RE: [RCSE] Antenna Wire

2004-11-20 Thread Sheldon - YNT uDesign
Mark, Find a dead PC Mouse, cut the cable off, carefully strip the outer jacket off, and you'll have more antenna wire than you know what to do with! -Sheldon- YNT uDesign -Original Message- From: Mark Williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 4:40 PM To: RCSE

[RCSE] Phil..Center Panel dihedral

2004-11-20 Thread Bob Peck
Phil; If you wanted to incorporate a little dihedral in the center panel of a 3 piece wing, what would be your procedure? Thank you for all that you give back the modeling community. Sharing your expertise has provided the help to eliminate a lot of time consuming and costly errors.

[RCSE] Pre-Christmas Sale....

2004-11-20 Thread Stan Lewis
In other words..I'd like to buy myself some other toys... ;-) For sale: Ace DigiPace II battery cycler/charger, FMA SuperNova battery cycler/charger. Both units are in great condition, but I don't need two battery cycler/chargers when I do need a unit capable of LiPo/LiIon as well as

[RCSE] Psyko is sold

2004-11-20 Thread Michael Conte
It's sold! Mike 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.

[RCSE] Re: Foam Defects

2004-11-20 Thread RegDave
I don't think you've shown any evidence that excess vacuum causes surface defects. You should at least have a theory as to how that happens. The idea was that the lower compression strength foam has a higher displacement response. While testing the foam, it's very obvious that the

[RCSE] Items For Sale

2004-11-20 Thread Steve Siebenaler
For the following items are for sale. Please contact Kurt Hayden at [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Samba Models Pike Plus Light (NIB) (yellow/purple): $700 with 6 Hitec DS168 servos: $1060.00 - Stork (white/blue) 6ch unlimited sailplane w/ battery: $300.00 - RnR Summa (red) 3CH composite

[RCSE] Nyx for sale Any one interested??

2004-11-20 Thread LJolly
I have an F3J D Tube NYX   Yellow on Top Blue on Bottom Red Accents that I would like to sell. The model has about 25 flights, and has never been damaged. The model is assembled with 6 - JR 368 Digital servos and comes with ballast bar. I am asking $1150.00 and hope that someone is in need of a

RE: [RCSE] Phil..Center Panel dihedral

2004-11-20 Thread Phil Barnes
--Original Message- From: Bob Peck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you wanted to incorporate a little dihedral in the center panel of a 3 piece wing, what would be your procedure? In my experience I have been able to bag wings with a maximum of about 5 degrees of dihedral as one piece. The only

[RCSE] Great deal for a Pike Superior

2004-11-20 Thread Mike Verzuh
I need to sell a Pike Superior, and I will make a great deal. I have two Pike Superior V-Tails for sale. The first has a carbon D-tube F3J plan, with yellow tops, red bottoms, JR 368s all around. The plane is in very good condition, no crashes. Comes with a spare tail, custom nose

[RCSE] Hoopes Harnesses and Icons

2004-11-20 Thread Tom Hoopes
Hi All, Over the last few months, including Visalia, I've had several people ask me what I have changed on the Hoopes Wiring Harnesses and why they are now failing on the Icon. With the most recent post (below) I thought that I should clear up any confusion regarding my involvement with the Icon

[RCSE] Watch Out for Dreamcatcher

2004-11-20 Thread Marc Gellart
Just another warning about Dreamcatcher. Had sent a money order to infamous Roy Simpson for three Airtronics kits from his personal collection. That was the 12th of Nov. but as this AM today he had not gotten the envelope with the MO. He had already contacted me twice in the interim time acting

[RCSE] Torque of Mulitplex servos..

2004-11-20 Thread KEVIN KAVANEY
Does anyone know the approxmiate torque of Multiplex cockpit BB micro servos?? Multiplex 3BB micro servos..?? any info appreciated, no info in or on the box KEVIN KAVANEY [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to

[RCSE] Aquila Grande on eBay,ends tomorrow

2004-11-20 Thread Stephen Hamm
It doesn't look like I'll ever get around to it,and it seems a shame to let it be grounded in the attic forever. Search for user elmohut No reserve. __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com

[RCSE] TSA locks and Sportubes

2004-11-20 Thread GordySoar
Its come to this, TSA has special locks which are made by various lock companies, virtually all the same lock with either a I've been opened indicator or not. About $10 give or take. The problem is that they don't have a wide enough jaw to fit the sport tube. My fix has been to get a bolt

[RCSE] Kendall's Cumic plus..Lower Price

2004-11-20 Thread Brian Smith
Nice built Cumic Plus...Now $130 plus shipping..Great deal for someone...Kendall is not online..Call him at 931 455 5779 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must

Re: [RCSE] TSA locks and Sportubes

2004-11-20 Thread Marc Gellart
Gordy, I just use a bolt and nut that can be opened and closed by TSA worked great on first trip and I have a bolt in the smaller tube so they do not close it past the no return spot. Marc - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [RCSE] TSA locks and Sportubes

2004-11-20 Thread GordySoar
Gordy, I just use a bolt and nut that can be opened and closed by TSA worked great on first trip and I have a bolt in the smaller tube so they do not close it past the no return spot. This 'used' to work, but now they are losing the bolt. I figure if I play their game, maybe I'll get my

Re: [RCSE] Berg Antenna?

2004-11-20 Thread Tom Hoopes
At 11:55 PM 11/18/04 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone have experience with RCDirect's Berg designed Peel and Stick antenna? Looks like an interesting approach for DLG and/or getting the antenna away from the inside of carbon tail booms. Not quite sure why such a very specific tag

Re: [RCSE] TSA locks and Sportubes

2004-11-20 Thread Marc Gellart
Excuse me, the bolt is only on the small tube, a pin and keeper are on the big one, both attached to the tube via tie down. Marc - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 4:42 PM

Re: [RCSE] Watch Out for Dreamcatcher

2004-11-20 Thread WronRange
I'm not sure that I understand your complaint and venting of your frustrations against Roy Simpson. It appears that your MO got lost or such. That certainly is not his fault. I find your comments of him disgusting and uncalled for and can assure you that I would not want to have any dealings with

[RCSE] Vendors to watch!

2004-11-20 Thread James V. Bacus
John Diniz at Horizon Hobby. Handles all my JR radio gear needs better than I would have ever expected. Don Peters at MapleLeafDesign. Builds the the best F3J, unlimited and 2m models for my needs. Mark Miller at Isthmus Models. Carries some very interesting models, and my new RES model

[RCSE] Re DreamCatcher Hobbies

2004-11-20 Thread A.B. Lyles
I placed an order with DCHobby for two short kits. I thought it would be 4 or 5 weeks before I received them,but they showed up about 2 wks later. They were well packed and of excellent quality. His service was excellent,no problems. Not cheap,but you usually get what you pay for. Hard to

Re: [RCSE] Vendors to watch!

2004-11-20 Thread James V. Bacus
Oh yeah, especially watch out for Sheldon at YNT uDesign 8-) . Jim Downers Grove, IL Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at www.jimbacus.net RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and

RE: [RCSE] Antenna Wire

2004-11-20 Thread Robert Samuels
I was told by Futaba service to use the finest (smallest diameter) wire possible. For several years I have successfully substituted very fine music wire in antennas. I purchased the wire in 36 in. lengths from my local hobby shop. I used the finest wire that would not flop around when

[RCSE] Dreamcatcher

2004-11-20 Thread Jack Womack
I have to say that regardless of whether someone had good service from any company at some time, it only takes once to leave a bad taste in your mouth. I ordered 2 booms and a short kit for a Grand Esprit, and a few other things. Since I ordered, I see that the short kit changed, and includes the

Re: [RCSE] Antenna Wire

2004-11-20 Thread Simon Van Leeuwen
I think what the Futaba service rep meant was to utilize lead material that has the highest strand count you can find. This, in an effort to increase mechanical integrity. I don't think he meant to say use the finest single strand wire... Robert Samuels wrote: I was told by Futaba service to

Re: [RCSE] Dreamcatcher - rant - press delete now to skip....

2004-11-20 Thread Jeff Gortatowsky
Umm... I don't think Mark is saying the USPS can't lose a money order. I think what he is saying is that that so-and-so might actually have considered that the USPS -CAN- lose one before condemning him as a slacker and a thief and selling it out from under him. Man I hope all the rest of the

[RCSE] dream catcher

2004-11-20 Thread KEVIN KAVANEY
For what it's worth, I recently corresponded with Roy Simpson about one of his personal models,(Alcyone) got a quick reply, I sent him the money order, got another quick reply that he had recieved it and was given a shipping date. KEVIN KAVANEY [EMAIL PROTECTED] RCSE-List facilities provided

Re: [RCSE] Antenna Wire

2004-11-20 Thread Charles Frey
I can understand one strand of flexible wire being a problem, but piano, I don't agree with. The only way you're going to break a peice of piano wire is a sheering force that cuts right across the wire. If you've just broke your piano wire antenna, I'd bet that not your only problem. :)

[RCSE] SWC

2004-11-20 Thread Bill Malvey
So far it looks like entries for the SWC in Phoenix (well OK, western Globe) are not all that robust yet. Which is good in my book. I want to thank all of you. PLEASE, if you are thinking about coming, DON'T. As it stands right now, if there are enough no-shows (say 18 to 25), I stand a pretty

Re: [RCSE] Antenna Wire

2004-11-20 Thread Simon Van Leeuwen
I agree, but it would seem there might be a misunderstanding. If music wire were recommended that is one thing, even then not nessassarily the right ting the same reasons one should employ a stranded lead...single point failure. The way the original message reads, it is suggested very fine

Re: [RCSE] SWC

2004-11-20 Thread Paul Emerson
It's not on the website yet, but there will also be HLG golf, HLG, Slo-stick combat, and I think a night-time flying wing pylon race. Good food and good people - better avoid the whole mess so Bill can place ;) Paul www.casl.net On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:41:45 -0800, Bill Malvey [EMAIL