Re: [RCSE] EZ glider setup?

2008-02-08 Thread Martin Usher
Mine didn't come with a hook, where is the best position? There's a plastic plate for the hook mount. Most people drill a small hole a few mm forward of the end of the plate and slightly offset and stick a 'L' shaped metal hook in there. The offset is to allow the hook to be glued to a

Re: [RCSE] EZ glider setup?

2008-02-08 Thread Lincoln Ross
Per Fritz Bien's suggestion, I drilled a hole in mine behind the existing hook and glued in a dowel.with CA (mine is 5/16 dia, not sure what Fritz used). Then I drilled a hole in the dowel and screwed in one of those rebent cup hook with wood thread towhooks. Mine is about 1/4 aft of the

[RCSE] EZ glider setup?

2008-02-07 Thread aero22
So what's legal for EZ gliders? Sanding mold bumps? Protecting leading edges with tape? Can we make the control surfaces larger??? I find the response to be sluggish.. I am running a 2 cell lipo on the stock motor setup, climb is not fantastic, but good enough, what is the consensus for the best

RE: [RCSE] EZ glider setup?

2008-02-07 Thread Tom Copp
To: soaring@airage.com Subject: [RCSE] EZ glider setup? So what's legal for EZ gliders? Sanding mold bumps? Protecting leading edges with tape? Can we make the control surfaces larger??? I find the response to be sluggish.. I am running a 2 cell lipo on the stock motor setup, climb is not fantastic

Re: [RCSE] EZ glider setup?

2008-02-07 Thread aero22
: [RCSE] EZ glider setup? Out West we: Can sand bumps but keep them visible. Haven't noticed any improvement in flight. LE with tape is OK. Taps as a single layer and not 100 plies for changing the airfoil. Stock Control size only. Carbon spar OK Move Tow hook. We normalize the carbon spar