RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy and Kennedy Composites

2005-04-09 Thread glide
I ordered a Shadow 3 from Barry a few weeks ago. I pre-ordered one and told Barry to contact me when he was able to ship. I did have to email him a couple times to get a response but I did get my order as promised (last week). I figured after the fact that he was getting ready for the Toledo

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread Tuan Le
Title: Message I got quite a bit of flack for posting this as I know many are Barry's friends. I was not intending to do anything more than get a response from Barry to let me know what is going on.I sympathize with the canine scenario, but even that didn't take over 2 weeks. Maybe some

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread Chuck Anderson
At 02:39 AM 4/9/2005, you wrote: And to the bone head who told me to get a Gentle Lady ARF as I seem like a newbie, my AMA is 327694, what's yours? Regards, Tuan Le 371 Chuck Anderson RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

Re: [RCSE] F3J Icon For Sale/Vandal for Sale

2005-04-09 Thread Marta Zavala
Got lots of interest in both planes, for those interested in the Vandal, a guy locally may buy it, if not will get back to everyone one way or another if he doesnt take it. Icon, no I wont sell it before sending out pictures to everyone interested, unfortunately I have to work 3 tweleve hour days

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread James V. Bacus
5 posts in total to this list, and 4 are complaints and one is off topic. Heck of a track record. I'm going flying, maybe I'll take my AVA with me. At 02:39 AM 4/9/2005, Tuan Le wrote: And to the bone head who told me to get a Gentle Lady ARF as I seem like a newbie, my AMA is 327694, what's

[Fwd: RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience]

2005-04-09 Thread Stan Myers
Need anything else be said. 54540 Stan Original Message Subject: RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2005 06:18:20 -0500 From: Chuck Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: soaring@airage.com At 02:39 AM 4/9/2005, you wrote: And to the bone head

Re: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread Dan Kitching
Wow, hats of to you Chuck. Never have I seen a pissing contest laid to waste so quickly and efficiently. Dan And to the bone head who told me to get a Gentle Lady ARF as I seem like a newbie, my AMA is 327694, what's yours? Regards, Tuan Le 371 Chuck Anderson RCSE-List facilities provided

Re: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread Jack Womack
I'll second that. sick 'em, Chuck... Jack Womack --- Dan Kitching [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow, hats of to you Chuck. Never have I seen a pissing contest laid to waste so quickly and efficiently. Dan And to the bone head who told me to get a Gentle Lady ARF as I seem like a

Re: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread miamimike
I have no interest in this dispute, but Jack Womack wrote: I'll second that. sick (sic) 'em, Chuck... (Get it? It's a double meaning! Look up the two definitions of sic.) The AMA numbers verify at http://www.modelaircraft.org/MembershipQuery.aspx but I can't find any public message where

Re: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread Walter Carter
message I also have no interest in the dispute but am wondering if AMA still allows member to drop digits from their AMA number if the truncated number is vacant? RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note

[RCSE] AMA Number Truncation??

2005-04-09 Thread Bill's Email
Walter Carter wrote: but am wondering if AMA still allows member to drop digits from their AMA number if the truncated number is vacant? I believe that the rules require rounding :~} RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL

[RCSE] Visalia Aerotow and Banos

2005-04-09 Thread Bill's Email
I assume that Banos is still a go, but I have not heard any buzz about the Visalia aerotow scheduled for the weekend before. Is it still on and who's going?? WEM RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send subscribe and unsubscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread Tuan Le
Wow Chuck! I greatly respect people with low AMA numbers. They are the one who I believe help lay the ground work for what Model Aviation is today. It was not you who called me a newbie as I believe you would never be one to personally attack someone by calling them names. I got my AMA in 1988

[RCSE] AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread John Derstine
First, you can truncate your AMA by becoming a CD, mine is 1394, two digits dropped when I became a CD formerly 139444. Here is a question that I have been curious about. I originally joined the AMA in 1958 as a boy, I let it lapse until later in life and re-enrolled. My old number was

RE: [RCSE] AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread Dave Brombaugh
(Not quite on topic to JDs question below) I was originally 202824. I renewed after a pretty long lapse, however I asked for the same number back, but they reassigned me a new one: L282. Ill take it. J - Dave From: John Derstine [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday,

Re: [RCSE] Visalia Aerotow and Banos

2005-04-09 Thread Albert E. Wedworth
Hi Bill Al I'm Going to Los Banos! I Have had it Planned for Months!! I can't wait. My Plane is Burning a hole on the work bench... Cheers Al Albert E. Wedworth ( AL ) ERA Capshaw Realestate REALTOR- ASSOCIATE Cell 530-228-9445 Fax 530-343-1715 RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

Re: [RCSE] AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread Ben Diss
Yea, my old number from the 70's was lost in the fire. My new number is L412. -Ben Dave Brombaugh wrote: (Not quite on topic to JDs question below) I was originally 202824. I renewed after a pretty long lapse, however I asked for the same number back, but they reassigned me a new one:

Re: [RCSE] AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread Daryl Perkins
Does anyone know if Tim Renaud is still an AMA member? I want his old number, which I believe he acquired from his dad 666 D __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/

RE: [RCSE] AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread Steve Siebenaler
John, I rejoined AMA back in 1995 and had a 6 digit number. I was originally a member in the early 1970s, and I rummaged through some old airplane photos and found my initial AMA number. I wrote a letter to the AMA, stating that I wanted my old number, and they granted my request. Life

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread George Voss
Title: Message Tuan, I made a reference to the Gentle Lady ARF and the BoT ARF, but it wasnt directed to you. My post was a tongue and cheek comment about the AVA, not you. I never referred to or considered you a newbie. BTW, my AMA # is 225. George Voss -Original Message-

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy Vrs Others..a personal experience

2005-04-09 Thread Jon Stone
Title: Message I wish everyone would back off on Tuan Le's complaints. Are they out of order for what has happened to him? Not in my book. I have personal experience on 2 orders from him, and personally know of 5 other orders, that were treated similarly. The orders never showed up when he

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy and Kennedy Composites

2005-04-09 Thread GRW
I had the same problem as Tuan Le'and I wrote Barry a couple of times just recently. Finally I said if it hasn't ship just cancel the order. I had the plane 2 days later. Here's the real problem, Barry has the market cornered on the AVA. From what I can tell it's the superior or one of the

Re: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy and Kennedy Composites

2005-04-09 Thread Ed Berris
There isn't just one good plane available at the moment. Yes, I know the Ava is a great plane but if you are having such a tough time why not be open to other good, high performance planes like the Ava. Have you considered the Soprano from Isthmus Models? It's a beauty and it's winning

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy and Kennedy Composites

2005-04-09 Thread George Voss
http://www.glidetek.com/rcgliders/thermalmonster.asp Try this. gv -Original Message- From: Ed Berris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dave Edmunson sells a model similar to the Ava. It's called the Ukrainian Buzzard. I don't have Dave's web URL but his e-mail address is: [EMAIL

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy and Kennedy Composites

2005-04-09 Thread George Voss
One thing I noticed while looking at the Thermal Monster/Ukrainian Buzzard is that the batteries, servos and RX are included for $40 more than an AVA. Now Thats a deal! I have no connection with the seller, its just what I noticed on the web site. gv -Original Message- From:

[RCSE] (RCSE) AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread ALNephew
In a message dated 4/9/2005 12:41:21 PM Central Standard Time, Soaring@airage.com writes: First, you can truncate your AMA by becoming a CD, mine is 1394, twodigits dropped when I became a CD formerly 139444.Here is a question that I have been curious about. I originally joinedthe AMA in 1958

RE: [RCSE] AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread James V. Bacus
Same here, it would be kind of cool to get the original 5 digit one... or I could just get a life membership and be done with it. 8-) At 01:52 PM 4/9/2005, Steve Siebenaler wrote: I rejoined AMA back in 1995 and had a 6 digit number. I was originally a member in the early 1970s, and I rummaged

[RCSE] Re: AMA Numbers Again

2005-04-09 Thread ALNephew
Woops, sent it by accident before finishing it. I was trying to get someone at AOL to tell me again how to keep my post from printing a second time mostly gibberish and clicked by accident on the wrong part of my post-in-construction. When I got back into model planes in the early 1990s I asked

RE: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy and Kennedy Composites

2005-04-09 Thread Tuan Le
Title: Message OK OK OK... My email can't handle all this...:). Let's all put this to a rest. BARRY has called me this morning and has assured me he shipped out the goods today. Thats all I wanted to hear. Thank you for everyone's input. Glad to know this forum is very alive and well.

[RCSE] Photon II

2005-04-09 Thread Jim Porter
To those of you who have flown a Photon II: How did you attach the outer panels to the center section, tape, glue? Did you do each side the same? Having done this, which method would you use next time? regards, Jim Porter Johnston Iowa USA The airplane stays up because it doesn't have the

Re: [RCSE] Barry Kennedy and Kennedy Composites

2005-04-09 Thread TGRESSMAN
Thanks George. Very interesting. Another plus for this exchange. Tom Gressman

[RCSE] Soaring Today

2005-04-09 Thread James V. Bacus
Well, it was windier than predicted, but still the warmest day we have seen this year. When I got to the field McCarthy had his new Ferrari red Sharon Pro X tail out, Charley had his Hera out and I brought out my nasty old ICON that Daryl is so fond of. 8-) A couple of bungee launches found

RE: [RCSE] AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread Mark Wales
Still sporting my old #35722 Mark Soaring Is Life!! 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. Email sent from

Re: [RCSE] (RCSE) AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread Bill Johns
At 02:11 PM 4/9/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am just curious whether anyone has a clue what the numbers where running in 1958? SWAG ALERT!! I was about 15 or so when I got my AMA number, about 1958: My number: 27319 Cheers, Bill Johns RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News.

Re: [RCSE] Soaring Today

2005-04-09 Thread Tom Watson
New Furio maidened today here in SoCal. Didn't bring the F3B winch, since this was just initial tuning, CG fiddling, etc, so I flew off the club AMA winch. Some wind, maybe 10 MPH with the occasional gust higher. Once the hook position was set, got some monster launches, even with

Re: [RCSE] Soaring Today

2005-04-09 Thread D Hauch
Bob Burson and I hit our local sod farm for some great warm weather flying. Had a nice wind blowing in the morning so I loaded up the f3b winch with some new mono and was having a blast launching the X-21. Jack Strothers came out for his first flights off the year and had his Icon hooked up and

Re: [RCSE] Soaring Today

2005-04-09 Thread D Hauch
Well after a great two days of spring flying here in the Midwest, I thought I better ask the significant other what she would like to do on Sunday, and she said ''would you like to go and do some speed runs together''I said, I guess. Life is Good! :-) Dave Hauch Mich. - Original Message

Re: [RCSE] AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread George Gillburg
John Derstine wrote: First, you can truncate your AMA by becoming a CD, mine is 1394, two digits dropped when I became a CD formerly 139444. Here is a question that I have been curious about. I originally joined the AMA in 1958 as a boy, I let it lapse until later in life and re-enrolled. My

Re: [RCSE] Soaring Today as well

2005-04-09 Thread Jack Strother
Like Dave H said !! Went to this Sod farm, my first visit since moving to South Bend. The place is actually quite nice, but I see Corn looming in the future. There apparently, are 2 sites to fly fromPLENTY of room for Aero tow... What a way to meet someone, (Dave), that I have been

Fw: Re: [RCSE] Soaring Today

2005-04-09 Thread Mike Remus
Denny Zech and I flew here in Fort Wayne today. Beautiful conditions for dialing in my new Sharon Pro X tail and an old 2M Duck that I bought last fall. Our LOFT season opener starts tomorrow with another wonderful weather forecast. Both of my planes and Denny's Pelican are all dialed in. Now

Re: [RCSE] Soaring Today

2005-04-09 Thread James V. Bacus
Thanks for all the email guys, I'm glad many of us got out and got a chance to put a sailplane in the sky today. At 09:30 PM 4/9/2005, D Hauch wrote: Well after a great two days of spring flying here in the Midwest, I thought I better ask the significant other what she would like to do on

[RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-09 Thread Tom Watson
OK, those of you who fly PCM - what's your preference on fail safe settings (Hold Last Input, or Preset)? My inclination is to have everything return to neutral except maybe rudder to 1/8 - 1/4 throw or something. Don't want to ignite a debate on why PPM is better...presume the decision on

Re: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-09 Thread James V. Bacus
Opinions vary... Fail Hold (last input) is what I do for my unlimited models. At 10:03 PM 4/9/2005, Tom Watson wrote: OK, those of you who fly PCM - what's your preference on fail safe settings (Hold Last Input, or Preset)? My inclination is to have everything return to neutral except maybe

Re: [RCSE] Visalia Aerotow and Banos

2005-04-09 Thread Larry Taylor
Yes it is still on for the 15th,16th,and 17th. http://www.cvrcsoaring.com/ click on Aero Tow I plan on being there to help out. Larry Taylor KF6JBG CD for the Visalia Fall Soaring Festival 2005 Oct 1st 2nd Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Bill's Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]

RE: [RCSE] PCM failsafe - which position?

2005-04-09 Thread Bill DelHagen
I set it to full crow. As a slope racer, most of my flying is fairly close to the ground and so the best I can hope for is that it slows down before it hits. Bill DelHagen [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Tom Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Soaring Exchange soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] PCM

Re: [RCSE] (RCSE) AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread Jim Porter
At 02:11 PM 4/9/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am just curious whether anyone has a clue what the numbers where running in 1958? My first AMA number was 20511 in about 1957. Later as a Contest Director my number was 2054. In the years of high taxes and great write-offs I obtained L96 -

Re: [RCSE] Photon II - wing tip retention

2005-04-09 Thread Jim Porter
To those of you who have flown a Photon II: How did you attach the outer panels to the center section, tape, glue? I suspect I did not make it clear as to why I was asking the question, which makes a good answer difficult. So, option one, removeable tape to allow disassembling the wing into

Re: [RCSE] Photon II - wing tip retention

2005-04-09 Thread Albert E. Wedworth
Hi Jim AL Epoxy between the two wing half's Not to muchThan when dry.. Use epoxy and .75oz glass x 1 tape wrapped around the leading edge to trailing edge... trim when dry.. Oh!.Forgot just get the glass wet with epoxy and blot with toilet paper to keep it light now.. hope this

Re: [RCSE] (RCSE) AMA numbers

2005-04-09 Thread Denoferth
I am just curious whether anyone has a clue what the numbers where running in 1958? My old AMA number was 27369 but I lost it sometime in the 60's when I joined the AF. I checked awhile ago about getting it back but someone else had it, Dennis in NH RCSE-List facilities provided by Model

[RCSE] Dodgson Saber on eBay...

2005-04-09 Thread Mark Wales
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=2563item=5968651907rd=1 Mark Soaring Is Life!! 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

[RCSE] Things FS

2005-04-09 Thread Mark Miller
Hi All, I have the following for sale 1 Multiplex Micro Jet ARF kit NIB, Comes with 2 Multiplex Nano S Servos and ESC installed and Speed 400 motor. Add your RX and battery, $97.00 plus shipping 1 Multiplex Twin Jet Racer Edition Kit NIB Comes with 2 Speed 480 motors Blue Elapor foam