Re: [RCSE] RF Synthesizer

2004-12-23 Thread Brent Hoover
Always like your posts Tom! Brent ( lurking in the shadows as well ) -- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 08:26:28 -0500 From: Thomas Koszuta [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] RF Synthesizer Message-ID: [EMAIL

[RCSE] Rcd/Hitec service

2004-12-23 Thread stewswanson_2000
Compliments and kudos to Rcd/Hitec service. I recently sent them a receiver that had crashed. It was about 10 years old and out of warrantee. I recieved it back in less than 2 weeks, repaired at no charge. Stew RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and

[RCSE] Fw: Postal Contest

2004-12-23 Thread Dan Borer
- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 5:54 AM Subject: Postal Contest Subject: January 1, 2005 Postal Contest 2nd Annual International Postal Contest, Ray Hayes Contest Director Dear Ray, The Silent Wings Soaring

[RCSE] Re: Ornery Jack

2004-12-23 Thread rsiegel
10? Ha! Try 15-20! At least Muncie got snow. Cincinnati got freezing rain and sleet -- 10 of it. Can you say SUCKS! Rudy Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:47:06 -0600 From: Steve Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: James V. Bacus [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: soaring@airage.com Subject: Re: [RCSE] Ornery Jack

RE: [RCSE] Re: Ornery Jack

2004-12-23 Thread Jack Iafret
Just finished the driveway for the second time. Not as much in my area of Michigan, maybe 6 to 8 but a lot a wind and two foot drifts in the drive. Kids are coming, grandkids are coming, wife is going nuts with cooking so I came up to my office to hide. It will be a busy and fun filled couple

[RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Bill Rakozy
Hey Team! Here in Minneapolis, we missed The Big One. Unlike Muncie, the ground is barely covered with white stuff. However, the temps are minus -10 to -15 below zero. Hi (daytime) temp may hit +2. Just thought I would mention a tradition which our club conducts each January. We schedule

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Jack Womack
I'm missing something here... Why would anyone want to be where you can't comfortably fly year 'round? Merry Christmas from the south side of Texas...8^)... Jack Womack --- Bill Rakozy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Team! Here in Minneapolis, we missed The Big One. Unlike Muncie, the

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Chuck Anderson
At 02:03 PM 12/23/2004, you wrote: I'm missing something here... Why would anyone want to be where you can't comfortably fly year 'round? Merry Christmas from the south side of Texas...8^)... Jack Womack --- Bill Rakozy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Didn't know you could fly comfortably year around in

RE: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Howard Mark
Traditionally, we just pile in the plane and head down to Cozumel for a couple of weeks of diving and some margartias. Leaving tomorrow. Forecast is 88 deg. -- -OH SOARING club traditions.. Nope - too cold here for any of that! :) You guys have a happy. See ya next year. Mark -Original

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Darwin N. Barrie
I think this falls under the category of you are nuts. Here is AZ it is 59 today far too cold to go out and fly. Might take in a movie though. It is nice to be able to fly almost all of the 365. Some once asked me, when is your building season? I said that is also 365, it is called night

Re: Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Pat McCleave
Darwin, Hell, 59 Deg is shorts and t-shirt weather up here this time of year. Of course todays high is only 20 which is probably shorts and t-shirt weather for Bill's Club up north. See Ya, Pat McCleave Wichita, KS RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and

RE: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Jack Suder
I spent a springtime as a young USAAF pilot in Amarillo. I remember going out for P.Y. in gym clothes. In the next hour it went from a warm spring day to wind storm, to rain, to hail to sleet to snow. Guess who froze what by the time we got back to the barracks. Conclusion there is nothing

[RCSE] Texas weather

2004-12-23 Thread Tom H. Nagel
I spent a year in Houston one summer.

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Mark Williams
Yep, Chuck you are right, we can't fly comfortably year round here. We actually have two building seasons here in Dallas. Late December through March, when you are lucky to find a weekend when the temps get into the 50's and the winds are below15 MPH. The other is July through Mid-September

[RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions,say it ain't so!

2004-12-23 Thread GordySoar
We schedule a "Freeze Fly" on New Years Day. A dozen hardy soulshead out on the surface of a frozen lake launch a few sailplanes with ahi-starts, hand launch and electric park flyers Say it ain't so, a dozen is good enough for LSF3 contest points! Stop the madness of fun flying! Organize

Re: Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread eholt
Hell, 59 Deg is shorts and t-shirt weather up here this time of year. Of course todays high is only 20 which is probably shorts and t-shirt weather for Bill's Club up north. When I was young boy, we used carry the TX, sailplane, winch and battery five miles through 4 feet of snow. Uphill. And

[RCSE] Pike Sup

2004-12-23 Thread Mironpop01
Few days ago someone had or has a Pike Superior for sale. Is it still available ? Mike

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Martin Usher
I'm missing something here... Why would anyone want to be where you can't comfortably fly year 'round? Merry Christmas from the south side of Texas...8^)... (Jack Womack) Then there's California.especially Southern California. Its cold today (mid 60s) and its a bit windy, not that good

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Thanks for the reminder Gordy. Tidewater Model Soaring Society is holding their Annual Hardy Souls Contest, AMA Sanctioned, on January 1, 2005. We or someone is going to fly. The Pilot's Meeting is at 0930 and the contest will be held at the Isle of Wight Field located on Rte 258 between

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread Jack Womack
Musta hit pretty close to the mark to get everyone typing this close to Christmas Even woke Gordy up! You mean you're not comfortable at 110 deg. with 90% humidity? That doesn't seem to bother me too much. I hope that doesn't mean the Good Lord is trying to tell me something... I do envy

[RCSE] dead battery question

2004-12-23 Thread D Hauch
Hey guys, I seen I left a 4 cell, 1100 mah Nicad RX pack on for 24 hours. Does this harm the cells at all ? Thanks, Dave Hauch Mich. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions,say it ain't so!

2004-12-23 Thread Charles Eaton
Now I know your pulling our leg. High starts will stretch but will not pull back for a launch - they just freeze in place. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring@airage.com Sent: Thursday, December 23, 2004 3:34 PM Subject: [RCSE] Interesting Club

Re: [RCSE] Interesting Club Traditions

2004-12-23 Thread
My one man club tradition is to get on a big silver bird with the two big A's on the arse end and head to Arizona for the holidays. Now I know Darwin is feeling a bit cool in the extremities, but upon leaving Richmand IN yesterday as the sky was falling literally about and inch/hour, and

Re: [RCSE] dead battery question

2004-12-23 Thread Simon Van Leeuwen
It can, but not always. Leave the pack alone for a day or so, then measure the pack V (no load). If you do not see at least 4V, one or more cells will need replacing. Replacing the bad cells will depend on how new the pack is to start with. It may be in your best interest to replace the entire