Sorry, not soaring related, but captures the feeling of flying very well:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk81TsW9Xdg
Arne
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On Mon, 3 Mar 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The obvious good location would be in the fin since they are usually
fiberglass above the stab. There is a limit to how long the aux reciever
extension
There was a thread in RCGroups recently that showed how sattellite
receivers were mounted at
On Sat, 21 Oct 2006, Martin Usher wrote:
Go to Target and buy an inverter for your car that will convert the 12v power
to 120volt. Their price varies from $30 to $50. Its better to get a larger
than a smaller one (i.e. avoid the 100 watt one, go for a 200 or 400w one).
One must be careful
Hi!
I was reading Bruce Schneiers fresh Crypto-Gram and found a very
interesting article about how to transport expensive cameras in planes
when the cameras must be checked in.
http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0610.html
Read the article Expensive Cameras in Checked Luggage. Basically,
On Tue, 17 Oct 2006, Brian Molloy wrote:
I ordered one for handlaunch (use a standard stopwatch for thermal
duration), and just received mine in the mail yesterday. Very, very
easy to operate. For multiple DHLG flights you only have to hit one
button for each landing and relaunch (stores up
Not very scale flying. But it circles nicely in the thermal :)
http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_Alenia_C-27_Spartan-Airline_Italy_-_Air_Force_Aviation_Video-2178.html
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On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Ben Wilson wrote:
mean new people, but also some new ideas - and I'll give an ear to just
about anyone who has an idea that might help me put more people in my club
and more planes in the air.
(Young) people are unaware that such thing as R/C soaring exists. It might
Hi!
Spotted this in September issue of IEEE Spectrum:
http://home.cyber.ee/arne/bd.jpg
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Sorry, no glider content - http://media.putfile.com/Wing-Failure
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On Thu, 3 Aug 2006, Jim McCarthy wrote:
I may have jumped the gun. There should be one more round in junior and senior
classes flown tomorrow am. Keep your fingers crossed. Go Juniors!!
If you look at the starting lists they have starting lists for 10 rounds
for juniors and 11 rounds
- Original Message - From: Tom Broeski [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Looking for a source for 1/2 AAA nimh HL battery packs
Hi Tom!
Fellow DLG-er is offering some nice, purpose built packs:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=5586138postcount=1
regards,
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On Sat, 27 May 2006, Bill Johns wrote:
On May 27, 2006, at 3:00 PM, Jim Laurel wrote:
Years ago I would have
suggested a Highlander, but they are no more and there don't seem to
be any really credible (i.e., decent performing) foamies.
Speaking of Highlanders That's what I learned
On Fri, 28 Apr 2006, Jeff Thompson wrote:
Case in point: A couple of weeks ago I had to replace a compressor for a new
Ductless-Split air conditioner (those little rectangular Japanese A/C's like
Samsung, Mitsubishi, etc.) Someone had cut the refrigerant lines in order to
steal maybe $1
Hi!
I'm building RDS for SuperGee wing and would like to know what others have
been used for pocket material. I have one wing where I used some
countertop material from furniture shop. After one year of heavy usage
there is some slop near the neutral and it seems to be in the pocket.
I
On Fri, 17 Mar 2006, D.S. wrote:
Thanks for the info Phil. That doesn't work for me either. I did manage
My experience with soaring-request@airage.com processor is that it needs
a valid command in the first line. I have a habit to start e-mails with
few empty lines, so they look better in
Hi!
Must get new battery for TX. Current one is down to 500mAh (from 750mAh)
and lasts only for 2.5 hours. I can get 1100 mAh NiCd or 1650 mAh NiMH
(both Sanyo) at the same price. Which one is better for TX?
Arne
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On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, Bill Swingle wrote:
Each will work fine for the TX.
How will you charge it?
I have Reflex charger that does peak prediction (same chip that is inside
Sirius chargers), but it will only output 650mA max. I've heard that NiMH
cells do not like too low charging current
On Fri, 17 Feb 2006, Michael Neverdosky wrote:
I think I got off by a power of ten so things are not as bad as my
numbers make it but the idea of checking to see what is really needed
so I can use enough wire without just throwing more wire at it is
sound.
Anybody know the full stall current
On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Also there is no town called Krypton in the current Cz Republic, I google it
and found nothing.
Czech Republic is a nice place and home of many nice planes, but don't
take the glory away from Ukrainians. The Supra is manufactured in Ukraina.
On Wed, 9 Nov 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Still looking for some rules of thumb regarding compatibility. Got a 20-year
old glass/glassed-wood fuse that, best guess, is polyester, and I may have to
do some minor repairs/filling on it here and there. I don't use stinky
polyester, the wife
http://nakotne.com/e107_plugins/kig_menu/index.php?view=imageimageId=795
The engine is from old Russian chainsaw Druzhba (Friendship).
regards,
Arne
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Hi!
How feasible would it be to replace the pylons that are used in F3B and
F3F, with automated radio pylons? Are there any projects or attempts in
this direction? Quick googling did not give any results.
I thought about system where each plane has a transmitter with unique code
and at
Hi!
I had never seen a F3B competition before and since the WC was held so
close I decided that this is a perfect oportunity to see what it is all
about. I spent there four days (from Tuesday to Friday) and made more than
1500 pictures. At the end of the second day I learned to use the
On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, Steve Meyer wrote:
How does one make a MOV play at twice the size? A little small at 1280x1024.
On Windows Ctrl-2 is double size and Ctrl-3 fills the screen.
Arne
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On Thu, 12 May 2005, Kent Miller wrote:
I have an LET ASW 28 that had one of the servos snap a gear. It is a
Graupner C261. I need a set of gears or a replacement servo. A Graupner C121
Graupner C261 is same servo as JR S241.
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On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Simon Van Leeuwen wrote:
pin/socket designs meant for lots of plugging and unplugging. I can supply PN's
if you are rolling your own.
Any suggestions for DLG wing connector, where you only need four pins and
the light weight is important?
regards,
Arne
PS. I just looked at
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Arne Ansper wrote:
Any suggestions for DLG wing connector, where you only need four pins and the
light weight is important?
I got an idea. Get a pair of sub-D connectors with solder cups, like those
here:
http://img-europe.electrocomponents.com/largeimages/C447702-01.jpg
On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, Simon Van Leeuwen wrote:
accomplished with wire-to-board connector systems and similar breakaway
headers that are 2mm spacing (Milli Grid);
http://www.molex.com/customer.html?supplierPN=50394,51110:87089
They do not list the number of minimal guaranteed mating cycles there.
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005, Jim Prouty wrote:
I have a project that will use a lot of mylar and I'd like to find it as
inexpensive as possible. Needs to be .014 thick if possible.
Check the places that make plastic packages: the folded transparent ones.
1x1.2 meter sheet of polyester film cost me ~
Hi!
On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Dan Kitching wrote:
Maybe I missed an earlier post of yours, but pray tell, what is this
mysterious compressor of yours?
I'm considering a purchase of a 1/3hp Embraco compressor (refrigerator
compressor) to serve double duty as a quiet compressor for my airbrushing and
Hi!
Is the Airtronics 94091Z good servo? Numbers look good, but what about
gear slop and strength? I would like to use it on the DLG rudder and
elevator.
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Somewhere out there on one of the groups, there was a discussion of sanding
mylars at the LE for vacuum bagging to help it conform better to the LE
radius.
Original post from SALglider list by Mark Drela:
From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Jul 23 12:51:06 2004
On Wed, 22 Dec 2004, Scobie Puchtler wrote:
He'll be needing a full range RX in the sub 10 gram range, similar in size
and weight to an FMA M5 or Berg. Can anyone help me out with sources,
information, experience?
Schulze: http://www.schulze-elektronik-gmbh.com/ 435 is a twin of Berg
Hi!
Martin Kopplow has developed really nice technique. He prints directly on
kevlar. Check out his tailfeathers on the link below (you must join the
SALglider group in Yahoo to see them).
Arne
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On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Bill Rakozy wrote:
The Tragi 705 X-tail caught my eye at Visalia and I would appreciate hearing
from those who fly one. (Build quality is in a class by itself!)
Could you give me some TD performance feedback on the current version of the
Tragi 705 X-tail (carbon). To include
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004, Tom Watson wrote:
The site should be called El Bustedlinko Concepts 'cause half of the links
(including the MD80 landing) are dead...
It's still useful. Get the missing filename, replace %20 with spaces,
remove the filename extensions and Google. First match contains:
On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Simon Van Leeuwen wrote:
Hi Anker,
As you are refering to the transmitter antenna, you can include your body and
the surrounding ground making up the GNDplane. As a result, the premise that
the worst point of radiation os off the end of (directly in line) the antenna
element
Hi!
I crashed my plane do to insufficiently charged battery and decided to
build low battery alarm. I looked around and there seem to be two kind of
alarms: with LEDs and with buzzer (and some of them have both).
What kind do you preffer? I found very simple and cheap schematics
Hi!
The field that I'm using is located quite close to the sea (8 km). I have
noticed that even on a very good days, the clouds appear to be much
bigger and last much longer further away from sea. What is your
experience? Are the thermals stronger away from sea?
Arne
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Hi!
I'm looking for Multiplex Cockpit MM manual in downloadable form. So far I
have found addendum for Cockpit version 2.0 and manual for Royal Evo.
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I'm working up a minimalist pod and boom 2M and in order to further reduce
the size of the pod thought I would put the receiver in the wing as the
wing is rather large and there is plenty of room for the receiver in
there. It's a 3-piece wing, though, and the center panel is only 20 so I
Has anyone here given thought on this thread that controls stick position
at the transmiter doesn't really tell you anything at all about actual
control throws at the surface of the model? Linkage, horn length, slop,
flex, servo type and other variations wilklhave an effect on actual throw.
Oy, now you're talking about actually *controlling* with the computer? I
mean, that would be fun, and it's definitely possible, but that's some
wicked klunky.
In that case, I think you'd want to start with a Palm and write a custom
app to talk to a custom-built Tx module with sticks for
hi!
i remember that i read sometime from somewhere that it's a good idea to
prime the white foam wing core before fiberglassing it. if i remember
correctly it was white glue or aliphatic resin (perhaps thinned with
water) that was recommended. anybody can comment is it useful or
necessary?
hi!
i have some trouble with fiberglassed balsa winglets.
take a look at http://home.cyber.ee/arne/winglets/winglets.html. first
picture shows the bubbles that are troubling me. what should i do with
them? cut open and put some CA under the skin? or just leave as they are?
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Hi!
What kind of slope (how big and steep) is required for Gentle Lady? Or is
it impossible or pointless at all? I just attempted to fly mine on the
biggest local slope and was lucky enough to get it back undestroyed. The
slope is steep and quite low (about 15 meter high), the wind was strong
hi!
simple question: why are ailerons top-hinged? i have two explanations:
1) they look better this way
2) since the pushrod is usually on the lower side of wing one can use
shorter control horn (by the thickness of the aileron), to achieve same
throw that helps to reduce drag somewhat.
I went to the selig website to look up some airfoils and the polars are
completely greek to me. How do you interpret the data? Is there any
take a look at http://members.tripod.de/MartinHepperle/Airfoils/howdoi.htm
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It's usually because ailerons have more upward deflection than downward,
especially in a crow or spoileron setup. Having the hinge on top allows for
yes, right. i didn't think about it. thank you very much.
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