Hey Jack!, West Carrollton High School was my main flying field in
the 70's... and my high school '79-'81. I spent many days soaring
there.
My first RC sailplane was an Airtronics Square Soar. I also flew an
original 100 sailplane and an Airtronics Questor there, as well as
some powered
Thanks Bill,
Sorry I didn't mention that. I've actually flew the plane and did some extensive range checks before. Not a proximity effect in this case and range was fine.
I've since removed the rx in preparation to send it in to FMA. I also was able to swap crystals (same channel though) with
Why bother? Just run both motors same direction and use the same type
props. You won't notice the difference. I've done side by side pushers
on Zagi's, also front, back pusher puller configs. Lots of power, but
sucks batteries fast (unless your using LiPos).
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Tom Rust
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I say 'Plane(s)' because I have only been at this racket since August of
2003.
okay not true: Back in 1977 I was stationed at Castle AFB with the F-106 /
T-33 squadron there, and my friend from Modesto Danny Norton got me to try
R/C gliders. So I *think* I built in the barracks a Wanderer. I
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If you check out the various ads and articles in Model Aviation and on
the Web you will notice how many of them refer to Drela airfols.
If the writer of the ads and articles didn't say what the airfoil was then
almost
Hi Guys,
The recent post about euro worker bees was timely. A simple way to
stop them from copying our brain trust is to lose them.
IF you haven't been paying attention to the news, the Ukraine is in
serious, nay mega serious turmoil right now. While Vladimir and friends
can likely work
I have a pair of NIB
Airtronics 94141 servos for sale for $75.00, shipped to your door in the US or
Canada. If interested, please contact me via the email address
below.
Ted
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I've had really good luck getting large sheets of cardboard from the
back of furniture stores. I'd just use my long straight edge and a
screwdriver to score and bend the cardboard into box shapes. Lately,
I've found another source for ready made boxes. It's a store that
sells vertical
Beautiful NYX w/carbon skin and heavy spar. Kevlar/carbon fuse. All JR
digital servos (DS3421 on stab and DS368 everywhere else) and 2000 MAh
four-cell NiMH pack. Meticulous gear install. 80 oz RTF and also
includes complete ballast set w/spacers. Very well cared for and never
abused.
I know I wouild like to see more traffic for hotliners in this list.
There are a lot of good options. But here are some questions...
1. What's your budget?
2. What type of flying are you going to do, all aerobatics, all
thermalling or a mixture?
3. What type of batteries are you going to be
What are the issues with an all flying vertical stab?
I'm building the new tail for my solar plane and I'm thinking I'll make a
Drela style carbon V mount for the vstab.
In trying to make everything light and survivable It looks like I can make
an all flying
vertical stab lighter than a normal
A more logical way would have been to use Aux3 to Elevator on Mix3
activated by BTFY1 for elevator.
And then use any other mix to mix Aux3 to Aux2 with that mix always on.
The Aux3 switch is the same as the BTFY switch. But the throttle mix
needs to be always on since you want that to mix in
A common question I have received is what if I'm not sure of what state or
city I'll be flying in
Answer, if you want your name on the list, but not sure where you will be
flying, I'll list the state you reside in or where you think you'll be
flying and when you send the score information just
Hans is looking for a 2M super V in good condition..
anybody that may have one can e-mail Hans at: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Last RSCE e-mail received yesterday at
12:15.
Trying to figure out if the problem is at my end or
not
Justin
Posting for a friend who is leaving the hobby - he thinks.
Several blocks (4 x 8 ?) of medium and high density pink foam available in the San Diego area. Must be picked up within the next week.
Email me off line for details.
Don RichmondSan Diego, CA (Virginia Beach, VA today)[EMAIL
Hi all,
I've done a quick web search for this plane but haven't come up with any specs. I have a Falcon 550E fuselage, but don't know anything about the aircraft itself. I believe it was an Airtronics product.
If anyone has any info on the wing section, planform, span, area, horizontal stab
Ask your significant other for these inexpensive soaring gifts,
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I am changing my primary email address
due to a 95% spam ratio.
I have been running filters and anti spam
programs, but I am still getting hammered.
The new email address is aero1 @ aerofoam . com
Please don't give this address to ANY 3rd. parties
or enter it in ANY forwarding sites such as
I am not a regular but I have been up once and had a blast. I am in
charlotte and need to go more often...
Alex
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My first plane was a Gentle Lady. I took it out and
tried to toss it and nearly crashed it several times
so I loaded up and went to a local club for some help.
the guyes there were all gas fliers and nobody had any
launch equipment. It just so happened one of the guys
had a fishing pole in the
where or what is this lump? where can I find more info?
thanks,
David in Clayton
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If you check out the various ads and articles in Model Aviation you will
notice how many of them refer to Drela airfols. It is true that the
Bubble Dancer, Allegro and other assorted planes fly quite nicely, but I
wonder how much of the airfoil choice is just a marketing gimmick. One
extra
Here is a link.
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201809highlight=the+lump
Alex
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I just fopund a link to a map of the blue ridge parkway. The lump is
labeled close to E.B Jeffress Park. Hope this helps... I will get
some info and try to make it up soemtime as well...
http://data2.itc.nps.gov/parks/blri/ppMaps/BLRImap%2Epdf
Alex
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Eyefly
And my first sailplane was a Zaic Thermic 100. Bananna fuse, wavy
wings, untrimmable, but fun to fly. I'm scratch building another, plan
to r/c it.
--Bill
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I have a Futaba shift generic 8ch FM receiver for sale, I do not
remember the brand, it is Gold stickered. Works just fine.
I also have a HiTek RCD-55 micro receiver Futaba shift, with an
external connector added for channel 7 (allows flaperon when using a
Vision). Also works just fine.
No
I have a Caleb w/flaps 1 pc wing, Hacker B40-8L 4.4:1, 12 GP3300, CC80,
RFM 13x9 slim prop, UBEC, 5 servos installed, yellow top/blue bottom.
Pictures of me with it are in the SEFF supplement of Quiet Flyer. Can
send pics if interesed.
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 09:40:09PM -0800, Arthur wrote:
|I need an airtronics rx ch 44 crystal, will trade one you need, or
|cash.
You may find this useful, if you haven't seen it --
http://members.aol.com/davthacker/radicalrcxtalexchange.htm
Sure, he charges $5 for each
The Marauder is sold pending funds.
Thanks for all the inquiries.
The 660 is still for sale note that this is a PCM system!
Mark
AIRTRONICS
Infinity 660 PCM radio - transmitter and 92965 PCM receiver CH40 $125 /
Offer
Kenko
PRO 300 2X teleconverter for NIKON D100, D70..
I'm building the new tail for my solar plane and I'm thinking I'll make a
Drela style carbon V mount for the vstab.
The original carbon V-mount was on the Daedalus HPA, on both the stab and the
rudder:
http://trc.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/Daedalus/Medium/EC88-0059-002.jpg
I'm looking for a 100 or larger electric sailplane - prefer RTF. I don't want
an expensive LMR F5J plane - just something that will climb adequately and
thermal well - like an Ellipsoid
Must have ailerons and be relatively inexpensive.
Please reply direct.
Thanks,
Mark
Jim, you might find what you are looking for at www.SoaringUSA.com
Specifically: http://www.soaringusa.com/products/category.htm?category_id=251
Cheers,
Nathan Woods
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Hi all,
I've done a quick web search for this plane but haven't come up with
any specs. I have a Falcon 550E fuselage, but don't know anything
about the aircraft itself. I believe it was an Airtronics product.
If anyone has any info on the wing section, planform, span, area,
horizontal stab
As I get older, I find my own limits getting a bit more conservative.
Reflecting on this prompts a proposed discussion on certain limits in R/C
soaring. When posting a comment, keep it to a particular limit. Comments
on the factors determining the limit would be appreciated. For example, is
At 4:10 PM -0600 12/2/04, Jim Deck wrote:
- What is the limit of the current speed task in F3B?
Skill, Luck..but luck usually come with practice as in the more
practice you have, the luckier you are.
- Is there an ultimate limit for DS speeds? If so what defines it?
See above
-
At 02:10 PM 12/2/2004, you wrote:
As I get older, I find my own limits getting a bit more conservative.
Reflecting on this prompts a proposed discussion on certain limits in R/C
soaring. When posting a comment, keep it to a particular limit. Comments
on the factors determining the limit
In Then there's the agony of deciding whether to put the rudder on the right
side
or the left side of the boom...
Cool - this thread should keep some of us occupied through the new year. I
say right side in the heartlands and left side in Boston and San Fransisco.
happy trails - Rob G
At 04:23 PM 12/2/2004, William E. Johns wrote:
Interesting thought. Has anyone ever had a competition for a day or a
weekend where the idea was to log the longest single flight? Launch as
many times as you wished.
I thought Ray Hayes CD'ed something along those lines for a woody contest
at
Skip did over 5 hours at the club field a few years ago.
I believe Joe's XC record flight was more than that.
I routinely do 3-4 hours with my XC plane
Mark
What is the longest actually timed TD flight anyone has witnessed, again, no
slope factor involved.
Just over two hours, I saw at least
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7 RF modules
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Mark Drela sent:
http://trc.dfrc.nasa.gov/gallery/photo/Daedalus/Medium/EC87-0014-8.jpg
Hey, wait a sec, that thing is just a rib-constructed Supergee with an ugly
pod and a big prop. Are you sure this is a photo of a full scale aircraft?
:-)
I think the guy inside is just a modified Hanz the
I've read about Joe's XC flight before, but he asked that people have
witnessed.
Was Skip's flight a XC flight, or with his scale ship, or... ?
At 04:40 PM 12/2/2004, Howard Mark wrote:
Skip did over 5 hours at the club field a few years ago.
I believe Joe's XC record flight was more than
Let me rephrase my posts so nobodys feathers get ruffled, I thought Bill
John's post was referring to PERSONALLY witnessed, not that Joe's flight
wasn't witnessed, it obviously was and certainly a historic flight.
At 04:47 PM 12/2/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
I've read about Joe's XC flight
BRASS lost it's field today. Even though it is private property, it is
zoned agricultural and requires a special use permit for an organization
involved in active recreation. They denied our request for such a permit.
The land owner can still have a couple friends over to fly, but we can't
What is the longest actually timed TD flight anyone has witnessed, again,
no slope factor involved.
Just over two hours, I saw at least three of those in 2004 working LSF
tasks, I being one of those pilots.
I recall an account Joe Wurts wrote of one of his cross country flights. I
think he
Putting the rudder on a V-mount works fine, except striking the rudder
on the ground may cause it to break. I suppose you could have the V-mounted
rudder mostly above the boom, which would minimize the torques on the
V-mount from a ground strike. But rudder airloads will torque the boom more.
- What is the duration limit for a pure thermal (no slope assist)
duration flight?
Well theoretically . . . .
With unlimited funds and unlimited technology including
semi-autonomous flight, solar-or-otherwise recharging power system,
and night thermals - indefinitely ;-)
With current
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Paul Breed wrote:
Then there's the agony of deciding whether to put the rudder on the
right side
or the left side of the boom...
I'm currently living in The Peoples Republic of California, so it's got
to go on the Left side ;-)
Isn't that the place where they elected 'The Terminator' as Gov?
At 03:20 PM 12/2/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
Let me rephrase my posts so nobodys feathers get ruffled, I thought Bill
John's post was referring to PERSONALLY witnessed, not that Joe's flight
wasn't witnessed, it obviously was and certainly a historic flight.
Nah, let's not get too technical. I
Take a look at the Siren from Great Planes. $149.00
at Tower.
AJ
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It was mainly Fear factor. The people who had their house hit by Tony
Guide's plane at an ESL contest, organized the neighbors and said we could
kill their kids. All it takes is one accident. Also, one guy got up and
complained about the noise. He said the gliders sounded like lawnmowers
At 06:01 PM 12/2/2004, Bill Johns wrote:
So far the longest I've seen posted is 5 hours. Most impressive. What
type of plane was used for this flight? What time of year?
Mark Howard emailed me back and said Skip was flying a SBXC or a Saggitta
XC, he wasn't sure. That's all I know about it,
Dan, will you answer off line, Or does someone have a connection to Dan Devries. The e-mail address I have for Dandoes not work.
Thanks, Dave Corven.
One aspect of R/C soaring has some official data recorded for timed
flights standing in one spot. You might be surprised how difficult it is
to stay up for an hour on any given day; The Scale Soaring Gold Medal
program proves just that. At Venues all over the U.S and Canada, from
Visalia to Los
Just over 8 hours.
Our club helped out Gary Itner while he was flying his own design Little
Pigeon, a ~16 ft XC model, at the SFVSF club field in Northridge, California
in 1982. We were doing thermal duration record attempts and Gary got a good
one that day. I think I set a 2-meter record that day
At 06:37 PM 12/2/2004, James V. Bacus wrote:
Steve Meyer was flying an Escape,
It's getting harder and harder to remember things... dang, 8-) Meyer was
flying his SBXC that day with a Telario or Picolario and the autopilot
system... I think I remembered that correctly... 8-)
Jim
Downers
I too will take interest in buying a 2meter
Super-V if the weight is about 40 oz or less please email me at
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thanks for looking
Mike.M
Team SWSA
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The jury is still out as to whetere this is a hotliner or a sailplane
that looks like a hotliner...
I know the carbon is in the wrong place on the fuse
On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 16:08:52 -0800 (PST), AJ Bhatta
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Take a look at the Siren from Great Planes. $149.00
at
Here is a limit of a different kind.
Last summer I flew the 2Meter contest in Grand Rapids Michigan. I
managed to gain 3000 feet six minutes. (3421feet to be exact) I bailed
at about 3200 to land for a 10 min Max. The Piccolario lady was taking
to me all the sweet sounds a numbers to me we all
There will be a Saturday morning session at Paramount Ranch in Agoura. If
the winds don't blow too hard and you can get away from shopping duties,
come on out. All DLG flyers welcome!
JE
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Yes, that goes for me as well If any Super V 2M are out
there... shoot me some pictures of what you have and we'll
take it from there...
Edgar
The Soaring Junkie
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I too will take interest in buying a 2meter
Super-V if the weight is about 40
At 07:19 PM 12/2/2004, you wrote:
Yes, that goes for me as well If any Super V 2M are out
there... shoot me some pictures of what you have and we'll
take it from there...
I just can't let all this interest in a Super V 2 meter go by without
making an offer:
I have a NIB, (yeah, really) Super
8-) Brilliant.
At 09:35 PM 12/2/2004, Bill Johns wrote:
Will trade for NIB Icon light or NIB Evolution.
(Contact me off line if interested.)
Jim
Downers Grove, IL
Member of the Chicago SOAR club, AMA 592537LSF 7560 Level IV
ICQ: 6997780 AIM: InventorJim R/C Soaring blog at
LOL, I have a Super V 2M clone that I love but will also gladly trade for an
Icon Lite
Mark
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Subject: [RCSE] NIB 2M Super V -- for trade
At 07:19 PM 12/2/2004,
LOL, I have a SV 2M and 2 PIKES ( v-tails of coarse), Keep the Icons,
I'll take another 2M SV
Mark, don't do it, your 2M wannabe SV flies to good.
Bob
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I need to get in touch with Patrick Dionisio from TPG, can
someone send me his contact info as I don't think he's on
the exchange any longer.
Thanks in advance,
Edgar
The Soaring Junkie
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It's that time of the year again - I'm going to Germany to deal with
some US immigration issues at the consulate in Frankfurt and I'm
wondering if I should take some planes. A sportube is waiting in the store.
Do members of the soaring exchange have any recent experiences here with
flying in
I was totally caught off guard. We had people get up and say they were
afraid we would kill their children. Chances of them being killed by a car
compared to a model glider are staggering. I just wasn't prepared for the
total lack of understanding of the hobby. Also, a great lesson learned
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