[RCSE] FS: Slope and electric stuff

2006-01-08 Thread Greg Smith
Hi All, Been working on organizing the shop and found a few items that should go. I am posting them here for a couple of days before they go on eBay. Cavazos Slope Scale P-51B - Brand New in the box. This is a full kit. It is an Electric version but could just as easily be built as a sloper. The

[RCSE] FS: Nikon D100 and Nikon 70-300 to Photograph Your Sailplanes

2006-01-08 Thread Greg Smith
Hi Guys, With all the DSLR discussions and because this camera has almost exclusively been used to photograph sailplanes it seemed appropriate to post it here before I put it up on eBay. Here is a chance to take sailplane photographs with the same camera that I used to shoot dozens of photos publ

RE: [RCSE] Shipping to Canada - WAS: Vender Disappointment

2006-01-08 Thread Winch
Because bureaucratic costs and delays often makes it a losing proposition. By the way UPS/Fedex/DHL are no better as they hit you with outrageous "brokerage" fees. Phil -Original Message- From: Dan Kitching [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 8, 2006 8:45 PM To: RC Soaring Exchange Su

Re: [RCSE] Shipping to Canada - WAS: Vender Disappointment

2006-01-08 Thread Dan Kitching
And why is that? Put the address on the box, take it to the post office. Fill out the way bill, pay the fee, and say goodbye to it. Dan George L Meyers wrote: I initially thought it was strange that you had USA mailing address but then I remembered that I wanted to mail a package to a fr

[RCSE] Hosemonster odd bungee blow out.

2006-01-08 Thread junk1
Another Hosemonster bungee blow out. I have another batch of odd sized zip starts. I have 2- 1/4" ID x 5/8" OD x 11' sections of rubber with connectors rings and 25' of heavy launch line. These zip starts are suitable for launching very large EDF's, or slopers needing up to 50lbs. of launch force

Re: [RCSE] Vender Disappointment - Rant Follows

2006-01-08 Thread George L Meyers
I initially thought it was strange that you had USA mailing address but then I remembered that I wanted to mail a package to a friend in Alberta. I found that Canada is not a user friendly place to send international mail. This might not seem like a big thing but I have a USA mailbox which cal

Re: [RCSE] Vender Disappointment - Rant Follows

2006-01-08 Thread Tom Broeski
Phil, What name was on the pen and how was it written? You might be able to narrow it down. I know of no small vendors (only some magazines) that sell names. It is usually a big no no and not worth the risk. I get pens like that just because I have a mailing address, and not because a vendo

[RCSE] Aegea 2 Meter (WANTED)

2006-01-08 Thread Steve
Thought I never would have to have a 2 meter again... Oh well. Anybody making wings or tail surfaces for Aegea? I need to assemble a simple 2 meter for the NATS. Perhaps an oversized XP4. Steve Meyer SOAR, LSF IV RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe"

[RCSE] Re: "New Ky DS Record Set Today in Frankfort!"

2006-01-08 Thread Cubby Boy
I might be vacationing in Frankfort Michigan this summer. I was hoping you guys could tell me a good place in the lower part of the Sleeping bear park to slope soar. Thanks! -- Cubby Boy Cubby Boy's Profile: http://www.r

[RCSE] Phil Pearson To Talk To Seattle Area Soaring Society Club Jan 9th

2006-01-08 Thread Adam Weston
Don't miss Part 1 of Phil Pearson's presentation to the SASS club at the club's January 9th meeting.  Phil is making a slide presentation taking you inside the workings of his work shop.  The focus of the talk will be on how HLG's are made and how you can do it yourself at home (with enough dilige

RE: [RCSE] Sorely Disappointed

2006-01-08 Thread Marc Gellart
But there was hell of a B-1 fly by in full burner, too bad the camera just about missed it. Too bad those darn tea-sipps won that football game, I am not an USC fan, but the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Marc Sent with Wireless Sync from Verizon Wireless Original Message From: "

[RCSE] Winch lauching glider setting (answer to Mark)

2006-01-08 Thread Loïc Debisschop
Very interesting thread ! Mark, are you working on a simulation model for the winch launch ? Such a tool would allow us to optimize this very important flight phase in various conditions. In real world the air is different each time you launch, so it is very hard to know after a good launch if you

[RCSE] Winch launch glider settings

2006-01-08 Thread Loïc Debisschop
Very interesting thread ! Mark, are you working on a simulation model for the winch launch ? Such a tool would allow us to optimize this very important flight phase in various conditions. In real world the air is different each time you launch, so it is very hard to know after a good launch if you

Re: [RCSE] Tools

2006-01-08 Thread MSu1049321
By far the one I use most is a 3m sanding sponge, the one with multiple grits on each side, and lately the longer ones. Just amazingly flexible tools for shaping wood and foam, as well as the cleanup work I had to do on a fiberglass fuse... the way the stiff sponge will follow an inside or outsid

[RCSE] Vender Disappointment - Rant Follows

2006-01-08 Thread Winch
I've always been treated very well by the venders in our hobby however recently someone sold their mailing list to a junk mailer. This might not seem like a big thing but I have a USA mailbox which calls me when I have a parcel come in. They charge a reasonable $2.50 for this service. You can im

[RCSE] Favorite tool

2006-01-08 Thread David Schat
Can't decide between the bottle opener or the cold cup 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 s

Re: [RCSE] RE: What is your favorite tool for building?

2006-01-08 Thread WronRange
My favorite tool for building is a good friend Al Clark.  All I have to do is store a plane for him for a few months or years, he then buys it back and builds it.  (He builds to near perfection.)  Then he will fly it once or twice to check it out,and trim it, then sell back to me for a price that

[RCSE] Brookville - a tale of 2 winds....

2006-01-08 Thread Brent
I just rolled back into Dayton after 3 hours at Brookville (IN) Dam. It started off almost perfect for light foam, Zagis and Biz's, then it just died. For about 30 minutes, the only ships that were really working were a scale Discus(?) and a 5oz Alula. Then, Round 2 started. I think Ed Franz c

Re: [RCSE] Tools

2006-01-08 Thread Charles Eaton
Hey, I'm in the same club with Dave and still don't understand him at times. He comes up with words like "tuppence" "sixpence" and "Tallyho" (now that's a word I can deal with). PS - he's quite the builder. - Original Message - From: "George Voss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [RCSE] A New Year's Resolution

2006-01-08 Thread S Meyer
The coroplast plane boxes work well, they can be stacked or stood on end. Some can hold as many as 3 planes, (depending on what you fly). I miss the one Sneidley made for me, I shipped it with a plane I sold. Have too many planes for the space I have, so it's time to sell and build some coro

[RCSE] Aegea 2 Meter (WANTED)

2006-01-08 Thread S Meyer
Thought I never would have to have a 2 meter again... Oh well. Anybody making wings or tail surfaces for Aegea? I need to assemble a simple 2 meter for the NATS. Perhaps an oversized XP4. Steve Meyer SOAR, LSF IV RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe"

[RCSE] Many new R/C Soaring shirts added - LINK

2006-01-08 Thread Tom Rent
Get ready for 2006. PREVIEW HERE: http://users.goldengate.net/~tmrent/soar/soaringgoods.htm Here is what a recent customer wrote: dhable of Oshkosh Wisconsin: "I just received a shirt I ordered from above, and I love it!. In addition to the stock shirt offerings, the abo

RE: [RCSE] A New Year's Resolution

2006-01-08 Thread Sheldon-YNT uDesign
Racks, hanging down from the rafters in the garage might be the way to go? I do that for storage of wood & other things in my garage and for my planes in the basement. I don't keep my planes in the garage due to the extreme temp changes (Rochester, NY) and keep them in the basement instead. -Sheld

[RCSE] A New Year's Resolution

2006-01-08 Thread Dudley Dufort
Too many planes, too little space. I'm looking for some innovative ideas in storage. I simple must get my garage under control. I have planes in boxes, bags and parts thereof floating around loose. I have the garage equivalent of a Rubic's Cube. I have to move three items just to get to on

[RCSE] RE: What is your favorite tool for building?

2006-01-08 Thread Nathan Woods
My favorite tool is the custom height work bench I built for myself. The table top is at 52" off the floor, and I never have to hunch over again! (And yes, I'm fairly tall at 6'-7" - that's a full 2 meters for our metric friends). Second to that is my Xacto blade, then my Dremel, and fourth is a

RE: [RCSE] Tools

2006-01-08 Thread George Voss
Dave, welcome to the fold. Your heritage is fairly obvious by simply reading the first sentence. Those of us who were born in the US noticed the 'tuppence." and we are happy to have you along! This is a great hobby and we welcome you to the fold. BTW, RES, Scale, slope, thermal, DLG, F3(whateve

[RCSE] Almost Sailplane Related

2006-01-08 Thread Tom Nagel
    Browsing the new books at the local library I came across a novel with a title that called out to me:       "The Art of Uncontrolled Flight"  by Kim Ponders (2005)       Kim is one of the first female  USAF pilots to fly in a war zone.  This is her first novel.  It has nothing to do wit

[RCSE] Soaring at the Blimp Dome

2006-01-08 Thread Tom Nagel
    This is a report on the bi-weekly indoor flying events in Columbus, Ohio.  We fly 9 to 12 pm in an inflated golf dome on the east side of town every other Saturdaynight.       And yes, this story is soaring related.       First of all, indoor flying is a helpful treatment for those of u

Re: [RCSE] Antenna Article

2006-01-08 Thread Jack Strother
THANKS Sheldon !!! Really Kool Data. I appreciate the link Jack At 11:37 PM 1/7/2006, Sheldon-YNT uDesign wrote: One of our local Heli guys came across the link below and I thought I'd pass it on...Interesting reading   http://www.rc-cam.com/ant_exp.htm     -Sheldon-   Disclaimer: Regardless of