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Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-15-2022, 02:41 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,142
Posted By jaymen

Is this forum active any more?

I was on the last page of this forum and could not see any posts listed that were after 2002, but that cannot be correct.
Who is still here?
Jay Mnedoza
Forum: Control Lines
11-18-2021, 02:34 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,157
Posted By jaymen

New PT-19 prices are skyrocketing

Wow, has anybody seen the prices the NIB/NOS Chinese "you fly" PT-19 trainers are bringing? $400 is what I have seen on eBay.

I guess if you adjust for inflation it partially explains it but back...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-02-2021, 09:01 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 3,668
Posted By jaymen

Here are shots of me and my three Hawks I took to...

Here are shots of me and my three Hawks I took to the 2019 Katie Martin Tribute at Torrey Pines Gliderport. Note the Kraft radio and brick which I retro-fitted with 2.4GHz Spektrum electronics and...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
03-03-2021, 02:42 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,848
Posted By jaymen

See my post and photos of the Hobie Hawk.. My...

See my post and photos of the Hobie Hawk.. My answer to the salt corrosion from flying on ocean slopes is that I will tell you my Hobie Hawk has been flown excursively at ocean flying sites in...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
03-03-2021, 02:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,543
Posted By jaymen

Post your Hobie Hawk photos here

My son with our freshly restored 1974 Hobie Hawk
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/orange_hawk_2__8b678a48f44ddc1c0839e72500cae33da1f45ac4.jpg
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Forum: Marketplace
03-05-2020, 09:22 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 265
Posted By jaymen

Wanted RS Systems Radio gear

Hi,
I'm looking for RS Systems 2 and 3 channel transmitters, and RS dual servo bricks.
Please respond to: [email protected] or text to 949 292 5379

Thanks,
Jay
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
04-21-2019, 11:28 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,036
Posted By jaymen

Update: Reproduction Rand LR-3 style...

Update:

Reproduction Rand LR-3 style actuators now available.
I now offer GG Tobe actuators with custom electronics I build for them so they can be used with any modern proportional radio. Uses...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-17-2019, 07:34 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,433
Posted By jaymen

Dave Robelen comes to mind, I think he was the...

Dave Robelen comes to mind, I think he was the man behind Airtrol.
Their Cessna 150 looks to be the best of the lot for Galloping Ghost.
Airtrol Pulse Proportional systems used a Controlaire SH100...
Forum: RC Car General Discussions
02-05-2019, 11:41 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,719
Posted By jaymen

Update, I still speak with a few guys who were...

Update,
I still speak with a few guys who were around back in the late 80-early 90s who worked at Tekin and/or also were on the Tekin Race Team. Nobody I know with the exception of Jim Campbell...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
09-04-2018, 02:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,788
Posted By jaymen

See article on Tobe GG actuator with Phil G...

See article on Tobe GG actuator with Phil G recoder in September 2018 AMA Model Aviation magazine, Vintage viewpoint column by Bob Noll for more info.
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
08-23-2018, 11:09 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,526
Posted By jaymen

A "reasonable price" would have to take inflation...

A "reasonable price" would have to take inflation into account, as nobody is going to sell you one for the 1974 retail kit price of $89.00, or the ARF price of $129.00. The RTF Hobie Hawk with radio...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
08-02-2018, 11:07 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 22,034
Posted By jaymen

Congratulations on completion, maiden and...

Congratulations on completion, maiden and winning the trophy!

You are a glutton for punishment for sure, that has to be the most difficult and labor intense model plane I have ever seen. Years...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
07-17-2018, 01:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,526
Posted By jaymen

Pictures

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.rcuniverse.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/carillo_hawk_1__493cdea27bfc1002eadfe4b4898e3db97e57aeaa.jpg...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
07-17-2018, 01:13 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 622
Posted By jaymen

RS and EK updated

Here are two oldies but goodies that have been modernized and converted to 2.4GHz DSM2/DSMX and have servo reversing and other modern features as well. Encoders replaced with micro-controller Arduino...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
06-20-2018, 11:45 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,526
Posted By jaymen

Hobie Hawk

One great flying glider, the Hawk is a true classic and the first fully composite ready to fly glider, and that was back in 1973. It was years ahead of it's time and flies amazingly well for a rudder...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-03-2018, 11:38 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,324
Posted By jaymen

I have a SCE here in stock, it's a Single Channel...

I have a SCE here in stock, it's a Single Channel Emulator. This little gem by Phil G is wired into a single channel radio. You remove all the old electronics and only keep the on/off switch and the...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
03-03-2018, 11:25 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,137
Posted By jaymen

To update, The RC Hall Of Fame is a great site,...

To update,
The RC Hall Of Fame is a great site, preserving R/C history,
however, the R/C timeline shown on RCHoF needs updating as it is missleading.

The Space Control was being flown in 1959,...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-07-2018, 02:16 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,746
Posted By jaymen

Nice plane and radio. A while ago we converted a...

Nice plane and radio. A while ago we converted a PCS, and a Kraft Gold Medal to 2.4GHz using Orange RX DSM2 modules and the original encoders. All you need to do is to add a pulse inverter to the...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-07-2018, 02:08 PM
Replies: 337
Views: 181,705
Posted By jaymen

Very good information. All the major R/C...

Very good information. All the major R/C manufacturers had test planes, and most of them were built for them by professional builders. Back in the era, it was common practice to test fly radios...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
02-07-2018, 02:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,137
Posted By jaymen

Sad News

I just got the word from Charlie Ritchie that his dad Zel passed away on the 19th of January. God speed Zel, you were one great guy and a lot of fun to fly with. You gave the world the first...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-30-2018, 10:33 AM
Replies: 337
Views: 181,705
Posted By jaymen

Imitation is the highest form of flattery. ...

Imitation is the highest form of flattery. George Walker drew the plans for Das Ugly Stik. I'm sure he added his own personal touches, because Zel said his original test plane was really ugly!
If...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-29-2018, 02:25 PM
Replies: 337
Views: 181,705
Posted By jaymen

A little "Stik" trivia: The real creator of the...

A little "Stik" trivia: The real creator of the ugly stick and how it got it's name.

Zel Ritchie of Space Control, the very 1st commercially available 4 channel proportional radio circa 1959...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
01-13-2018, 10:08 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,724
Posted By jaymen

Galloping Ghost Tx mod build log

I recently converted my old Controlaire GG transmitter to 2.4 GHz and used a micro-controller based on the Arduino, with Phil G's programming so it can still use the toggle switch for positionable...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-13-2017, 12:54 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,048
Posted By jaymen

Jr Falcon

Just to share with you guys,
here is a photo of my Carl Goldberg Jr. Falcon with electric power, and Galloping Ghost pulse proportional.
Radio is Spektrum DX-6i, Lemon R/C Rx., Tobe GG actuator...
Forum: Golden Age, Vintage & Antique RC
10-10-2017, 02:41 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 15,896
Posted By jaymen

Great post. Final chapter for Pro Line was the...

Great post.
Final chapter for Pro Line was the Ace R/C years. The Silver Seven receiver was used, with a deans style connector block, and the servos were typically D&R mechanics, with Geizendaner...
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