Re: [RCSE] BSS Lexington Contest.a biased report !!

2002-08-26 Thread James V. Bacus
At 09:58 AM 8/26/2002, Jack Strother wrote: Cliff saying to me, something like: Jack I know you are a good flyer, but is the ICON really that good of an airplane. I told him that it was my MPX 4000, that made the airplane really go. Jack, stop the mind foobar on Cliff and tell him the real

Re: [RCSE] Aluminum Rod stuck in Aluminum Tube :-(

2002-08-26 Thread Mark Miller
You see this all the time with Hobie Hawks after a wing rod bend and it galls trying to remove it. I usually fix mine by drilling out the old rod and then drilling the aluminum tube so a brass tube of the right size can be glued in the tube. This allows the aluminum wing rod to be removed with

[RCSE] Reply ...LOL

2002-08-26 Thread Jack Strother
EVIL INSIDE 8-) Jack At 10:56 AM 8/26/2002 -0500, James V. Bacus wrote: At 09:58 AM 8/26/2002, Jack Strother wrote: Cliff saying to me, something like: Jack I know you are a good flyer, but is the ICON really that good of an airplane. I told him that it was my MPX 4000, that made the airplane

[RCSE] Bozo is back and mad as hell...

2002-08-26 Thread Phil
Yes sports fans its true...The One and Only Bozo is back...Oh joy. The rumors of the demise of T.P. has reached his ears and he is mad as hell... So all of you guys can put your big guns away, call off your law suits... Bozo will take care of the problem... Can some one tell me... just how

[RCSE] gliders for sale

2002-08-26 Thread Neal Capener
Selling some of my toys on ebay to buy another one. All are ready to fly. Art Hobby Andromeda http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1761303709ssPageName=ADM E:B:LC:US:1 Sledgers Electric Hawk http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1761353805ssPageName=ADM E:B:LC:US:1

Re: [RCSE] 9C 90 deg. flap

2002-08-26 Thread Brett Jaffee
Are you sure about that? On my 8U all that does is offset the throttle position where the butterfly mode will take effect. So, for example, if you set it to 90%, nothing will happen until you move the stick down below 90% of it's movement. It does nothing to change the actual position or

Re: [RCSE] JR 8103 Programming

2002-08-26 Thread Ben Diss
This is the way I programmed my 8103 on my ASH-27. In fact, I have the retract and the tow release on one channel. It needs to be on the gear switch to drive AUX3. There isn't a way to disable that switch from driving AUX3. My count of channels is like this (from memory): 1. Spoilers 2.

Re: [RCSE] New Contest Class

2002-08-26 Thread Joe G
I get mine just as soon as you ship that evil red thing!!! Thanks for the donation!!! I'll be holding my breath awaiting the arrival... Oh yeah you are right about being the only ICON I guess I needed to say that the new class would be... ICON/Sharon Thumbs ONLY!!! Anyway good flying with

[RCSE] New Contest Class..not really :-)

2002-08-26 Thread GordySoar
New Class ICON's ONLY Yea I am saying that the guys flying those things are at a advantage and should be in a class by themselves Joe's gushing is justified in that the Icon is a gorgeous and it is 'right' in its abilities...and definitely worth the money. However, take a look at the score

Re: [RCSE] Aquila Wing Rod

2002-08-26 Thread Andrew E. Mileski
Kent Miller, CMC wrote: I misplaced the wingrod for my Airtronics Aquila. It is 7/32 dia. and 8 3/4 in in length. Where might I find a replacement? If it is a straght rod, go to McMaster-Carr http://.mcmaster.com/ Type in ejector pin in the search box to open the catalog page with item

[RCSE] What is/means LSF5?? Enlightenment please!!

2002-08-26 Thread Wolfram Gothe
Hi guys, could someone please enlighten me about these LSF - things. I read it several times but couldn't really figure out what it could be - some sort of badge like the Silver C in full scale soaring?? TIA Wolfram RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and

[RCSE] about receipt request

2002-08-26 Thread Oscar Taboada
Dudley, I am not a mail spammer, what happens is that for bussines purposues I have set up my mail program to always request acknowledge and sometimes I forget to disable it when I post to RCSE. If you are using Microsoft outlook or Outlook Express, you also can set up as default not to answer

[RCSE] wing rods and sleeve tubes MM

2002-08-26 Thread Lee Cox
I'm looking for a steel 5 mm wing rod and sleeve tube in aluminum or brass.?? where can I find these? Thanks for ther space. LeeCox-Nevada, U.S.A. [EMAIL PROTECTED]Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes