, Michael Lachowski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The originals were the FX60-100. T-tail vintage models.
Later it was changed to the WA01 which was thined something or other.
Those were in the 8-9% thick range.
Doug, the StingWing is a really fast rigidly built foam wing. Superb
performance for great front side air, and it will DS, but it's a bit
slippery for that (not much camber in the airfoil from what I can tell).
You will get a very high quality kit and great service from LEG. An
absolutely safe
My first sailplane (and first RC plane) was a Hobie
Hawk with a Kraft 2 channel brick. My brother bought a
Graupner Cirrus at the same time and we went out to fly
them without a clue as to how to do it. We had never
even seen an RC sailplane fly. Some way, we figured out
how to launch on a
Gotta' be the Aquila for me had three of them as an adolescent.
It's been almost 30 years since but I'll never forget my trip dwon the cliff
at Torrey Pines to retrieve my downed Aquila from Black's Beach. I was a
naive teenage country bumpkin... halfway down the cliff I swore all the
folks
As if by some cruel and dirty trick, my first sailplane was the FVK
bandit. In incredibly difficult plane for a first timer. NASTY
tipstalls especially with 8 sub c cells. The good thing? Is learned
how to FLY sailplanes/hotliners much faster than I would have with out
this horrible flying
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