I just finished this. It's a Goldberg Shoestring, engine is an OS .26 FS (4 Stroke) with a Top Flight 10 x 3.5 prop, homemade 2.2 ounce fuel tank and only...
The Shoestring is very nice. I wish my winter project was that far along. "Brodak Legacy" However, there are at least two more months till flying weather here...
Very pretty plane, clflyer2. Let us know how she flies! Rick "Kindly replace all spinner divots!" ... From: clflyer2 I just finished this. [Non-text portions...
Nice! For those of us who've been out in the woods too long, how about some info on the throttle details... Dennis Leonhardi Apex, NC ... From: "clflyer2"...
... have ... Hello Bill; Real nice ship. Be sure to bring it to the Ice-O- Lated contest if you can. One of these days I would like to scratch build all of the...
... Goldberg had four profile sport planes, of which two did fly nicely. The Shoestring probably was "best" at most CL flying chores it could handle compared...
The Cosmic Wind is a very nice flyer. Had one several years ago and flew it quite regularly with a variety of engines, primarily a Johnson Stunt Supreme. I...
LOL, Kiwi... "different strokes for different folks"? My Cosmic Wind flew beautifully (it was a personal fav for several years) and I felt it handled better...
... and flew it ... Goodyear ... Hello Dennis; The Ice-O-Lated contest is our annual February stunt contest here in St.Louis. I think it's the last Sunday in...
Dan, I'm planning on trying it out there. But you know how the weather can be and it's a long drive. I usually decide on the trip on Saturday morning. I am...
Does anyone here know of a good index for AeroModeller and/or other magazines? I had a few URLs for some that David Livesay put together, but they were...
I have hard copy indexes for the Model Airplane news the Airtrails and Flying models lines. I have never seen any for Aero Modeller in hard copy or on line. ...
Can I use a battery rated for 2V on a glow plug rated for 1.5V without doing it any harm? Will it make the plug hotter and help with starting? Thanks....
... It will make the plug hotter, and maybe burn it out. With modern 1.5 volt batteries being as good as they are, I'd see no reason to revert to a pre-WWII...
No. Do not mix 1.5 volt glow plugs with 2.0 volt batteries. If you apply a fully charged Lead Acid batt. (2.0 volts) to a DRY Fox or other Manufactures 1.5...
Hi Nick! It's really great to hear from you! Sorry to hear about your colds, hopefully you're over that for a while! We've been flying up at that circle by...
Mike, Thanks for msging me. I have been out of things for a bit. In response to your msg; I think the Brodak might be a good engine for the Thunderbird....
In a message dated 2/7/03 1:14:26 PM Central Standard Time, ... I did this for years but there is a risk of burning out a plug. Bob Furr. [Non-text portions of...
I have always used a 2volt "cyclon" cell with no problems. However the plugs I tend to use (rossi or firepower) are shown as OK with 1.5 to 2 volt on the...
... with ... The two volts will usually burn out the standard 1.5 volt rated plugs. Especially if you do not get the battery disconnected very quickly after...
There is nothing wrong at all using a 2 volt battery!!! I use a 2 volt 12.5Ah gell cell on all my plugs. I also use a very heavy duty cable used for car sound...
We are going to have a money contest Aug. 30-31..$1000.00 first $400.00 sec and $200.00 third GUARANTEED MONEY NOT PRO-RATED BY ENTRIES. F2D equip./ 1 plane,(...
In a message dated 2/11/03 1:25:59 PM Central Standard Time, ... I am sure I will have people send me hate mail for this but I wanted to point out something...
... 52 ft ... circles, ... 50.00 ... wanted to point ... reviewing my ... said yes... ... like ... (State Farm) ... owner ... modeling ... homeowners wont. and...
Hey ya'll, well I'm finally getting settled in and have started to get the airplanes back into flying condition. Unfortunately, I am going to have to rebuild...
All racing in Fl. is done under the NCLRA rules go to the NCLRA web page www.nclra.org for the latest rules Next contest will be the spring fling at flagler...
A friend of mine is trying to track down a former CL flier named Roger Green, or, alternatively, fliers named G. Marenka or Mike Kresan. All of these folks...
... to ... know . ... Interesting, There is a club, The Utah State Aeromodelors, which has been around a long time. Meetings are held the first monday night of...
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