[RCSE] What Time Is It in Muncie?

Gents: I gotta drive over to Muncie on Saturday morning. What time zone is Muncie using this year? Eastern Standard Daylight Savings, or Central Daylight Savings or Local Option Crapshoot Indiana Time Zone Roulette Time? I gotta adjust my sundial before leaving home! Tom H. Nagel

[RCSE] On-board digital video equipment--source?

Guys: One of our (off line) club members is interested in acquiring one of those small Bic-lighter sized digital video cameras to put on a sailplane or an electric. Can anyone give me some references to sources for those things? Thanks, and a happy 4th to you all. Tom H. Nagel Judicium

[RCSE] The Flamingoid Lives!

Friday night was our local club's annual Summer Solstice Jim Clark Memorial After 6 thermal contest. Best total of three flights after 6 p.m. wins.We had a large turnout, and did a special flyover in honor of our recently deceased president emeritus Hugh Rogers. We got as many of Hugh's

[RCSE] Bill Bryson with FAA Clearance

Guys: I picked up a book that would probably appeal to most of you: Hard Air by W. Scott Olsen. Olsen writes like Bill Bryson with a private pilot's license. He writes about hard air flying, hurricane hunters, forest fire tanker pilots, medi-vac helicopter flights, bush pilots in the

[RCSE] I've Built 18 planes so far this year

Guys: I have put together 18 planes so far this year, and I'm still behind. No, I have not changed professions. Here's the deal. A buddy gave me a 2008 One Paper Airplane Per Day Calendar for a late Christmas present, and I'm falling behind. So far I have done an F4F and an

[RCSE] Tree Stories

Guys: I have really enjoyed the Tree Stories. First, they remind me of the incredible variety of ways that we as a group have found to screw up process of launching and flying RC sailplanes. And secondly, the stories all make me feel a whole lot less stupid than I normally appear.

[RCSE] Contest Format

So far I have deleted approximately 793 RCSE messages on the topic of Contest Format, without reading any of them after the first one or two. How about a new thread? How many RCSE readers out there are deleting all the RCSE messages captioned Contest Format without reading them.

[RCSE] Seasons GPS Greetings

Gentlemen, and Gordy: At this auspicious time of year, the Winter Solstice, may I extend seasons greetings and warmest wishes for the gradual lessening of all of your GPS symptoms, as the sunlight gradually extends to those of us in the northern reaches of the planet. And, if you find

[RCSE] Good Guy Alert

Guys: I bounced my Sirius Pro charger off the concrete floor; it still worked, sort of, but was a little flakey. It had definitely slid down the scale a bit from JR Spektrum toward Used Air Hog in terms of reliability. So I emailed George Joy at Peak Electronics, and he said ship it

[RCSE] Similes, not Landmarks

Guys: I think what the group has been groping for is what English Majors call similes. Not landmarks, similies. As in: Floats like a butterfly Stings like a bee. Sucks like a 2 meter Klingberg Wing. Folds like a Bird of Time ARF or Invisible like the Duck I

[RCSE] Elemental problem

Bill Grenoble, please ping me. I have an "Elemental" problem that is soaring related. Thanks Tom H. NagelJudicatum Procurator Recuperatio

[RCSE] Getting Bombed at MOSS Field

It was a beautiful early October day at MOSS field, the little berry patch out northeast of Columbus that our new member Gil Perez calls "The Tree Farm" We had clear blue skies, light winds, lgreat thermal lift, a handful of club members, a few visitors to the field and spiders. Lots and

[RCSE] Good news and Bad news

We had a beautiful day here in Central Ohio, for January or just about any other month: 55 degrees, sunny, SSW winds. There were 9 cars at the little Linnville slope, as many as I have ever seen there. A new club member got his first slope flights in, and I think he's hooked. And nobody

[RCSE] Soaring at the Blimp Dome

This is a report on the bi-weekly indoor flying events in Columbus, Ohio. We fly 9 to 12 pm in an inflated golf dome on the east side of town every other Saturdaynight. And yes, this story is soaring related. First of all, indoor flying is a helpful treatment for those of us suffering

[RCSE] Almost Sailplane Related

Browsing the new books at the local library I came across a novel with a title that called out to me: "The Art of Uncontrolled Flight" by Kim Ponders (2005) Kim is one of the first female USAF pilots to fly in a war zone. This is her first novel. It has nothing to do with sailplanes,

[RCSE] Plastic Scale Models--a little off topic

Happy new year guys. What better way to start the new year than with a question that is a little off topic. I'm handling a probate estate that has in it a collection of plastic scale models, mostly of interesting miltary jets and WWII fighters. They are fairly well built, probably better

[RCSE] One Design Contests

The central ohio MOSS club used to do an annual Gnome contest. Most of the members had at least one 2 meter Gnome. I have built three of them and still have two, including the infamous Flamingoid. The Gnome is still kitted I believe. It is a little heavier and stronger than a GL and has

Re: [RCSE] AMA's position with regard to soaring

Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Don't Mid-air. - Original Message - From: Keith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2005 7:16 AM Subject: Re: [RCSE] AMA's position with regard to soaring Martin really has this one absolutely right! Keith I like the present

[RCSE] [RCSE]Seeking Charlie Kendall

Anuybody know where Charlie Kendall is? He was the MOSS club contact in eastern Ohio. Email bouncing now. Did he move? Yo, Charlie!