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Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
08-16-2008, 10:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,234
Posted By Rick K

RE: Best tape for taped hinge?

Thanks for the advice, I thought about using the 'film' method but decided for the 'first' try tape seemed more straight forward. I'll get some of that tape you recommended next time I'm out Hobby...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
08-16-2008, 09:20 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,234
Posted By Rick K

Best tape for taped hinge?

Okay, so I'm a 'old-school' kinda guy. . .For over twenty years Iv'e resisted the idea of depending upon a 'taped hinge' despite all the Mag. articules and the constant bugging by fellow flyers. ...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
08-16-2008, 08:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 2,474
Posted By Rick K

RE: Ailerons or not??

Hello Steve, Here's my two cents worth. . . Ail's or Poly? I feel it really depends upon how you like to fly. Aileron planes are much more agile/precise and responsive in turns, nice for quickly...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
01-20-2008, 08:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,992
Posted By Rick K

RE: SAGITTA XC Glass Fuse

You might try Aerosphere.com They bought out Dreamcatcher hobbies who held the rights to most of the Airtronics kits and produced them as short kits, including the saggeta series . . . But that was...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
01-07-2007, 04:06 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 14,779
Posted By Rick K

RE: Bird of Time - power pod

Hello, I'm not sure of the thrust requirements of a BOT and you did not say if it's the wood kit version (could work) or the 'ARF' one. Some time ago another guy here posted a plea wanting the plans...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
01-06-2007, 05:46 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 14,052
Posted By Rick K

RE: Gap Seal Tape - What is your opinion?

Hi, been some time. Well I've used both tape & film to do that job, not that doing so would improve the drag ratio (my flying skills are not good enough to notice that) but after reading countless...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
01-06-2007, 05:19 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 739
Posted By Rick K

BOT wood kit

Hello guys, it's been a while. . . like almost a year I guess! My old (6yr.) sys. became so haunted that I gave up using it, it took a half hour to boot! Well, with the support of all the good tax...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
04-13-2006, 12:48 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,345
Posted By Rick K

RE: Viking balance problem

Sorry about the funny post, after writing a resonse to you (for a half hour) it wouldn't post!

Ok, here goes again. I'm building a Viking a being reproduced by Skybench aerotech and wanted to...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
04-13-2006, 12:27 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,345
Posted By Rick K

RE: Viking balance problem

Just a test to see if my upload will work this time
Forum: Electric RC Helis
04-09-2006, 01:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 612
Posted By Rick K

RE: Logo 20 Ver. 1.0 Q's

Well well, not exactly getting a whole lot of advice yet! Since my messg. of yesterday I did a little calc. using mfg. published stats which may help you guys a little more in giving me advice:

...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
04-09-2006, 09:46 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 574
Posted By Rick K

RE: Looking for Loran Page

Bruce, thanks for the advice . . . But after just e-mailing replys back and forth for the past two years, well I just forgot his screen name though I still have his old e-mail address memorized, alas...
Forum: Electric RC Helis
04-08-2006, 01:18 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 612
Posted By Rick K

Logo 20 Ver. 1.0 Q's

Hi guys, Yep it's another newbe . . . well sort of, new to helis that is. Have 25yrs. into: Sailplanes, power, cars and boats but zero in helis (unless you count my breif stay in the Army as a...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
04-08-2006, 12:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 574
Posted By Rick K

Looking for Loran Page

Loran, Had a computer melt down back in late Feb. Took all this time to get things working again but still lost all e-mail data including your new address (which like a moron I didn't write down...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
01-10-2006, 01:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 650
Posted By Rick K

RE: BOT and GL kits, Any new tips?

Hi 'Paper', Well I haven't really gone deeply into the GL box yet, just gave it a cursry look . . . what got me though was the price! As I recall I paid under $20 for my first GL way back when, I...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
01-09-2006, 03:02 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 650
Posted By Rick K

BOT and GL kits, Any new tips?

Hi Guys, it's been some time since I've been here. Weather is just too cold out in the garage around here. Well the Skybench Viking project has sat idle since Nov. but almost done, just the...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
10-18-2005, 12:42 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,237
Posted By Rick K

RE: GENIE LINE OF R/C COMPETITION SAILPLANES

Hello Harley, I'm interested in you planes . . . but for some reason my computer would'nt show any of the pics on your site, could you post one or two here?

Rick K
LSF 6493
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
10-17-2005, 04:29 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,114
Posted By Rick K

RE: Att. Skybench Viking guys

Futher news . . . Well, whoops, double, and triple. Seems taking so many, sometimes mulit-week breaks in construction I overlooked a few things: Installing poly joint gussets (after sheeting the...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
10-07-2005, 04:28 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,114
Posted By Rick K

RE: Att. Skybench Viking guys

I hope to put it up as far as my eyesight will allow . . . and until my neck shall be sore for a week! . . . He has high hopes, has high hopes. I assume were' talking of first 'real' filght, not...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
10-07-2005, 11:57 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,114
Posted By Rick K

RE: Att. Skybench Viking guys

The first flight? Well soon after Hobby people gets in a new shipment of that dang flo red paint, a week or two they tell me. When I peeled back some of the Scotch blue masking tape . . . well you...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
10-06-2005, 02:35 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,114
Posted By Rick K

Att. Skybench Viking guys

Well, belive it or not I've completed painting my Viking (what a chore) and am completing all the little 'stuff' now in construction. My question to you is what kind of surface throws should I use?...
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
09-28-2005, 05:53 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,275
Posted By Rick K

RE: Paragon from plans . . .Q's

Hi Joe, Glad to hear from you. . . LHS . . . brain dead Rick
Rick K
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
09-28-2005, 04:23 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,275
Posted By Rick K

RE: Paragon from plans . . .Q's

Bruce, LHS????
Rick K
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
09-27-2005, 04:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,275
Posted By Rick K

RE: Paragon from plans . . .Q's

SoCal Guy, not yet. Why?
Rick K
Forum: RC Gliders, Sailplanes and Slope Soaring
09-21-2005, 12:42 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,775
Posted By Rick K

RE: Legend

Hi Guys, I too have the fuse . . . and the tail. I bought the kit from Airtronics ten years ago, during construction my 4mo. old, $3000 GS pup that I imported from Germany was in her 'chewing' stage...
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