... They are available from Radio Control Modeler Magazine plan service for $7.50. Plan #1297 See web page: http://www.rcmmagazine.com/store/media/plans.gif...
Yesterday, April 18, was an unusally good lift day here in New Jersey. For the last year, the longest flight I could get with my 4 ounce 35" span bug was 5:25...
I was or should I say...am lucky enough to get ahold of a carbon bug kit. More money of course then what it would be if I were to just go build it. But no...
Jeff, Mine weighs 1.5 ounces - almost exactly the same as yours. Is yours an extended wing (34") or a stock span (29")? John ... [Non-text portions of this...
My wings weigh 32gr. and 39gr. Both are 30". I consider both way, way to heavy. Stay tuned... Shortly I will publish my new planes. The whole, finished...
I don't know if I'd build one but I've always been interested in Winch systems. I've never seen one used. your micro winch sounds easy to build. and use. How...
Thinking about building a BUG. I built one the month they came out in RCM, but never flew it. I sold it to a fellow in Cali. I have wished I would have...
Hi folks: Has anyone heard whether RCM plans on selling their plans library. As you may recall, Bill Northrop, Model Builder founder, bought MB plans library...
John: This is from the October (2005) issue of Model Retailer magazine . . . "RCM publishes last issue Longtime radio-control flying enthusiast magazine *R/C...
... Unless you need spare parts and don't have the plane, I would suggest that you move up to the QFII. I have built both The Bug and the QFII. The QFII is a...
There are other higher performing hlg's and there are places on the net to promote them but this group is for those who want to build the Bug. Personally I...
I for one appreciated the info on the QFII and if you had posted some place else I might have missed it. I've been kinda looking for something about that size...
The QFII is about 45% larger and 75% heavier than the Bug. Your comparing apples and oranges. John Gallagher (Bug group moderator) ... and is of similar size...
John And don't forget that the same percentages apply to the fact that the designer is, at minimum, 45-75 % more available on line for questions, and you can...
John, You obviously are enthusiastic about the QFII. Instead of trying to turn this into the QFII group why don't you setup a yahoo group for the QFII? It's...
In the recent past there have been many people who have tried to use this group to promote things. We've had mortgage companies, credit card companies, and...
I just looked back some post's and found several post's (listed below) and some replies Off Topic. All went unchallenged. There could have been more. I saw...
Thanks to Trizzle777 for uploading his Bug video. It's in the files section at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BugHLG/files/ Bug TH Moonachie.wmv This is the...
Wow- now it's almost a year later... You wanted to hear how this next project went. Here goes: I finished "Bug 2" by Summer 2005. Final weight was 83.3 g....
Finally I dont build a Bug!!!! The plans are only avaible on RCM web site. They only send them by post.They dont sell them by web. For me in Italy sended plans...
Man, it's been forever since I've posted to this group. I built a bunch of Bugs back in 2001/2, including the Ex-Bug posted to this group and signed by Joe...
To All, Now that RCM has gone belly up, what happened to the Copyright Restrictions on the plans that bear the "RCM" Copyright ??? Has anyone purchased or...
I believe the plan service is still operating, right? ... From: David Fitch To: BugHLG@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:27 AM Subject:...
The Plans are still being sold from the same source (a sub-company of RCM). The copyrights are still held by the original designers. RCM sells the plan and...