Re: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

[RCSE] Re: Lamenting the lack of available sailplane builder's kits

Thanks for your post ! I'm one of those vanishing weirdos who enjoy (and make the time for) building every bit as much as flying. And you've hit an issue right on the head. Today's "builders" are "equipment installers", the market has responded in kind, and you're left to cope. I know, I kno

Re: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

That's a great photo of DP doing his thing... But, he is still going straight to hell. Bozo Getting what I deserve... Spanking is a good thing...right? Stabs don't weigh 1.5 oz either. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAI

Re: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

Big D, With that GREAT picture, you're my hero again! Ron 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

RE: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

At 10:22 PM -0500 8/8/05, Jon Stone wrote: Take a look at this picture. Shows the 2nd place pilot in unlimited flying his 6-servo plane during the heat and intensity of the Unlimited contest at the NATS this month. http://www.knology.net/~jstone/nats/dp.jpg Looks pretty intense to me. I gues

Re: [RCSE] Lamenting the lack of available sailplane builder's kits

Just so you all know, I just bought the CARA and Resolution designs from Ed Whyte. The CARA is a composite fuselage with built up wing. MH32 airfoil and carbon tube spar. The RESolution has been redesigned from it's original foam core wing to a composite fuselage with built up wing and again, carb

RE: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

Take a look at this picture. Shows the 2nd place pilot in unlimited flying his 6-servo plane during the heat and intensity of the Unlimited contest at the NATS this month. http://www.knology.net/~jstone/nats/dp.jpg Looks pretty intense to me. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane N

Re: [RCSE] Lamenting the lack of available sailplane builder's kits

I don't think this is unique to sailplanes. In all areas, most of what you get is ARF. Overseas labor is so cheap, you get complete models for the price of making a kit in the US. And the vast majority of pilots don't have any time to build anyway. You can find a few kits at polecataero. A

[RCSE] Re: Text only AOL posts - it can be done

Al, I haven't post in a long time, since switching to OS X anyway, so here is a test of aol on OS X. How's it look, any HTML junk on the end? Stan In a message dated 8/8/05 12:17:15 PM, Al Nephew writes: On my last post regarding this topic I expressed ignorance about the Mac.  So just now I te

Re: [RCSE] Nats "championship intensity"

Jim Thomas landed while sitting on the ground one round. Cal is right - sitting down makes flying/landing harder. Happy trails - Rob Glover In a message dated 8/8/2005 8:06:38 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hey I would be happy if all sit in chairs. I would not feel

Re: [RCSE] Nats "championship intensity"

Hey I would be happy if all sit in chairs.  I would not feel lonely being the only one.  Bet they were not in chairs when they landed.  I would like to see all do that.  I might all of a sudden look competitive.   Cal PosthumaLSF VVPersonal Web Pagehttp://www.altelco.net/~calplsf/index.htmlHo

Re: [RCSE] Lamenting the lack of available sailplane builder's kits

Southern Sailplanes has some nice kits: --On 8 August 2005 3:56:08 PM -0700 Scott and Jennifer Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I ask this question because I can’t find any such kits anywhere. Does anyone make them? RCSE-List facilities provided

[RCSE] Nats "championship intensity"

Yep, I admit it. I go to the Nats for one reason. I'm there to have fun. Flying toy gliders at contests is fun, hanging out with my many friends is fun, drinking the occasional beer is fun. Sitting in a chair while flying RES at the Nats is fun. Winning trophies is fun too, near as I recall (

Re: [RCSE] Levity

Oh how perverse am I. I didn't like the thought of that "tongue" picture. And yet I couldn't stay away and had to look at it. I'm ashamed at my lack of will power. However, I'm also relieved! The photo reveals that Tom is actually just sitting on Jim's knee. And, only one tongue is protruding outw

[RCSE] Lamenting the lack of available sailplane builder's kits

Can someone point me in the direction of some good sailplane kits?  I don’t mean floaters.  I mean good, high-quality wood kits, with maybe a fiberglass fuse, for high-performance full-house sailplanes.    I ask this question because I can’t find any such kits anywhere.  Does anyone make

Re: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

Careful Mike, you're going to ruin your reputation as a fun guy! For the record, at the request of launch-meister and grad wazoo of the flight line, Jim Thomas, I brought the chairs to the flight line. That's my smiling face with the stop watch in the pix. Happily, both of these fine guys

[RCSE] Winch for Sale

See the RC Groups Link Below for details   http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=402573#post4138101     Tracy Castell  

Re: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

The picture can be found here... http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/natsnews05/pdfs/0730.pdf At 05:56 PM 8/8/2005, you wrote: Gosh, I was with you for a while there Mike. But you lost me when you mentioned Tom sitting on Jim's lap and sticking out their tongues. Can't say I'm supportive of tha

Re: [RCSE] Levity!

>maybe a little more levity >little less "championship intensity" >Oh maybe without the lapsitting? Yes to all of the above. Heck you guys are sounding more and more like a bunch of foamie fliers! Which, come to think of it, isn't a bad thing. Bravo the levity! Bill Swingle RCSE-List faciliti

Re: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

Gosh, I was with you for a while there Mike. But you lost me when you mentioned Tom sitting on Jim's lap and sticking out their tongues. Can't say I'm supportive of that! WOW, that's disturbing picture. Gentlemen! Some decorum please! Bill Swingle Janesville, CA RCSE-List facilities provided by

Re: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

Previously in this thread: "Mayor Glover (of gloverville) and dogcatcher Steve never bring chairs to the flight-line again! JoJo, if you come back to the NATS you MUST fly every flight with the TX in your hand... no more letting the plane thermal itself for 6-7 minutes... it's not championship

[RCSE] dayton flying sites

Hello'   Im traveling from Cleveland to the Dayton area on a college tour for my daughter. i may have some down time and i always love to vist rc shops and flying fields. Any suggestions about either? I tried the ama directory but less help in finding electric or glider sites. I thought there wa

Re: [RCSE] RES not for the "elite"

At 07:00 PM 8/6/2005, you wrote: I agree that RES is currently not in the same league as unlimited as far as prestige goes. I still maintain that it is solely because it is treated that way by contest organizers and possibly by some of the pilots them selves. Treat it like it was a National class

[RCSE] icon for sale from Hans

from Hans W. new Icon for sale... just 10 flights... contact Hans at:[EMAIL PROTECTED] has servos installed.. your chance to get a pristine Icon RTF... RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note

Re: [RCSE] Death of a club

"Let's get this great hobby growing". Well said, George, well said. This is something that has been on my mind a lot lately, as I am the resident "webmaster", flyer-maker, etc. for the Louisville Area Soaring Society. We are a relatively small club -- we number into the 40s on paper, but hav

[RCSE] Seeing his post the author realizes . . .

In a message dated 8/8/2005 2:17:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, Soaring@airage.com writes: AND FORGETS TO RIGHT CLICK TO ELIMINATE THE UNWANTED GIBBERISH!!! (jokes on me, I guess--it's easy to forget). >On my last post regarding this topic I expressed ignorance about the Mac. So just now

Re: [RCSE] Re: bad chatter problem

Are the HS-81's brand new? They have a habit of chattering around neutral after a while which can be er... postponed by spraying some tuner cleaner into the pot and exercising them for a bit. I learned this while flying RC Combat which is a much harder environment than sailplanes and gleaned the f

Re: [RCSE] Shocker 3-view, German F3B link

Ah yes, they get cut into smaller pieces by text wrapping, try these ones. I dont know the differences between the Freestyler and the Shocker but I thought these pages were more interesting for the construction technique. A couple of Shocker pictures at

Re: [RCSE] Re: bad chatter problem

I would suspect some of that chatter could be (electrically) generated by "by" the engraver... Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Brent - > > A good diagnostic tool for this can be a hand held vibratory engraver. Power > the system up and touch the receiver case with the vibrator. If it turns you >

Re: [RCSE] bad chatter problem

You've got a short in the antenna wire near the receiver.   Dan "Douglas, Brent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Ok, I'm trying to help a friend diagnose and hopefully resolve a chatterproblem... It's a standard GL, and it gets big chatter, full throw upand down, in different orientations. Only suspicio

Re: [RCSE] bad chatter problem

You might also consider the ambient testing environment, local appliances, flourescent lighting etc can cause similar chatter... Quoting Doug McLaren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I don't know about the HS81s specifically, but some servos don't like > 6 volt battery packs, and chatter is the symptom, a

Re: [RCSE] bad chatter problem

I don't know about the HS81s specifically, but some servos don't like 6 volt battery packs, and chatter is the symptom, at least until the voltage drops a bit. (A 5 cell NiCd pack puts out about 7 volts at first.) http://www.hobbico.com/faq/product-faq.html#q109 http://rcflying.net/forums/printth

[RCSE] bad chatter problem fulll scale

Guys I know that several guys on this list a full scale jet jocks.so Yesterday descending from 35K - the pilot did not deploy the spoilers, but rather extended the LE slot and the flaps were 20+ degrees with a healthy nose down attitude. At that time a very loud medium freq vibration started.

[RCSE] Re: bad chatter problem

Brent -   A good diagnostic tool for this can be a hand held vibratory engraver. Power the system up and touch the receiver case with the vibrator. If it turns you on then you need to find a new hobby. If the system goes nuts then start checking further - replace the crystal, try it again, etc. I

[RCSE] Re: Text-only AOL posts--It can be done

On my last post regarding this topic I expressed ignorance about the Mac. So just now I tested a Mac post using AOL 5.0. It sent only text with no modifications needed. However, my older Mac G4 uses OS 9.2, so I can't run the latest AOL on it--the newer AOL is so much better that I do email o

Re: [RCSE] bad chatter problem

I agree. I sounds like a bad crystal. I've used 555's on 5 cells many times and I've never seen this happen. I have lots of planes with metal pushrods without a problem too. I've only seen this using FMA receivers where there's lots of carbon in the plane. In those cases I swap the receive

Re: [RCSE] bad chatter problem

It may be a case of the transmitter 'swamping' the rec If the TX is too close, it can over excite the rec front end. I suspect that this may be exagerated with the 5cell battery. Can he try a 4 cell instead? Why the 5 cell? If he is trying to get weight, use 4 bigger cells, or carry some lead.

[RCSE] Re: Estate Stuff

I've had the occasion to lose a number of hobby friends over the years and one thing has (fortunately) been in common - they've all made it known that their soaring and hobby stuff should be either given to certain folks or auctioned through their club. That may sound a bit morbid to some but

[RCSE] Test

Testing. 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 web based email such as Hotmail and AOL ar

[RCSE] bad chatter problem

Ok, I'm trying to help a friend diagnose and hopefully resolve a chatter problem... It's a standard GL, and it gets big chatter, full throw up and down, in different orientations. Only suspicious thing is that he used metal pushrods instead of the 1/4 inch balsa setup standard to the GL. We moved

[RCSE] Nats detailed scores

I am one of those that loves to go thru my detailed scores... At Nats Robin Meek filled up my USB-memory every day and finally I got them out with details I know how much work is involved in scores since I also do them in Norway (and flying like Robin) Thanks Robin!! And offcourse all others in

[RCSE] Re: Text-only AOL posts--It can be done

Greetings AOL users using a PC and possibly other ISP users as well, To write your AOL message in text only: 1. Place the cursor in the text of the message. 2. Right-click the mouse. A list will pop up on your screen. 3. Scroll to the bottom of the list and choose "Compose as Plain Text."

[RCSE] Re: [midwestslope] Wilson F3f August 20th.

I'll be there. -- Greg Smith Slope Soaring Resource http://www.slopeflyer.com US distributor for Wizard Compact II, Opus DS V, Majko, Airtech models and PCM Erwin 5 models. > From: Mike Bailey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 03:10:14 -0500 > To: , <

Re: [RCSE] Estate planning

Yes, very worthwhile. Very off topic. Perhaps a bit more valuable than others... Our RC stuff is very valuable to us personally, and it may have cost us a few tens of thousands. Bigger issues to worry about are the property, business, accounts, and equities that we may have acquired over the

[RCSE] [RCSE[ Estate Planning

Guys:       I am a practicing lawyer of the general practice persuasion, and when not making trouble on RCSE I do a significant amount of estate planning for "regular folks."       Some basic advice:        have a will   don't get sucked in by a "trust mill"--most people don't need a trus

[RCSE] OVSS Scores and DARTS This Weekend

Good Bubba Steve Siebenaler has updated the OVSS scores on on www.cincinnattisoaring.org at the scores page. Also, this weekend, we will be flying this weekend in Yellow Springs, Ohio at the DARTS field. Hopefully it will be as nice a weekend as what we just had. My new Grand Esprit made it's

[RCSE] OVSS Scores and DARTS This Weekend

Good Bubba Steve Siebenaler has updated the OVSS scores on on www.cincinnattisoaring.org at the scores page. Also, this weekend, we will be flying this weekend in Yellow Springs, Ohio at the DARTS field. Hopefully it will be as nice a weekend as what we just had. My new Grand Esprit made it's in

Re: [RCSE] Shocker 3-view, German F3B link

Lee, none of these seem to work, would like to see these if any changes are known. Marc - Original Message - From: "Les or Gypsy Stockley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Sunday, August 07, 2005 9:41 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Shocker 3-view, German F3B link > Theres quite a good write up o

[RCSE] stuff for sale

some additional items for sale.. all prices + shipping: LOLO alti logger.. lightly used.. $100.00 VAM 200 vario/altimeter (as imported by Gordy) $100.oo Eagle tree flight data recorder (NIB) $100.00 older Astro ni-cad charger analyzer

[RCSE] Fred Sage Addiction For Sale

Selling a Broken yet repairable Fred Sage 120" Addiction Fuselage was broken and wing has just alittle repair.. Plane comes with all 6 servos Hitec I think and 225mgs for the flaps this is a plane who in the right hands can fix it easy .. This was my Backup ship for Visilia last year.. price is 32