I new that Airfoil looked familer ( HN-216) Funny I got 2 of these F3B Ships from China they look Real Nice Called a Zoom Glider or Chico in the USA and I just...
Michael Morjoseph
mmorjoseph@...
Feb 1, 2008 9:04 am
153897
Looked like Michael is right. According to Profili, it's VERY similar to the RG-15. I checked it out at re*sqrt(CL)=100k and 150k. (That is, equivalent to a...
Lincoln Ross
lincolnr@...
Feb 1, 2008 1:49 pm
153898
Gentlemen, I would like your feedback on something I created last season in a bit of a whim. I have been competing at various TD tasks in the Northwest over...
David Webb
webbsolution@...
Feb 1, 2008 2:28 pm
153899
For over 25 years, I used a system that prevented launching unless both the transmitter and receiver were own. Basically, it was a capture tow hook that had...
Chuck Anderson
chucka371@...
Feb 1, 2008 3:17 pm
153900
Hey all, I've been flying slope a lot lately, and as a result, I have been making a few slope related items. One such item is a ballast slug mold. I know...
winchdoc@...
Feb 1, 2008 3:24 pm
153901
David, Launching without turning the transmitter on is a symptom of a greater problem. You must build a routine that you consistently follow each and every...
Anker Berg-Sonne
Anker@...
Feb 1, 2008 3:32 pm
153902
My best flights are when I forget to turn on :-)))) David Webb <webbsolution@...> wrote: Gentlemen, I would like your feedback on something I created...
Craig Allen
craigdallen@...
Feb 1, 2008 3:49 pm
153903
Richard, Norbert Habe's database (www.habebert.com) has a little summary data of all the airfoils he has designed, from HN-003 to HN-1091. The HN-216 is not...
tony estep
tonyestep@...
Feb 1, 2008 4:15 pm
153904
I'll take 2 ... From: "David Webb" <webbsolution@...> ... RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe"...
david.jensen@...
Feb 1, 2008 4:24 pm
153905
Well let's see. I'm at a contest and another pilot on my frequency is flying. His setup is (of course) far different than mine. I pick up my plane to do...
Mark Howard
mhoward@...
Feb 1, 2008 5:31 pm
153906
They fly good not great. I would compare it to a heavy RNR late 90's moldie with a fast airfoil like the RG15. It is not a floater like a 7037 but all in all...
B B
b_rad2cool@...
Feb 1, 2008 5:58 pm
153907
No flying here today -- it snowed 8" last night. My high-school son had a snow day off school, so we XC skied through the back yards of our neighborhood for...
tony estep
tonyestep@...
Feb 1, 2008 6:21 pm
153908
In another 1970's story, Rick Norwood, of the Soaring Union of Los Angles (SULA), launched a Javelin Open class ship and did an active zoom-type launch at the...
chris@...
Feb 1, 2008 6:30 pm
153909
sounds like a great day with your son & mother nature, glad to hear it Tony. (don't get any better then that!) we've been getting a ton of lake effect snow...
davidhauch@...
Feb 1, 2008 7:49 pm
153910
Are these the same guys that had an issue with what end of the chute to use last week and needed the colored rings? Tom ... From: Anker Berg-Sonne...
Tom Copp
tom@...
Feb 1, 2008 7:54 pm
153911
... Not only that, but if your plane is ever tilted at that angle as you carry it to or put it into your car, it may turn itself on when you don't expect it,...
Doug McLaren
dougmc@...
Feb 1, 2008 8:12 pm
153912
Guys: I have really enjoyed the Tree Stories. First, they remind me of the incredible variety of ways that we as a group have found to screw up process of...
Tom Nagel
tomnagel@...
Feb 1, 2008 8:21 pm
153913
I have a Pivot Plus kit in mint condition. $200 and shared shipping. Pictures available. I could deliver it to the Monroe WA swap meet next weekend to save...
dneelands@...
Feb 1, 2008 8:28 pm
153914
On a similar note, when I was learning to fly back in the early 90s in upstate NY, Bill Johnson the kind gentleman that that was mentoring me, said to meet him...
Jim Monaco
JimSoars@...
Feb 1, 2008 9:01 pm
153915
It's good to know that others have felt as foolish as I, when several years ago I parked my brother's Electrasoar in the top of a very large tree. This ...
Dan Ashenfelter
eflyer@...
Feb 1, 2008 9:49 pm
153916
Capture tow-hooks don't work well with zoom-launching techniques. Operation of such increases pilot load during arguably the most critical portion of a...
D.O. Darnell
dozdog@...
Feb 2, 2008 12:20 am
153917
Connect the switch to a miniaturized "fence charger" connected to two metal bits, right where you hold the plane to launch. You will probably not launch that...
lincolnr@...
Feb 2, 2008 12:56 am
153918
I only used either the EK Remote Release tow hook which I converted to a capture tow hook for models up to 115 inch span such as the Paragon. These models...
Chuck Anderson
chucka371@...
Feb 2, 2008 1:09 am
153919
... I don't miss the St. Louis wether. Too cold and snow in the winter and too hot in the summer. I do miss the Gateway Open but won't be able to make it any...
Chuck Anderson
chucka371@...
Feb 2, 2008 2:43 am
153920
How about a bright LED or strobe light inline with the switch. Mounted under the wing, even if you don't do the hookup your self, you always look at the hook. ...
e.heggen
e.heggen@...
Feb 2, 2008 2:44 am
153921
I just do the KISS(Keep It Simple, S7up1d) thing, wiggle the sticks( and see the response) before you go!! Haven't failed yet. I did have battery failure, but...
Brian Chan
bhchan@...
Feb 2, 2008 3:37 am
153922
Brian, you are right on the spot. KISS is always a better path. Why do we keep circling KISS while looking for the ultimate fix ? Regards, Dave Corven. ... ...
mrmaserati@...
Feb 2, 2008 4:44 am
153923
Nowadays I have a big bright flashing LED in my planes, which helps when I forget to wiggle the sticks! And I don't use no switch no more, but electrically- ...
Tord Eriksson
tord@...
Feb 2, 2008 7:41 am
153924
WOW.. Just got back from a BayRC build night... Tonight it was hosted by the one and only Bob McGowan at his home in Fremont Ca. Only 200 miles away from me......
Craig Allen
craigdallen@...
Feb 2, 2008 10:31 am
153925
If KISS is always better, why are we using ailerons and flaps and computer radios? For that matter, why aren't we all just doing free flight? Can't get too...
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