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Forum: Kit Building
12-29-2014, 09:02 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,114
Posted By Kwigen

Assuming you're using a razor saw for the cut....

Assuming you're using a razor saw for the cut. Watch the reflection of the stick on the saw. Keeping the reflection on the same plane( not appearing to be bent up or down) will help to maintain a...
Forum: RC Tanks
04-21-2014, 07:13 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,029
Posted By Kwigen

Improper lubrication. First clean with alcohol,...

Improper lubrication. First clean with alcohol, Pina coloda, then apply proper palm based oil warmed in a tropical sun. If whining continues, the unit can not be salvaged and the "ring" gear must be...
Forum: Futaba Radios Direct support forum
03-21-2014, 07:30 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 377
Posted By Kwigen

Thanks Bax.

Thanks Bax.
Forum: Futaba Radios Direct support forum
03-20-2014, 05:37 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 377
Posted By Kwigen

Throttle position indicator is reversed

I'm trying to set throttle cut off. The throttle servo travel is set at NORM, the throttle position scale in LNK>SERVO and THR CUT are reversed to stick position.
Moving stick up sends the...
Forum: Questions and Answers
03-18-2014, 12:09 PM
Replies: 255
Views: 31,304
Posted By Kwigen

I always figured it had to do with p-factor. You...

I always figured it had to do with p-factor. You have to hold a bit of right aileron in a right turn under power. Some tend to hold to much and begin that long slow roll to terra-stop. A friend of...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-17-2014, 06:09 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 13,136
Posted By Kwigen

Wouldn't wind be a better word than...

Wouldn't wind be a better word than resolve?[/QUOTE]

You are correct dirtybird. So breaking resolve is....
Forum: RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros
03-14-2014, 06:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 564
Posted By Kwigen

Thank you.

Thank you.
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-14-2014, 06:13 AM
Replies: 105
Views: 13,136
Posted By Kwigen

This does cause problems if you are flying...

This does cause problems if you are flying downwind, then turning final and suddenly losing 15 kts of airspeed in the last part of your approach (due to the wind changing significantly in a few...
Forum: RC Radios, Transmitters, Receivers, Servos, gyros
03-13-2014, 10:29 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 564
Posted By Kwigen

Aileron and rudder trim is reversed on T8FG

I had a rather interesting flight today. My first flight on my old Dazzler with a T8FG trans and a R617FS rec. After takeoff I needed a touch of left trim, bumped the button a couple of times,...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-13-2014, 10:02 PM
Replies: 105
Views: 13,136
Posted By Kwigen

I remember having this discussion in the mid...

I remember having this discussion in the mid seventies when I was earning my ticket. It made complete sense to me that there would be no difference upwind to downwind. Being a smart/know-it-all...
Forum: RC Scale Aircraft
11-22-2013, 09:55 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,160
Posted By Kwigen

Keep in mind that we seldom get the opportunity...

Keep in mind that we seldom get the opportunity to land directly into the wind. Proper approach techniques have much more to do with ground handling than we think. You can toe in or out till your...
Forum: RC Humor
11-12-2013, 01:29 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 17,516
Posted By Kwigen

Twice a year I mark the things to do calendar...

Twice a year I mark the things to do calendar fumigate attic for spiders.
Now I've never seen a spider in our attic, and I rest easy knowing that the extent of my "kit hoard" remains a secret.
Forum: RC Humor
11-12-2013, 01:15 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 6,991
Posted By Kwigen

I could never hide my flying from my wife. She...

I could never hide my flying from my wife. She could smell the the fuel on me so I tried cheap perfume, telling her I was having an affair. She laughed. Then I tried covering the fuel smell with...
Forum: RC Jets
04-11-2013, 11:49 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 8,003
Posted By Kwigen

RE: ALL US Navy Blue Angels 2013 shows cancelled

rrr, forget to bee, or not to bee, just point me to the honey tree.
Forum: RC Jets
04-11-2013, 06:37 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 8,003
Posted By Kwigen

RE: ALL US Navy Blue Angels 2013 shows cancelled

$4,000,000,000,000.00

Projected BUDGET for next year. 40% plus of that amount is either borrowed, or made up out of thin air. Air so thin, that no Demo Team can fly in it.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-03-2012, 07:01 PM
Replies: 81
Views: 8,627
Posted By Kwigen

RE: How do you fly your planes?

Forty years ago this year the guy who taught me to fly gave me a great piece of advice. "It doesn't matter how you fly, it's the landing that everyone remembers."

You can tear it up, float it...
Forum: RC Humor
12-17-2011, 06:46 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 9,719
Posted By Kwigen

RE: Truth is stranger than fiction in model airplanes

Years ago I would fly my Sweet Stick most every night in the cool of the evening after work. There was a flock of a dozen or so starlings which would cross my airspace about the same time each...
Forum: Questions and Answers
11-29-2011, 09:03 PM
Replies: 45
Views: 3,481
Posted By Kwigen

RE: Im depressed!

http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?prodid=11467624&whse=BC&topnav=&cm_sp=RichRelevance-_-itempageVerticalRight-_-PopularProductsInCategory&cm_vc=itempageVerticalRight|PopularProductsInCategory...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
11-14-2011, 04:34 PM
Replies: 128
Views: 11,062
Posted By Kwigen

RE: I remember when.......

Trying to get one more start out of those old telephone batteries we used to fire a glow plug.
Forum: Beginners
01-05-2010, 12:55 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,172
Posted By Kwigen

RE: How to drill straight for control horns

Are you drilling through tapered ailerons? Keep in mind that a drill press will not help you on tapered stock unless you shim the tapered end so that the drill travels through the material...
Forum: RC Warbirds and Warplanes
12-13-2009, 01:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 749
Posted By Kwigen

They don't fly. They don't need to.

I don't know if this has been linked here already or not, but it is worth a look.

http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/park.htm
Forum: Tips & Techniques
12-08-2009, 11:40 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 36,523
Posted By Kwigen

RE: What would your ideal R/C workshop look like?

I hope this drawing shows up. My shop is in the house so I tried to limit dust as much as possible. This set up also pulls ca fumes into the wall. The fan cabinet is on wheels so that I can roll...
Forum: Beginners
12-02-2009, 01:44 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,690
Posted By Kwigen

RE: Name this Plane

Now I've dtermined I'm wrong. I forgot that the Goldberg wing was not sheeted forward of the spar. I guess nothing is as we remember it. Sigh................
Forum: Beginners
12-02-2009, 01:20 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,690
Posted By Kwigen

RE: Name this Plane

I just keep looking at that wing. The tip and the airfoil shape reminds me of my first rc plane. It's been 35+ plus years, but you never forget your first.:)
Forum: Beginners
12-02-2009, 11:31 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 3,690
Posted By Kwigen

RE: Name this Plane

After w8ye posted the pictures I have a theory. Could it be a bashed Sr Falcon? The fuse has been flipped and shortened, the wing is straight with a a rib dropped and the rudder has been used. The...
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