I'm flying 2 Aspires (brought 3 of them) and a Shadow Lite for dead air. I'll
fly them at the Masters and next years team selection. I really like the
planes. The Aspire will likely be available in the near future (no promise) and
the Shadow is a real sleeper (a lot of plane for the buck). I've
Checkout these websites for info:
f3jturkey.com, soarist.com and f3x.no
This W/C is the most impressive contest I've ever seen. The Turkish club spared
no expense to make their mark: "tents" that are more like semi-permanent
housing, security so good that you can leave your models assemble
You can switch between the two Tx antenna systems in less than a minute, so
I'm not sure mounting the 2.4 antenna on top of the 72 MHz collapsed Tx antenna
will save you much time. The actual 2.4 antenna can be mounted nearly anyway
you want, but you need to have the ability to keep it perpendic
I went to Turkey with Larry a few weeks ago and I liked everyone I met. Of
course, most of them were modelers and whats not to like about a model airplane
geek ? :) The point is, they were friendly, treated me with respect, and
really made a positive impression. I look forward to going back this
We had a great time at the Istanbul F3J EuroTour event. Europe runs monthly
F3J contests during the year hosted by participating countries much like the
monthly Southern Calif Soaring clubs and East Coast clubs competitions. I used
to fly EuroTour events with my flying buddies in the mid 90's an
If you're flying a 80 series with socks, you're probably used to windy
weather (and launching on an F3B winch with mono?).
Go with 3421's on the flaps and stab, 368's on the ail and rud. A rib
shaped piece of vertical grained balsa (1/8 inch) on either side of the servo
to
tie the top and bo
I think Tom Copp at f3x.com stocks them (thats where I bought mine). Check
the website.
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I wanted to thank the TPG club of San Diego for hosting a contest to benefit
the US F3J Team this past Sunday ( I wish I could have attended). It was
originally scheduled to be hosted in Riverside by the Inland Soaring Society,
but
was postponed due to weather.
Go to usf3jteam.com for merchan
Hi Robert,
Installation is pretty simple, but ground range testing is important. Follow
the instructions. My tips below are for JR systems with aux receivers
(satelite receivers).
In a DLG with a CF fuselage, simply poke the antenna through the sides of the
fuselage. You mentioned Larry Jolly
Hi Robert,
If it's any consolation, I sold all my VHF receivers and burned those
bridges. Now it's all JR 2.4 GHz
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Pike Perfect for sale: Red/White with red fuse. $1800 ready to fly (less Rx).
3421/368's. $1450 less servos. I'll fly it at the SWC (Phoenix) if you want
to pick it up there.
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I had two, but they sold fast. I still have a Futaba (9Z) Tx module on ch3
for $40
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I've been flying a Perfect on 50 MHz for awhile. I've been as far downwind as
I can see the plane with no problems. On all my planes (50MHz) I run a long
antenna (about 1.5m in length--close to 1/4 wavelength) that exits the fuse
near the left TE and is taped to the outside of the fuse. It exten
Ham Tx frequency modules for sale. Airtronics Stylus: Ch 3 and Ch 5. Futaba
9Z : Ch 3 $40 each includes shipping.
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I've been on 2.4 since September. No problems. Flew on 2.4 at the Visalia
contest and everything worked perfect (JR9303). I plan on flying the F3J world
champs next year on 2.4. I guess that means I'm sold on the technology. I think
I'll be posting some VHF stuff for sale soon (real cheap).
One
Hi Mike,
The Supra and Onyx are totally different planes. If its just for California
conditions (AMA TD), the Onyx is fine. The Supra is a better plane if you're
going to demand some degree of performance (usually not required for Calif AMA
TD) and it comes at a price. If it were me, I'd seriou
The Magnum 12 was a big, old, lumbering 12-footer. The Grand Esprit was a
prettier plane. Never built one for myself because I liked my 12 foot Soarcraft
604 better. Of the big winged planes, the Legionair would have been a better
choice (just guessing since I never flew one). A year or so later
I think I have the plans laying around somewhere if that helps. My high
school part time job was building Hugh Stock's (Soarcraft president) show
planes in
the mid-70's, so I built a couple Magnum 12's.
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In a message dated 3/13/2006 12:09:03 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, Corey
Groves writes:
The Tx
is my old workhorse, a 9Z and I would change it so that thecrow was always
on the slider and the camber was always on the stick(opposite to current).
I agree, I have seen too many accidentsin
Fazer for sale (Red and Black NIB) $1100. I wound up with 2 of them, but
only need the one I'm flying (I could part with that one if someone needed a
Fazer ready-to-fly. It's Green and Red. D368's with Greening mounts).
Ben Clerx
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In a message dated 10/23/2005 8:50:27 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
Soaring@airage.com writes:
I was
looking at some photos from Nats 2005 and noticed that Tom Kiesling's
plane has all 4 pushrods on the outside of the top wing
surface. I wonder if Tom and/or others could explain the
Buchele 1/4 scale Nimbus 4 , approx 18-20 ft span (I forgot), Ready to fly
(just drop in your own receiver). Rud/Elev, Ail, Spoil, Retracts w/wheel
brakes, Aerotow release, Obecchi/Foam, Built by Rick Briggs. Best flying
scale ship I've owned. Email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
for photo/details. A st
Hi Tom
I haven't used a slider for camber control in over 10 years (since the
Airtronics Vision). For a given angle of attack there is only one flap setting
that will result in minimum drag, be it positive camber for high AOA or negative
camber (reflex) for lower AOA's.
Airfoils obviously
NIB Orfa ASW-22B for sale: $1000. All molded. 4.9m span (16 ft). 2-piece wing with detachable winglets. Includes custom wing bags. I'll cover FedEx.
Ben Clerx
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Stratos SL X-tail for sale: $950 with quilted wing and fuselage bags, Greening wing servo mounts (JR D368's bolt in), and FedEx shipping. Yellow/ Red bottom. Not a scratch on it. Used only for F3J team selection. $70 per D368 servo if you want the servos left in.
Ben Clerx
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Check out the F3X.COM website "consignment" page for moldies for sale (some are RTF). I have a Pike Plus Light (CF D-tube, 2 piece V-tail, Red/Black) listed there. What I don't have listed anywhere yet (since it's my current contest ship) is a Zenith (carbon, red/black) with or without 4 or 6 digit
To clear up another misunderstanding: L/D (and the proper speed) are in the
operations manual of every powered (prop and jet) aircraft. It does not need
to be calculated by an "experienced glider pilot". All jet airliner flights
end in a 100 mile glide (interrupted only by ATC level offs), so
Jets can and do soar. Every jet (airliner) flight usually ends in a 100 mile
power off glide, often deploying spoilers just to get the thing down. The
DC-10 has an L/D of nearly 15 to 1, better than a lot of model gliders. Of
course max L/D occurs at around 220 kts (varies with weight for a giv
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